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The person behind the murderer 26 May 2022
Are all murderers calculating psychopaths with an obscene predilection for bloody chainsaws? Yes, if Hollywood is to be believed, but in the real worl...
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‘Sleep should play a greater role in lifestyle research’ 20 May 2022
Sleep disorders have a significant influence on our physical and emotional health. Sleep should therefore receive more attention within lifestyle medi...
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Should intelligence services have a ‘licence to kill’? 19 May 2022
The ‘University of the Netherlands’ is a series of lectures in which academics address topics based on their expertise. In the latest instalment, cult...
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Kluitersprijs for excellent students Minor Intelligence Studies 2021- 2022 18 May 2022
The ‘Kluitersprijs’ is awarded to students who achieve excellent results in the minor Intelligence Studies every year.
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‘Using real-world data to enhance our healthcare system’ 17 May 2022
On 16 May 2022, Professor Michel Wouters from the Department of Biomedical Data Sciences at the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), will deliver ...
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Hybrid Intelligence: Making the unknown visible for Humans and AI 16 May 2022
A consortium made up of Leiden University (Institute of Public Administration/Digitalisation & Public Policy, Bram Klievink, Sarah Giest, Bart Scherme...
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Video series: The value of collaboration with Indonesia 16 May 2022
Researchers from Leiden and Indonesia work together on a range of projects on topics such as disappearing languages and cultures, the role of Islam, c...
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Dutch Higher Education Award 2022: second place for The Learning Mindset 13 May 2022
The Leiden University College (LUC) education team behind The Learning Mindset (TLM) has received 800,000 euro’s during the Dutch Higher Education Awa...
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Violations of law during armed conflicts should be investigated – also by Russia 12 May 2022
The chance that it will do so is about zero, but Russia is legally obliged to investigate violations of law during the war in Ukraine. States that ent...
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Owada Chair should bring together nations, cultures and individuals 09 May 2022
Dominique Moïsi, a professor at King’s College London, will be the first holder of the Owada chair. ‘In the present international context of polarisat...
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Call for Applications: PhD Supervision Excellence Training for Academic Staff 09 May 2022
What is ‘teaching excellence’ in Higher Education? Which different teaching excellence training, promotion and reward schemes exist across Europe? How...
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Sexuality in the consulting room embarrasses oncologists 06 May 2022
Cancer treatments often have an impact on people’s sexual health, but doctors and nurses do not discuss topics such as sexuality and intimacy with pat...
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Becoming a terrorist provides income, safety and identity 06 May 2022
How do people become involved in terrorist organisations? Liesbeth van der Heide sought the answer to this question in a Malian prison, where she inte...
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BEAT-COVID team discovers sugar-coated antibodies that predict disease progression 03 May 2022
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from 15 departments at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) realised they could do more for pati...
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Course for young researchers: learn how to leave an impression while presenting yourself and your story 29 April 2022
Presenting requires empathy, knowing the essence of your story and being able to put it into words. And, of course, a healthy dose of self-awareness a...