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Leiden Political Science and International Studies ranked number 1 in Netherlands14 March 2017Leiden University’s Political Science and International Studies programmes have consolidated their firm academic reputation. In the 2017 QS World Univ...
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Annelise Reid wins Speckmann Prize 201707 March 2017On March 6, Annelise Reid was granted the Speckmann Prize 2017 for best MA thesis of the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology....
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Research grant for Sarah de Rijcke07 March 2017
Sarah de Rijcke (CWTS) receives a ZonMw Fostering Responsible Research Practices grant for the project 'Optimizing the responsible researcher: towards...
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Lorenza Colzato Professor by Special Appointment in Germany27 February 2017On February 7th, Lorenza Colzato has become Professor by Special Appointment at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. Psychologist Colzato: 'My ultimate ...
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Cum laude for political science PhD Tim Mickler23 February 201722 February 2017 was very special day for the Leiden political scientist Tim Mickler. Not only did he successfully defend his dissertation on the stru...
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Vici grants for four Leiden researchers17 February 2017Four Leiden researchers have been awarded a prestigious Vici grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Academic Research (NWO).
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442nd Dies Natalis focuses on Asia08 February 2017On the 442nd anniversary of the foundation of Leiden University, and at the start of the Leiden Asia Year, lawyer Jan Michiel Otto, an expert in the f...
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Ruud Koole appointed to state commission parliamentary system31 January 2017Political scientist Ruud Koole (Institute Political Science, Leiden University) has been appointed to a state commission that will investigate whether...
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Saving for discounts by living healthily26 January 2017A new health programme will reward patients with - or at risk of developing - cardio-vascular diseases for keeping to a healthy lifestyle. A research ...
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Eveline Crone to receive Ammodo KNAW Award24 January 2017Professor of Neurocognitive Developmental Psychology Eveline Crone will receive an Ammodo KNAW Award. This was announced by Ammodo, an institute for a...
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Rubicon grant Stefan de Jong17 January 2017His two year Rubicon project is about the effect of university policies on societal engagement of academics in the social sciences and humanities.
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Eveline Crone joins ERC Scientific Council13 January 2017Professor Eveline Crone joined the Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) on 13 January.
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Four social and behavioural 2016 prize winners12 January 2017Following the New Year's speech of Dean Hanna Swaab a total of 4 prize winners were showered with praise and flowers during the new year's reception 1...
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Ross Gildea wins 2016 Faculty Thesis Prize12 January 2017Political Science graduate Ross Gildea has won the 2016 Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences Research Master’s Thesis Prize. Addressing the ques...
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‘A top notch lecturer!’ Igor Boog wins Casimir Award 201611 January 2017Igor Boog, lecturer of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, received the Casimir Award for most inspiring lecturer of the Faculty of Socia...