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Adina Akbik wins Student-led Teaching Award10 October 2024This September, Adina Akbik received the Political Science Teaching Award at Leiden University. Created by student members of the Bachelor's and Maste...
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Bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2024: the nominees13 September 2024Research skills are an essential component of the education programmes of the Institute of Political Science. After all, the challenges our (internati...
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Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2024: the nominees12 September 2024The thesis is a major milestone for master students graduating in Political Science. It demonstrates their ability to conduct research independently a...
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Four researchers of FSW receive an ERC starting grant05 September 2024The Starting Grant is awarded annually by the European Research Council (ERC). This year, 51 researchers in the Netherlands will receive a Starting Gr...
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ERC Starting Grant for research on Climate citizenship05 September 2024"Climate citizenship” explores how adapting environments to climate change can change the way people interact with each other and with government. It ...
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ERC Starting Grant for research on diversity in outdoor recreation05 September 2024In Europe, people from minoritized communities are often less involved in outdoor activities such as hiking and camping. However, identity-based group...
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ERC grant for Corinna Jentzsch: Countering Jihadi insurgencies in Africa05 September 2024The European Research Council (ERC) announced the awarding of 494 Starting Grants to young scientists across Europe. One of these scholars is Corinna ...
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Faculty Opening of the Academic Year: ''Navigating complexities''04 September 2024The social sciences are vital in navigating complexities, fostering understanding and bridging divides. This was celebrated during the faculty opening...
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Ten Leiden researchers awarded ERC Starting Grants03 September 2024Ten scientists from Leiden University will receive a Starting Grant from the European Research Council. This will allow them to launch their own proje...
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Open-L grant for research on environment as heritage in the Himalayas01 August 2024How can initiatives aimed at environmental conservation and climate change mitigation in the eastern Himalayas proceed from the cultural expectations ...
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Political Scientist Matthew Longo wins Orwell Prize for his book18 July 2024The latest book by political scientist Matthew Longo came out this spring: 'The Picnic: A Dream of Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain'. In a...
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Veni grant for research on how AI is transforming science18 July 2024Artificial Intelligence is changing many fields of science. The project ‘Beyond “Ground Truth”: An Anthropology of AI at the Limits of Scientific Know...
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Veni grant for Xiaochen Zheng to explore cognitive control processes of language17 July 2024'Psychologists think I’m a linguist but linguists think I’m a psychologist,' says cognitive neuroscientist Xiaochen Zheng. With the Veni grant she wil...
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Veni grant for Neeltje Blankenstein for research to promote healthy online behaviour in youth17 July 2024Taking part in TikTok challenges, online gambling, and forwarding nudes. ‘Why do adolescents take online risks?’, psychologist Neeltje Blankenstein wo...
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Reinoud Kaldewaij awarded Veni grant to measure brain and body reactions to touch17 July 2024Part of our social contact is currently online, with no physical proximity. Does digitalisation mean that we are losing an effective way of making con...