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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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LUC's Marco Cinelli wins EURO Award with decision analysis paper04 September 2024Marco Cinelli from Leiden University College (LUC) and the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) was awarded the 2024 EURO Award for the Best EJOR...
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NWO grant for research on Aramaic inscriptions: 'Palmyra is more than blown-up tombs'04 September 2024Two thousand years ago, the Middle East found itself caught between the rise of the Roman Empire in the west and the Parthian Empire in the east. PhD ...
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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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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Stop the cuts to education’02 September 2024Scrap the radical cuts to research and teaching. This was researchers and students’ message to government at the opening of the new academic year. Var...
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Pieter Slaman wins 2024 LUS Teaching Prize02 September 2024Pieter Slaman, Assistant Professor at the Institute of History and the University’s university historian, has won the 2024 LUS Teaching Prize.
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Santino Regilme’s Article Named Finalist for the BJPIR John Peterson Best Paper Prize 202302 September 2024The peer-reviewed article by Salvador Santino Regilme, titled “Crisis Politics of Dehumanisation during COVID-19: A Framework for Mapping the Social P...
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Lieke Beekers wins Young Economist Award 202430 August 2024On 28 August 2024, Lieke Beekers won the Young Economist Award 2024.
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Camil Staps receives Rubicon grant: What does ‘that’ mean?29 August 2024PhD student Camil Staps is continuing his academic career in Berlin. He receives a Rubicon grant to do research there on demonstrative pronouns.
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Wim Voermans wins 2023 Book of the Year at University of Texas School of Law26 August 2024Wim Voermans' recent book ‘The Story of Constitutions’ takes an interdisciplinary approach in attempting to understand how constitutions come about an...
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Investigating inflammation: new leads for treating atherosclerosis22 August 2024How do you detect people at high risk of heart attacks and strokes? And how can we improve the treatment of atherosclerosis? These are the questions t...
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Wim Voermans appointed Distinguished Professor19 August 2024The Executive Board has appointed Wim Voermans to the position of distinguished professor. This is a unique role that allows professors to take the le...
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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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Four NWO Open Competition grants for Leiden researchers30 July 2024Four researchers from Leiden University have been awarded NWO Open Competition grants in the Science domain. This is for research into subjects such a...
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Real-life data ask for strong algorithms: Mitra Baratchi designs them26 July 2024How do we deal with large sources of greenhouse gases? Do schools provide a socially-inclusive environment for all children? And how can we protect Ea...