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Rene Kleijn on BNR radio about critical materials21 June 2019The recent trade dispute between the U.S. and China has renewed the attention for the dependency of the U.S. and many other developed countries on the...
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Nienke Beets wins prize for connecting nature and art14 June 2019Nienke Beets of the Leiden Hortus botanicus has won the brand new Joke 't Hart Prize for connecting nature and art. For the botanical garden in Leiden...
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Lars van Doorn shortlisted for Daniël Heinsius Prize for the best master thesis14 June 2019Lars van Doorn, research staff member at the Department of Economics at Leiden University, is shortlisted for the Daniël Heinsius Prize for the best m...
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Dr Philippe van Gruisen shortlisted for Els Witte Prize for the best PhD Thesis14 June 2019Dr. Philippe van Gruisen, Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Leiden University, is shortlisted for the Els Witte Prize 2019 for the...
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Looking further than the impact factor28 May 2019Broader and more-transparent metrics could help improve how academic quality is assessed. This is what Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS...
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Martina Vijver on nanoparticles at Paradiso's Science & Cocktails04 April 2019Professor of Ecotoxicology Martina Vijver of the Institute of Environmental Sciences has given a public talk at Paradiso Amsterdam for Science & Cockt...
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Alexandre Afonso on possible Brexit coalition29 March 2019How can the United Kingdom find coalitions for a Brexit? Alexandre Afonso, Assistant Professor at the Institute for Public Administration, analysed ho...
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Book Presentation - Bookshop of the World by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen25 March 2019On Wednesday 27 March, 17.00 - 18.30, Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen will present their book: 'The Bookshop of the World. Searching for marke...
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33 sayings highlight multilingual The Hague25 March 2019Since March 5th, the road between Holland Spoor Station and the old city centre of The Hague (also called the “Loper Oude Centrum”) features 33 saying...
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UN calls for urgent rethink as resource use skyrockets21 March 2019The International Resource Panel of the United Nations Environment Programme, with CML researcher Ester van der Voet as member, has prepared a report ...
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Was the EU’s ban on electric fishing the right decision?18 February 2019Last week, on 13 February 2019, the EU approved the ban on pulse trawling. This followed the vote for a ban by the European Parliament on 16 January 2...
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Marina Calculli on the recent developments of the UN mission in South Lebanon13 February 2019Once it was considered the Switzerland of the Middle East, but today Lebanon is a country deeply affected by the economic crisis, political stalemate ...
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Yearly lecture on papyrology announced06 February 2019On Tuesday March 26, 2019 the yearly public lecture on papyrology will be held (in Dutch) by Prof. dr. Peter van Minnen (University of Cincinnati), en...
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Armin Cuyvers in the news on Brexit16 January 2019In the last few weeks Armin Cuyvers was several times in the news on Brexit. He was a studio guest during the new years episode of Legal Affairs on BN...
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in Leidraad: Anneclaire Hagenaar talks about the Public Affairs Programme08 January 2019Anneclaire Hagenaar (30, Public Administration Alumnus 2008-2013) attends the course Public Affairs at the Centre for Professional Learning in The Hag...