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The Austria Centre Leiden welcomes visiting researcher Dr. Lena Sadovski24 May 2023The Austria Centre is pleased to welcome Dr. Lena Sadovski as a visiting scholar who will do research at Leiden University for a few months in 2023. ...
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Sarah de Rijcke new dean Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences24 May 2023Prof. Sarah de Rijcke will succeed Paul Wouters as dean of Leiden University's Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FSW) from 1 January 2024. P...
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Ayo Adedokun launches Future-Ready Coaching Academy23 May 2023The academy is designed to promote student well-being and to prepare students for the labour market.
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Maartje van der Woude receives NWO grant for research on ethno-racial profiling22 May 2023Maartje van der Woude, (Professor of Law & Society, Van Vollenhoven Institute, Leiden University) has received an NWO research grant. This year, 60 of...
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Recap LUMAN Launch17 May 2023On Thursday May 11, medical anthropologists from Leiden University organized a festive opening of their new network, the Leiden University Medical Ant...
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Launch of Marco Bronckers’ Liber Amicorum10 May 2023On 2 June 2023, the Liber Amicorum – 'The EU and the WTO: Ever the Twain Shall Meet' – in honour of Marco Bronckers will be officially launched at Lei...
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In memoriam: Professor David Fontijn (1971-2023)03 May 2023It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague, mentor, and friend prof. David Fontijn this Monday, May 1st, 2023. As he share...
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Documentary film alumna Visual Ethnography on show at Pakhuis de Zwijger02 May 2023Wilke Geurds graduated from the Visual Ethnography master's programme last year with her intimate and vulnerable documentary 'F*ck Endo. More than jus...
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‘An internship at Foreign Affairs is an incredible experience and a good way to boost your career’02 May 2023Niels van Leeuwen is enrolled in the Master Public Administration: Economics & Governance. During the first stage of his master, he did an internship ...
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Nicolien Mizee new writer in residence at Leiden University01 May 2023Writer and columnist Nicolien Mizee will be Leiden University’s new writer in residence from autumn 2023.
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From Zuidas intern to legal-aid lawyer | Leiden Lawcast S02E0301 May 2023Nicolette Heijkant is our guest on the latest episode of Leiden Lawcast. Heijkant is an experienced lawyer who won her spurs working in the legal prof...
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Should we build a European mega-dam?20 April 2023A mega-dam around Europe is a possible solution as protection against rising sea levels. Whether that is really a good idea, was debated on by young p...
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‘This prize is a great push for my self-esteem and motivation’19 April 2023Not only does she excel at her research, she is also active in outreach and started a collaboration outside her own field during her PhD. Yevheniia Ch...
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Rubicon grant for Leiden physicist: why do leaves of a tree always grow in the same shape?13 April 2023PhD candidate Ludwig Hoffmann will spend two years at Harvard University in the US thanks to a Rubicon grant he won on April 11. Using theoretical mod...
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How does the ethics committee work? Suzan Verberne gives an insight06 April 2023How ethical is research involving humans and robots? And can research on artificial intelligence cause problems when it ends up in the wrong hands? In...