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Call for Participation online workshop Interrogating Speculative Futures07 June 2021Call for Participation for the online workshop Interrogating Speculative Futures: A workshop on the politics of imagining a future with(out) chronic i...
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Van Vollenhoven Staff Participate in Annual Law and Society Association Conference02 June 2021Nine staff members of the Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance, and Society participated in the Law and Society Association’s (LSA) annual c...
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CADS PhD Conference 2021: Call for contributions31 May 2021First inaugurated in 2018, the CADS PhD Conference aims to provide young anthropologists in Leiden University and beyond an opportunity to meet each o...
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In memoriam Paul Valk18 May 2021
It was with great sadness that on 17 May 2021 we learned of the death of our dear colleague Paul Valk. Paul died from the consequences of COVID-19, ha...
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In Memoriam: Wilfred van Soldt (1947-2021)17 May 2021We regret to share the news that our colleague, friend, and former professor of Assyriology at Leiden University, passed away on 15 May 2021.
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‘We couldn't really celebrate our vaccine being approved, but we were over the moon’07 May 2021On 11 March, pharmaceutical company Janssen received approval to launch its corona vaccine on the European market. This made Janssen the fourth compan...
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Leiden astronomer Henk van de Hulst: humble man with great authority26 April 2021World-famous among astronomers, humble, and averse to conventions. On 23 April, the Dutch biography about Henk van de Hulst was published. Biographer ...
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eLaw hosts Panel Discussion 'Online Targeted Advertising and Human Dignity'23 April 2021eLaw is thrilled to let you know that on 29 April (17:00-19:00), we will be hosting Prof. Luciano Floridi, Prof. Brett Frischmann and Prof. Shoshana Z...
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ERC Advanced Grant for six Leiden researchers22 April 2021The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded an Advanced Grant to six Leiden researchers. It awards these significant grants to established princip...
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eLaw teaches at Haifa University15 April 2021In May 2021, Professor Bart Custers, Dr Mark Leiser and Dr Eduard Fosch Villaronga (all affiliated to eLaw, the Center for Law and Digital Technologie...
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Introducing: Yusra Abdullahi, Maha Ali & Felipe Colla de Amorim15 April 2021Yusra Abdullahi, Maha Ali and Felipe Colla de Amorim recently joined the Institute for History as PhD candidates. Together they work in an integrated,...
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Nadia Soudzilovskaia wins prestigious German research prize for international fungi research08 April 2021Environmental scientist Nadia Soudzilovskaia has been awarded the prestigious, international Bessel-Forschungs prize issued by the Von Humboldt founda...
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Susanne Deen Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator at Leiden Law School and FGGA08 April 2021On 15 April Susanne Deen will start as Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator for Leiden Law School and the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. The a...
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Management Assistant Jacqueline Wessel’s coronavirus year: ‘Keep an eye on each other’06 April 2021In mid-March 2020, the global coronavirus outbreak changed everything in the Netherlands. Staying at home as much as possible and the 1.5 metre rule b...
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Acting Dean Paul Wouters in eight questions01 April 2021Paul Wouters is not keen on people with a dual agenda. However, for the coming period, he himself will be in that very position. Besides his work as D...