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‘You don’t need to be Greta Thunberg to make a difference’01 November 2024Sharing his passion for sustainability with students—that’s what Thijs Bosker enjoys most about his work. As an environmental scientist, he conducts e...
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Prof. Johan Kuiper will retire as of November 1st 2024 after 40 years of research and education31 October 2024On November 1st, 2024, professor Johan Kuiper will retire and be appointed as emeritus professor at Leiden University. Since November 2008, Johan Kuip...
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New research to get young people back into reading for pleasure30 October 2024Young people are more likely to find long texts unappealing to read, particularly with all the digital distractions. To improve young people’s reading...
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Vidi grant for The Future of Dying24 October 2024Amidst the growing availability of advanced life-lengthening medical interventions, both healthcare professionals and patients are recognizing that le...
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Archaeologist Arjan Louwen joins Young Academy Leiden: ‘I would like to further explore academic outreach’21 October 2024On September 16th, 2024, Dr Arjan Louwen was inaugurated to the Young Academy Leiden. This platform serves to bring young, enthusiastic and driven ear...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri co-chairs the 8th Brussels Privacy Symposium18 October 2024The 8th edition of the Brussels Privacy Symposium, co-organised in Brussels by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Brussels Privacy Hub on 7 October 2...
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Kaare Strøm award for institute member Thijs Vos17 October 2024This summer, political scientist Thijs Vos received the Kaare Strøm prize for his paper ‘Power or Ideology? What structures legislative voting behavio...
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In Memoriam: Stefan Landsberger (1955-2024)An obituary by Florian Schneider 17 October 2024
My colleagues and I have been devastated to learn that our good colleague and friend Stefan Landsberger (born 1955) passed away unexpectedly, on 26 Se...
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In Memoriam: Ruchama Noorda16 October 202415 March 1979 - 11 October 2024
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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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Meet the new student Programme Committee members of Cultural Anthropology30 September 2024Emily Gdula, Liselotta Jahnke, Jason Irwin and Josephine Hercules are the newly appointed student representatives on the Programme Committee (OLC). Th...
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Honorable mentions for Hannah Appel and Kimmy Shah (LDT) at VPR/VPRA Scriptieprijs 202426 September 2024On Friday 20 September, the Dutch associations for Privacy Law (VPR) and for Privacy Law Attorneys (VPR-A) announced their annual thesis award winner ...
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Dean Koen Caminada on budget cuts: ‘There’s nothing we can’t handle’25 September 2024It’s still difficult to estimate what the consequences of the announced budget cuts will be. A week after Prinsjesdag, Dean Koen Caminada can already ...
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Word from the LUCSoR Chair: September 202424 September 2024Welcome to the 2024-2025 academic year! I hope this finds you feeling refreshed following an enjoyable and restful summer holiday season. As we start ...
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Public Administration celebrates its anniversary, professors reflect: '40 years young!'23 September 2024Public Administration has been around for 40 years, and that deserves to be celebrated. Before the festivities begin, four figures from the Institute ...