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Martijn van den Brink speaks on the rights of EU citizens at homelessness strategy meeting02 October 2025The Social Domain Platform organized a regional meeting on homelessness on September 30 at the Pauluskerk in Rotterdam. At the invitation of Valente, ...
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Marieke Liem: ‘Hidden warning signs preceding femicide deserve visibility’02 October 2025Each year, around forty women in the Netherlands lose their lives, most often at the hands of a (former) partner or family member. Judges, lawyers and...
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Natural brain opioids help us “see the bigger picture” after rewardsCognitive flexibility 02 October 2025Feeling good doesn’t just lift our mood—it also helps us stay flexible and resilient. A new study by an international team of neuroscientists shows th...
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Pianist Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin unites science and music in concertPHYSICS 01 October 2025On December 10, Kazakh pianist and composer Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin will perform at the Stadsgehoorzaal in Leiden. A remarkable event where music and mod...
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Ben Van Rompuy speaks at competition law conference in Lausanne01 October 2025On 12 September 2025, Dr. Ben Van Rompuy participated in the conference “Playing by the Rules: the Intersection of Competition Law and Sports”, organi...
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Executive Board visits African Studies Centre: ‘We work from African perspectives’30 September 2025From the energy transition in Namibia to sustainable jobs for young Nigerians, from African cookbooks to vodcasts on vintage Swahili booklets: during ...
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Talha Gunay Awarded the Diploma of the EUI European Law Academy30 September 2025Talha Gunay has been awarded the 2025 Diploma in the Law of the European Union by the Academy of European Law at the European University Institute (EUI).
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A sample of perspectives: Rick Honings sought and found new perspectives on Indonesia30 September 2025Anyone who wanted to get an impression of the Dutch East Indies between 1800 and 1945 quickly turned to travel literature. Large groups of readers dev...
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How can the Netherlands form a stable government?Elections 29 September 2025Dutch politics is becoming increasingly polarised, and forming stable governments seems more difficult than ever. Is there a magic formula for politic...
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Terrorism is declining, but the fear of extremism is on the rise. Why is this?Inaugural lecture 29 September 2025Just a few years ago, jihadist terrorism was seen as Europe’s most pressing threat. Today, we are facing hybrid warfare and extremist groups that are ...
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Look to Africa as a mirror of global developmentsInaugural lecture on 29 september 29 September 2025Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in persp...
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Identifying educational goalsPhD defence 29 September 2025How do teachers work on their pupils' development? Kevin Zweeris, PhD candidate at ICLON, designed tools to identify teachers' objectives.
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Professor Ewine van Dishoeck named Citation LaureateAstrochemistry 25 September 2025Emeritus Professor of Molecular Astrophysics Ewine van Dishoeck has been named a Citation Laureate by Clarivate, a research analytics provider. Clariv...
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‘I want to organise processes in such a way that researchers can focus mostly on the content of their work.’25 September 2025Research Director Judy Veldhuijzen, who started her new role this month, answers questions from colleagues. What is her vision for the institute? How ...
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LUMC researchers use viruses to fight prostate cancerLUF research 24 September 2025Modified viruses can both kill cancer cells and activate the immune system. This is what an LUMC team discovered while researching a new prostate canc...