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‘Don’t let open science degenerate into a data dump’Inaugural lecture 12 June 2025An endless stream of publications, data and software accessible to all. It might sound idealistic, but Professor of Science Studies Thed van Leeuwen w...
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The Chinese Queer Collection - A Workshop for Activists, Archivists and Academics at Leiden University12 June 2025To celebrate the formal launch of the Leiden Chinese Queer Collection (LCQC, 莱顿华语酷儿文献收藏), promote Chinese queer studies scholarship, and raise the vis...
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Sterre won an award for her research on how CO₂ is changing our foodThesis prize 12 June 2025Sterre ter Haar has won the Rachel Carson Graduation Prize for her thesis on how rising levels of CO₂ affect the nutrient content of plants. For the I...
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Launch of 'Picturing Scholasticide': Preserving knowledge, culture, and livesExhibition 12 June 2025After nine months of intense collaboration between staff and students at Leiden University and universities in Gaza, the 'Picturing Scholasticide' pro...
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Major study offers practical guidance on antibiotic dosing in patients with obesity12 June 2025Leiden researcher Anne-Grete Märtson brought together a large number of studies to better understand antibiotic dosing in patients with obesity. The ...
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A Dutch Robespierre? Dissertation sheds new light on Leiden revolutionary Pieter VreedePhD 11 June 2025Leiden patriot Pieter Vreede (1750-1837) fought for greater popular influence with blazing pamphlets and even a coup d’état. In his PhD dissertation, ...
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Seeking justice is also democracyCurrent affairs 11 June 2025Increasingly, citizens are going to court to challenge decisions by the Public Prosecution Service not to prosecute in certain, sometimes socially sen...
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‘Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt’11 June 2025For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, PhD candidate Steffie van Gompel expl...
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Towards a stronger sector: Insights and ambitions from FGGA & FSW10 June 2025Connecting, discussing success stories and taking the next steps: that is what the Meet & Greet on the sector plans was all about. On 2 June, nearly 2...
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Call for Participants: Researching Migration Policy in Autocratizing CountriesFrom the Desk to the Field 10 June 2025Are you doing research on migration policy in a country that is facing democratic backsliding or breakdown, or that is deepening its already-autocrati...
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eLaw at CPDP 202506 June 2025Last month, eLaw had a strong presence at the annual Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) conference in Brussels. All Law and Digital Technol...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri Appointed Co-Rapporteur for International Project on Biometrics Governance06 June 2025Dr Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor at eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies, has been appointed Co-Rapporteur for a new joint proje...
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How does the European Union tackle disinformation? ‘Much more than a security issue’Interview met Sophie Vériter 06 June 2025During her work for the European Union, Sophie Vériter witnessed how young people in countries like Ukraine and Moldova were exposed to Russian propag...
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Student engagement in blended learningDissertation Linyuan Wang 06 June 2025How can universities engage students in blended learning environments? Linyuan Wang’s (PhD at ICLON) dissertation offers vital insights. Blended learn...
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NWO Open Competition grants for two projects with Leiden researchers05 June 2025Two research projects with researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a Dutch Research Council (NWO) Open Competition Domain Science-M progr...