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Grants boring? ‘Not when it comes to achieving your dream’grant support 18 March 2025Applying for a research grant seems like a lot of work and a dull task, especially if you're relatively inexperienced in the field. Luckily, Tjeerd Ri...
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More control over your future with designing your future13 March 2025The future does not yet exist, but many people think about it daily. The course Designing Your Future, part of the Honours Programme at the Faculty of...
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The Hague mayor Jan van Zanen: ‘If you want to strengthen democracy, start close to home’symposium 11 March 2025What is the current state of democracy and how do we understand the effects of public support on democracy? The two-day symposium 'Support for Democra...
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Professor by special appointment Saniye Çelik wins Woman in the Media Award: 'Important that women have a voice in public debate'11 March 2025Saniye Çelik, Professor by Special Appointment of Diversity, Inclusion, and Policing at Leiden University, has received the Woman in the Media Award a...
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Always vegan, always fun: student-run Community Kitchen thanks to The Hague MarketCampus The Hague 05 March 2025Healthy communal meals that also prevent food waste. On 4 March, Hague alderman Robert Barker came to see what was cooking at the LUC Community Kitche...
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Martijn Kitzen has been appointed professor by special appointment of Military Science: 'It's time for Europe to make a stand'Interview 03 March 2025Martijn Kitzen, who has years of experience as former military with multiple deployments and as a professor at the Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA),...
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Academy for the rule of law: ‘Indispensable in populist times’03 March 2025Around fifty civil servants and journalists have jointly delved into rule of law issues since the launch of the Academy for the Rule of Law, a Dutch c...
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2025 Europe Hub master’s thesis prize accepts submissions27 February 2025Leiden University’s Europe Hub invites submissions from all faculties for its annual Europe Hub master's thesis prize by 1 September 2025.
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Customisation: balancing rules and reality25 February 2025When general laws and regulations no longer fit individual situations, can customisation offer a solution? In the special issue ‘Maatwerk' (customisat...
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Minister of Defence at Ukraine Symposium: 'We Europeans have only one chance to get this right'Report '3 years of war Ukraine' 25 February 2025Three years on, and interest in Ukraine certainly hasn't decreased. The auditorium at the Wijnhaven location was fully booked on Monday. Hundreds of p...
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Congratulations, Dr. Sarah Coombs!PHD DEFENCE 24 February 2025On 21 February 2025, Sarah Coombs successfully defended her PhD thesis at Leiden University in which she analysed the impact of research conducted by ...
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‘War with Russia more likely now Trump has spurned Europe’21 February 2025Europe’s security suddenly looks uncertain now President Trump has started negotiations with Russia. What does this mean for the Netherlands? What do ...
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LUC anniversary: 15 inspiring examples of local impact18 February 2025In 2025, Leiden University College (LUC) celebrates its 15th anniversary with the theme 'Global challenges, local impact'. To kick off this anniversar...
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GPS blunders and security risks: why do we blindly follow technology?Interview PhD candidate Daan Weggemans 12 February 2025Computer says no: end of story. Twenty years ago, a hilarious line in the British TV series Little Britain, now a reality. We all blindly follow techn...
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Professors from The Hague in the classroom: ‘Why do you have to wear such a long dress?’Meet the Professor 11 February 2025The celebration of the university’s 450th anniversary is not confined to the walls of the university. For the 7th time, professors stood in front of t...