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Sofie Hajer wins prize for research on balancing wind energy and biodiversityUnilever Research Prize 01 December 2025How do you combine the growth of wind energy with the protection of vulnerable seabirds? With her master’s thesis on this delicate balance, Sofie Haje...
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Care and social-work professionals need to collaborate better – and reflect morePromotion 26 November 2025Many people in the Netherlands experience physical, psychological and social problems at the same time. They therefore rely on support from multiple p...
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Ukraine, Gaza, climate and migration: Geopolitics increasingly on the municipality’s plateInterview 24 November 2025From cities that sometimes deviate from national foreign policy to the direct influence of geopolitics on local developments, PhD candidate Pieter Jer...
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Banned almost–prime minister of Thailand: ‘Politics must be moral and realistic’Interview 17 November 2025Pita Limjaroenrat (45) was set to become Thailand’s next prime minister, but in 2024 the Thai Constitutional Court dissolved his progressive Move Forw...
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What our experts have to say about the key issues in the Dutch electionsDutch elections 28 October 2025Is your strategic vote actually strategic? How can the Netherlands form a stable government? And what should the next government do about migration, d...
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Still unsure who to vote for? Here’s how to tell if your strategic vote is truly strategic27 October 2025Many people are wondering whether to vote strategically or not in the parliamentary elections on Wednesday. This raises at least three important quest...
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Why thinking outside the box can improve healthcare22 October 2025To truly help citizens, professionals sometimes need to dare to deviate from the rules. That was the main message during the meeting on ‘rebellious pr...
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Why European procurement policy gets stuck on paper: ‘Leave more to practice’Interview 06 October 2025European procurement policy is full of good intentions like sustainability and innovation, but in practice it often proves impractical. Researcher and...
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Nobel Prize laureate Paul Krugman in Wijnhaven: 'American men have real problems'18 September 2025In a packed lecture hall at Wijnhaven, Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman succinctly summed up the essence of his argument on Wednesday 17 September: ‘Ru...
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Big tech hard to keep up with: ‘Time for government action’Interview Alex Ingrams 01 September 2025From closed government systems in the Middle East to an exceptionally open Dutch government. Public administration lecturer Alex Ingrams is an expert ...
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Veni grants for 18 Leiden researchers17 July 2025Eighteen researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This grant gives promising young resea...
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A promising summer start: extra funding for research09 July 2025Two research projects focused on democracy and citizen collectives have been awarded grants through the 2024 round of the National Science Agenda’s (N...
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Opinion: AI is taking over our jobs – or is the reality more nuanced?Opinion 02 July 2025Following the news that TomTom is cutting 300 jobs due to the use of artificial intelligence (AI), FGGA researchers Friso Selten and Alex Ingrams resp...
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Research: large majority of South Holland residents support increase in defence budget26 June 2025There is broad support for the active involvement of the Netherlands in international cooperation. This is shown by a new public opinion survey among ...
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Pension funds as a solution to NATO’s 5% defense goalInterview 25 June 2025The NATO-summit confirms: defense budgets will rise to 5%. The means the Netherlands must spend more, but where will the money come from? Political sc...