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Rutte IV: a fifth of the cabinet studied in Leiden10 January 2022The new cabinet has finally taken office. Six of its members studied in Leiden, once again making the University a key supplier to the cabinet. Who ar...
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The self-employed hard hit by coronavirus crisis06 January 2022Self-employed workers’ hours have significantly decreased during the coronavirus crisis. Their average hours worked decreased most at the start of the...
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Six prospective members of the new cabinet studied in Leiden04 January 2022The Rutte IV cabinet will be sworn in soon. A fifth of the prospective ministers and secretaries of state studied in Leiden. Who are they and what did...
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Leiden Leadership Lunch – Uncertainty and innovation in the social domain: The role of leadership06 December 2021What opportunities does uncertainty offer with regard to innovative behaviour of professionals and what role does leadership play in this?
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Campus Den Haag hosts 'On Campus' Experience Days01 December 2021Last Saturday, Wijnhaven Campus and the Anna van Buerenplein were the setting for the first 'on campus' Experience Days in The Hague since the restri...
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SAILS researcher Anne Meuwese awarded PDI-SSH grant26 November 2021The PDI-SSH grant will be used by Meuwese to create a web portal and collection of tools and resources, named ‘WetSuite’, that will help researchers a...
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Olaf van Vliet appointed Professor of Economics25 November 2021The Executive Board has appointed Olaf van Vliet as Professor of Economics at Leiden University, specialising in social security and labour market pol...
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People have found new jobs during coronavirus crisis, but in the same field25 November 2021Some sectors have been hard hit by the pandemic, whereas others have grown. Yet there was no influx of workers from shrinking to growing sectors. This...
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‘The historical pedigree of New Wars and New Terrorism’: meet LUCIR scholar Isabelle Duyvesteyn17 November 2021Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Professor of International Studies and Global History at the Institute of History and member of the advisory board of Leiden Univ...
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Programmes FGGA popular among employers17 November 2021
What is the top 50 most popular studies among employers? That's what career platform Magnet.me investigated for the second consecutive year. What does...
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Festive hand-over of first copy new book by Frits van der Meer16 November 2021In celebration of the release of his new book on changes in public administration, Prof. dr. Frits van der Meer, professor by special appointment of t...
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Declining trust in government: the low-trust society01 November 2021The Netherlands in September 2021 could be characterised as a low-trust society. Trust in the government has declined significantly in the past one-an...
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Research: Administrative attention amidst political failure25 October 2021For the next couple of years, Joris van der Voet, Associate Professor and researcher at the Institute for Public Administration will be heading a rese...
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Public Administration specialist at sea: ‘I understand The Hague side of the Royal Navy’21 October 2021From assistance in the event of natural disasters to peace-keeping missions. As a communication adviser, Leonoor van Poelgeest goes to all those desti...
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Human Rights and Climate Change: Call for Abstracts14 October 2021On 27-28 January 2022, Leiden University’s interdisciplinary seed grant programme ‘Beyond Anthropocentric Interests and Values? Human Rights and Clima...