News
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The Europa Institute organises its fourth Meet the Author event 21 November 2023
On Thursday 26 October, the Europa Institute held its fourth ‘Meet the Author’ event.
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A government that works with citizens brings hope, but also many dilemmas 20 November 2023
The promise of personal, democratic and effective government has enormous appeal. The welfare state is tottering, the security of livelihoods is at st...
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Michiel and Jort: best friends, political rivals 20 November 2023
With the Dutch general elections just around the corner, it’s not always easy when political differences exist within your circle of friends. How do y...
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JEDI Fund: ‘We’re now showing clearly that the community is diverse’ 20 November 2023
If you have a plan that could improve the education or the learning environment of the Faculty of Humanities in terms of diversity or inclusion, you c...
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Meet Dr. Rebekka Grossmann, LJSA Member 20 November 2023
Before coming to Leiden, Dr. Grossmann worked at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She first did her PhD and then she joined the Franz Rosenzweig Mi...
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‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’ 20 November 2023
A bloody civil war has raged for years in the Central African Republic. PhD candidate Crépin Mouguia points out a tragic pattern: young people have be...
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New social media pilot at Archaeology: from Wes Anderson to community archaeology 20 November 2023
Anyone who follows the Faculty of Archaeology on social media must have noticed that something changed in September. Videos on research projects, inte...
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Oh no, a mistake! Investigating the constant performance monitoring in our heads 17 November 2023
Psychologist Myrthe Jansen conducted research into the performance monitoring that constantly takes place in our heads. People with obsessive-compulsi...
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Wives of professors, students and alumni played a crucial role in Leiden’s women’s rights movement 17 November 2023
Aletta Jacobs, Suze Groeneweg and Joke Smit are familiar names from the Dutch women’s rights movement. Less well-known are the feminists who operated ...
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Meet Dr. Jonathan Stökl, LJSA Member 17 November 2023
Before coming to Leiden, Dr. Stökl was Reader in Hebrew Bible / Old Testament at Kings College London.
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‘In ten years’ time, we’ll ask ourselves how we can make the Netherlands more attractive for migrants’ 16 November 2023
When politicians claim they can make major differences with their migration policies, they’re raising false expectations. The opportunities for the go...
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Kind, clever and hardworking: school reports are not without bias 16 November 2023
White girls receive significantly more positive comments from their teachers in their primary school reports than white boys and children from migrant...
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Jayshri Ramadhin wins Moot Court Challenge Cup 16 November 2023
This was the twelfth occasion that the Moot Court Challenge Cup has been awarded! This time for the best oral argument at the Moot Court held in the s...
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Trying to fight global warming with philosophy 16 November 2023
In her inaugural lecture Susanna Lindberg will ask how philosophy should respond to global warming. She does not simply aim to apply existing philosop...
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Footballer and journalist Nikki IJzerman: 'I want to dive into the background of the news' 16 November 2023
Give Nikki IJzerman a football and she’s happy. The midfielder was named Player of the Year by ADO Den Haag last season, as well as obtaining her mast...