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MIRD students explore international organisations in Geneva 10 April 2024
From 25 to 27 March, second-year students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) took part in the programme's annual visi...
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‘I am not conscious about what I spend my money on’ 10 April 2024
How do you make sure you have enough money every month? Do you receive a basic grant, have a part-time job or do you borrow for your studies? Below, a...
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KNAW grant awarded for ‘People-centered constitutional law’ research project 09 April 2024
Recently, Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security...
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Students advice security experts: 'Fantastic combination of research and practice' 08 April 2024
Presenting a well-thought-out idea to Schiphol experts, a former ambassador or a security expert. For the third-year Security Studies bachelor student...
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The internet has many bosses. It’s chaotic but it works 08 April 2024
Governing the internet is rather chaotic, says Professor Jan Aart Scholte. ‘But it works.’ Not only do national and local governments have a say but a...
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Democracy under pressure worldwide: 'Türkiye is a textbook example of how countries become autocracies' 05 April 2024
What is the state of democracy in developing and transition countries in 2024? Terrible, according to the BTI Transformation Index: only 63 out of 137...
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Coffee with Gert Renkema: ‘We are the fastest growing faculty at Leiden University’ 02 April 2024
Twice a year, Gert Renkema, Head of Financial and Economic Affairs at FGGA, offers us an insight into all that is going on around FGGA's finances. Wit...
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Surprising results of research on counterterrorism: ‘Assumptions surrounding Trump may be wrong’ 27 March 2024
It was pouring rain when Alexander Gallo received his diploma from West Point Military Academy. A bad sign, people said back then. It was June 2001, t...
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The lessons we can learn from leaders of colour 26 March 2024
With diversity and inclusion, organisations too often focus only on cosmetic change. ‘Interview bias training alone is not enough’, says Distinguished...
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‘I think an internship is the best way to prepare yourself for a professional life’ 26 March 2024
Luis from Germany is a third-year bachelor’s student Security Studies. During his elective space, he did an internship at the German Ministery of Labo...
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‘Maybe interdisciplinarity could function as a way to change the university’ 25 March 2024
This year, in a three-part symposium series, we are exploring how interdisciplinary collaboration can be promoted at the university. In the second ses...
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The Dutch were masters of forgeries and fake news in the seventeenth century 22 March 2024
A book with a fake printer, a pamphlet with a treaty that does not exist and an execution print with a supportive crowd: just some examples of forgeri...
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Annetje Ottow and Seda Gürkan visit the College of Europe in Bruges 22 March 2024
Annetje Ottow, President of Leiden University’s Executive Board, and Seda Gürkan, Assistant Professor in European Approaches to Security, Diplomacy an...
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Leiden University and University of Edinburgh to deepen collaboration 22 March 2024
Joint masters and PhD programmes. A research and teaching hub. A delegation from the University of Edinburgh recently visited Leiden University to dee...
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Minor Violence Studies: interesting encounters and flying wooden blocks 21 March 2024
The English taught interdisciplinary minor Violence Studies looks into various facets of interpersonal violence. Is this minor for all Leiden students...