News
-
'In a dangerous world, we are always on the road towards peace' Wopke Hoekstra in conversation with students about the NATO summit 11 July 2023Wopke Hoekstra, outgoing Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Leiden University, Campus The Hague on 6 July to talk to students about the upcoming NAT...
-
Dutch Research Council pilot programme funding for seven researchers 06 July 2023Seven researchers from Leiden University have made a successful application to the Open Competition SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities) XS, a Dutch R...
-
Retirement is not an option for ‘an old warhorse’ like Osinga 04 July 2023He has had to accept early retirement due to his military profession, or ‘FLO’ (Functioneel Leeftijdsontslag) as it is more commonly referred to withi...
-
'The bachelor Public Administration made it easier for me to understand complicated topics' 27 June 2023Nienke Weijermars studied Public Administration at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. While doing her bachelor’s, she enrolled in the minor...
-
Wagner mutiny: social media a source of information for intelligence services 27 June 2023Many people were using social media to follow last weekend’s march on Moscow by the Wagner mercenaries. And they weren’t the only ones: intelligence s...
-
MIRD Annual Visit to Geneva and Visits with International Organisations 23 June 2023From 29 – 31 May, second-year students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) took part in the programme's annual visit t...
-
Lecturer receives doctoral grant for research into witness protection 21 June 2023Gregory Townsend has been awarded a Doctoral Grant for Teachers by the Dutch Research Council to research witness protection at the international cour...
-
Rutger Leukfeldt appointed Chair in Governing Cybercrime shared by two faculties: 'You have to do this together' 15 June 2023Rutger Leukfeldt has been appointed endowed Professor of Governing Cybercrime at the faculties of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) and Leiden Law ...
-
'Level Up' to reconnect European society for a higher level of democracy 15 June 2023Level Up is a non-profit project led by a multi-disciplinary team of doctoral researchers in the framework of the Europaeum Network was founded by the...
-
‘We academics and lecturers from Security Studies can directly influence political security policy’ 15 June 2023The future of the discipline of Security and Global Affairs lies in research, the role of universities in security challenges and how the security ana...
-
1K Z1E J3 bench placed on Wijnhaven Rooftop Garden: ‘Don't be afraid to start a conversation’ 12 June 2023'Een goed gesprek begint met iemand écht zien’ (A good conversation starts with truly seeing someone). That text is written on a plaque that was screw...
-
Honours Class students succeed and impress at Model EU Simulation event 08 June 2023In Spring 2023, Leiden University’s Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) launched a new Honours Class ‘Model European Union Simulation: Pol...
-
Conference ‘Power and Counterpower in Democracy: Multidisciplinary Perspectives' 02 June 2023As both old and new democracies experience increasing democratic backsliding, there is a critical societal need to rethink the design and effectivenes...
-
CSM Course Security Networks and Technology: ‘Governing the security-technology nexus’ 01 June 2023One of the core concepts of the Master programme Crisis & Security Management (CSM) is ‘governance’. In the course Security Networks and Technology, t...
-
Refugee crisis one of many challenges for security region: 'We desperately need good people' 30 May 2023During the second lecture in the series of three on the Dutch crisis management system, the refugee crisis takes centre stage. Hans Zuidijk, director ...