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New book by Lydie Cabane explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters 23 October 2023
Lydie Cabane, Assistant Professor in Governance of Crises at the Institute for Security and Global Affairs, recently published the book 'The Governmen...
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What works in suicide prevention? Lessons from the 113 Helpline 13 September 2023
As part of the ‘1K Z1E J3’ campaign week, which runs from 11 to 15 September, 113 Suicide Prevention gave a guest lecture about suicide prevention at ...
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Zelensky addresses students: 'Live your own life, but do so together with others' 12 September 2023
A standing ovation. A wave and a smile from the president. A final selfie. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed students in the Netherland...
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Hanne Cuyckens and Daan Weggemans appointed Teaching Fellow 11 September 2023
Four fellows are selected from a list of the Leiden Teachers' Academy nominees every year. This year, two teachers from FGGA were included in this sel...
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Graig Klein awarded an ERC Starting Grant 05 September 2023
Graig Klein, assistant professor at the Institute of Security of Global Affairs (ISGA), has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Cou...
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ERC Starting Grants for seven Leiden researchers 05 September 2023
Seven researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. This will enable them to start their own project, build their resear...
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Call for Paper/Panel Proposals: 'Regulating Remittances: Methods, Case Studies and Theories' 16 August 2023
JUSTREMIT and the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University will host a conference on 12 and 13 October on Global Regulatory Regim...
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Veni grant for Nikki Ikani and Bernardo Ribeiro de Almeida 03 August 2023
Nikki Ikani, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) and Bernardo Ribeiro de Almeida, Assistant Professor at the Le...
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Veni grants for 16 Leiden researchers 03 August 2023
Sixteen researchers at Leiden University are to receive a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). These awards off...
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Funding for project on open-source intelligence activists and Russia's war against Ukraine 27 July 2023
Damien van Puyvelde has received funding (over 47.000 euro) from a new Research Council pilot for his study 'Open-source research and the war in Ukrai...
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Wopke Hoekstra in conversation with students about the NATO summit: 'In a dangerous world, we are always on the road towards peace' 11 July 2023
Wopke Hoekstra, outgoing Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Leiden University, Campus The Hague on 6 July to talk to students about the upcoming NAT...
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Dutch Research Council pilot programme funding for seven researchers 06 July 2023
Seven researchers from Leiden University have made a successful application to the Open Competition SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities) XS, a Dutch R...
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Retirement is not an option for ‘an old warhorse’ like Osinga 04 July 2023
He has had to accept early retirement due to his military profession, or ‘FLO’ (Functioneel Leeftijdsontslag) as it is more commonly referred to withi...
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'The bachelor Public Administration made it easier for me to understand complicated topics' 27 June 2023
Nienke Weijermars studied Public Administration at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. While doing her bachelor’s, she enrolled in the minor...
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Wagner mutiny: social media a source of information for intelligence services 27 June 2023
Many 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...