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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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More Dutch at the university? ‘We desperately need internationals’ 30 August 2023
He did an English-taught degree, completed a master’s abroad and now teaches on an English-taught programme at the Campus The Hague. Jan Meijer is the...
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Empower your PhD and join this new research project 28 August 2023
Dutch postgraduates do not feel adequately prepared for a next job. In a new research project, PhD candidates from Leiden University are invited to fu...
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Liberal immigration policies in autocratising countries? Systematic research awarded with Veni grant 03 August 2023
The world is autocratising. In 2022, a record number of states across all continents, including Europe, was shifting towards autocracy. But against th...
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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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This is what our experts say about the departure of Mark Rutte 10 July 2023
Mark Rutte: an exceptional politician whose time was up. What are the consequences of Rutte’s departure for the VVD (Party for Freedom) and Dutch poli...
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Separating AI fact from fiction at the AI & Society Conference 12 June 2023
Researchers and policymakers are welcome to attend the AI & Society Conference in The Hague on Friday 23 June. The SAILS interdisciplinary research pr...
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Conference ‘Power and Counterpower in Democracy: Multidisciplinary Perspectives' 02 June 2023
As both old and new democracies experience increasing democratic backsliding, there is a critical societal need to rethink the design and effectivenes...
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As many as 6 NWO grants for Leiden political scientists 11 May 2023
Recently, a new round of NWO XS grants was awarded. This grant is given to researchers with small, high-risk, innovative or promising research project...
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Does everybody get ‘a piece of the national cake’? How Nigerian politicians cooperate to distribute public resources. 03 May 2023
Since 2017, political scientist Leila Demarest has immersed herself into the dynamics of Nigeria’s National Assembly, the federal parliament of the co...
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How migration policy in autocracies and democracies differs from what we expect 11 April 2023
What is the effect of a certain regime on a country’s migration policy? Political scientist Katharina Natter compared the migration policy of autocrat...
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What norms and values do international banks uphold during financial crises? 21 March 2023
The 22nd of march 2023, political scientist Lukas Spielberger will defend his dissertation ‘Lessons from Europe for the study of international bank co...
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Conference on the gap between government and citizens 21 March 2023
It’s often said that citizens have lost trust in their governments. But who exactly are these ‘citizens’? And which aspects of people’s contact with ...
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Towards evidence-based migration policymaking? 14 March 2023
From March 2023, political scientist Katharina Natter (Leiden University) will lead part of an ambitious project called PACES, funded by Horizon Europ...
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Interdisciplinarity offers ‘golden opportunities’ but not without big changes 23 February 2023
How should we organise interdisciplinary work within Leiden University? This was the key question at a symposium organised by the Liveable Planet inte...