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ERC Starting Grants for five young researchers from Leiden University03 September 2020The ERC Council has awarded Starting Grants to five promising Leiden researchers. With an impressive three laureates, the Faculty of Social and Behavi...
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‘The Netherlands thought it was prepared for a pandemic, but was in for a surprise’06 July 2020Has the Netherlands responded well to the corona crisis? Or are we, as Geert Wilders terms it, the ‘dunce’ of Europe? A group of authors including Lei...
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Political scientist Nikoleta Yordanova awarded NORFACE Network research grant12 May 2020Nikoleta Yordanova, a political scientist at Leiden University, will lead an international research consortium funded by the European NORFACE Network ...
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Gisela Hirschmann awarded Harvard research fellowship28 January 2020Political scientist Gisela Hirschmann (Leiden University) has been awarded a fellowship at Harvard University. During the 2020 Spring semester she wil...
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ERC Consolidator Grants for four Leiden researchers10 December 2019The European Research Council has awarded ERC Consolidator Grants to four researchers from Leiden. These grants of up to 2m euros will enable them to ...
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‘We’re not only studying society, we’re creating society’27 November 2019Students, staff and alumni of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences joint forces to interact, debate, pitch, and speed date together at the C...
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Peace through meditation? Femke Bakker wins grant for research on the influence of meditation on political behaviour21 November 2019Political scientist Femke Bakker (Leiden University) is going to investigate whether meditation affects political behaviour. Bakker has been awarded a...
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Latin American representatives visit Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences07 November 2019Each year, Latin American diplomats meet the researchers and students from Leiden University who specialise in their region. This year, they visited t...
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Commissie-Van der Staaij presenteert revisie Reglement van Orde31 October 2019Op 30 oktober presenteerde de Commissie tot Revisie van het Reglement van Orde, onder voorzitterschap van Kees van der Staaij (SGP), haar bevindingen ...
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Is Europe ready for the next financial crisis?26 September 2019With Brexit looming, stronger economic governance of the European Union is more essential than ever. It’s high time for action, says Amy Verdun, Profe...
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Who wrote the best master’s thesis in Political Science? Here's the shortlist!24 September 2019All master’s students in Political Science conclude their studies with a thesis, showcasing their academic skills and personal interest. For some, it ...
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Social Science Matters: Open Science12 September 2019On 20 September 2019, the opening drinks for the Open Science Community Leiden will be held at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Open sc...
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Political party in crisis reacts like an institution05 September 2019What does a political party do in the wake of a disastrous electoral defeat? Martijn van Nijnanten researched this and discovered that parties turn to...
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Five ERC Starting Grants for young researchers from Leiden03 September 2019The ERC has awarded a Starting Grant to five promising researchers from Leiden. Two are from the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, one is fr...
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Thijs Porck wins LUS Teaching Prize 201902 September 2019Lecturer in Old and Middle English Thijs Porck was awarded the annual Leiden University Student Platform (LUS) Teaching Prize at the opening of the ac...