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Jos Raaijmakers new member KHMW: ‘Build a bridge between science and society’ 19 February 2024
The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed Jos Raaijmakers, professor of Microbial Interactions and diversity, as a new...
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‘The Netherlands should also consider the possibility of direct confrontation with Russia’ 19 February 2024
There is a real chance of war closer to home, political and military leaders in Europe have warned. Some in the Netherlands are calling for a war econ...
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Why do vulnerable groups miss out on benefits? Research nominated for thesis prize 19 February 2024
Why do vulnerable groups fail to make use of benefits that they are entitled to? This is what Max ten Velde researched in his Master’s in Management o...
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‘What I want to pass on to students: dare to engage in conversation’ 15 February 2024
The student navigator ‘Find your way’ helps students find their way around the university. The ombuds officer for students, Eugène van der Heijden, ca...
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Not only full professors: the entire examining committee can now wear academic dress 15 February 2024
The varied mix of dress styles and many shades of black will no longer be seen at PhD ceremonies: permission was recently given for all members of the...
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Meet Louise van der Vlugt, Co-winner of the 'Best Thesis in Jewish Studies' Award 15 February 2024
In December 2023, Louise van der Vlugt was announced as Co-Winner of the 'Best Thesis in Jewish Studies' Award. She sat down to answer some questions ...
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Schuurmans appointed Chair of Legal Aid Board’s Advisory Council 15 February 2024
Ymre Schuurmans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, has been appointed Chair of the Dutch Legal Aid Board’s Advisory Council followin...
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Myanmar military junta representative attends ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat 15 February 2024
On 29 January, the military administration in Myanmar sent a representative to the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, marking the first time that a rep...
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No higher risk of miscarriage after COVID-19 15 February 2024
LUMC research has shown that women who previously had a miscarriage due to COVID-19 are not at increased risk of having another miscarriage or a still...
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'When a deaf child suddenly hears and learns to talk, this also has a huge impact on the people around them.' 15 February 2024
More than 800,000 people in the Netherlands are hard of hearing. They suffer so much from hearing loss that it limits their daily lives. Professor Joh...
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Wars in Ukraine and Gaza could soon affect our approach to the North Pole 15 February 2024
The Houthis are attacking ships in the Red Sea. Rerouting via South Africa is expensive, whereas the Arctic route only takes a week. Once a no-go zone...
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Call for Papers: Indonesia 2014-2024 15 February 2024
Editors: Irene Hadiprayitno, Elena Burgos Martinez, and Rizal Shidiq (Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Leiden University, the Netherlands)
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Firearms incidents in the EU tracked in real-time in online database 15 February 2024
Leiden criminologists have co-developed an artificial intelligence technology that tracks the nature and extent of firearm violence in the European Un...
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Tirza Cramwinckel wins Stevens Award 15 February 2024
'Her publications demonstrate a strong combination of science and practice’, according to the jury. Cramwinckel received the Stevens Award on 9 Februa...
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A first in the lab: a tiny network that is both strong and flexible 15 February 2024
Daniela Kraft's group has succeeded in creating a network of microparticles that is both strong and completely flexible. This may sound simple, yet th...