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Leïla Gfeller and Tobias van Brandwijk win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2021 25 October 2021
2021, again, sees a rich harvest of bachelor theses in Political Science. Students have been tackling fascinating subjects—ranging from European solid...
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Former Visual Ethnography lecturer Koen Suidgeest city photographer Leiden 20 October 2021
People need to get to know each other to see the positive side of migration, according to photographer and documentary maker Koen Suidgeest. Since the...
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Human Rights and Climate Change: Call for Abstracts 14 October 2021
On 27-28 January 2022, Leiden University’s interdisciplinary seed grant programme ‘Beyond Anthropocentric Interests and Values? Human Rights and Clima...
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Three questions about delayed language development in children 14 October 2021
Around seven per cent of children have difficulty learning their mother tongue because they have some form of developmental language disorder (DLD). ...
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Spinoza and Stevin Prizes for three Leiden professors 14 October 2021
Three Leiden professors have recently been awarded the most prestigious scientific accolade in the Netherlands: Maria Yazdanbakhsh and Marc Koper have...
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CADS alumna wins Glazen Globe for best youth geography book 12 October 2021
CADS alumna Ruth Erica has won the Glazen Globe with her book The Tree with the White Leaves. This is a biennial prize for the best geography-related ...
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De Verbranders, a podcast on Europe's borders and resistance to them, is online 12 October 2021
De Verbranders, a Dutch podcast produced by PhD candidates Neske Baerwaldt (Leiden Law School/VVI) and Wiebe Ruijtenberg (FSW/CAOS), is online. You ca...
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Burkina Faso: Artisanal Gold Mining in the Context of Violent Insecurity 06 October 2021
Over the last 5-6 years Burkina Faso has become seriously implicated in the rapid and dramatic changes in the geopolitical situation in the Sahel. The...
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What to watch during LUVEfest: three suggestions 06 October 2021
On 8, 9 & 10 October 2021 Share the LUVE takes place, the graduation show with work of this year’s graduates of the Cultural Anthropology master Visua...
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A Community of Practice in responsible research across Europe 05 October 2021
Sarah de Rijcke has been awarded Wellcome funding to study and promote responsible research practices
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Festival showcases anthropology students’ work: scope of visual ethnography is widening 03 October 2021
Visual ethnography has become an integral part of anthropology in Leiden. The students from the master’s specialisation will present their work at the...
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‘Family situations are never black and white’ 01 October 2021
She bridges the gap between research and practice, has excellent research skills and is pleasant to work with: these words of praise were lavished on ...
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Bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2021: the nominees 30 September 2021
The thesis is the crown on the work of our bachelor students. As authors, they show their knowledge of the subject that they have chosen. They demonst...
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Lessons from Afghanistan: call for papers and policy think pieces 27 September 2021
LUCIR (Leiden University’s Centre for International Relations), in cooperation with ISGA (Institute of Security and Global Affairs) and GTGC (Global T...
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More research needed into the pill and mood disorders 27 September 2021
The use of the pill, in combination with genetic factors, can influence experimental psychological research in women. More research is needed into the...