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Leiden University addresses the UN on children’s rights 19 September 2024
Leiden University Celebrates 10 Years of OPIC with Key Contribution at UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s Commemoration Event
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Successful start of new Governance of Migration and Diversity LL.M. 19 September 2024
On 30 September 2024, the newly established LL.M. track of the multidisciplinary Governance of Migration and Diversity master's programme welcomed its...
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Podcast: this is how you create a dictionary for an unknown Middle Eastern language 17 September 2024
Leiden scholars succeeded in making Arabic accessible to Western academic communities as early as the sixteenth century. But how did they approach thi...
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The last Research Traineeship programme has ended for now: ‘We’ll bring it back as soon as we can’ 17 September 2024
Amsterdam’s attitude to sex work, politeness in historical Arabic letters and malaria in the Middle Ages: again this year, there was a wide variety of...
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What does it mean to be Ukrainian? 16 September 2024
It is almost two and a half years since Russia invaded Ukraine, but the conflict between the two countries has been going on for much longer. Central ...
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Bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2024: the nominees 13 September 2024
Research skills are an essential component of the education programmes of the Institute of Political Science. After all, the challenges our (internati...
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Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2024: the nominees 12 September 2024
The thesis is a major milestone for master students graduating in Political Science. It demonstrates their ability to conduct research independently a...
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Evening of the Middle Eastern Collections & Middle Eastern Library 12 September 2024
Explore the new Middle Eastern Library, Listen to speed lectures by experts, watch a brand new documentary about the restoration of an 11th-century me...
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‘As a government official, you are one of those buttons to turn’, according to researcher Mathilde Witkam 12 September 2024
We spoke with Mathilde Witkam about her research as a dual PhD candidate at the Dual PhD Centre. Her dissertation is about the effect of open governme...
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Science for Sustainable Societies: a new interdisciplinary bachelor’s programme 12 September 2024
How do you tackle environmental challenges and societal transitions from an interdisciplinary perspective? Starting from September 2025 students will ...
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Active Acquaintance for new Archaeology students: ‘Wellbeing, study succes, and having fun is all connected’ 09 September 2024
Since 2023 the newly arriving Archaeology students are invited to join an active introduction day during which they get to know the Faculty and each o...
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Faculty Opening of the Academic Year: ''Navigating complexities'' 04 September 2024
The social sciences are vital in navigating complexities, fostering understanding and bridging divides. This was celebrated during the faculty opening...
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Do multinationals pay their fair share of taxes? Join the global debate! 03 September 2024
How do, or don’t, multinationals pay their taxes? Learn all about this in the new online course given by Leiden University’s Department of Tax Law: 'T...
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Stop the cuts to education’ 02 September 2024
Scrap the radical cuts to research and teaching. This was researchers and students’ message to government at the opening of the new academic year. Var...
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Is ‘LDE Space & Society’ for me? (and 4 other questions) 02 September 2024
Bridging the gap between the space sector and society, together with students from other disciplines. That’s the aim of the LDE Space & Society Honour...