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Ten lessons on making an impact: ‘What dilemmas will you face?’04 April 2022In the booklet ‘Research with Windows Wide Open’, eight professors in the social sciences and humanities advise colleagues who want to make an impact ...
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Sustainable growth: a continuous balancing act for the FGGA Board15 March 2022Erwin Muller, Dean of FGGA and Administrator of Campus The Hague, and Koen Caminada, Vice-Dean, share their thoughts on how ‘we’ as a faculty are doin...
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LDE minor focuses on resources needed for energy transition15 March 2022European dependence on Russian gas, earthquake damage in Groningen and the changing climate: the call for an energy transition is getting louder. This...
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How the Netherlands systematically used extreme violence in Indonesia and concealed this afterwards17 February 2022Dutch troops, judges and politicians collectively condoned and concealed the systematic use of extreme violence during the Indonesian War of Independe...
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New interactive book helps motivate young people and tackle bullying01 February 2022How do you deal with bullying? How can you motivate young people? At the NeurolabNL symposium a multidisciplinary research team launched an interactiv...
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Markus Davidsen wins 2021 Impact Prize24 January 2022Markus Davidsen, assistant professor of Religious Studies, is the winner of the 2021 Impact Prize. He is receiving the prize of 1,000 euros for the ma...
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Symposium on technology and privacy should offer new insights19 January 2022Video conferencing from your sitting room and algorithms on social media that know your interests: new technology is an increasingly integral part of ...
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PTSD treatment can help patients with childhood trauma10 January 2022Adults who were abused or mistreated as a child and consequently suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can benefit greatly from cognitive ...
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Positive Health: what is it and how do you measure it?17 December 2021Health policy in the Netherlands is increasingly based on Positive Health. This approach sees health as much more than simply not being ill. There are...
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Students create creative language lessons for primary and secondary education: ‘Not enough attention paid to languages’08 November 2021The earlier you introduce children to a language, the sooner they can be captivated by it and see that there is more than just Dutch and English. That...
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Five Leiden professors installed as Medical Delta professors03 November 2021On 2 November, nine professors were simultaneously inaugurated as ‘Medical Delta Professor’ at Leiden University, LUMC, Delft University of Technology...
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Leiden researchers work on exhibition about growth addiction27 October 2021Museum De Lakenhal issued an open call for creative solutions to the problem of growth addiction. From over 500 submissions, they selected 15 artworks...
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Urban criminologist to research how safe the people of Leiden feel25 October 2021Since the beginning of September, urban criminologist Marianne Franken has been the linchpin of a special partnership between Leiden University, the m...
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Writing history together in the Transvaal18 October 2021Alicia Schrikker doesn't usually get involved in urban history. As a senior lecturer, her research field is generally the colonial history of Asia and...
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Netflix hit a metaphor for South Korea: ‘You have to achieve’11 October 2021South Korean smash hit Squid Game is on track to becoming the most successful Netflix production ever. The series is number one in over 90 countries. ...