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Homicide rate drops, but not in criminal milieu20 September 2021The annual homicide rate has decreased considerably since the 1990s. In their hunt for an explanation, researchers Pauline Aarten and Marieke Liem mad...
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Marieke Liem speaks at 3 October University16 September 2021Every year Leiden University celebrates the lifting of the siege of 1574, with the 3 October University. This year the event will be held on the 4th o...
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Collaboration BSc Security Studies and the Royal Netherlands Air Force15 September 2021Interested in an internship at the Dutch Ministry of Defence? Good news! Leiden University and the Royal Netherlands Air Force have formalized their c...
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ISGA gains major European cyber project: EU Cyber Direct13 September 2021Dennis Broeders, professor of global security and technology at ISGA (Institute of Security and Global Affairs), together with two partners, has been ...
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New courses on 'Violence'01 September 2021In the academic year 2021-2022 the Social Resilience and Security interdisciplinary programme will offer two courses for interested students who are e...
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EC-grant for project INSIGHT: focus on the way in which firearms are related to firearms violence15 July 2021
The European Commission awarded the project proposal INSIGHT, a follow-up project on illegal firearms trafficking and gun violence from Professor Soci...
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The importance of positive emotions06 July 2021Positive emotions are important for our health and sense of well-being - they make our lives meaningful. Now, Henk van Steenbergen and his colleagues ...
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Anne-Laura van Harmelen nominated for Huibregtsen Prize02 July 2021Professor of Brain, Safety and Resilience Anne-Laura van Harmelen has been nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize. The winner of the prize will be announ...
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Homicide and Immigration: Trends and Developments01 July 2021In their recent blog, Marieke Liem and Jolien van Breen reflect on the representation of immigrants amongst homicide victims - is there evidence that ...
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Visit by Members of Parliament highlights interdisciplinary research and collaboration29 June 2021High-quality education, research involving multiple faculties, collaboration between universities and central government funding to make all this poss...
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Collaboration BSc Security Studies and the Police Academy: 'Looking for the best students'.01 June 2021An internship at the Police Academy in Apeldoorn. This will be possible for the first time for third-year students of the bachelor's programme Securit...
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Podcast series introduces you to the BSc Security Studies31 May 2021With this podcast series 'Introduction to Security Studies', you will get to know more about the bachelor's programme Security Studies at Leiden Unive...
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Alumni event: from peacekeeping to making connections for the future12 May 2021On Thursday 6 May 2021, alumni of the Bachelor Security Studies (BaSS) and the Master Crisis and Security Management (CSM) were gathered in an online ...
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From sensation to a sense of purpose: the draw of the far right12 May 2021What makes people in the Netherlands join radical and far-right groups? PhD candidate Nikki Sterkenburg followed several activists. ‘Some feel it is t...
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Building Resilience in Young People10 May 2021Effectively supporting young people in coping better with COVID-19 related stress requires detailed understanding of the factors that influence resili...