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‘Handboeken Veiligheid’ are well known: 'Very special that this series has been running for almost 25 years'15 November 2023For almost 25 years, ‘de Handboeken Veiligheid’ have been a phenomenon. Who does not have a copy on their bookshelf? In 2024, the series will be celeb...
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Closing the Gap 2023 is just around the corner: three questions about this conference13 November 2023On Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December, the third edition of the Closing the Gap conference will be held in The Hague, hosted by EU Cyber Direct. Thre...
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Kiem project investigates link between violence and other health problems30 October 2023‘Violence as a Population Health Problem’ is one of 33 interdisciplinary projects that have been launched thanks to a Kiem grant. The project team wil...
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Volunteers needed for brain study in resilience research project04 October 2023Why do some people with adverse childhood experiences develop mental health conditions whereas others do not? To find out, the Leiden research project...
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Bullying: how can we stop it, or – even better – prevent it?25 September 2023Being excluded, hit, or humiliated online. Every day, many children call the Children’s Helpline with concerns about bullying. They are calling on the...
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What works in suicide prevention? Lessons from the 113 Helpline13 September 2023As part of the ‘1K Z1E J3’ campaign week, which runs from 11 to 15 September, 113 Suicide Prevention gave a guest lecture about suicide prevention at ...
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Leiden University joins national 113 campaign: ‘It’s okay to feel uncomfortable about talking about suicide’05 September 2023
Talking about suicide is important, but anything but comfortable. To make this difficult subject easier for students and staff to discuss, the univers...
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CSC fellowship awarded to Liwen Meng31 August 2023Liwen Meng has been granted a CSC fellowship to initiate her PhD project, which will delve into the role of nature in buffering stress response. Her r...
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Funding for project on open-source intelligence activists and Russia's war against Ukraine27 July 2023Damien van Puyvelde has received funding (over 47.000 euro) from a new Research Council pilot for his study 'Open-source research and the war in Ukrai...
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No social safety net for 'PGB' caregivers who care for seriously ill relatives06 July 2023An investigation carried out by Dutch news programme Nieuwsuur has revealed that despite a recent ruling by the Centrale Raad van Beroep (Central Appe...
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Retirement is not an option for ‘an old warhorse’ like Osinga04 July 2023He has had to accept early retirement due to his military profession, or ‘FLO’ (Functioneel Leeftijdsontslag) as it is more commonly referred to withi...
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Vidi grant for research into childhood trauma, friendship and mental health29 June 2023Anne-Laura van Harmelen – Professor of Professor Brain, Safety and Resilience and one of the coordinators of the Social Resilience and Security interd...
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Wagner mutiny: social media a source of information for intelligence services27 June 2023Many people were using social media to follow last weekend’s march on Moscow by the Wagner mercenaries. And they weren’t the only ones: intelligence s...
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How Indonesian communities organise their own social security26 June 2023Many poor people in Indonesia mainly rely on their family members, neighbours and the local community as a social safety net. One of the forms of aid ...
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Rutger Leukfeldt appointed Chair in Governing Cybercrime shared by two faculties: 'You have to do this together'15 June 2023Rutger Leukfeldt has been appointed endowed Professor of Governing Cybercrime at the faculties of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) and Leiden Law ...