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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 ...
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‘We academics and lecturers from Security Studies can directly influence political security policy’15 June 2023The future of the discipline of Security and Global Affairs lies in research, the role of universities in security challenges and how the security ana...
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1K Z1E J3 bench placed on Wijnhaven Rooftop Garden: ‘Don't be afraid to start a conversation’12 June 2023'Een goed gesprek begint met iemand écht zien’ (A good conversation starts with truly seeing someone). That text is written on a plaque that was screw...
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CSM Course Security Networks and Technology: ‘Governing the security-technology nexus’01 June 2023One of the core concepts of the Master programme Crisis & Security Management (CSM) is ‘governance’. In the course Security Networks and Technology, t...
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Refugee crisis one of many challenges for security region: 'We desperately need good people'30 May 2023During the second lecture in the series of three on the Dutch crisis management system, the refugee crisis takes centre stage. Hans Zuidijk, director ...
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Carsten Stahn in Best Scientists ranking for 202325 May 2023Research.com, a leading academic platform for researchers, has just released the 2023 Edition of Ranking of Best Scientists in the field of Law. Carst...
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Debunking myths about the secret services23 May 2023In her book ‘Diensten met geheimen’ (‘services with secrets’), Willemijn Aerdts uses true stories to cast light on the operating methods of the Dutch...
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Maartje van der Woude receives NWO grant for research on ethno-racial profiling22 May 2023Maartje van der Woude, (Professor of Law & Society, Van Vollenhoven Institute, Leiden University) has received an NWO research grant. This year, 60 of...