News
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‘More microplastics in the environment than stars in the Milky Way' 11 September 2018
Microplastics are everywhere: in the ocean, in cooking salt and even in animals. Should that worry us? 'Yes,' said environmental scientist Thijs Bosk...
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Meet & Greet with Mayor Krikke 06 September 2018
Thursday 6 September mayor Krikke came to Leiden University to have a dialogue with students. Mayor Krikke thinks students bring a special atmosphere ...
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New BA Urban Studies: How to keep cities liveable 04 September 2018
By 2050, 70 per cent of the world's population will live in cities. This has major consequences for the lives of city-dwellers and for the environment...
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Festive opening of the college year in The Hague: strong ambitions for the new year 31 August 2018
How can we make sure that The Hague becomes even more of a city of education and knowledge? This was the theme during the festive opening of the colle...
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‘I now know where the locals eat in The Hague’ 21 August 2018
During the HOP week, new students in The Hague get to know the city, their study programme and - most important of all - one another. In 2018, The HOP...
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Opening Beehive Student Centre in The Hague 16 August 2018
The new student centre in The Hague, the Beehive, will be opening its doors in stages starting from 1 October. The name Beehive was chosen because it ...
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‘A politician doesn’t always have to hold the moral high ground’ 16 August 2018
Politicians, public servants and administrators are increasingly expected to be holier than the Pope. This is not necessarily a positive development, ...
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‘I take my students with me up the mountain’ 14 August 2018
It's good to have high expectations of your students, says public administration lecturer Maarja Beerkens. ‘But I don't stand at the top of the mount...
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Bringing an album full of photos to Leiden University College 13 August 2018
Leiden University College is buzzing with life again. On 13 August, this year’s new crop of students moved into their rooms. For more than two hundred...
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Why Iran’s economy is not ‘collapsing’ 08 August 2018
President Trump believes that Iran’s economy is collapsing, and that this will leave Iranians no choice but to surrender to the demands of the United ...
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Major study on murder and manslaughter on the Netherlands Antilles 06 August 2018
Why are so many people killed on the Caribbean islands? And how can we reduce this number? Scientists aim to find answers to these questions by means ...
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Trouw: 'Foreign fighters usually left their families behind in confusion' 30 July 2018
Most families were utterly overwhelmed when they found out that their son or daughter had suddenly left for Syria, that is what Daan Weggemans, Mariek...
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What Trump's European visit didn't deliver 20 July 2018
Professor Rob de Wijk (International Relations) monitored Donald Trump's recent visit to Europe. We discussed the outcomes of the different summits wi...
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Future diplomats graduate in The Hague 13 July 2018
A new class of the master's programme International Relations and Diplomacy graduated on 6 July. We asked the graduates all about their studies, the c...
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Clingendael lecture by Alexander Strelkov 09 July 2018
On 3 July, lecturer Alexander Strelkov gave a lecture on the rule of law and EU accession to a group of diplomats from the Balkan region.