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Vicente Fisher de Miranda Rodrigues awarded Cornelis Thiele Prize20 May 2025After the KHMW Brouwer Thesis Prize for History, Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues has also won the Cornelis Thiele Prize of the Dutch Society for ...
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Wolves in the Netherlands feed mainly on wild animals – but also target grazing cattle in areas with less preyResearch 20 May 2025Wolves in the Netherlands mainly feed on wild animals such as wild boar and red and roe deer. But in areas such as Drenthe where these are scarce they...
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Call for Papers: Ethical regimes. Doctors, patients and ethics in colonial and postcolonial medicineKeynote by Professor Projit Mukharji 19 May 2025We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a conference focused on ethical practices in medical research and treatment in the colonial and postc...
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New healthcare knowledge network at work on suicide prevention19 May 2025In the year preceding death by suicide, a significant proportion of individuals had contact with a healthcare professional. The actions of healthcare ...
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What to expect from the NATO Summit in The HagueInsights 19 May 2025With strained US relations and war in Ukraine, difficult discussions lie ahead at the NATO summit in The Hague this June. What’s at stake, and what mi...
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Sjef Barbiers moves to INT: ‘Especially in times of AI, we need to keep Dutch relevant’19 May 2025Professor Sjef Barbiers is leaving his job as scientific director of LUCL for the position of scientific director of the Institute for the Dutch Langu...
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Exploring educational experiments: pass/fail and ‘unessays’ at Honours College LawEducational innovation 16 May 2025How to innovate education? In this series, the Honours Academy highlights examples from their educational testing ground that aim to inspire. Today: t...
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You too can improve biodiversity in your local areaEnvironmental Sciences 16 May 2025During a recent event, the Leiden Institute of Environmental Sciences presented the breadth of its research on biodiversity. And Chairman of the Boar...
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Pushing the boundaries of quantum theoryPHYSICS 16 May 2025Mass, time, space, and complexity — physicists in Leiden are launching eight new research projects tackling some of the most fundamental themes in qua...
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Anthropologist Radhika Gupta in Dutch media (NOS) on India-Pakistan border ceremony16 May 2025Despite the political tensions between India and Pakistan, there is a ceremony every evening to close the Attari-Wagah border crossing. Anthropologist...
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Migration scholar Katharina Natter wins Gratama Science PrizePolitical science 16 May 2025For her research into migration policy under different political regimes, Katharina Natter has been awarded the Gratama Science Prize for young, talen...
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Homo erectus from the seabed, new archaeological discoveries in IndonesiaUnique insight 16 May 2025Archaeological finds off the coast of Java, Indonesia provide insight into the world of Homo erectus, 140,000 years ago. Skull fragments and other fos...
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Give parents and children a voice and improve chances of reunification15 May 2025Research by Leiden University into court-mandated out-of-home placements of children has caused much controversy. More than 250 people attended a conf...
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16th Leiden-Sarin International Air Law Moot Court Competition15 May 2025Leiden’s International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL), in partnership with the Sarin Memorial Legal Aid Foundation, was delighted to co-organi...
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Anthropologist Marja Spierenburg in KlimaatHelpdesk on relevance of Indigenous knowledge in tackling the climate crisis15 May 2025Indigenous knowledge, and the knowledge of other local groups, plays a crucial role in tackling climate change. This knowledge provides local insights...