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Exploring educational experiments: pass/fail and ‘unessays’ at Honours College LawEducational innovation 16 May 2025
How 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 2025
During 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 2025
Mass, 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 2025
Despite 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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Homo erectus from the seabed, new archaeological discoveries in IndonesiaUnique insight 16 May 2025
Archaeological 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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16th Leiden-Sarin International Air Law Moot Court Competition15 May 2025
Leiden’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 2025
Indigenous knowledge, and the knowledge of other local groups, plays a crucial role in tackling climate change. This knowledge provides local insights...
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Melanie Fink Presents on ‘The Right to Human Explanation’ at Tübingen AI & Law Summer School14 May 2025
On 13 May 2025, Melanie Fink presented her latest research on the role of the duty to reason and other explanation rights to safeguard human dignity i...
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Sandra Palmen is State Secretary and alumna: ‘My main goal is to get the childcare benefit redress operation back on track’Alumnus interview 14 May 2025
Sandra Palmen studied tax law at Leiden University and built a career within central government, currently as State Secretary. She was one of the firs...
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Podcast series: Dive into the world of cybersecurity & cybercrime14 May 2025
Curious about the world behind digital attacks, online fraud, and cybercriminals? To mark the launch of the Dutch-taught bachelor's programme in Cyber...
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‘Polish presidential election will be important for the country’s position on the international stage’14 May 2025
Poland votes for a new president in a first round of elections on Sunday. Lecturer Jan Meijer points out: ‘The result will have a lot of impact on Don...
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Psychology alumnus Marisse van Os is helping improve mental health services from withinInterview 14 May 2025
A psychology degree, a career that started in the commercial sector and now a role where she feels she can make a difference. For alumnus Marisse van ...
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Political turmoil in Turkey: is there a future for democracy?guest lecture 13 May 2025
Turkish politics was shaken by the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, along with dozens of others from the main opposition party. In light of th...
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Advancing Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights in a Polarised, Digitalised, and Unequal WorldCALL FOR ABSTRACTS 13 May 2025
We are pleased to invite abstracts for a conference on ‘Advancing Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights in a Polarised, Digitalised, and Unequal World...
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Fatma Çapkurt awarded grant for research into proactive services in income support facilities13 May 2025
Dutch civil society coalition ‘Over Informatie Gesproken’ (Talking About Information) recently selected eight grant applications to improve informatio...