News
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Launch Leiden University Dialogue in Education Network (LUDIEN) 26 July 2024
On July 3rd the Leiden University Dialogue in Education Network (LUDIEN) has officially been launched. The network welcomes all who are interested in ...
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From the lab to the Olympic Games 26 July 2024
In her daily life, she is a student of Life Science and Technology, but not this summer. Guusje van Bolhuis is participating in the Olympic Games with...
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This is the library you did not know you had been looking for 23 July 2024
2,240 plant extracts from 1,299 different plant species of Dutch origin. That’s the collection of the Dutch Extract Library, which has recently been t...
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Europa Institute staff attend 2024 IMISCOE Annual Conference 23 July 2024
Moritz Jesse and Elena Kukovica attended the 2024 IMISCOE Annual Conference in Lisbon which was held from 2 to 5 July 2024.
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Skate culture embraced by Olympic Games is now visible in the city 22 July 2024
The skateboarding world was highly enthusiastic about the participation of skaters in the Olympic Games in 2021, although there was also a lot of oppo...
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Historical research helps biodiversity in Leiden city centre 22 July 2024
The Leiden municipality wants to make the city centre climate-proof and combat heat stress by greening it. But they want to do this in a way that does...
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Anthropological Research Opportunities for Masters Students in Ghana and Morocco 19 July 2024
Costanza Franceschini is working on the Sea-ing Africa project as a project coordinator for Masters students who will be conducting research in Ghana ...
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Veni grant for Melanie Fink 18 July 2024
Melanie Fink, Assistant Professor of European law, has received a Veni grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This research grant will allow Dr ...
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How worshipping your grandfather ensures your social status 17 July 2024
In Ancient Egypt, prominent families engaged in ancestor worship to maintain their high standing. Renata Schiavo researched this link between religion...
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Grant worth millions for research on the socio-economic impact of hydrogen transition 17 July 2024
A consortium including economists, psychologists and public administration scholars from Leiden University will study public acceptance of the hydroge...
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Veni grant for Leiden researchers 17 July 2024
The Veni grant is awarded annually by NWO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research). This year, multiple researchers from Leiden University a...
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Kathleen Gregory receives Veni grant for research on the sustainability of open data infrastructures 17 July 2024
Data about COVID-19 were everywhere during the pandemic, but how will all this data continue to be managed and kept open so that it is usable in the f...
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Veni grants for 21 researchers from Leiden University 17 July 2024
An impressive 21 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Graduation MIRD Class of 2024: 'The world is better off with students like this' 17 July 2024
On Friday 5 July 2024, the graduation of the two-year Advanced MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) programme was celebrated at Wijnhaven ...
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Hans-Martien ten Napel publishes volume on democracy as a cultural phenomenon 17 July 2024
Hans-Martien ten Napel recently published a volume entitled 'Culture, Secularization and Democracy: Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville', co-edited wit...