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Tom de Groot: ‘International Studies covered all the topics that interested me’24 June 2025During his bachelor's programme in International Studies, Tom de Groot became fascinated by the theme of peace and security. Now he designs and modera...
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Jeanette Wagenaar writes about Louise Six: ‘I wanted to give a voice to women in history’24 June 2025When Jeanette Wagenaar read Simone van der Vlugt's De amulet (The Amulet) at the age of eleven, she decided that she too wanted to write a historical ...
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From International Studies to HR: ‘I use my skills every day’24 June 2025Ana Oleart came to The Hague from Barcelona to study for her bachelor's degree in International Studies. After completing no fewer than two master's d...
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Time to attend to the itch in psychology23 June 2025Patients with chronic itching often cannot focus their attention on anything else. Psychologists want to help them, but they need more knowledge about...
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Exhibition 'Outside the Box': Where law and creativity meetHonours College Law 23 June 2025What happens when students are given the freedom to think outside the box? Honours College Law students got to try it through their 'unessays': an alt...
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Rubin Observatory reveals first images: with key contributions from Leiden23 June 2025A time-lapse of the universe in more detail than ever before: that’s the aim of the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, which will unveil its ...
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Human Rights and Food Security – Legal Training for Professionals at LUC23 June 2025Food security is increasingly under pressure due to rising inequality, climate change, and armed conflict. From 28 October, Leiden University College ...
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From horror to silent strength: Leiden researches emotions at Lowlands23 June 2025This summer, Leiden University will be setting up camp at Lowlands with two research projects. From a spine-chilling haunted house to a silent perform...
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Experience ‘Shelter’: An underground VR-experience about Ukraine20 June 2025In a world increasingly shaped by conflict, it becomes ever more important to create space for empathy, understanding, and informed public discourse. ...
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New assumption-free statistics offer a better choice for many research studies19 June 2025PhD candidate Daniël Gomon has developed statistical methods that could significantly improve research in fields like medicine and demography. ‘Mathem...
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Adolescence: Sexual Becoming in Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives19 June 2025On 24 and 25 April 2025, the Trippenhuis in Amsterdam — home to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) — hosted an interdisciplinar...
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Martijn van den Brink participates in the EU Law Mountain Seminar in the Czech Republic19 June 2025From 10-13 June, Martijn van den Brink participated in the EU Law Mountain Seminar in the Czech Republic. The Mountain Seminar is a regular gathering ...
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Astronomers analyse huge, hot filament of missing normal matter19 June 2025A European team of astronomers, led by Leiden-based researcher Konstantinos Migkas, has uncovered a large filament — a long, thread-like structure — o...
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Leiden University College writing project brings students together: ‘I am a kitchen in Gaza, and now it is dark’19 June 2025What happens when students from three very different contexts come together to explore the social determinants of health? This spring, students from L...
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Vulnerability in open-source code has been floating around for 15 years: ‘This shows how complex security really is’18 June 2025Researchers at LIACS have found a vulnerability in open-source code that’s been used around the world for over 15 years. They’ve also developed an AI-...