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CSM student Sofian develops card game that makes children aware of online dangersInterview Sofian Fesenko 23 April 2025
Cybersecurity doesn’t start with your first job – it starts with your first phone. According to Sofian Fesenko, a student of Crisis and Security Manag...
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Call for Nominations Now Open – Krijn Rietveld Memorial Awards 202523 April 2025
The Leiden University Fund and dsm-firmenich are proud to open the call for the Krijn Rietveld Memorial Awards 2025. These annual prizes honour innova...
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Almost € 3 million of funding for research on sexually transgressive behaviourGrant 22 April 2025
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a grant of €2,858,000 from the Dutch National Research Agenda (NWA) for tackling sexually transgressive b...
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In de spotlight: students cultural anthropology conduct research on Tiny Houses22 April 2025
Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology students have conducted research into the experiences and motivations of people moving into a Tiny Hou...
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Common insecticide damages freshwater ecosystems22 April 2025
The pesticide thiacloprid turns out to be more harmful than previously thought. It can disrupt the lives of freshwater invertebrates and their communi...
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Leiden students help with primary school language lessonsReport from The Hague 22 April 2025
De Regenboog primary school in The Hague has a high percentage of children whose first language is not Dutch. In the ‘Children of the City’ project, E...
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Five questions for Thijs Bosker about Local Actions22 April 2025
Sustainability challenges don’t just call for environmental scientists – they require expertise from many academic fields. Thijs Bosker and Paul Behre...
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From Leiden to Harvard: four questions for Julia Santosfellowship 17 April 2025
Eight early-career researchers from around the world have been awarded a 51 Pegasi b Fellowship – a prestigious opportunity for astronomers. Julia San...
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Elke Moons appointed professor by special appointment of the chair ‘Crime Statistics’ at Leiden University16 April 2025
As of 1 April 2025, Professor E.A.L.M.G (Elke) Moons has been appointed professor by special appointment of the chair ‘Crime Statistics’ at Leiden Uni...
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Expert gathering in Florence to rethink enforcement of EU digital law through the lens of the rule of law16 April 2025
As Europe’s digital regulatory landscape continues to expand, scholars from across Europe and beyond gathered in Florence for a two-day Expert Roundta...
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AIV opinion: EU must act more decisively and effectively16 April 2025
The Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV) has issued an opinion on possibilities for reform within the European Union (EU) in the area of Co...
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Health Campus explores effect of neighbourhood approach for healthy Hague generation16 April 2025
A generation is growing up in the Zuidwest district in The Hague with little outdoor play space. Researchers from Health Campus The Hague are followin...
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Unknown, but not unlovedDutch people know little about the Caribbean islands; yet they want to maintain the connection 16 April 2025
Do you know what the capital of St Eustatius is? Or which province Curaçao belongs to? No idea? You are not the only one: the majority of European Dut...
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Article from 1984 remains a hit: citation count passes 10,000Mijlpaal 16 April 2025
It was already the most cited publication ever written at our faculty, but now a new milestone has been reached. Last month, a paper by emeritus profe...
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Public Administration student Benito investigated benefits scandal: ‘Rules can profoundly impact lifes’Interview Benito Walker 16 April 2025
The child benefits scandal caused significant harm to families. The independent Hamer Commission specifically investigated the link between the scanda...