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Prof. Ton Liefaard contributes to UN Global Study on Children Deprived of LibertyAs a member of the international advisory board, Prof. Dr. Ton Liefaard, participated in the final expert meeting of the United Nations Global Study o...
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Call for Papers: Decolonizing European Anthropology?
Anthropologists in and of Europe today are once more concerned with the production of anthropological knowledge. We welcome papers that address the di...
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Mark Westmoreland and Francesco Ragazzi receive a Seed GrantDr. Mark Westmoreland (Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology) and Dr. Francesco Ragazzi (Institute of Political Science) have b...
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Monitoring Migrations: The Habsburg-Ottoman Border in the Eighteenth CenturyHow old is the phenomenon of states attempting to control migrations on external borders? What were the motives and outcomes of these policies? In his...
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Caterpillars listen to voicemail by eating soilLeaf-eating caterpillars greatly enrich their intestinal flora by eating soil. Even effects of plants that previously grew in that soil can be found b...
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Another year with a strong presence of Leiden Law School in the European Law Moot Court CompetitionThe Europa Institute was represented in all four regional finals of this year’s European Law Moot Court!
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The Mastermind approach to brain researchThe brain is a complex organ, and researching medicine to treat brain disorders is equally if not more complex. Elizabeth (Liesbeth) de Lange, Profess...
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Tigers, leopards and humans: creating a co-existent spaceHow can large carnivores co-exist with human communities? By studying tigers and leopards in Nepal, Babu Ram Lamichhane argues that co-existence is po...
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How suspicious parties can work together safelyCryptographer Max Fillinger developed new methods to analyse a group of algorithms called commitments schemes. These schemes are building blocks for c...
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‘Heritage decisions limit our ability to imagine alternative forms of society’It is difficult to imagine a society other than a hierarchical nation-state. This is in part because we neglect alternative forms from the past, argue...
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University to sponsor Leiden SingelloopAt this year's Leiden Singelloop (canal run) on 5 April, €4.44 per runner will go to charity instead of the usual €4. This is because Leiden Universit...
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Contract heralds redevelopment of entrance area for Leiden Bio Science ParkThe MORE project covers the development of the new entrance area for the Leiden Bio Science Park. Partners Leiden University, the Municipality of Leid...
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Rise of drones necessitates revision of laws of warNowadays, it is almost impossible to imagine warfare without unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones. For instance, they have been deployed in the war in ...
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Master’s Open Day: ‘I’ve mainly come to ask a lot of questions’It was a soggy Friday, but the visitors to the Master's Open Day were made of sterner stuff. Bachelor's students from all around the world defied the ...
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ZonMw Medical Inspirator Prize for research ‘Lyme paralyses lives’Together with patient representatives, clinician-researchers from Radboucumc (Internal Medicine) Amsterdam UMC and researchers from Leiden University ...