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An ethical compass is crucial to intelligence workInaugural lecture 16 June 2025Intelligence and security services often operate in the shadows – a place where ethics must shine bright. In his inaugural lecture, Michael Kowalski c...
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New publication - The regulation of sex robots: Gender and sexuality in the era of artificial intelligence16 June 2025Carlotta Rigotti, postdoctoral researcher at eLaw, has just published her new monograph, The Regulation of Sex Robots: Gender and Sexuality in the Era...
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Change Labs: ‘Redesigning your course from scratch is inspiring – like working with a blank canvas’Innovation in education 16 June 2025This academic year saw the start of the Change Lab(oratory) project. Teaching staff from various departments worked on innovations in their master's c...
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AG Ćapeta Opinion in WS and Others v Frontex: Academic research on Frontex’ liability reaches the CJEU’s Grand Chamber16 June 2025On 12 June 2025, Advocate General Ćapeta delivered her Opinion in WS and Others v Frontex, a Grand Chamber case currently pending before the Court of ...
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MIRD students engage with high-level diplomacy during Geneva study tripEduaction 16 June 2025From 26 to 28 May, second-year students of the Advanced MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) participated in the programme's annual visit...
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Alex Geurds new Professor in Central American archaeology: 'A professorship as a unifying force'16 June 2025The appointment of Alex Geurds as Professor in Central American Archaeology reinvigorates an existing focus within the faculty. 'The research chair of...
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Fifth edition of LEAP launched16 June 2025After a semester of brainstorming, writing, rewriting and editing, the time has come: the fifth edition of Leiden Elective Academic Periodical (LEAP) ...
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Is our water older than the sun? Astronomers find clue in ice around young star16 June 2025A team led by Leiden University in the Netherlands and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory have, for the first time, robustly detected semi-heavy...
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A village on campus: De Kattekop nursery run by psychologist Ellen BuschmanInterview 16 June 2025Parents from all corners of the university bring their children to De Kattekop, the university’s day nursery. De Kattekop is celebrating its 45th anni...
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PRINS introduces students to the world of practice: ‘I’m now even considering a career at the Ministry’16 June 2025The successful PRINS (PRactising INternational Studies) project offers International Studies students an introduction to the world of practice. In the...
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Lorentz Center ready for the future with a renovation and new wing16 June 2025The moving boxes are unpacked, the floors are gleaming, and the workshop rooms look fresh and inviting. On Monday 16 June, the renovated Lorentz Cente...
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A smarter way to search for antibiotics16 June 2025Bacteria carry countless hidden treasures in their DNA: fragments that could hold the key to new medicines. But how do you pick out the most promising...
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Leiden researchers receive KIEM grant to explore materiality in ancient religions13 June 2025A KIEM grant was recently awarded to a diverse group of Leiden researchers, aiming to organise an interdisciplinary conference with the title ‘Ancient...
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Keynote by Mayke Kaag at UN about trust and security sector reform13 June 2025On 2 June, Prof. Mayke Kaag gave a keynote speech at the UN Headquarters in New York. The meeting was organised by the UN’s Security Sector Reform & G...
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This course brings opera into the classroom: ‘Many themes are still relevant today’Honours Challenge 13 June 2025What can opera tell us about societies in the past and present? Leiden honours students went looking for an answer, together with students from the Du...