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Political elites and regime change in the Middle East and North Africa: accommodation or exclusion? 17 March 2022
Political scientist Kevin Köhler (Leiden University) has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This prestigious gr...
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LUC education team nominated for Dutch Higher Education Award 15 March 2022
The Leiden University College team behind the Learning Mindset project has been nominated for the Dutch Higher Education Award, an award for innovativ...
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Vici grant for Anouk de Koning for research on Prototyping Welfare in Europe 15 March 2022
Across Europe, neighborhoods, schools and community centers are turned into living labs to experiment with “doing” the welfare state differently. Leid...
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Vici grants for three Leiden researchers 15 March 2022
Three Leiden researchers have been awarded a prestigious Vici grant, the Dutch Research Council (NWO) announced on Tuesday. Two of the researchers wor...
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Ewine van Dishoeck receives Fritz Zwicky prize for astrophysics & cosmology 11 March 2022
The Fritz Zwicky Prize 2022 for Astrophysics & Cosmology has been awarded to Prof. Ewine F. van Dishoeck for her pioneering, decades-long work in astr...
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Collaboration starts quest for new antibiotics through NWO fund 09 March 2022
Identifying novel antibiotic compounds to tackle antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Researchers from Leiden University and VU Amsterdam will unite through...
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Yvonne Erkens appointed as Global Law professor in Leuven 08 March 2022
Yvonne Erkens, Associate Professor of Labour Law, has been appointed as a Global Law professor at the Catholic University of Leuven.
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Charlotte wins thesis award on argumentation theory: ‘This is one way to strategically pin someone down’ 03 March 2022
Everyone has heard arguments like this before as a child: ‘Whether you like it or not, you have to go to school!’ It seems as though you are presented...
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Archaeology alumna Oda Nuij wins Florschütz Thesis Award 03 March 2022
Annually, the Dutch Palynologische Kring invites nominations for the Florschütz Award for best MSc thesis in Palynology and Palaeobotany. This year, t...
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Nicole van Os wins Academy Kiss 01 March 2022
Nicole van Os won the Academy Kiss 2022. Van Os, study coordinator and advisor who also chairs the Delegation of Workers' Organizations in The Local C...
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Prestigious Gutenberg Research Award for archaeologist Wil Roebroeks 23 February 2022
Leiden archaeologist Professor Wil Roebroeks receives the 2021 Gutenberg Research Award of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). "By granting Wil...
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MasterMinds Challenge named best educational innovation 16 February 2022
The Master of Medicine at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) has won the national biennial award for best educational innovation in medical teach...
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Archaeology alumna Elizabeth Hicks awarded first runner-up in thesis competition 15 February 2022
Elizabeth Hicks won first runner-up in the Netherlands Institute of the Near East (NINO) MA thesis 2021 competition at the end of January.
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PhD student becomes headwind cycling champion: ‘Just put your chin over the handlebars and pound the pedals’ 10 February 2022
With a headwind of 80 kilometres per hour, pouring rain and freezing temperatures, Jurjun van der Velde cycles down the Oosterscheldekering. On his tr...
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Charlotte van der Voort wins Leiden Thesis Prize 09 February 2022
The winner of the Leiden University Thesis Prize has made an original and substantial contribution to argumentation theory. This is what Annetje Ottow...