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How “giving voice” may lead to silence 02 December 2022
Do we break the silences in our research participants’ stories? When is it ethical to write and not write about what remains unspoken in the social wo...
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Bacteria growing on light and air: a revolution for biotechnology? 30 November 2022
Research to experiment with bacteria that grow like plants has been granted the NWO XS grant. These bacteria use light and carbon dioxide to grow, and...
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Biology student Martijn Verkuilen wins Unilever Research Prize 29 November 2022
Martijn Verkuilen is the winner of the Unilever Research Prize 2022. By transferring DNA from a plant into yeast, he made the first move to produce a ...
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Successful signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding between the CCOE and ISGA/FGGA 28 November 2022
On 24 November a High-Level panel discussion on the occasion of the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding between the NATO Civil-Militar...
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New book by Sabine Witting on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography 28 November 2022
In this commentary, Sabine Witting, Assistant Professor at eLaw, provides a comprehensive analysis of the Second Optional Protocol to the United Natio...
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Six questions about the book 'Ruminations' by Tahir Abbas 28 November 2022
Tahir Abbas, Professor of Radicalisation Studies at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, is organising a book launch for his new book: 'Rumin...
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Yorum Beekman: ‘I didn’t want to write about people, I wanted to give them a voice’ 28 November 2022
As a woman, working in Japan and Korea can be pretty tough, Yorum Beekman discovered. It prompted her to pursue a PhD on the subject: ‘I thought: hey,...
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Second Anthropology of Asia at Leiden Update well attended 25 November 2022
On November 17, the Leiden Anthropology of Asia Network held its second Anthropology of Asia at Leiden Update. At Leiden University, anthropologists a...
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Leiden University College The Hague: 'Top rated Programme' since 2013 24 November 2022
Leiden University College The Hague received the 'Top rated Programme' seal from the Keuzegids Universiteiten 2023 (Dutch University Guide). It is the...
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ERC grant for Jan Vonk: 'Mathematics is the most powerful language to describe our universe' 22 November 2022
On 22 November, Leiden scientist Jan Vonk received an ERC starting grant for his research on the building blocks of mathematics. This grant is not his...
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Six Leiden researchers receive ERC Starting Grant 22 November 2022
Six researchers from Leiden University have received an ERC starting grant. This grant of on average 1.5m euros will enable the researchers to launch ...
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Eduard Fosch-Villaronga awarded ERC Starting Grant 22 November 2022
Eduard Fosch-Villaronga from Leiden University has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This grant of 1.5m euros enab...
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Job Faber wins Moot Court Challenge Cup 21 November 2022
This was the tenth occasion that the Moot Court Challenge Cup has been awarded! This time for the best oral argument at the Moot Court held in the spr...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri co-organised Brussels Privacy Symposium and launched 'VULNERA' 21 November 2022
On 15 November in Brussels, the Brussels Privacy Hub and the Future of Privacy Forum held the 6th edition of the 'Brussels Privacy Symposium'. The top...
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Matthew Broad wins the Carla Musterd Award for Teaching 18 November 2022
At the latest Institute Council meeting in November, the institute’s biannual prize for teaching was awarded. The award is named after Carla Musterd, ...