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Spinoza Prize for historian Judith Pollmann: ‘We continually reference the past’Interview 26 June 2025How did people in the past deal with change? And how did such change influence personal and collective identities? For her research on these questions...
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Pension funds as a solution to NATO’s 5% defense goalInterview 25 June 2025The NATO-summit confirms: defense budgets will rise to 5%. The means the Netherlands must spend more, but where will the money come from? Political sc...
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Spring for everyone: KCPEG symposium on existence insecurity shows both urgency and solutionsPolicy, science and practice come together in the former orphanage during the Spring symposium 2025. 23 June 2025On a sunny afternoon in early June, the KCPEB Spring symposium ‘Spring for everyone’ was held in Leiden’s former orphanage, organised by the Expertise...
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From horror to silence that speaks volumes: Leiden researches emotions at Lowlands23 June 2025This summer, Leiden University will be setting up camp at Lowlands with two research projects. From a spine-chilling haunted house to a silent perform...
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Experience ‘Shelter’: An underground VR-experience about Ukraine20 June 2025In a world increasingly shaped by conflict, it becomes ever more important to create space for empathy, understanding, and informed public discourse. ...
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Adolescence: Sexual Becoming in Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives19 June 2025On 24 and 25 April 2025, the Trippenhuis in Amsterdam — home to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) — hosted an interdisciplinar...
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Damaged by Disgrace: report on involuntary relinquishment and adoption of babies in the Netherlands19 June 2025For decades, unmarried girls and women in the Netherlands were forced to give up their newborn children. The impact was profound and persists to this ...
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Africa Thesis Award for Baleseng Maeneche18 June 2025Baleseng Maeneche (University of the Western Cape) has won the Africa Thesis Award 2024 with a master's thesis on media representation of male perpetr...
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Religious Studies students combat loneliness: ‘Simply acknowledging the complexity helps’18 June 2025Last semester, bachelor’s students in Religious Studies spent a lot of time in community centres in Leiden. The reason: field research into loneliness...
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Two researchers from FSW receive the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant17 June 2025Researchers Andrea Evers and Diana Suhardiman have been awarded the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This grant,...
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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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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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‘Don’t let open science degenerate into a data dump’Inaugural lecture 12 June 2025An endless stream of publications, data and software accessible to all. It might sound idealistic, but Professor of Science Studies Thed van Leeuwen w...
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Sterre won an award for her research on how CO₂ is changing our foodThesis prize 12 June 2025Sterre ter Haar has won the Rachel Carson Graduation Prize for her thesis on how rising levels of CO₂ affect the nutrient content of plants. For the I...
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Towards a stronger sector: Insights and ambitions from FGGA & FSW10 June 2025Connecting, discussing success stories and taking the next steps: that is what the Meet & Greet on the sector plans was all about. On 2 June, nearly 2...