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Release of the Leiden Ranking Open Edition30 January 2024The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University, in collaboration with the Curtin Open Knowledge Initiative (COKI), Sesame O...
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Algorithms and data behind Leiden Ranking in public domain30 January 2024Unlike other major university rankings, the Leiden Ranking – Open Edition is completely transparent. The ranking compiled by the Centre for Science an...
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New board of directors for CWTS appointed01 December 2023
CWTS will get a new board of directors for the coming three years, starting on 1 January 2024. The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences of Leide...
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Congratulations, Dr. André Brasil!26 October 2023On 24 October 2023, André Brasil Varantes Pinto successfully defended his PhD thesis at Leiden University.
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Posting preprints: ‘There is no reason not to’16 October 2023Leiden University publishes the highest percentage of preprints in the Netherlands. Why is that and why post your article online before it has been pe...
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Empower your PhD and join this new research project28 August 2023Dutch postgraduates do not feel adequately prepared for a next job. In a new research project, PhD candidates from Leiden University are invited to fu...
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In memoriam Leo Waaijers (1938-2023)28 August 2023It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague Leo Waaijers, guest employee at our institute, passed away on August 1 after a short illness.
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Separating AI fact from fiction at the AI & Society Conference12 June 2023Researchers and policymakers are welcome to attend the AI & Society Conference in The Hague on Friday 23 June. The SAILS interdisciplinary research pr...
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Sarah de Rijcke new dean Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences24 May 2023Prof. Sarah de Rijcke will succeed Paul Wouters as dean of Leiden University's Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FSW) from 1 January 2024. P...
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Turkish and Syrian students talk to Rector about possible support22 February 2023A group of Turkish and Syrian students from the university are raising money for victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Two of them met Recto...
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Success with NWO for social and behavioural scientists13 February 2023Ten Leiden social and behavioural scientists have successfully applied for the NWO Open Competition. With this Open Competition, NWO gives researchers...
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An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed?Reportage 20 December 2022The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary natur...
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Science, technology and innovation is not addressing world’s most urgent problems20 October 2022Global science research serves the needs of the Global North, and is driven by the values and interests of a small number of companies, governments an...
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Publish Your Reviews: promoting openness in peer review07 July 2022Publish Your Reviews is an initiative encouraging peer reviewers to share their reviews and to contribute to open science and transparant research com...
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Researchers still reluctant to embrace transdisciplinary collaboration23 June 2022Without scientific knowledge, we won’t be able to tackle the grand challenges of the 21st century: climate change, energy transition, social inequalit...