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What Trump's European visit didn't deliver
Professor Rob de Wijk (International Relations) monitored Donald Trump's recent visit to Europe. We discussed the outcomes of the different summits with the Leiden scholar. ‘This visit delivered exactly what I predicted: nothing!'
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Skeleton research provides insight into culture of Caribbean Indians
Archaeologist Hayley Mickleburgh studies how bodies decompose. This helps with the reconstruction of changes in the burial rituals of Caribbean Indians.
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Leiden graduate starts petition for visa extension because of Covid-19
Yuven Muniandy (36) from Malaysia recently obtained a PhD from Leiden University. His ‘orientation year’ visa gives him a year to find work in the Netherlands. But with Covid-19, companies have frozen recruitment. Yuven and seven other graduates are asking for a visa extension. He explains why.
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Finally a book about Boerhaave the botanist
Herman Boerhaave (1668 - 1738) is generally known to have been a dedicated doctor and chemist. However, the significant role he played in botany is less well documented, according to Margreet Wesseling. So she decided to write about about Boerhaave the botanist to mark the 350th anniversary of his birth…
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International Relations’ alumni-student event: ‘Quality over quantity’ and other alumni advice for the job application process
Practical advice, a panel discussion, and an informal networking reception: students and alumni from the MA International Relations can look back on yet another successful event last April. The diverse backgrounds and careers of the alumni vividly illustrated the range of opportunities awaiting students…
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Book Reviews
The Hague Journal of Diplomacy regularly publishes reviews of recent books within the field of diplomacy and global affairs.
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- Volume 1 (2006)
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Classical Ballet advanced
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Electrochemistry meets vacuum: strategies for advanced in situ characterization
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Leiden Alumni Meeting Beijing
Alumni event
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Assembling anisotropic colloidal building blocks
PhD defence
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Workshop from inside out: grounding and releasing
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Ecologizing Protection in Post-Tsunami Japan
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Joan van der Waals colloquium - online
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LCN2 Seminar: Network model selection via the Minimum Description Length principle: the effects of ensemble non-equivalence
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This Week’s Discoveries | 11 December 2018
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LDE NL Space Campus Summer School
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LDE NL Space Campus Summer School
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Roundtable: Competing Concepts of Power
Debate, LUCIR Roundtable
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Data Science seminar at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
Lecture, Seminar
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Widening the horizons of outer space law
PhD defence
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Workshop Botanical drawing in the Hortus and in LAKatelier
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Releasing tension by dancing with balls | English spoken
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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CPP Annual Lecture with Tommie Shelby: "Prison Abolition: the limits of functional critique."
Lecture
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LCN2 Seminar: Geometric Representations of Complementarity-Driven Networks
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This Week's Discoveries | 26 May 2020
Lecture
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Female Researchers in the Spotlight for Physics & Astronomy Ladies' Day
On Thursday November 15th, Leiden University organizes its Physics & Astronomy Ladies' Day for female high school students. To mark this festive day, we put the spotlight on five female researchers, who talk about their experiences working in science.
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The eighty-year-old Leiden Papyrological Insitute has a small but great collection
The Leiden Papyrological Institute celebrated its eightieth birthday on Monday 19 January. Its collection of papyri – including paper, potsherds, pieces of wood and even lead – covers the period from 300 B.C. until after 800 A.D. and is entirely of Egyptian origin. The institute’s anniversary is being…
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'No, I don't find my work creepy'
Archaeologist Hayley Mickleburgh has already appeared in the Dutch papers a few times already due to her unusual work: the study of decomposing bodies. She studied at Leiden University, where she is now a researcher.
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Sackler Distinguished Lecture Series on Human Rights
The Sackler Distinguished Lecture Series on Human Rights was established at Leiden University through an endowment given by Dr. Raymond R. Sackler and his wife, Beverly, international philanthropists with a commitment to supporting scientific research. The lectures mark the annual celebration of International…
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Students from all corners of the world
Callum is from Ireland, Sharitah is from The Hague and Kirsten is from Manilla. The new students taking part in the HOP week from 19 to 23 August come from all corners of the world. The HOP week is the introduction week for students at Leiden University in The Hague. The diversity of the student population…
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From research in space to director on earth
After ten years and one day, Leiden Observatory has a new director. As of 1 September, Ignas Snellen will set the course for the astronomical institute. In this interview, you will get to know Ignas. Or at least a little. That is why we gave him five dilemmas and asked the people around him who he really…
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LTA conference: preparing students better for the job market
Can you, as a university lecturer, base your teaching on your research and at the same time prepare your students for the job market? This was the core question at the annual teaching conference organised by the Leiden Teachers’ Academy on 20 November. The two are not mutually exclusive, was the con…
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Four perspectives on smoking and the tobacco lobby
Doctors are entering the fray, court cases are being filed and smokers are becoming more of a pariah. From lobby expert to medical biologist: four Leiden researchers give their perspective on smoking, the tobacco industry and smoking policy
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Dating with electrodes struck to your skin
Four thousand visitors immersed themselves in art and science during Leiden's Night of Art and Science on 17 September. They could choose from dozens of lectures, experiments, interactive events and a lot of art.
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This Week's Discoveries | 18 February 2020
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LION Science Day
Conference
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Experience Day Philosophy: Global and Comparative Perspectives
Study information
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Experience Day South and Southeast Asian Studies
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Experience Day African Studies
Study information
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Experience Day English Language and Culture
Study information
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Playing China’s University Entrance Exam: The Videogame 'Chinese Parents' and Its Political Potentials
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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Mapping and theorizing migration governance and diplomacy: Insights from the South-to-West Asian Migration Corridor
Conference, Workshop
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Playing China’s University Entrance Exam: The Videogame 'Chinese Parents' and Its Political Potentials
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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57th Leiden-London meeting: Agencies, Accountability and Association
Conference
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Forensics lectures
Lecture
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Teaching
This page contains all relevant information for lecturers teaching in the Astronomy bachelor's and/or master's curriculum at Leiden University.
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Dissident Women's Voices against Oppression
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Book series
Diplomatic Studies (DIST) is a peer-reviewed book series that encourages original work on the theory and practice, processes and outcomes of diplomacy.