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The formation of Islam: The view from below
By examining the impact of Islam on the daily life of those living under its rule, the goal of this project is to understand the striking newness of Islamic society and its debt to the diverse cultures it superseded. Questions will be the extent, character, and ambition of Muslim state competency at…
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Institutions for Conflict Resolution
Institutions for Conflict Resolution in Leiden focuses on how the judiciary is able to prevent and solve problems.
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Historicizing Security. Enemies of the State, 1813 until present
The research project ‘The History of National Security, 1945-present', is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), the Campus The Hague/Leiden University and the Netherlands Institute for Military History (NIMH). The project will run until the summer of 2013, when we hope…
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How Johan Huizinga sent the Nazis packing
In 1933, Leiden held a large international student conference. It was supposed to be a celebration of unity that would bring together the French, British and Germans. But when the Nazis showed their true colours, Rector Magnificus decided to intervene...
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‘I became a stronger believer in the power of Europe’
She knew that a degree in Public Administration would be a stepping-stone to a career in politics. And that is exactly what Leiden alumna Samira Rafaela (30) wanted. Thanks to preferential votes, this member of the D66 party is the first Dutch MEP from an Afro-Caribbean background.
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‘A week feels like a month at the National Think Tank’
In the National Think Tank (NDT) 20 young academics spend four months reflecting on how to solve a societal problem. Four participants from Leiden told us about their experience.
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‘Friends can achieve a great deal together’
On 29 January, the Mayor of Leiden, Henri Lenferink, was awarded Leiden University’s Scaliger Medal. The longest-serving Mayor of Leiden was presented with the medal by the University’s longest-serving Rector Magnificus, Carel Stolker. Lenferink was awarded the medal in recognition of his achievements…
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EL CID in a time of corona: ‘This is great fun – we don’t know what it was like before anyway’
The EL CID introduction period is mostly online this year. But all first-years get to come to Leiden for a day for a taste of studying and student life. We came to have a look on Wednesday 12 August.
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Rembrandt made a mess of his legal and financial life
‘Rembrandt was a stubborn, socially inept shopaholic.’ In his lifetime the Dutch master became embroiled in over 20 legal disputes. Emeritus Professor of Private Law Bob Wessels has written a book about Rembrandt’s legal and financial dealings.
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Ingrid Tieken spellbound by languages of The Hague
Linguist Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade retired in July, but is pressing on regardless with her languages in The Hague project. An online tour of her Hague Proverbs launched recently and Tieken also has academic publications in the pipeline.
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Dies Natalis all about innovating and connecting
‘We could share our knowledge more with others and apply it more widely,’ said Annetje Ottow, President of the Executive Board, while presenting the new Strategic Plan on the University’s 447th Dies Natalis. The new Strategic Plan therefore focuses on innovating and connecting, among disciplines and…
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No legal career but a food truck on Bonaire instead
If you study law, you won’t necessarily end up striding round a law firm in tailor-made suits. Alumnus Harrie Schoffelen certainly hasn’t: he made the conscious decision to follow another path in life. Together with his fiancée he runs a successful food truck on the tropical island of Bonaire. ‘Return…
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Tackling societal issues with a new vision on public leadership
The Leiden Leadership Centre (LLC) aims to connect science with practice when it comes to public leadership. The Centre, founded by, among others, Dr. Ben Kuipers and Prof. dr. Sandra Groeneveld, is collaborating with a number of organisations. A recent result was a research assignment for a new vision…
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Pieter's Corner: The stressed society
Stress, burnout, depression – these conditions pervade all levels of our society. Children and students suffer from constant pressure to achieve; at the international level, tensions lead to short-sighted actions; and, at the personal level, stress affects our health and social environment. How do our…
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Saving the world together: The value of transdisciplinarity in tackling sustainability challenges
79 students, 15 organisations, and 16 projects: within the master’s programme Governance of Sustainability, diverse groups of students worked together with organisations to tackle sustainability challenges. In this blog, Annemiek de Looze reflects on how the power of their transdisciplinary approaches…
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Open source virtual assistants by Monica Lam
Lecture, Ada Lovelace Lecture
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The Chinese Annals of Batavia, the Kai Ba Lidai Shiji and Other Stories (1610-1795)
Lecture
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Double Session: Coal and Labor in China & Labour Migration in the Central African Copperbelt
Lecture, Leiden Interdisciplinary Migration Seminar (LIMS)
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Conference on Cyber Norms 2019: Dealing with Uncertainty
Conference
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Webinar Corona research - Young Alumni Network
Alumni Event
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Biology Career Event
Study Information
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This Week’s Discoveries | 8 November 2016
Lecture
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Grotius Dialogue on Energy in International Trade Law: Concepts, Regulation and Changing Markets
Lecture
- Low-temperature CO oxidation over Pt-Fe/SiO2 and Pt/ɣ-Fe2O3 catalysts
- POSTPONED: ASCL Seminar: Regulating copper mining: a history of environmental management in Zambia (1964-2021)
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Learning from Nature, learning from our Ancestors; from tradition to evidence based medicines
Conference
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Liveable planet lunch meeting - Sustainability transitions: navigating through industry collaborations
Lecture
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Hazelhoff Guest Lecture: Robert Pickel
Lecture
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Science of Religion at the Post-theological University
Conference, Third Tri-University Research Colloquium
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Towards a Cultural History of Early Modern Ichthyology (1500-1800)
Conference
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Challenging the Liberal World Order: The History of the Global South, Decolonization and the United Nations, 1955-2000
Conference, Workshop
- Museum Talks at the Leiden Department of Art History
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Online Mini-conference 'Political Culture from Late Antiquity to the post-classical Greek City and back again'
Conference
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A Thousand Times No: Masterclass on Arabic Revolutionary Graffiti
Masterclass
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Campus The Hague Career Event 2022
Course, Career Event
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Innovating and connecting
447th Dies Natalis
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Life after the PhD
PhD Career Event
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LUC The Hague - Me, Asian?!: Asians in Popular Culture
Lecture
- Conference: Lessons from Afghanistan
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NISIS Autumn School 2018: Travelling Muslims
Conference
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Connecting Social Sciences
Conference, Science festival
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Meet and Match for Interns: The New Online Internship Market
Course
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Online conference 'Leadership in Progress: Science meets Practice'
Conference, Leadership in Progress: Science meets Practice
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Career event Future Compass
Career event
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Meet the Employer 6-10 December 2021
Course
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Middle Eastern Culture Market 2018
Festival
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The Politics of Siege in the Syrian Conflict
Panel discussion
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Mormonism 201 Years On: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 201 years after Joseph Smith’s first revelation (9th Leiden Symposium
Conference
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On head movement and the verbal identity condition in ellipsis
Lecture
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Data Science meets Humanities
Lecture, Seminar