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450 years of Leiden University
Ahead of the times? We’ve been that for 450 years. As the oldest university in the Netherlands, we’ve sailed through the centuries with our sights fixed firmly on the society of the future. Our anniversary in 2025 is a chance to look back too. A chance to celebrate the impact of our research and teaching.…
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Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research) (MA)
The Classics and Ancient Civilizations (Research) master's at Leiden University covers the entire range of present-day research on the civilisations of Greece and Rome, Egypt and the Ancient Near East.
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Classics (research) (MA)
The Classics Research Master, a specialization of the Classics and Ancient Civilizations programme at Leiden University, gives you the opportunity to study the Greek and Roman world with a focus on Greek and Latin language and literature.
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Classics and Ancient Civilizations (MA)
The MA Classics and Ancient Civilizations at Leiden University covers the entire range of present-day research on the civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria and Palestine, Greece and the Roman Empire. In chronological terms, the program covers thousands of years, from the early origins…
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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Law: Human Rights and Beyond
This summer school focuses on the emergence of sexual orientation, gender identity (SOGI) and intersex issues in different areas of international law, such as human rights law, refugee law, international economic law, and international criminal law. Further information for this summer course will be…
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Revolutionary Turmoil and Structural Change: Ethiopia's 1974 Turning Point in a Global Perspective
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Environmental Activism, Indigenous Survival, and Settler Colonialism in the Unist’ot’en Camp’s Resistance against the Coastal GasLink Pipeline
Lecture
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Science and education policy
YAL raises its voice on policy matters.
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Statistician Aad van der Vaart Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion
During a symposium in honour of his 60th birthday, statistician Aad van der Vaart received the royal award of Knight in the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands. Colleagues talk about his significance for their field and how they got to know him. ‘The collaborations with Aad have been one of the great…
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Successful authors’ workshop on the EU fundamental right to academic freedom
On 9 June 2023, the workshop on ‘Academic Freedom and its Philosophical Underpinnings in EU law’ took place at the Academy Building, Leiden. It was organized in the framework of the Vidi research project The EU fundamental right to ‘freedom of the art and sciences': exploring the limits on the commercialisation…
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Female talent in the spotlight
The representation of women in science is improving, also at the Faculty of Science. On 8 March – International Women's Day – we highlight the work of female scientists from our faculty.
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Owada Chair should bring together nations, cultures and individuals
Dominique Moïsi, a professor at King’s College London, will be the first holder of the Owada chair. ‘In the present international context of polarisation and divisions within societies and amongst nations, any effort at bringing Asia and Europe closer to each other is truly important.’
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Ann Stoler Leiden GLASS
Professor Ann Laura Stoler from The New School for Social Research in New York will be the Spring 2016 Global Asia Scholar. She will visit Leiden University from May 17-19, 2016.
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Historian Jeroen Duindam receives Austrian Cross of Honour for Arts and Sciences first class
On June 14th, Jeroen Duindam, Professor of History at the Faculty of Humanities, was awarded an exceptionally high distinction for his achievements in the field of Austrian history.
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Corstens Commission concludes in report: no expressions of antisemitism
The Corstens Commission that investigated whether there are any grounds for the rumours of antisemitism at the Faculty of Law has found no indication whatsoever for such expressions. This also applies to the professor in question. This is evident from the report that the commission chaired by Professor…
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‘Technology shouldn’t shape our future; we should’
Technology holds so much promise – from self-driving cars to enhanced physical performance from smart implants under the skin. But we should not let ourselves be caught off guard. That is the message of Bart Custers, Professor of Law and Data Science in his inaugural lecture on 21 May. ‘We don’t talk…
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eLaw Research Colloquium 2021; 'Law Gone Digital'
On Friday 10 December 2021, the Center for Law and Digital Technologies (eLaw) of the Leiden Law School, hosted its annual Research Colloquium exploring the theme 'Law Gone Digital'. The event gathered presentations by eLaw PhD candidates and professors on a wide range of topics at the interface of…
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Lecture: How Social Ties are Critical during Crises
Join this lecture from professor Daniel Aldrich at the Spanish Steps in Wijnhaven on Wednesday 3 November. Dr. Sanneke Kuipers, associate professor in Crisis Governance, will be the moderator of the lecture and she and professor Aldrich give us a preview of the event.
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Appointment Prof. dr J. Meulman
As of March, 1st, Prof. dr. J. Meulman has been appointed as professor at the Mathematical Institute.
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'Vulnerability and Data Protection' book by Gianclaudio Malgieri presented at Naples University
On 3 April 2024, the University L'Orientale in Naples will hold a full afternoon conference to discuss a book written by Dr Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor at eLaw. The title is 'Vulnerability and Data Protection Law', published with Oxford University Press in April 2023.
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Daniel Carter speaks at MIDA Closing Conference in Copenhagen
On 18th to 20th May Aalborg University hosted the MIDA Closing Conference (Migration and Inclusion in the Labour Market) in Copenhagen. The conference focused on the changes, challenged and advantages of cross-border labour mobility within the EU.
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Changes at the Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance and Society (VVI)
As from 1 February, prof. Adriaan Bedner will be the new Head of Department of the VVI.
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Joris Larik on Al Jazeera on the Dutch Political Crisis
Joris Larik, Assistant Professor at Leiden University College in The Hague, was interviewed live on Al Jazeera on 2 April 2021 about the current political upheaval in The Netherlands and the difficult process of forming a new government.
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Video Lecture and Presentation EIR Recast
In February 2015 professor Bob Wessels recorded a video lecture of some 30 minutes on the Recast of the EU Insolvency Regulation. The lecture explains the key topics of the renewed tekst for the European Insolvency Regulation.
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Sierd Schaafsma appointed justice in the Supreme Court of the Netherlands
The Dutch Council of Ministers has approved the appointment of a Vice President and of three justices, including Professor Sierd Schaafsma, in the Supreme Court of the Netherlands.
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Schuurmans appointed Chair of Legal Aid Board’s Advisory Council
Ymre Schuurmans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, has been appointed Chair of the Dutch Legal Aid Board’s Advisory Council following permission from the Dutch Minister for Legal Protection.
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Christa Tobler discusses indirect discrimination in Vilnius
On 13 June, Professor Christa Tobler spoke about indirect discrimination at the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University in Lithuania.
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CUPL delegation welcomed to Leiden Law School
On Friday 28 June 2024, Leiden Law School's Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law welcomed a delegation of administrative law scholars from China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL).
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Digital classes about the language of lobbying in february online
What is lobbying? How does it work? Starting February 2 Leiden University professors, Jaap de Jong and Arco Timmermans will introduce high school students to the language of lobbying. Digital classes together with a teacher's kit will be available in Dutch from February.
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Vestert Borger chairs panel at the conference ‘The EMU at Twenty’
On Saturday 17 November 2018 Vestert Borger chaired a panel at the conference ‘The EMU at Twenty’.
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NWO tenure track grant in arithmetic algebraic geometry
Within the context of the four national mathematics clusters, NWO has awarded seven proposals for tenure track positions. One of these was on 'Moduli, metrics, models, and arithmetic of Shimura varieties' by Bas Edixhoven from the Leiden Mathematical Institute.
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“Kees Bakker" award for Thijmen Breeschoten
Leiden Biology student Thijmen Breeschoten received the annual award for being the best BSc-student in 2013 from the “Stichting Professor Dr. K. Bakker-fonds”.
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Stefaan Van den Bogaert wetenschappelijk directeur Instituut voor Publiekrecht
Het faculteitsbestuur heeft prof. Van den Bogaert benoemd tot wetenschappelijk directeur van het Instituut voor Publiekrecht. Van den Bogaert is hoogleraar Europees recht en al meer dan 10 jaar hoofd van de afdeling Europees recht. Hij is tevens directeur van de Stichting Europa Instituut.
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Egbert Jongen discusses free childcare
Free childcare: Professor Egbert Jongen sees the potential drawbacks. The allocated budget could be used more effectively, for one thing. He discusses this issue at length with Geert de Wit in Dutch financial newspaper ‘Het Financieele Dagblad’.
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Mayor of Leiden visits NeCEN
Last Monday April 18, Bram Koster (professor at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), professor at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)) and Ariane Briegel (professor at the IBL) gave a presentation to the mayor of Leiden, Henri Lenferink. The presentation took place at NeCEN, the open access…
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Liesbeth Eurelings-Bontekoe was knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau
Emeritus professor Liesbeth Eurelings-Bontekoe received the royal award from the Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam for her great contribution to the quality of care, especially to clinical and health care psychology.
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Ymre Schuurmans appointed on Council of State’s external reflection committee on child benefits scandal
The Council of State in the Netherlands has drawn up a programme of reflection to evaluate the role of the highest administrative court in the child benefits scandal and to learn lessons for the future.
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Gianclaudio Malgieri, intervened in the Global Privacy Assembly 2022
On October 26, Gianclaudio Malgieri (Associate professor at eLaw) moderated a plenary panel about
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Jean-Pierre van der Rest receives a 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Award
Professor Jean-Pierre van der Rest has received a 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Award from Cornell Hospitality Quarterly.
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Leiden staff make their mark at Labour Law Conference in Stockholm
On 19 and 20 May an international labour law conference is taking place in Stockholm. The theme is ‘New Foundations of Labour Law in the Globalised Market Economy’.
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Seminar Rule of Law and the European Arrest Warrant at Örebro Universitet 25 March 2021
On 25 March 2021 this online seminar will be held from 10.15-12.00 at Örebro Universitet in Sweden. Jannemieke Ouwerkerk, Professor of European Criminal law at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at Leiden University, will be one of the speakers at this seminar. Information about registration…
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International Advisory Board welcomes Judge Peter Tomka of the International Court of Justice as its new Chairman
The International Institute of Air and Space Law is very proud to announce that Judge Peter Tomka has accepted the position of chairman of its International Advisory Board. During the Board meeting on 15 November 2017, Judge Tomka officially succeeded Professor Laurens Jan Brinkhorst as chairman of…
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Ministry of Security and Justice publishes results ISGA conference
In its magazine National Security and Crisis Management, the Ministry of Security and Justice paid extensive attention to the ISGA Conference ‘Who determines the security (research) agenda?’. Leiden researchers presented their research on important themes like the national security agenda, crisis management,…
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Prestigious Japanese Fukuoka Prize for Leonard Blussé
Leonard Blussé, emeritus Professor in the History of European and Asian relations, will receive the prestigious Japanese Academic Fukuoka Prize. Blussé receives the prize for creating a new academic field: 'The Maritime History of early modern East/Southeast Asia'. He will receive the Prize in September…
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Successful Summer Course on the Europeanisation of administrative law in the Member States
From 26-30 June 2017 the first edition of the summer course on the Europeanisation of administrative law in the EU Member States took place in The Hague.
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Afshin Ellian and Bastiaan Rijpkema publish new volume on Militant Democracy with Springer
How can party bans be justified? Which parties were banned in post-war Europe – and why? Do militant democracy instruments work? Is an international militant democracy concept in the making?
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Dimiter Toshkov, Brendan Carroll and Kutsal Yesilkagit in the Washington Post
Dimiter Toshkov, Associate Professor, Brendan Carroll, Assistant Professor, and Kutsal Yesilkagit, Professor International Governance, of Leiden University, wrote an article for the Washington Post about the European governmenets that acted quickly in times of a pandemic. And these governments are…
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eLaw co-organised International Conference on Privacy-friendly and Trustworthy Technology for Society
Eduard Fosch Villaronga, Assistant Professor at eLaw, co-organised together with Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux, Christoph Lutz, Anton Fedesov, and Anto Čartolovni the GoodBrother International Conference on Privacy-friendly and Trustworthy Technology for Society on 28 June 2022 in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Hubertus Irth new scientific director LACDR
Prof. dr. Hubertus Irth will be appointed as the new Scientific Director to the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) starting September 1st, 2016.