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Highlights of 2017: our most read articles
An online course to teach our international students their first words in Dutch, American presidents in Leiden and how Neanderthals made the very first glue: view a selection of our most read English news in the past year.
- Teacher of the Year 2017 throws students in at the deep end with supervision
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Roberto Cassar (alumnus LLM programme 2016-2017) has won the Geoff Masel Prize of ALAANZ 2017.
We are very proud to announce that the Geoff Masel Prize 2017 was awarded to Mr. Roberto Cassar, for his essay
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Stans Prize 2017 for Davide De Mauro
The ‘Stans Prize 2017' (for the best thesis, report or article produced by a CML student) has been awarded to Davide De Mauro. Other CML prizes were awarded to Jeroen Guinee, Reinout Heijungs, Martina Vijver, Willie Peijnenburg en Kevin Groen
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Honours year opened with VR glasses and mindfulness
The academic year of Leiden University's Honours Academy opened on 9 October. The opening ceremony was held in the Hooglandse church in Leiden.
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Open Consultation on UN GGE 2015 Norm Proposals
The Leiden University’s Program for Cyber Norms, a research platform to investigate the development and implementation of law and policy applicable to uses of ICTs, in cooperation with the think-tank ICT4Peace conducted a global open consultation on how to implement the UN Group of Governmental Experts’…
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Statistician Heike Trautmann is Pascal professor 2017
The German professor of Information Systems and Statistics Heike Trautmann accepted the Pascal chair this month at LIACS, the computer science institute of Leiden University. Trautmann’s main research areas are evolutionary multiobjective optimisation and data science, in which LIACS is strong as we…
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Faculty year opened in the Hortus
It has become tradition: the opening of the faculty year in the Hortus Botanicus. This year, too, staff and students of the Faculty of Humanities gathered in the botanical garden on the first Wednesday of September to raise a glass to the new academic year.
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Archaeology student Erik Kroon wins university thesis award 2017
During the Dies Natalis for alumni, February 11 2017, the annual university thesis awards ceremony was held. The winner of 2017 is Erik Kroon, of the Faculty of Archaeology. His thesis featured innovative research on changes in the technology of Neolithic ceramics.
- OSCoffee: How to take your next step in the path to open science
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ZonMw - Stimulating academic gatekeeper engagement in responsible research assessment
The project “Optimizing the responsible researcher” (see below) has enriched the knowledge base about the shared values of responsible biomedical research and the various ways in which these ideals are (or are not) put into practice.
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ONon-academic professionals - Working at Leiden University
Nobody is better qualified to tell you what it is like to work at Leiden University than the employees themselves. Watch the videos and meet your future colleagues. They will be happy to share their experiences with you.
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Simone Dobbelaar
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.dobbelaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Linda van Leijenhorst
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
lleijenhorst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3750
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Nikki Nibbering
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
n.nibbering@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Chris Verhoeven
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
verhoeven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4069
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Josi Marschall
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.c.marschall@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Judith Schomaker
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.schomaker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Aleksandrina Skvortsova
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.skvortsova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Robert-jan de Rooij
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.j.b.de.rooij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Leonardo Lenoci
Science
l.lenoci@science.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8484
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Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.m.hoogendam@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6345
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Juan Claramunt Gonzalez
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.claramunt.gonzalez@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6026
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of the Regular and Advanced PIL LL.M. Programs and the Opening Lecture of the 2016/2017 IHL Lecture
IHL and Humanitarian Assistance in Contemporary Armed Conflicts against the Background of the Current Refugee Crisis
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Valentina Vecchio (LLM 2017) nominated for the NLF Research Award.
On 27 October 2017 the Netherlands Aerospace Foundation (NLF) announced the nominations for the NLF Research Award. We are proud of the nomination of our alumna Valentina Vecchio for her thesis, entitled ‘Aerospace Additive Manufacturing; Between Industrial Potential and Legal Challenges’.
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Mr. Claudiu Mihai Taiatu wins Diederiks-Verschoor Award 2017
We are very proud to announce that our alumnus Mr. Claudiu Mihai Taiatu (Adv. LL.M. student, year 2016-2017) has received the Diederiks-Verschoor Award 2017 in Melbourne, Australia for best paper, entitled ‘Space Traffic Management: Top Priority For Safety Operations’.
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Mare - 30 November 2017 - Goedkope vlucht? Zelf aan boord klimmen!
In de Mare van 30 november 2017 vindt u een artikel over Juriste Lalin Kovudhikulrungsri, die onlangs promoveerde op de rechten van mensen met lichamelijke beperkingen bij vliegreizen. ‘Een hond mag mee, maar blindegeleidenpaarden mogen worden geweigerd.’
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Archaeology alumnus Wytze Stellingwerf 2nd place IISG Thesis Award 2017
With his master's thesis 'The patriot behind the pot' Wytze Stellingwerf reached second place, among 38 contestants, in the IISG Thesis Award 2017.
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Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights January 2017 Newsletter
In early January, the Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights released its January Newsletter to its friends and partner networks.
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200 years of Leiden Science: kicking off the lustrum year in style
Music, being together and the impact of science were at the heart of the festive opening of the academic year and the start of the faculty’s 200-year anniversary. The faculty was 200 years old on 2 August 2015. The anniversary was celebrated in style, attended by 500 members of staff and students.
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LUC The Hague Congratulates the Class of 2017 ½!
Last Wednesday February 7th, LUC The Hague celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2017 ½. Around 250 guests joined the ceremony at Leiden University’s Wijnhaven building, followed by a festive reception at LUC The Hague in honour of the 34 graduates.
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Leiden Alumna wins NVER 2017 Award for Master Thesis
The Europa Institute is honoured to announce that a Leiden alumna has received an award from the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Europees Recht (NVER) for her master thesis.
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Get your debate on: register for TEIMUN 2017
From 9 – 16 July, students from all over the world will flock to The Hague to participate in The European International Model United Nations (TEIMUN). Do you have a knack for diplomacy and feel like you can add to the debates? Register now!
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2017 editions of annual report and sustainability report published
Leiden University's 2017 annual report has now been published. This year for the first time the University has also published a separate sustainability report. Leiden University is the first university to produce a separate report on the progress of its sustainability policies.
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Prize MOOC Public Administration 1 of the best courses 2017
Great news: the MOOC
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Vincent Bakker wins Research Master’s Thesis Prize 2017
Vincent Bakker, PhD Candidate at the Department of Economics, was awarded the Research Master’s Thesis Prize 2017 of the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Science.
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Regieorgaan Open Science officially launched as Open Science NL
Fifteen knowledge institutions and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science have signed the covenant for Open Science NL. Leiden University has also joined the covenant, via the Universities of the Netherlands. This marks the start of the Dutch Research Council’s and brings the transition to open…
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Jeroen Codee wins the Carbohydrate Research Award 2017
For his significant original contributions in the field of carbohydrate research, chemist Jeroen Codee will be awarded the biennial Carbohydrate Research Award for Creativity in Carbohydrate Chemistry.
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Leiden University appointed extra 25 female professors in 2017
Last year Leiden University appointed an extra 25 female professors. With these appointments the Executive Board has increased the percentage of women in the highest academic role.
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LUCSoR at the 2017 American Academy of Religion Conference
LUCSoR will be represented at the upcoming American Academy of Religion (AAR) conference by Dr. Corey Williams (Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Global Christianity) and Bas van Rijn (former BA and MA student). The conference takes place from 18-21 November 2017 in Boston, USA.
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Festive opening Faculty Year in the Hortus
The Faculty of Humanities has made a festive start to the academic year. On 7 September, staff members were able to meet each other at a drinks party in the Hortus botanicus.
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Lynette Janssen wins International Insolvency Institute’s 2017 Prize
Lynette Janssen, PhD candidate at the Hazelhoff Centre for Financial Law, has been awarded the Bronze Medal in the competition for the International Insolvency Institute’s 2017 Prize in International Insolvency Studies.
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In memoriam Prof. dr. Glen Newey (1961–2017)
Glen Newey, Professor of Political Philosophy and Ethics at the Institute of Philosophy, suddenly passed away on 30 September 2017. He was a remarkable personality and a unique scholar, who chaired the practical philosophy cluster at Leiden University with great enthusiasm.
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Andrew Webb receives 2017 Simon Stevin Master Prize
Andrew Webb, Professor of MRI Physics at LUMC and teacher at the Physics education at Leiden University, has been awarded the 2017 NWO Simon Stevin Master Prize. The prize includes a cash award of 500,000 euros. Webb is planning to use the prize to develop new MRI techniques that allow diseases to be…
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‘Let politics be the focus at the State Opening of Parliament’
A big performance by André Rieu, food trucks in The Hague and more contact with the Royal Family: grand plans were announced in April to make the State Opening of Parliament (Prinsjesdag) a real ‘crowd puller’. For this year, however, we will just have to make do with slight differences in emphasis.…
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Workshop Indonesian Family Law on 4 and 5 October 2017
The Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance and Society (VVI) and the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) organize a two-day workshop on Indonesian Family Law on 4 and 5 October.
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Robbert Visser wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2017
Robbert Visser has won the Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2017. His study in the field of Political Theory is the latest milestone along Visser’s (in his words) ‘long road to the master’s title’. The jury was impressed by his work: 'Deeply engaging, providing a critical and balanced analysis,…
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Archaeology in ninth position in QS World University Rankings 2017
It is the second year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is ranked the highest in continental Europe. Aside from this the faculty features, as it did last year, in the top ten worldwide.
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Leiden University wins ICC Moot Court Competition 2017
The ICC Moot Court Competition, organised by the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, in partnership with the International Bar Association and sponsored by the Planethood Foundation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and The Hague Municipality, welcomed top students of 64…
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Year 2021
The student bi-weekly online diary of Archaeology/Egyptology students, 2021.