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Jessica den Oudsten wins the eighth Uitgeverij Verloren/ Johan de Witt thesis award
Jessica den Oudsten won this year’s Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt thesis award for history with her master’s thesis, entitled
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'Promoting universal values is a good strategy for resilience'
Many Western defence strategies concentrate on maintaining the status quo. Actively promoting universal values can also be a good strategy for resilience, according to Theo Brinkel, Professor by Special Appointment in Military-Social Studies. Inaugural lecture 15 January.
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Anne-Laura van Harmelen: In the media
Stay tuned for updates on relevant media appearances of Anne-Laura van Harmelen.
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NWA grant for Anouk de Koning and consortium for research on social resilience
A 5 million euros grant from the Dutch Research Agenda allows Anouk de Koning and co-applicants Femke Kaulingfreks and Maartje van der Woude to study social interventions in eight Dutch cities in an innovative and interdisciplinary way.
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(Leiden University) wins the sixth Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt-thesis prize
Willemijn Tuinstra has won the Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt-award for History 2020 with her Master Thesis 'Conscience & connections. Marcellus Franckheim (1587-1644) and his contacts in the Habsburg World at the eve of the Thirty Years War'.
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Dr Philippe van Gruisen shortlisted for Els Witte Prize for the best PhD Thesis
Dr. Philippe van Gruisen, Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Leiden University, is shortlisted for the Els Witte Prize 2019 for the best doctoral dissertation of the Netherlands and Flanders.
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'A toast to resilience': faculty New Year’s event 2022
On Tuesday 11 January 2022, the new year at the faculty was ushered in with an online event. Dean Joanne van der Leun toasted the new year and of course the annual Meijers prizes and thesis awarded were presented.
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Annual report 2020: a year of unity and resilience
In the new Annual Report 2020 we report on not only the research and teaching, but also the knowledge transfer, operational management and general policy at Leiden University in 2020. The report is divided into a general section and a section with the figures, i.e. the university’s financial stateme…
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Our government should be more resilient
A fragmented political landscape, permanent pressure from current affairs and an increasingly political civil service: our government faces many challenges. This makes it all the more difficult to make important decisions about pensions or the climate. Research and good education can help meet the challenges…
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Selin Topel
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.topel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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René Kleijn appointed Professor of Resilient resource supply
The energy transition ranks high on the European policy agenda, but what does it take to get there? René Kleijn researches how we can extract, use and reuse raw materials in a responsible way. Since 1 March, he has been appointed professor of Resilient resource supply.
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Davy de Witt: ‘I have really made this into my own place’
‘To be honest, I don’t really care about what type of research is going on. Just let me do my own thing and everything is fine,’ according to biotechnical officer Davy de Witt. In this interview, he tells about his tasks and experiences at the Institute of Biology Leiden, where he has been employed…
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How to build resilience in times of climate crisis
In the honours course Sustainability & Health, students examine the causes and effects of climate change – but also how they can relate to these themselves. How do you build resilience in turbulent times? An excursion focused on silence and compassion helps students with this challenge.
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Sanneke Kuipers about 'The Resilient City' on the ISGA Blog and BNR radio
Sanneke Kuipers and Dyonne Niehof wrote a blog about 'The Resilient City'. They describe the resilience of a city such as New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and also provide insights of social capital and the resilience of The Hague.
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What works in social work? Large-scale research into social resilience policy interventions
The need for knowledge among practitioners and the lack of an academic knowledge base for specifically collective arrangements of social work in the Netherlands were the reason for Anouk de Koning, Femke Kaulingfreks and Maartje van der Woude to start working on a Dutch Research Agenda (NWA) application…
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Network (BLRN) goes live with an inaugural conference on ‘Business Resilience’
The Business & Liability Research Network’s (BLRN) Opening Conference on Business Resilience was a resounding success and the report below provides an overview of the inspiring speeches, insightful panel discussions and informative workshops.
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Saving threatened orang-utans with climate change-resilient trees
A study of the International Union for Conservation of Nature has identified tree species native to Indonesia’s Kutai National Park that are resilient to climate change. The species support threatened East Bornean orang-utan populations; therefore, the study recommends their use in reforestation efforts.…
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From Jean-Paul Sartre to the power of theatre: resilience can be found everywhere
Students of the Bachelor Honours Class 'Strategies of Resilience' are exposed to a unique educational experience. Through philosophical insights and creative exercises, participants explore what it means to be resilient. ‘I really feel like it helps you develop as a person.’
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Resilience meets Criminology
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Resilience meets Criminology
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Anthropology PhD Conference 2018: Vulnerability and Resilience in Research and Representation
This conference explored the various ways in which anthropologists at the Leiden Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology engage with global vulnerabilities and social resilience through their ethnographic research and representation. All staff and students were invited to participate…
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Vasiliki Kosta speaks jointly with Bruno de Witte on ‘Human rights or fundamental rights norms in EU courts’ at the European University Institute
On 24-25 April 2017 Vasiliki Kosta, Assistant Professor at the Europa Institute, participated in the workshop “Human rights norms in ‘other’ international courts and tribunals”.
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ASCL Seminar: Urban Transitions in the Global South - Harnessing opportunities and expanding possibilities
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Giliam de Valk 'How to stay Resilient with Ever-changing Threat Assessment?'
Giliam de Valk, assistant professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, was one of the speakers at the third congress of the National Thinking Tank Integral Security on 6 February.
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In the hands of a few: Disaster recovery committee networks
This study examines recovery planning committees across Japan's Tohoku region.
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Crafting Resilience Kick-Off Conference
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Gül Aktürk Hauser
Faculteit Archeologie
g.akturk.hauser@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maarten Koese
Science
j.m.koese@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maximilian König
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.konig@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6619
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Catrin Böcher
Science
c.bocher@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marco Cinelli
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
m.cinelli@luc.leidenuniv.nl |
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How can scientists contribute to a climate-resilient cup of coffee?
Agricultural production is one of the most vulnerable sectors to climate change around the world, and poorer countries face significantly more difficulties than the developed world. Coffee is an agricultural commodity that most people enjoy but are oblivious to the climate-related challenges affecting…
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When materials become critical: lessons from the 2010 rare earth crisis
Promotor: G.J. Kramer Co-Promotor: E.G.M. Kleijn
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Drug-target binding kinetics in vivo
A next, general pharmacological problem to be tackled is how drug-target binding kinetics in vivo, affects target occupancy as an important indicator of the time-course of drug effects.
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Counteracting subliminal cues that threaten national identity
A new paper written by Jolien van Breen, Soledad de Lemus, Russell Spears & Toon Kuppens in the British Journal of Social Pscychology examines the impact of the 2008-2012 financial crisis on national identity in Spain.
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The importance of friendships in reducing brain responses to stress in adolescents exposed to childhood adversity: a pre-registered systematic
Up to 50% of all children and adolescents growing up worldwide are exposed to at least one form of childhood adversity (CA), which is one of the strongest predictors for later-life psychopathology.
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Targeting gun violence & trafficking in Europe
To assess the impact of illicit firearms trafficking on gun violence, this research looks at the scope, characteristics and contexts of firearm violence, and also the scope and nature of firearms trafficking in Europe since the new millennium. Nils Duquet, Dennis Vanden Auweele and Marieke Liem created…
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Environmental and genetic drivers of wood and lignin formation in flowering plants
In this project, we will study the genetic and environmental drivers of woodiness and stem lignification at the level of plant‐to‐gene‐to‐molecule.
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RAISE Study
The aim of the RAISE study is to investigate how resilient people respond to stress. Specifically, we will study how key biological systems (HPA-axis, immune system) interact with the brain and social environment in order to facilitate resilient functioning after childhood adversities.
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All-gender toilet Herta Mohr
Herta Mohr, Witte Singel 27A, 2311 BG, Leiden
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Anne-laura van Harmelen about growing up in war in Dutch magazine De Psycholoog
In Dutch magazine De Psycholoog, Anne-Laura van Harmelen talks about the impact traumatic experiences, especially for those who are growing up.
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Registration open new minor: Violence Studies
In the academic year 2022-2023 the Social Resilience and Security interdisciplinary programme will offer a new minor for students who are interested in studying interpersonal violence and who are entering the third year of their Bachelor's degree. The announcement went down well with students: the available…
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New courses on 'Violence'
In the academic year 2021-2022 the Social Resilience and Security interdisciplinary programme will offer two courses for interested students who are entering the third year of their Bachelor's degree. You can sign up for these courses in your elective (minor) space. The courses are available to students…
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Key publications
Key publications of the Predictive Pharmacology group.
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Arjen Boin
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
boin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2233
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Contact
Address and contact details of LeiCenSAA
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Libraries
University Library, Witte Singel 27, 2311 BG, Leiden
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Anne-Laura van Harmelen nominated for Huibregtsen Prize
Professor of Brain, Safety and Resilience Anne-Laura van Harmelen has been nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize. The winner of the prize will be announced on the Evening of Science & Society (4 October).
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Within the broader scope of the interdisciplinary programme 'Social Resilience and Security', we seek to provide a broad and deep understanding of the dimensions and etiology of transgressive behaviours, the effects of interventions, and resilience against such behaviours.