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‘If you know how the system works, you can stand up for your rights’
Legal protection. What do those involved in youth care and child protection understand by this concept? And what needs to change to improve legal protection? This question was explored by researchers from Leiden University’s Department of Child Law. Their research fits with the government’s ambition…
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Funding for project on open-source intelligence activists and Russia's war against Ukraine
Damien van Puyvelde has received funding (over 47.000 euro) from a new Research Council pilot for his study 'Open-source research and the war in Ukraine: intelligence for the people by the people?' We asked the researcher five questions about this project and the opportunities this creates for him.
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Mark Rutte presented with book about the human dimension
The human dimension must be brought back to the fore, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in response to the child benefits scandal. But how? A group of researchers – including Leiden psychologist Sandra van Dijk – have written a book offering practical suggestions. They presented the book to Rutte on 28…
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Alumna Anne Marie van Rietschoten on the importance of ethics and making a contribution
If it was up to alumna and member of the Advisory Board Anne Marie van Rietschoten, philosophy and ethics would be part of the standard curriculum for a law degree. In our monthly flash interview with alumni, Anne Marie explains why she believes this is so important.
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Robert Smit receives his PhD with distinction. ‘I am happy to be back in the lab’
An all-optical transistor, a molecule-sized sensor and a new kind of single-photon source for quantum communication. All dreamed applications of fundamental physics that are one step closer thanks to Robert Smit. On 12 June, he defended his PhD thesis with distinction.
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Hoe laten we vaders minder werken en meer doen in het huishouden?
Gaan vaders minder werken als andere vaders dat ook doen? Helpt betaald ouderschapsverlof hen om meer op te pakken in het huishouden? Hoe bepalend zijn sociale normen voor verschillen op de arbeidsmarkt? Onderzoeker Max van Lent gaat het uitzoeken.
- FLO Days FSW: 7 & 8 february 2024
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Master Get Together
Master Get Together
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‘We couldn't really celebrate our vaccine being approved, but we were over the moon’
On 11 March, pharmaceutical company Janssen received approval to launch its corona vaccine on the European market. This made Janssen the fourth company to be given the green light by the European Medicines Agency. As Lead of the Janssen Campus in the Netherlands, Biology alumnus Bart van Zijll Langhout…
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Career Café Law (for international students)
Study information
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Bitskrieg: The New Challenge of Cyberwarfare
Lecture
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ASCL Seminar: The COVID-19 Pandemic Response and Africa's New Era of Austerity
Lecture
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Summer School Population Health Management 2022
Conference
- Career Café Law - for international students
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Speeddating with master students
Study information, Speeddate evenement
- Career Café Leiden Law School
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The whole world knows the way to the Leiden institute in Morocco
A delegation from Leiden University visited the Netherlands Institute Morocco (NIMAR) in Rabat at the end of February.
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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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Dissertation: The strategic role of ceasefires in civil wars
The impact of a ceasefire shifts over the course of a conflict, as conflict party leaders learn more about each other’s military and political aspirations and adapt their use of ceasefires accordingly. That’s the key message of the dissertation of Valerie Sticher, PhD-candidate at the Faculty of Governance…
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Meijersprijzen en scriptieprijzen uitgereikt tijdens nieuwjaarsreceptie
Op dinsdag 10 januari 2022 zijn tijdens de facultaire nieuwjaarsreceptie de jaarlijkse Meijersprijzen en de scriptieprijzen uitgereikt.
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Rethinking Urban Renewal and Citizen Engagement: Insights from Turin
Maria Vasile's ethnographic fieldwork in Turin reveals that volunteering and citizen engagement may not empower residents or allow them to shape their cities. Her analysis of urban gardens, food markets, and food aid initiatives calls for a broader perspective on urban peripheral areas and a shift away…
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University historian Pieter Slaman: ‘I can point to valuable constants and experiments that went too far’
As University historian, Pieter Slaman researches the University’s past, but he’s equally interested in its present. ‘It’s useful to be familiar with issues from the past. Not to be rooted in the past because some developments from history are things you definitely don’t want to repeat.’
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Expanding Social Sciences & Humanities in African Global Health Discourse
LUNHA strives to redefine global health by prioritizing justice, fairness, and inclusion in Africa. Through collaboration with diverse stakeholders, LUNHA aims to reshape global health research and foster a broader engagement with social sciences and humanities.
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André Leliveld awarded Comenius Senior Fellowship
André Leliveld has won a grant of 100,000 euros within the Comenius Senior Fellow programme for the project ‘Learning globally, acting locally: co-creation of an international multidisciplinary online learning environment around Frugal Innovation'. André is academic coordinator of the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus…
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‘Sometimes choosing a different path can take you further’
On International Women's Day (8 March) we take time to consider female emancipation and participation. What does this day mean for Leiden University, and how does it tie in with our aim of becoming more diverse and inclusive? We talked about these issues with Annetje Ottow, who recently became the…
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Flash interview with alumna Liz Kool about her choice for a career with social impact
Kool made a conscious choice to work for a non profit organisation. Recently, inspired by the pandemic, she also made a career switch.
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Seven Comenius grants for Leiden lecturers
Eleven lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius grants that will allow them to work with their teams on an innovation project within their own teaching. They have been awarded three grants of 100,000 euros within the Senior Fellows programme and four grants of 50,000 euros within…
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Offensive Cyber Operations: Understanding Intangible Warfare
Lecture
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Career College: Working in Finance
Lecture
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Leiden Translation Talk 9 May: Human-technology relations and the permeating presence of machine translation tools
Lecture
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ASCL Seminar: The Blue Values Journey to Research and Resilience in Coastal Africa
Lecture
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Kick-off Conference Horizon Europe research project TransEuroWorkS: Transforming European Work and Social Protection
Conference
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Prepare Yourself for the virtual Bio Science Park Excursion
Career and apply for jobs
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LUCIR Lecture: Future Warfare and Civilian Protection
Lecture
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Leiden Anthropological Conference: The Campus with a Future
Conference
- Public Ethics Talks
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Career College: Working at an NGO
Career and apply for jobs
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Closing the Gap 2022 | Responsibility in Cyberspace: Narratives and Practice
Conference
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The EU and Africa – joint visions for the future or falling back on the past?
Lecture, Seminar
- Career Café Leiden Law
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Leiden Leadership Lunch: Changing Service Professionals' Attitudes to Volunteers
Lecture
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CADS Spotlight: Tim van de Meerendonk & Esther van der Camp
Lecture, Research Seminar
- Museum Talks at the Leiden Department of Art History
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Lecture by Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren: 'Handing Over Responsibility'
Lecture
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Campus The Hague 'Meet the Employer'
Course
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A flash interview with our President and alumna Annetje Ottow
In this flash interview we get a flash introduction of our President and alumna Annetje Ottow.
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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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CareerCollege Working at an NGO
Career and apply for jobs
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Protecting the Peace Process in Post-Brexit Northern Ireland
Lecture
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LUCIR book talk: Awakening to China’s Rise: Europe amid US-China Strategic Competition
Lecture