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‘Let politics be the focus at the State Opening of Parliament’ 16 September 2024
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 Stat...
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Why rules don’t work for some of the population 16 September 2024
Excessive regulatory burden causes economic harm and can undermine trust in government. Policymakers wishing to ease this should be more mindful of pe...
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Eric Storm: ‘Nationalist politicians have a more international orientation than traditional parties’ 13 September 2024
Nationalism is so prevalent in our society that we hardly realise it once didn’t exist. In his new book, senior university lecturer Eric Storm reveals...
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Diabolical dilemmas in timeless theatre about the Relief of Leiden 12 September 2024
What is freedom worth in times of hunger? ‘Beleg’ is a modern interpretation of Lucretia van Merken’s 1774 play. With five performances in Leiden’s Sc...
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Introducing: Mohammad Bin Khidzer 12 September 2024
Mohammad Bin Khidzer recently joined the Institute for History as a Postdoc, as part of Fenneke Sysling's ERC Starting Grant project COMET: Human Subj...
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Science for Sustainable Societies: a new interdisciplinary bachelor’s programme 12 September 2024
How do you tackle environmental challenges and societal transitions from an interdisciplinary perspective? Starting from September 2025 students will ...
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University introduces lay talk and it looks like this 11 September 2024
Complex research with a generous sprinkling of jargon: PhD defences can be difficult for non-experts to follow. In the compulsory new lay talk, PhD ca...
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Alicia Schrikker wins the Euro Cup prediction competition of the Institute for History 10 September 2024
During the summer, a sizzling battle for the first place in the European Championship pool took place at the Institute for History. A total of 63 foot...
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‘Lifelong development is the perfect way to connect science with society’ 10 September 2024
As well as offering students a first-rate education, Leiden University provides a wide range of training for professionals, so they can be lifelong le...
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Learning by doing: how to take advantage of everyday growth opportunities 10 September 2024
When a challenge or question presents itself, our first reaction is often: ‘Let’s organise training’. But is that always the best solution? The workin...
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Earlier treatment of PTSD symptoms in women staying in the women’s shelter in Amsterdam at LUBEC Leiden 09 September 2024
Many women in women’s shelters suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). According to the expertise center affiliated with Leiden University ...
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‘Partying is fine but we still need to protest’ 09 September 2024
Leiden University was present for the second time at the second Leiden Pride on Saturday. With a boat with room for 60 students and staff, decorated i...
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Prepared for pain? The impact of the nocebo effect on people with chronic pain 09 September 2024
People who have negative expectations about a treatment actually experience more pain. Merve Karacaoglu discovered in her PhD research that anxious an...
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Executive Board member Martijn Ridderbos to leave Leiden University 06 September 2024
Vice-chairman of the Executive Board Martijn Ridderbos will leave Leiden University at the end of this year. As of 1 January 2025, he will take up a n...
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NWO grant for research on new type of global organisation 05 September 2024
To what extent can global issues be solved by multistakeholder collaboration, a relatively new type of organisation? Jan Aart Scholte, the coordinator...