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We’re surrounded by noise: ‘Silence should be a human right’ 05 November 2024Learn how silence can benefit your well-being during Work Stress Week from 11 to 15 November. It’s no surprise that we sometimes need a bit of peace a...
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Alumnus Heidi Burrows: ‘Children are inherently vulnerable’ 04 November 2024What is it like to study law in the Netherlands as an international? Alumnus Heidi Burrows came to the Netherlands from the UK to study International ...
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Jannemieke Ouwerkerk appointed to EC Expert Group on EU Criminal Policy 04 November 2024In October 2024, Jannemieke Ouwerkerk, Professor of European Criminal Law, was appointed to the European Commission’s (EC) Expert Group on EU Criminal...
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Research offers surprising insights into historical crime in The Hague 04 November 2024Theft, prostitution, fortune-telling or murder. Historian Manon van der Heijden and a group of students are researching court records from The Hague f...
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Video: Sorting out your allowances is easy with Shuttel 04 November 2024It’s November, so from now on we will be using Shuttel to log our travel and homeworking days. Esther van Opstal (HR Director) and Karin van den Elzen...
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‘We need to keep teacher development on the agenda’ 04 November 2024Good education starts with good educators. The university has taken various steps in recent years to help our teaching staff develop. But new teaching...
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Mees Vergouwen wins Mitchell B. Carroll Prize 01 November 2024Mees Vergouwen was awarded the Mitchell B. Carroll Prize by the International Fiscal Association (IFA) on 28 October 2024. The tax specialist won the ...
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New research to get young people back into reading for pleasure 30 October 2024Young people are more likely to find long texts unappealing to read, particularly with all the digital distractions. To improve young people’s reading...
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‘It doesn’t feel like work’: what it’s like to be a mentor for Pre-University College 29 October 2024Guiding high school students as a mentor at Pre-University College: what is that like? And what does it all entail? As part of the 20th anniversary of...
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New chair in Educational Theory and Law bridges the gap between research and child protection 29 October 2024Dr Anouk Goemans has been appointed professor by special appointment of Youth Services and Child Protection from an Educational and Legal Perspective ...
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Age assurance needs to respect children's rights 29 October 2024A variety of age verification methods are required, both in order to protect children and to ensure that they can participate online, a new study fund...
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Student and entrepreneur: ‘PLNT The Hague is the place to find like-minded people’ 28 October 2024Taking a Bachelor’s in Security Studies while starting and running two businesses: student Mohamed Sulaiman never stops. But he wouldn’t have it any o...
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Once more Erasmus grants awarded for international cooperation 28 October 2024This year, eleven exchange projects from Leiden University received an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility education grant. The total award of almo...
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Sustainability Monitor 2023: Leiden University substantially reduces carbon emissions 28 October 2024The Sustainability Monitor 2023 shows that Leiden University is taking its sustainability efforts seriously. It is working on a greener campus and to ...
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Representative from ERC Safe & Sound presents paper at WE ROBOT Europe 25 October 2024On 17 October, a representative from the ERC Safe & Sound project attended the first edition of WE ROBOT Europe in Berlin. At the conference, speakers...