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Opinion: Renaming ministries plays crucial role in shaping political agenda 14 June 2024Three new ministries have been formed in the Netherlands: Asylum and Migration, Housing and Spatial Planning & Climate and Green Growth. Of course, th...
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Prison reward systems do not work well and prisoners are the ones who pay 13 June 2024Ten years ago, a new reward system was introduced in Dutch prisons: the only way prisoners could earn extra ‘freedoms’ was through good behaviour. Fre...
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Unique exhibition translates science into music, images and dance 13 June 2024Leiden researchers from different disciplines look together at complex social problems. What happens when they join forces with artists? The results c...
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Farewell to Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa: Tireless advocate for D&I 12 June 2024Aya Ezawa bade farewell as Diversity Officer of Leiden University at a celebration in the Academy Building on 11 June. Since her appointment in 2019, ...
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The number of threats is increasing. But is the Netherlands less safe? 11 June 2024Explosions at people’s homes, gangland killings and online threats: if you follow the news, it may seem as though threat levels in the Netherlands are...
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Seven Comenius grants for Leiden lecturers 11 June 2024Eleven lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius grants that will allow them to work with their teams on an innovation project withi...
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Why we are raising everyone’s awareness about cybersecurity: ‘Do things ever threaten to go horribly wrong here? Definitely.’ 11 June 2024The university makes staff aware of the importance of cybersecurity at work. And that is essential, say our privacy and security officers. Because the...
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A fulltime job and a ten for your master’s thesis: ‘I thought they were joking’ 11 June 2024After working full-time for twenty-four years, Wendy Tonks decided to enrol in the executive master's in Cyber Security. She now proudly reflects on h...
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Symposium report: get out of your silo and become a better scientist 11 June 2024How do you set up a successful collaboration between science and practice? That was the main theme of the final meeting of a triptych of symposia on h...
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa 11 June 2024Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African k...
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Public Administration students write consultancy report for municipality The Hague 10 June 2024How do you transition from research to advising an organisation? A new twist on the first-year public administration course ‘Integrative project: the ...
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Public leadership in a wider perspective: ‘Leadership is for everyone’ 10 June 2024The field of leadership suffers from ‘adjectivism’, says Professor Ben Kuipers. He immediately caveats this by saying that he too is going furnish the...
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Alumni from Brussels: ‘Leiden University has a fantastic reputation here’ 05 June 2024They dreamed of Brussels, worked hard and finally succeeded: working for Europe. The list of Leiden University alumni in Brussels is long. A few days ...
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Experiment in Leiden SSH labs: a peek inside a civil servant's head 04 June 2024You would normally not see public administration experts and water authority officials in a laboratory, let alone together. This is changing now, spec...
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‘The Kiem grant is a great way to develop an idea you really believe in’ 04 June 2024Are you thinking of applying for a Kiem grant but still tinkering with your idea for an interdisciplinary project? Let Leiden colleagues from the firs...