3,146 search results for “immigration and border control” in the Public website
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'I don't want that benefit anymore': Why people aren't claiming the financial support they're entitled to
Fear of repayment demands is causing people to forgo benefits and financial support, even when they are eligible. This was one of the finding of Olaf Simonse in his PhD research on financial stress and the non-use of social services. His proposal: 'Let the government take the initiative.'
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‘As a government official, you yourself are one of those buttons to turn’ according to researcher Mathilde Witkam
We spoke with Mathilde Witkam about her research as a dual PhD candidate at the Dual PhD Centre. Her dissertation is about the effect of open government on public trust. Mathilde: ‘Trust in government ensures that people are more honest in their tax returns; less control saves time and money.’
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The Military Perspective: Commanding Air Power
Lecture
- Datamanagement plans at Leiden University, when and how to get started
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Van Marum Mini Symposium
Lecture
- Open Science Coffee intro to Github
- Unification of the Mediterranean World Research Seminars 2023-2024
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Florence Nightingale Colloquium
Lecture, colloquium
- Diplomacy and Global Affairs Research Seminar Series
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Women on the agenda in Leiden
Women are are on the agenda again at Leiden University. That was clear on 8 March in the Academy Building. First there was an informal get-together with women professors and talented researchers, followed by the 27th Annie Romein-Verschoor lecture, on happy and angry women.
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Hetty Cohen-Koster was present at Cleveringa’s speech
'I belong here.' This is what the young Jewish law student Hetty Koster felt when she attended the memorable protest speech given by Professor Cleveringa on 26 November 1940. She managed to survive the war by going into hiding. She married Dolf Cohen, later Rector Magnificus of Leiden University, and…
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The Importance of International Women’s Day: ‘Gender equality worldwide is nowhere to be found’
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. This day has been celebrated in the Netherlands since 1912, usually centring around a specific theme. This year’s theme: solidarity, the power for change.
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Jannemieke Ouwerkerk independent and free thanks in part to Veni
‘Without that Veni grant, I would never have been able to delve into my subject so deeply. During the first two months, I only read articles and other professional literature. A dream, I would skip home afterwards.’
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Kamran Ullah: ‘I love working at De Telegraaf’
‘People talk at the coffee machine about what’s on the front page of De Telegraaf.’ Kamran Ullah took office as deputy editor-in-chief of De Telegraaf on 1 January this year. Ullah began studying Public Administration at Leiden in 2002.
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Ingrid Tieken spellbound by languages of The Hague
Linguist Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade retired in July, but is pressing on regardless with her languages in The Hague project. An online tour of her Hague Proverbs launched recently and Tieken also has academic publications in the pipeline.
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‘I became a stronger believer in the power of Europe’
She knew that a degree in Public Administration would be a stepping-stone to a career in politics. And that is exactly what Leiden alumna Samira Rafaela (30) wanted. Thanks to preferential votes, this member of the D66 party is the first Dutch MEP from an Afro-Caribbean background.
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Modern Literature from the Middle East - The Reading List
The Middle East has a rich literary tradition, which is steadily gaining a foothold in the West. Modern literary works deal with contemporary issues, such as the legacy of colonialism, the struggles between traditionalism and modernity, the place of women in society and the war in Israel/Palestine.
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Developing Sesotho as medium of instruction at tertiary level - challenges and opportunities
Lecture, Applied African Linguistics
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Global Impact in Health Symposium
Symposium | Leiden2022
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Online mini-symposium 'The effect of the online world on adolescents''
Mini-symposium
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Entangled Transformations: Hegemonic and Counter-Hegemonic Power Dynamics in Belarus
Lecture, Research seminar
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Celebrating Naga Culture: Authenticity, Indigeneity and Modernity
Lecture
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Dissecting habituality: The Croatian know and its kin
Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series
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Meddling for profit: Japan’s peace-building role in Myanmar
Lecture, Research seminar
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Roundtable on the Future of Yemeni Studies
Conference, Roundtable
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Adriaan Gerbrands Lecture by Jason De León
Lecture, Adriaan Gerbrands Lecture
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Impact on Russia's war in Ukraine on ecology of Ukraine and Europe
Debate
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Discourse in contact: an areal study of wish formulae in Daghestan
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium - Series '24/'25
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Research & Funding Opportunities
AMT’s mission includes encouraging innovative high-quality research in Leiden on Asia. On this page you will find an overview of AMT related research projects, grant possibilities, publications and vacancies.
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LIC Lecture + drinks
Lecture
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The Processes of Conversion to Islam in Contemporary Spain: From the Betrayal of Spain to Community Insertion
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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CPP Colloquium with Suzanne Bloks
Lecture
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Fieldwork NL conference 2022
Conference
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Histories of Intellectual Property
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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Van Marum Colloquium: Hexagonal and amorphous boron nitride thin films
Lecture
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Above- and belowground interactions in Jacobaea vulgaris: zooming in and zooming out from a plant-soil feedback perspective
PhD defence
- Roundtable: The making of disability / the making of migration
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Social Science Matters: The surveillance society
Those who know their dystopian classics will inevitably associate the concept of surveillance society with the all-knowing oppressive force characterized as Big Brother in George Orwell’s novel 1984. However, surveillance permeats our society in many more subtle aspects than our worst fears about spy…
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‘Let’s try not to lose sight of each other’ – Interview with Annetje Ottow
The conflict between Israel and Hamas has had a clear impact on Leiden University. Students and staff are angry or scared, feel unsafe and are experiencing group pressure.
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Veni grants for 21 researchers from Leiden University
An impressive 21 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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ASCL Seminar: Dockside Reading: Hydrocolonialism and the Custom House
Lecture
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Mara Buchbinder - Scritping Death
Lecture, Online webinar
- SAILS Lunch Time Seminar: 7 June
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Discontinuous Constituency and BERT: Two Case Studies of Dutch
Lecture
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Towards Superconducting Spintronics with RuO2 and CrO2 nanowires
PhD defence
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Applications of multisource data-based dynamic modeling to cell-cell signaling and infectious disease spreading
PhD defence
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Descolonizando Tiempo, Espacio y Conocimiento
PhD defence
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Memory ‘construction’ and the digital perpetuation of conflict in Mali
Lecture
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Force sensing and transmission in human induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived pericytes
PhD defence
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The Politics of Cybersecurity in the Middle East, with James Shires
Lecture