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Climate-proof Mediterranean garden in the Hortus opened by André Kuipers
On 22 May, astronaut André Kuipers opened the new Mediterranean garden in the Hortus. With this water-efficient garden, the Hortus aims to offer inspiration for future- and climate-proof garden planting. Prefect Paul Keßler and scientific director of the Leiden Observatory Ignas Snellen also signed…
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Living and Dying with the State
The state, and specifically the idea of nationality, is almost all-determining in social life in the Netherlands. It determines how people identify, how we interact with each other, and what (in)equality in society looks like. However, ultimately, the idea that we can divide people into different nationalities…
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10 years of Humanities Lab celebrated in style at Capstone conference
Last week, Humanities Lab honours students presented their research through creative posters and pitches at the Capstone Conference in PLNT Leiden. It was a special edition, where alumni and teachers reminisced over the programme’s 10-year history.
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International students explore the archaeology of Oss: ‘I was responsible for finding 50% of the pottery sherds’
The Municipality of Oss is a household name in the world of Dutch archaeology. For fifty years, Leiden archaeologists, in collaboration with residents of Oss, have been uncovering the history of the municipality. 2024 is the archaeological year of Oss! In a series of interviews we look back on fifty…
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A peek inside art objects: new algorithm makes CT scan more accessible
An X-ray scanner, some small metal balls, and a newly developed algorithm. That is all you need to make a 3D model that enables you to look inside art objects without dismantling them. Thanks to the research of Francien Bossema (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica and Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer…
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New PhD-training programme started at ISGA: ‘We want PhD-candidates to thrive’
Lydie Cabane and Seda Gürkan, respectively PhD-coordinator and Assistant Professor at ISGA, are starting a new programme to support and train ISGA PhD-candidates. They tell us more about the programme: ‘We aim to facilitate a successful completion of PhD trajectories.’
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Scouring the brain for causes of psychiatric illnesses
What happens in the brains of people with psychiatric illnesses? With a €23.23 million gravity grant, scientists from different fields will search for biological causes over the next decade. ‘By joining forces, we hope to improve diagnosis and treatment for patients with these diseases.’
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How the US used threats to influence foreign nuclear programs
The United States used threats to influence the nuclear programs of Iran, Libya and South Africa. How effective was this diplomatic coercion?
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Award of 33 Kiem grants for new interdisciplinary initiatives
No fewer than 55 applications were submitted for a Kiem seed grant, an initiative for developing new interdisciplinary, interfaculty research partnerships and encounters. The draw took place on Monday for the allocation of 22 seed grants. The Executive Board was so impressed with the number of applications…
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Flying taxis: the new kid hovering over the block
The latest innovation in the field of urban mobility could soon be buzzing over our heads. For some, it’s a science fiction dream come true. For others, however, it’s an unwelcome intrusion. ‘It has the potential to be a major development.’
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Recognition & Rewards: national ambitions widely supported at Leiden University
The ambitions of the Dutch Recognition & Rewards programme are widely supported by academics at Leiden University. This is one of the findings from the first Culture Barometer survey, carried out in early 2024.
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Using VR to experience how it feels when a patient throws a shoe at you
Psychology students usually only get to meet patients very late in their studies. Therefore, neuroscientists Ineke van der Ham and Judith Schomaker want to research whether students learn more effectively from a virtual experience with a patient with dementia than from a text. Schomaker: 'We have plans…
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‘Moon landers’ measure greenhouse gases in unique agricultural living lab
A huge shiny aluminium object stands in the middle of the Polderlab in Oud Ade. Are the researchers trying to make contact with extraterrestrial life? Certainly not; they are using the ’Moon landers’ to measure whether innovative forms of agriculture reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Fleur van Duin works…
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ASCL/LUCIR book presentation: Violent Resistance - Militia Formation and Civil War in Mozambique
Lecture
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Europaeum Spring School 'Law and Power'
Course
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Introductie webinar cyber security
Study information
- Leiden Terra Incognita Lecture
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LLRC Multilingualism in the Language Classroom Roundtable
Debate, Roundtable LLRC Event
- IBL Spotlights
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Global Challenges: The Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Debate, Studium Generale
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Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization (EMO) conference
Conference
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Florence Nightingale Colloquium
Lecture, colloquium
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Collaborative archaeology in Panama
Lecture, What did you do last summer?
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Open Science Lunch - Faculty of Humanities
Debate, Lunch
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2023 Conference on International Cyber Security: War and Peace. Conflict, Behaviour and Diplomacy in Cyberspace
Conference
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A Matter of Speech: Language of Social Interdependency in the Early Islamicate Empire (600-1500)
Conference
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In the Making #2: Etienne Kallos, Searching for a Diasporic Time Image
Lecture
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2022 Conference on International Cyber Security: Navigating Narratives in Cyberspace
Conference
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Hybrid Symposium 'Pageantry, Ritual and Popular Media: Netherlandish Practices of Public Diplomacy in 16th- and 17th-Europe’
Conference
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Book talk 'Aspiring in Later Life: Movements across Time, Space, and Generations'
Lecture, Online webinar
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Closing the Gap 2022 | Responsibility in Cyberspace: Narratives and Practice
Conference
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How do international boycotts work for justice? Understanding the ethics and efficacy of the BDS movement
Panel discussion
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In the Making #4: Marcel Cobussen, MinJi Kim, Kevin Fairbairn and Nele Möller, Ecology and (Sounding) Art
Lecture, Conversation
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA)
Lecture
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Some Contexts and Practices of S&T Foresight and Impact Assessment in Japan
Seminar
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The Polish challenge: Can and should courts decide on the supremacy of EU law?
Lecture
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The Arctic Crossroads: Climate, Culture & Diplomacy in the High North
Lecture
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Leadership and integrity: working towards a safe working environment
Management, Leadership
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Qahramon Yakubov will be Central Asia Erasmus Fellow in April 2023
Lecture
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Cash transfer programs and perceptions of eligibility for assistance in post-conflict settings
Seminar
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Histories of Intellectual Property
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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How the Fossil Fuel Industry (ab)uses the Legal System: The Urgent Call for Binding Regulations to Protect People and Climate
Debate, Roundtable discussion
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Climate justice through the courts: Will courts prevent (and redress) human rights harm from climate change?
Lecture
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Why the Old Cold War Ended, a New Russia-West Cold War Developed, and the Russia-Ukraine Hot War began
Lecture
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Internationalisation in education
Onderwijsmiddag
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The WPS Agenda and the Middle East: Progress or Procrastination?
Debate
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Making sense of a trend: legal reforms on sexual violence in Europe, 13-14 June 2024, Leiden, Netherlands
Workshop
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Caribbean Literature - A Reading List
Caribbean literature holds a unique position in the world. Literature produced in the Caribbean region is extremely diverse, not only because of the wide variety of languages spoken, but also due to distinct colonial legacies that exist in the archipelago. Despite cultural specificities, the region…
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2021: This was the year of our faculty
2021 was an eventful year once again for the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA). Hybrid, working from home, online education, on-campus education, face masks, self-tests, keeping distance, quarantine and the coronavirus. Words that have now become a standard part of our vocabulary when…
- University Council meeting