Talking about suicide is important, but anything but comfortable. To make this difficult subject easier for students and staff to discuss, the university is organising a campaign week in line with the national campaign ‘1K Z1E J3’ (I see you) being run by Stichting 113 Zelfmoordpreventie (113 is the…

They dreamed of Brussels, worked hard and finally succeeded: working for Europe. The list of Leiden University alumni in Brussels is long. A few days before the European elections, Julia Gencheva and Vincent Miča talk about how they ended up in Brussels and what their jobs entail.

Visual ethnography has become an integral part of anthropology in Leiden. The students from the master’s specialisation will present their work at the LUVE festival on 8, 9 and 10 October. ‘For a film you have to negotiate with your research participants.’

As a first-generation student, being the first in your family to attend university, you may find it harder to get a job in the environment you want to work in. You may not know where to start looking and may not have any contacts in the industry or organisation that you want to work for who could offer…

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Lecture, LUCIS Meets | Masterclass

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Color can be unstable—how did early modern artists and natural philosophers make sense of it? In particular, encounters with mother-of-pearl forced observers to notice the shell's iridescence. Albertus Seba’s Thesaurus of animal specimens included a print of shell roundels, delicately washed in…

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As a first generation student, studying abroad may not be the first thing that comes to mind. It may not even have occurred to you that this is an option, or you may wonder if it is feasible in your situation. On 19 May, Anouk Everts will tell you about her experiences with studying abroad. Sign up…

After the successful first edition of the alumni event last semester, a new opportunity to learn about career prospects and get advice from alumni who already successfully stepped into the labor market is here! Are you an International Relations MA student who is thinking about the next steps after…

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Organised by the Culture and Politics Specialisation for the MA IR programme Hip hop and the U.S. government are unlikely partners. And yet, since 2001, the State Department has been sending U.S. hip hop artists abroad to perform and teach as cultural ambassadors. Some criticize these artists as sellouts…

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The FSW Career Service supports students and recent graduates in their transition from study to first job and offers guidance in study choice and career questions in the bachelor and master. From 21 - 23 November 2022 the FSW Career Service organises the FSW Career Days.

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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…

The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary nature of the minor is proving beneficiary for students and lecturers alike. We sit in during a class.

This month's flash interview is with alumna Sytske Besemer, Criminologist, who works at a startup called Cradle. Sytske has specifically chosen to work for a company with societal impact. And she is about to move again, this time to Zürich.

When Russia attacked Ukraine in the night of 23-24 February, alumnus Joost Bunk, who was working as a diplomat in Russia, knew that everything would change.

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Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series

Dear MA IR Students, Are you in need of a little bit inspiration and orientation regarding your career possibilities after graduation? Or do you want to expand your current professional network? Then please join us for the MA IR Student-Alumni Career Networking Event 2022 on Friday, the 6th of…

On the one hand, the law plays an important role in promoting diversity, equality and inclusion, but on the other hand, the law can also be seen as a source of inequality and division. What does it mean to look at diversity and inclusion from a legal perspective? How can teaching and the study of law…

The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly (see updates below) look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.

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