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Emotions in the courtroom: research into the impact of victim impact statements on judges
In court, victims of violent crime and sexual offences are permitted to comment on the defendant’s guilt and the sentence to be imposed. But legal experts believe this allows them to influence the judge. Lecturer Joyce Schot has received a Meijers PhD grant to investigate whether the right to speak…
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‘Young Academy Leiden wants to stand up for young researchers, especially in difficult times’
Young Academy Leiden (YAL) will change its board this month and welcome seven new members. Outgoing chair Julia Cramer and incoming chair Rachel Plak look back at the highlights of the past year and discuss YAL’s plans for the coming period.
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As new Professor of Social Cognition and Decision, Lotte van Dillen studies how we make choices in an information-overloaded world
Due to technological and societal developments, we are being flooded with more information than our brains can process. How does this affect our decision-making, both as individuals and as a society? And can we learn to make better choices? This is what Lotte van Dillen will explore with her profess…
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European Law LL.M. opening lecture by Mr. Bartjan Wegter, the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator
On 12 September 2024, the official ceremony opening the academic year 24-25 for students of the European Law master’s programme took place at Leiden Law School, organised by the Europa Institute.
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Honours Class reconciles students with the unpredictability of life
The course Designing Your Life helps students navigate their career pathways. As it turns out, these pathways are full of twists and turns and - as with many journeys - you only make progress once you gather the courage to take the first step.
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Outbreak of an infectious disease? Mathematics helps in making quick, informed decisions
A job thanks to COVID—something not many people can claim. But PhD candidate Vera Arntzen can. Over the past four years, she has mapped two crucial characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Thanks to her research, experts can now make well-informed decisions on matters like quarantine duration, which…
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What is the future of translation software within the university?
Is there a place for machine translation engines like Google Translate within the Faculty of Humanities? Associate professor Lettie Dorst’s new educational website aims to help students and teachers find an answer to this question. ‘The use of AI tools, such as Bing and ChatGPT, shouldn’t be seen as…
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Inaugural Lecture by Federica Mogherini: Europe Hub Launch Event
Lecture
- Excursion to the European Parliament
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Intersecting Global Trends: antidemocracy and anti-environmentalism
VVI Research Meetings 2022-2023
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Computational Biology Modeling with Tree Search and Learning
Lecture
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Graduation ceremony master's programme Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
Festival, Graduation ceremony
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Open Science Coffee: ChatGPT in science: academic (dis)honesty or better science?
Lecture
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Relationships that Count: Social Networks and Language Learning
Lecture
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Ethics workshop
Workshop
- YAL Interfaculty Lunch – Using GROW
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Publications
Recent publications
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Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) Conference 2023
Conference
- 61st LEIDEN-LONDON meeting 2022
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Where is the Caribbean in the Dutch WPS National Action Plan?
Lecture
- LIAS China Seminar
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Roundtable 'The Dynamics of Contemporary Coercive Statecraft'
Debate
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Opening of the academic year
University ceremony
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Small Grants Past Research Projects
The LUCDH foster the development of new digital research by awarding a number of Small Grants each year. These are our past awardees.
- Where is the Caribbean in the Dutch WPS National Action Plan?
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Land for Food: Property contests in capitalist heartlands
VVI Research Meetings 2023-2024
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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
- Regional Approach to Financial Statecraft: Japan and India in the Face of Rising China
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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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Open Q&A with the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola
Lecture
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Lecture on Russian military concepts and the war in Ukraine
Lecture
- Call for Papers: Digital Workshop on Localizing the Women Peace & Security Agenda Across Multiple Governance Challenges
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Liveable Planet Lunch Meeting: "The dark side of co-creation in sustainability research"
Lecture
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Experience and Voice: Library of Colombian Women Writers - Symposium & Workshop
Symposium & Workshop
- Roundtable: The making of disability / the making of migration
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Land for Food: Property contests in capitalist heartlands
VVI Research Meetings 2024-2025
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‘A doctor! You?’ Three women on their PhD and career
Rietje Knaap’s (83) PhD was a real feat of endurance, but she persisted. ‘You’re married so you don’t need a pension, do you?’ What are the experiences of Knaap and women who followed in her footsteps? In the run-up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, three generations of female doctors look back…
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Discovering the physics of banks, the economy and financial crisis
Physicist Diego Garlaschelli co-authored an extensive review in the journal Nature Reviews Physics. Surprisingly, the subject wasn't physics at all, but the networks of banks and other financial institutions, and the way their structure relates to financial crises.
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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…
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Hester Bijl on racism, inclusion and diversity at Leiden University
We talked to Hester Bijl about the worldwide protests sparked off by the death of George Floyd. A demonstration against racism will also be held in Leiden on 14 June. How does she, as Vice-Rector responsible for diversity and inclusion, view this issue? What steps is the University taking? And how can…
- Workshop Violence Studies - A research agenda
- Evening Lecture Series: Practitioners in War
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Towards Healthy Societies
Conference, Network event
- GTGC Democracy and Citizenship Seminar
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Indigenous Peoples and Trials before International Criminal Courts and Tribunals
Conference
- ELS lab meeting - Work in Progress by jasper Sluijs
- Rondetafelgesprek Kernvisie
- LUGO Discussion: Sustainability in Leiden University
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Descolonizando Tiempo, Espacio y Conocimiento
PhD defence
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WINNER 2022: Week of Indonesia Netherlands Education and Research
Event