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Jiska Engelbert appointed as the new professor on the Ien Dales Chair
On 1 October 2024, Dr Jiska Engelbert was appointed as professor by special appointment on the Ien Dales Chair ‘Government as an Employment Organisation’. Her focus is on leadership in digital transitions, digital innovations, and the transformation of public services, with particular attention to local…
- New travel map makes it easier to plan your business trip by train
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FGGA students share their experiences: ‘The highlight of past year? New friendships and cultural exchanges.’
The academic year is drawing to a close, and summer is on the horizon. FGGA students are working hard to wrap everything up. We asked some of them to reflect on the past year and share their insights and tips for fellow students.
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Burning brain questions of young people bundled in new research agenda
During ExpeditionNEXT in Middelburg, NeurolabNL youth, together with researchers from Leiden University and Erasmus University, handed over a unique research agenda to NWO Chairman Marcel Levi. In it, young people share what they would most like to learn about themselves and the brain.
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Herman Paul new Scientific Director of the Institute of History: ‘A good working atmosphere is important’
Professor Herman Paul has been appointed Scientific Director of the Institute of History from 1 February 2025. ‘Especially in these times, transparency is essential.’
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Perspectives on Taiwan's Cultural and Public Diplomacy
Conference, Workshop
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Public installation & meme battle on anti-Asian racism
Meme battle
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Conference: Revisiting Legal Interests and Public Goods in Criminal Law
Conference
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Governance in motion: How to combine steadfastness with responsiveness
The Dutch polder model has provided stability and administrative calm for many years, but is it still resilient enough to withstand the dynamics of today, or is it ‘too rigid’?
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Lecture and roundtable discussion with Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabowski
On 21 April 2022, Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabowski visited Leiden. The theme of his visit was the role of law and historiography in shaping collective memories.
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Willem van der Does sheds new light on the at times pitch-black history of psychiatry
Piercing through the skull with an ice pick, administering electric shocks without an anaesthetic, or applying leeches to the uterus: these may seem like medieval methods of torture, but they are in fact therapies used in medicine. Willem van der Does writes about all of them in his new book. ‘Physicians…
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How Oncode-PACT is bringing new cancer medicines closer with 325 million in Growth Fund money
How can you ensure that more experimental drugs reach the finish line? At the moment, only one in twenty cancer drugs that are tested on humans makes it to the market. This is an enormous loss for patients and society. With a grant from the National Growth Fund, Oncode-PACT aims to efficiently select…
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Work to begin on 703 new student flats at Leiden Bio Science Park in mid-2021
Seven hundred and three independent student flats will be built in the entrance area of the Leiden Bio Science Park (LBSP), close to the University Sports Centre. Construction will begin this year and the accommodation is expected to be completed by the start of academic year 2023-2024.
- What's New! ""But where is the third?" Qur’anic Divorce in the Context of Roman, Rabbinic, and Sasanian Law
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Out now! LEAP # 3: Sense(s)
The editorial board of the Leiden Elective Academic Periodical (LEAP) is proud to announce the release of the third edition , titled “Sense(s)”!
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Now available: a practical guide to preprints
A useful hands-on guide to preprints is now available for researchers. It provides anwers to some urgent questions. What are preprints? What are the advantages and disadvantages to posting preprints? What are the implications for (my) research?
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Andrew Littlejohn awarded Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Andrew Littlejohn has been awarded a Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. The fellowship provides funds for early-career scholars to write and publish significant monographs that will impact the development of anthropology.
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Public Speaking Competition for Students of Dutch Studies
Arts and culture, Competition
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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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‘Participation on the sustainability transition is still too ad hoc'
To support policies and decision-making on sustainability, it is important to involve citizens and stakeholders in the process. The term used for this in Public Administration is 'participation'. Professor Eefje Cuppen observes that things still often go wrong with participation. Inaugural lecture on…
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How do you give a memorable presentation? Martijn Wackers has the answer
What do people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama have in common? They have mastered the art of public speaking. There are plenty of books on learning this skill, but one aspect of rhetoric remains underexposed in science: how do you make sure the audience remembers your message? Martijn Wackers…
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Manon van der HeijdenFaculty of Humanities
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New: Teaching staff need to log on and log off in lecture rooms
Education, ICT
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Active Acquaintance for 130 new BA Archaeology students: ‘Wellbeing, study succes, and having fun is all connected’
Every year the newly arriving Archaeology students are invited to join an active introduction day during which they get to know the Faculty and each other in a playful and fun way. The activities are organised by Study Adviser Cleody van der Eijk. ‘It helps people to loosen up and get to know each o…
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How the rise of AI is creating new opportunities for computational linguists
With the rise of AI, interest in computational linguistics and language models has taken flight. But machines are far from being able to go it alone. In her inaugural lecture, Professor Carole Tiberius will stress the importance of research on word combinations. ‘We know a great deal but there is a…
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New portal helps students choose from 200 minors at 3 universities
As from April 2023 all students at Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam will start using the eduXchange portal to register for a minor.
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New research at the Hortus: the delimitation of the genus Uvaria L.
In the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia the soursop family (Annonaceae) can be found. The genus Uvaria is a part of this family, but it has not yet been described entirely correctly. That is what Annas Rabbani will be studying during the next four years as a PhD student at the Hortus botanicus…
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Embryos of the bitterling perform a somersault. This teaches us something new about natural selection
Even embryos can become embroiled in an evolutionary arms race with another species. Leiden biologists demonstrate this with larvae of the rosy bitterling that parasitize the gills of freshwater mussels. They published their research on February 19 in PNAS.
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Ingrid MeulenbeltFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Jacques van DongenFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Juliana Cubillos GonzalezFaculty of Law
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Raymond CorbeyFaculty of Archaeology
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Rawi RamautarFaculty of Science
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Huub RottgeringFaculty of Science
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Nikki MulderSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Mark de Rooij
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Michael NewtonFaculty of Humanities
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
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Ivo Dos Santos MartinsFaculty of Humanities
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Robbert StriekwoldFaculty of Humanities
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Maarja SeireFaculty of Humanities
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Ernst van AlphenFaculty of Humanities
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Mustafa ColakFaculty of Humanities
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Marcel KeurentjesFaculty of Humanities
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Francianne Dos Santos VelhoFaculty of Humanities
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Manolis FragkiadakisFaculty of Humanities
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Clodagh MurphyFaculty of Humanities
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Holly RiachFaculty of Humanities
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SofiaFaculty of Science
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Jenny DoetjesFaculty of Humanities