773 search results for “digital samenleving” in the Public website
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Citizen scientists discover more than 1,000 new burial mounds
Over the past few years, citizen scientists from the Heritage Quest project have scoured the entire Veluwe and Utrechtse Heuvelrug areas for unknown archaeological heritage. One of the results of this research is that the number of known burial mounds in this area has doubled.
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With this app, students learn to recognise an argumentative error from that aunt over Christmas dinner
In this ‘Educatips’ column, Psychology lecturers share their most important lessons about teaching. This month: Zsuzsika Sjoerds and Sebo Uithol teach students critical thinking with their app 'Family Dinner'. With success: 'The old exams have become too easy.'
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Staying healthy with big data
By analysing the metabolism using big data techniques, we can identify health risks at an earlier stage. Thomas Hankemeier, professor of Analytical Biosciences at the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, explains how that works.
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Citizen science project Heritage Quest wins European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award 2022
Gelderland Heritage and Leiden University’s Faculty of Archaeology have won the European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award 2022 in the ‘research’ category with the Heritage Quest citizen science project. ‘Heritage Quest has shown that citizens can play an active role in protecting cultural heritage…
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Cracking the 3D Paradata Puzzle
Lecture, Digital Archaeology Group
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The Power of Social Media Networks: Scientific research on the entanglement of online and offline networks in times of conflict in Africa
Conference, 2-day Workshop
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How lasers and volunteers are uncovering thousands of archaeological sites
LiDAR, a laser-based remote sensing technology, is transforming archaeology by uncovering hidden landscapes beneath forests, vegetation, and shallow waters. Though initially designed for land management, its applications in archaeology have grown rapidly.
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From Dialectology to Dialectometry 2025
Weekly Workshop
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SAILS Lunch Time Seminar: Thomas Moerland
Lecture
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Zane Kripe
Faculty of Science
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Toon KerkhoffFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Rizal ShidiqFaculty of Humanities
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Susanna de BeerFaculty of Humanities
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Tycho de GraafFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anna DlabacovaFaculty of Humanities
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
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Jan KolenFaculty of Archaeology
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Marie Schwed ShenkerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Chloe GrosFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alp YenenFaculty of Humanities
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Monique van den DriesFaculty of Archaeology
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'Child marriage does not always occur by force'
Child marriage has become an increasingly important topic on the international human rights and development agenda. Many organisations are calling for a ban, but what problem would such a ban solve? PhD defence on 18 March 2020.
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Selemat Datang! Leiden Law School op bezoek in Indonesië
Leiden has a tradition of collaborative ventures with Indonesia that goes back a long time. The country is one of three priority regions for our University. A report by Anette van Sandwijk.
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Update #iamapsychologist: Why Psychology and the international bachelor's programme are essential
Psychologen laten zich horen over de plannen om de internationale bacheloropleidingen op te heffen in de Randstad en Tilburg. Het inititatief #Ikbeneenpsycholoog van Judith Schomaker op LinkedIn vindt navolging. Lees een selectie van de posts en ook het blog van Eiko Fried over de consequenties.
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Flying pencil links Leiden and The Hague at launch of new degree programmes
It was a memorable start to September. While Leiden marked the opening of the academic year, The Hague celebrated the launch of three new degree programmes. Students were welcomed on a blue carpet rolled out at the entrance to the lecture halls.
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Kees Goudswaard won’t be whiling away his days
After 45 years at Leiden University, it is time for Kees Goudswaard to retire. In his farewell lecture, he reflects on developments in his field: social security.
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What works in social work? Large-scale research into social resilience policy interventions
The need for knowledge among practitioners and the lack of an academic knowledge base for specifically collective arrangements of social work in the Netherlands were the reason for Anouk de Koning, Femke Kaulingfreks and Maartje van der Woude to start working on a Dutch Research Agenda (NWA) application…
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The law is constantly evolving: Mayor Heijkoop visits Leiden Law School
On 7 July, the Mayor of Leiden, Peter Heijkoop, visited Leiden Law School. During his visit, he learned about the faculty’s commitment to advancing research and education while contributing to tackling the challenges faced by society.
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Becoming and belonging? ‘Immigration procedures are less about identity and more about transaction’
What does it feel like to become a citizen in a new country? For her PhD research, Hannah Bliersbach immersed herself in the world of immigration. She interviewed dozens of new citizens in Germany and Canada and found that citizenship is, above all, a transactional process.
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The Authenticity Ouroboros
Register for Workshop
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DAG Lecture: A Semantic ETL Pipeline for Large-Scale Provenance Research
Lecture
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Rebekah Tromble to lead Twitter-funded research team on online discussions
In the context of growing political polarisation, the spread of misinformation, and increases in incivility and intolerance, how can Twitter assess and improve the quality of its conversations? To address this question, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Leiden University, Syracuse University,…
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How smart cities gain legitimacy and trust
A smart city is of no use if its residents don’t trust it. Tanaquil Arduin, Chief Data Officer at the Municipality of The Hague, and Bram Klievink, Professor of Digitalisation and Public Policy at Leiden University, explain how this can be avoided – to some extent. ‘Make sure civil servants and residents…
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Will AI be listening in on your future job interview? On law, technology and privacy
The law and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications need to be better aligned to ensure our personal data and privacy are protected. PhD candidate Andreas Häuselmann can see opportunities with AI, but dangers if this does not happen.
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Expertisemiddag AI in het taalonderwijs
Lecture
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AI and emotion recognition: ‘It could disrupt social interactions’
Just imagine new AI technology is able to read human emotions flawlessly. How would that affect us as humans? That is the question PhD candidate Alexandra Prégent is exploring.
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Inwoners Zaanstad voelen zich opgejaagd door gemeentelijke controles
Verschillende bewoners in de kansarme wijk Poelenburg in Zaandam leven in angst en voelen zich geïntimideerd door de ondermijningsaanpak van de gemeente, waarbij misstanden als huisbetredingen zonder toestemming en achtervolgingen niet worden geschuwd. Fatma Çapkurt, universitair docent staats- en bestuursrecht,…
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Mermru: Building a Dynamic and Integrated Linguistic Engine for Ethio-Semitic Languages
Lecture
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Toward an AI Attuned to Dissent and Consensus in Historical Events: Evidence from Wikipedia
Lecture
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Ancient Storage and AI
Lecture, Digital Archaeology Group
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Leiden Reflections: Art, Creativity and AI
Alumni event, Lezing
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The use of GenAI as a teaching tool
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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ChatGPT has left-wing bias in Stemwijzer voting advice application
The AI chatbot ChatGPT has a clear left-liberal bias when filling in the Stemwijzer voting advice application. This was discovered by master's student Merel van den Broek during an assignment for the Machine Learning for Natural Language Processing course.
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Scholarly publications
Below are some of the scholarly works published within the context of the Institutions for Conflict Resolution programme.
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Ready for Quantum?! (in Dutch)
Lecture, NGL-lezing
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ASCL Seminar: The politics of net zero in Africa. Insights from ongoing work
Lecture
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Annachiara RaiaFaculty of Humanities
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Nira WickramasingheFaculty of Humanities
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Rene KleijnFaculty of Science