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Growing super legs for the Tour de France with the aid of Leiden data science
Only the fittest cyclists stand a chance of taking yellow in the brutal Tour de France. Team Jumbo-Visma is working with data scientists from Leiden. They have analysed the stages and performance of Jumbo-Visma’s riders in previous Grand Tours. And they are researching how to determine the fitness level…
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Reading list – Culinary culture and tasty tales
Are we going vegetarian this year? Shall we keep the dessert the same? Where do I find inspiration for a festive meal during the holidays? For readers who like to postpone these questions, for those who like to tell a good story with their culinary contribution, or for those who simply want to know…
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Alumnus Chris Colijn on his traineeship at a think tank, his master’s degree and advice for other graduates
What does life look like after International Studies? For Chris Colijn who graduated in 2018, it involves working on his master’s in Russian and Eurasian Studies, in combination with a bustling traineeship for “Raam of Rusland”, a think tank, focusing on Russian and Ukrainian politics, economy and culture.…
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Historical continuity helped form Dutch and Belgian identities
Dutch people are far more law-abiding than they might like to think. And they are very different from the Belgians in that regard. The different approaches of the two governments towards the coronavirus crisis, for example, can be explained from the history of both countries since the Middle Ages. Historians…
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Knowing the ocean means living with uncertainty
As sea levels rise and climate change speeds up, knowledge about the ocean becomes increasingly important. But how is this knowledge being created and how can we use it best to prepare for the future? To answers these questions, Jackie Ashkin studies the day-to-day work of ocean scientists from up c…
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Everyone has the right to good end-of-life care, but what exactly does that entail?
Over the past five years, medical anthropologist Annemarie Samuels has studied palliative care in different parts of the world. Over the next five years, she will focus on end-of-life care in the Netherlands. 'Everyone has the right to good care at the end of their life, but what that means differs…
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‘We all support equal opportunities, but disagree on how to achieve them’
Rotterdam is an extreme example of inequality in the Netherlands. There are huge health and life expectancy differences between neighbourhoods. Good access to healthcare and education isn’t a cure-all, say inequality economists Lieke Beekers and Hans van Kippersluis
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Annual Review 2025
In 2025, students, lecturers, researchers and alumni of the Faculty of Humanities were once again at the heart of society. They demonstrated the importance of the humanities through their groundbreaking research, meaningful education and strong collaborations.
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Interview with Professor Dr. Carsten Stahn
Professor Dr. Carsten Stahn LLM., Professor of International Criminal Law and Global Justice at the University of Leiden, completed his habilitation in July 2020 at the Humboldt-University zu Berlin and acquired the Venia for Constitutional Law, International Law and International Criminal Law. The…
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Hall of Fame 2017
Many of our staff and students have won prizes over the past year. Others have been awarded a subsidy, or, because of their eminence in their field, they have been appointed members of academic societies or have taken up positions in the community. Reasons enough to be proud of them and to include them…
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Finding our way out of the hyper-nervous society? ‘Time to pause and reflect on our basic human needs’
Hit the brakes! That’s the advice of the Council for Public Health and Society in a recent report. Eight psychologists share their insights on how to slow down and reconnect.
- Public graduation presentation, Hussein Aldin
- Medieval and Early Modern Studies Spring School 2025: History of Emotions (5 ECTS)
- Research Seminar: Between Myth and Reality: Rules Of Observance As Texts Of Life In The High Middle Ages (RUG, 11 March 2024)
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ASCL Seminar: Neoliberal Authoritarianism in Rwanda: A Feminist Analysis
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- OSCoffee: a hands-on introduction to preregistration
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Demystifying Alexandria: Insights from Alexandria about 21st century Orientalism and (post-)Colonialism
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Water Legacy: Mayan world meets the Netherlands
Lecture, Faculty Lecture and Photo Exposition
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From Free Trade to Economic Security, a Paradigm Shift?
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VIVAS by Angélica Cruz Aguilar
Orange the World 2025
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Children's rights under pressure in a changing world: Need for a new research agenda?
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ASCL Seminar: Waves of Memory in the Red Sea: Unpacking Mixedness through Italo-Eritrean Livescapes
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Stellar drama: Relationships between planets and stars
Lecture, Astronomy on Tap
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All Roads Lead to Rome? New Reflections on Ecology and Mobility in the Roman Empire
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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ASCL Seminar: Obscure Capital and Containers: History, Objects, and Power in Central Africa
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Online discussion: Is a River Alive?
Online discussion
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Student for a Day at International Relations and Organisations
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Student for a Day - MSc Crisis and Security Management, spec. Violence, Interventions, and Policing
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Student for a Day - MSc Crisis and Security Management, spec. Violence, Interventions, and Policing
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Student for a Day - MSc Crisis and Security Management, spec. Governance of Crisis
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Student for a Day - MSc Crisis and Security Management, spec. Governance of Crisis
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Student for a Day - MSc Crisis and Security Management, spec. Governance of Crisis
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Student for a Day - MSc Crisis and Security Management, spec. Violence, Interventions, and Policing
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Student for a Day - MSc Crisis and Security Management, spec. War and Peace Studies
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Student for a Day - MSc Crisis and Security Management, spec. War and Peace Studies
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Water movements
Lecture, Blue History Network Graduate Forum
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Water frontiers
Lecture, Blue History Network Graduate Forum
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Water worlds
Lecture, Blue History Network Graduate Forum
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Water governance
Lecture, Blue History Network Graduate Forum
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Demystifying research data interoperability: A joint Leiden / Delft workshop
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Alumni Career Event Methodology and Statistics Psychology
Alumni event
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ASCL Seminar: Cape Town: The Making of a Colonial City
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LeidenGlobal Dialogues - Indigo: Threads of Trade, Culture & Change
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LUC Global Challenge Fair: Game Night
Game night
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ASCL Seminar: Intentional Hope, Social Change and Leadership
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LLRC conference 2026: Language teacher research
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LCCP Interdisciplinary conference "Institutional Inertia and Transformation"
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- Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Grotian Law and Modernity at the Dawn of a New Age - International Conference
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Historicizing Security. Enemies of the State, 1813 until present
The research project ‘The History of National Security, 1945-present', is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), the Campus The Hague/Leiden University and the Netherlands Institute for Military History (NIMH). The project will run until the summer of 2013, when we hope…