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What the spider tales of Indians in the Caribbean reveal about our fragility and powers of endurance
Last week, Ajay Gandhi, Assistant Professor at the Leiden University College, wrote an article about how spider's webs can explain the dynamics of social beings.
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Professor by special appointment Saniye Çelik wins Woman in the Media Award: 'Important that women have a voice in public debate'
Saniye Çelik, Professor by Special Appointment of Diversity, Inclusion, and Policing at Leiden University, has received the Woman in the Media Award at Beeld & Geluid in Hilversum. She was selected as the winner by the jury from three female experts with the most votes.
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Sulakshana de Mel in The Examiner: ‘When you look at food as a lens of your analysis, there’s so much you can read’
PhD candidate Sulakhana de Mel discusses the link between geography, trade and food in Sri Lankan newspaper The Examiner.
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law” and there's “people law” and I've always been more interested in the latter.’
Not everyone benefits from the increased flexibility in the labour market. EU migrant workers engaged at the lower end of the employment spectrum are falling behind. According to Daniel Carter, the legal system is at fault and in his PhD thesis he explains the reasons why.
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Comenius grant for more diverse ancient history: 'Especially in the first year of the bachelor, the impact of a project is great'
The History programme has been working for several years to make the curriculum more diverse and inclusive. With a Comenius grant, university lecturer Kim Beerden wants to take the next step.
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AI Student Network is brimming with ideas about studying and testing in the age of AI
How should tests and assessments be organised now that students can use generative AI? This was the subject of one of the first meetings of the newly established AI Student Network. From their unique perspective, the students came up with some very interesting ideas.
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Hans-Martien ten Napel participates in The International Forum on the Future of Constitutionalism Global Summit
The Global Summit, which took place from 12-16 January 2021, is an initiative by Richard Albert, the William Stamps Farish Professor in Law, Professor of Government, Director of Constitutional Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, and Founder & Director of the International Forum on the Future…
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as Security Studies, you learn about everything that is going wrong in the world right now
Four students who completed the Bachelor's in Security Studies share their experiences. What did they learn? Where did they end up after graduating? And do they still use the skills they acquired during their studies?
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From discovery to business: 'In the lab, we often don't realise that we are working to help an immense number of patients'
'It gave our team a big boost to hear that our work was valuable,' says medical chemist Elmer Maurits about the moment they won the Venture Challenge. With their company Iprotics, they want to develop a drug that can better treat patients with autoimmune diseases and blood cancers. 25,000 euros of prize…
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'I want to know if what social media is doing to the political game in the US is unique'
Political games have existed throughout history, but what is the role of 'play' in the way the American political world has developed? University lecturer Sara Polak has received an ERC Starting Grant to investigate this.
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Algorithms and the Rule of Law in the Justice System: Melanie Fink on the Future of Justice in Estonia and Beyond
On 24 March 2023, the University of Tartu, Estonia hosted a Workshop on ‘'Algorithms, Rule of Law, and the Future of Justice: Implications in the Estonian Justice System’.
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Becoming an inclusive university
Conference, D&I Event
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Working together in the Leiden Healthy Society Center: ‘It’s only when you make your research visible that you find each other'
As coordinator and lead promoter respectively of the Leiden Healthy Society Center, psychologists Sandra van Dijk and Anke Klein use interdisciplinary collaboration to resolve the major health problems of the present day. How are they going to do that in the coming period?
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Workshop ‘Caribbean World Heritage Sites in the light of today’s global challenges: the case of Historic Bridgetown and Its Garrison'
Last month (February 5-8 2024), the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, hosted a workshop entitled ‘Caribbean World Heritage Sites in the light of today’s global challenges: the case of Historic Bridgetown and Its Garrison’.
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FGGA in 2024: This was the year of our faculty
2024 was a remarkable and eventful year for the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. In this year overview, we look back month by month at the key events and developments.
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a lot of people and build up a network, which can always be useful in the future.’
Xander, student Public Administration, did an internship at the Marine Corps Training Centre. During his internship, he worked on automating the system of logistics requests. Now he is working as a working student for the training centre.
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Research Seminar by CADS PhDs Shajeela Shawkat and James McGrail
Lecture, Research Seminar
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In the Making #10: Sensing Otherwise; in the absence of land(scape)
Arts and culture
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Difficult moments in the classroom
Didactics
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Asia and Asians in the Netherlands
Brainstorm Session
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Humanity in the Automated State: Natali Helberger
This is the final lecture in the lecture series Humanity in the Automated State. This lecture is featuring Professor Natali Helberger (University of Amsterdam) and will take place on 26 May 2026, 15.30-16.45. It's followed by a reception from 16.45-17.45. Professor Helberger will present…
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Archaeology in the Dealer’s Archive
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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Motherhood and Unfreedom in the Islamicate World
Conference, workshop
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Mathematics in the age of automated proofs
Conference
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Galaxy clusters in the decameter sky
PhD defence
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Hidden star formation in the early Universe
PhD defence
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ASCL Seminar: Waves of Memory in the Red Sea: Unpacking Mixedness through Italo-Eritrean Livescapes
Lecture
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Sustainability, Circularity and Resilience in the Supply for Battery and Magnet Materials in the EU
PhD defence
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump is less constrained than ever before'
Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe of Leiden University discusses in The Conversation the growing influence of far-right activist Laura Loomer in Donald Trump’s administration.
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In the Making #13: Exploring the Multidimensional Nature of Radio
Arts and culture
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Blue Diversity: Drinking Water in the Netherlands, 1500-1850
Lecture, Environmental Humanities LU Talk
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Ukrainian Nation-Building in the Past and the Present
Lecture, Leiden University Nationalism Network
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Leiden University in The Hague – Researchers of the City
Exhibition
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In the Making #12: Prediction, Simulation, and the Incalculable Model
Arts and culture
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Leiden University in The Hague – Researchers of the City
Exhibition
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Symposium on Cyber Security in Humanitarian Organizations in The Netherlands
Symposium
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A Legal Assessment of (EU) Integration in the Western Balkans
Workshop
- Research Symposium: Laboratory research in the SSH labs
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Workshop about diversity biases of AI systems in the workplace
Course
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Eurowhiteness: Culture, Empire and Race in the European Project
Lecture
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Historical implications of argument marking patterns in the Guaporé-Mamoré area
Lecture, Language and the Human Past
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Housing an Ageing Society: Institutionalisation in the Netherlands after 1945
Lecture, Economic and Social History Brown Bag Seminar
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Europe’s Historical Legacy of 1989 in the Geopolitical Context
Lecture, Research talk
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Interactive workshop: Women’s Health in the Workplace
Course
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Navigating Married Life in the Late Medieval Low Countries
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Suicides in Lithuania in the late 19th − early 20th centuries
Lecture, Economic and Social History Brown Bag Seminar
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Hard bargains: politics of debt and investment in the EU
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Parallel Worlds: Information Warfare in the Sahel (Dutch-spoken)
Debate, Haags Actualiteitencollege
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Crash course in the use of AV tools for teachers
Didactics
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Women's Rights in the New Geopolitical Landscape
International Women's Day 2025 - Seminar