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‘We will offer a warm welcome to our students, both in person and online’
The University buildings are partially reopening to students. And first-years will be able to discover real-life Leiden or The Hague during the introduction weeks this summer. Vice-Rector Hester Bijl describes what will be possible once more at the ‘one-and-a-half-metre university’. ‘We want to provide…
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FGGA's Cyber Week: research and innovation for a better digital world
During Cyberweek, from 17-24 October, the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) highlighted its research and teaching on cybersecurity, digital developments, and their impact on society.
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Introducing: Yusra Abdullahi, Maha Ali & Felipe Colla de Amorim
Yusra Abdullahi, Maha Ali and Felipe Colla de Amorim recently joined the Institute for History as PhD candidates. Together they work an an integrated, collective project. Learn more about them below!
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Leiden research projects awarded NWO Open Competition grants
Various researchers from Leiden University have been awarded NWO (Dutch Research Council) Open Competition funding. Nine social sciences and humanities projects will receive the funding.
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Five years ago, Recep fled from Turkey; he is now a university teacher
For fifteen years, Recep Uysal carried out research on positive psychology in Turkey; it is even the subject of his PhD. That was until he had to flee Turkey and start again from scratch in the Netherlands. Re-entering the academic world was a challenge, but he rediscovered his love for the field in…
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Take care of each other’
After a turbulent Covid year, the well-being of our students and staff has the highest priority. How can we prevent physical and mental health problems? This was the key question at the Opening of the Academic Year in Pieterskerk in Leiden on 6 September.
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Interviews with over 100 civil servants under Trump reveal worrying picture
It was challenging to get civil servants from the first Trump administration to speak about their work experiences, but sociologist Jaime Lee Kucinskas succeeded. The picture that emerged from her findings, she says, is far from positive. 'The more I spoke with them, the more emotions I saw. They were…
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Outward appearance in Dutch criminal law. What is the suspect up to?
On 27 February 1976, two men wearing motorcycle helmets and carrying loaded guns ring the door of temping agency Cito. A security van has just delivered cash. The suspect later claims in court that he and his friend were just doing a ‘dress rehearsal’ – preparing ahead in other words, but not an actual…
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Defence Minister at Ukraine Symposium: 'We Europeans have only one chance to get this right'
Three years on, and interest in Ukraine certainly hasn't waned. The auditorium at the Wijnhaven location was fully booked on Monday. Hundreds of people, including top military brass, listened to Defence Minister Brekelmans' speech. He pointed out to them: 'Here in the Netherlands, we're now living in…
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Two psychologists on a date with the Rector
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and society. In this series of pre-retirement discussions, Stolker will talk one last time to people from within and without the University. In this edition…
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Critical Caribbean Thought on Colonial Legacies
The Caribbean as we know it today is fundamentally a product of colonial activity and globalisation. Practically everyone that inhabits the Caribbean has ancestors from different continents due to colonial activity, which profoundly affects the area to this day. Caribbean writers, both in the Caribbean…
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Storie del Possibile: Grassroots and Local Initiatives in Italy and Europe
The conference Storie del possibile took place in the Ex- lavanderia of Santa Maria della Pietà in the neighbourhood Monte Mario in Rome, on April 21-22 2018. Maria Vasile, PhD candidate of the "Food Citizens?" project, attended the conference and shares her experiences.
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Four pressured months trying to solve society’s woes
In the National Think Tank, 20 young academics spend four months mulling over a solution to a societal problem. Two Leiden alumni tell us more.
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Blog Post | From ‘Disinformation’ to ‘Information Disorder’: Changing the Narrative about Unwanted Communication
Disinformation has become a popular subject of study and debate. A plethora of publications and policies have emerged, aiming to analyse and curb the negative consequences of unwanted communication.
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The Myriad Avatars of Izumi Shikibu in Medieval Japan
Lecture
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SAILS Lunch Time Seminar: Francien Dechesne
Lecture
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Can Generative AI Generate Culture?
Debate
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Just Peace Festival Info Session
Information Session
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Elsa Charlety | On Zora Neale Hurston
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Anthropology + Manifesto Workshop
Course, Workshop
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms - December 2024
Lecture
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Water’s Way: Female Agency and the Artful Legacy of Chinese Imperial Women
Lecture, IIAS/Rijksmuseum Annual Lecture
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After Work Conversations
Symposium
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Artistic presentation/ concert as part of PhD defence Johannes Leertouwer
PhD defence, Artistic presentation/ concert
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'Possible Titles - No Wrong Answers'
Lecture, Workshop on zine-making
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Concert and book launch "The Oud: An Illustrated History"
Arts and culture
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When History Repeats Itself: Knowledge in Times of Crisis
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
- Nine public graduation presentations
- Leiden Observatory Festival - Dive into the Universe
- More-than-planet exhibition finissage
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Just Peace Dialogue: Peace in Sudan
Just Peace Festival
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War in Europe
Conference
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Exploring Our Roots
Terra Symposium
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"From Epistemicide to ‘Epistemic Disobedience'" by Anne-Maria Makhulu
Lecture
- Space for academic debate: security at universities
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From Free Trade to Economic Security, a Paradigm Shift?
Lecture
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The Crimmigrators
Lecture
- European Union Seminar Series
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Why Autocrats Kill: Elite Rivalry, Mass Killing and Genocide in Authoritarian Regimes
Book discussion
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Exploring Challenges to U.S. Constitutional Norms
Lecture
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Symposium on Cyber Security in Humanitarian Organizations in The Netherlands
Symposium
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Leiden University Nationalism Network
Conference, Leiden University Nationalism Network
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Film Screening: Foragers
Lecture, Teach-In Series on Palestine and Israel
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LDE-Majority World Workshop – Contemporary Migrations in the Americas: Cross-Atlantic Dialogue for Socio-Spatial Justice
Workshop
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here you can find answers to some frequently asked questions about the Public Administration master's programme.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here you can find answers to some frequently asked questions about the Public Administration master's programme.
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About our Faculty
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