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‘I take my students with me up the mountain’
It's good to have high expectations of your students, says public administration lecturer Maarja Beerkens. ‘But I don't stand at the top of the mountain telling them to climb up.' This empathic and at the same time demanding lecturer has been nominated for the LUS Teaching Prize.
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From law student to successful entrepreneur in the water-quality industry
Yousef Yousef (39), a successful entrepreneur in the water-quality industry, recently joined the Advisory Board at Leiden Law School. Read the interview about his career.
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‘I put my name down for the Humanities Career Event to get a better idea of what I want.’
Many students find their job search really stressful – what will they end up doing after they graduate? What are their career options, their employment opportunities?
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NATO Chief Rutte in conversation with The Hague students: ‘I’m glad about Trump’
Wearing All Stars and ‘just’ a pair of jeans, with a backpack slung over his shoulder. It was an informal Friday afternoon with Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, at Wijnhaven. Perched on a desk, he took questions from students in the audience.
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How a region's contradictions shaped Boris Kowalski's career
Sometimes student life merges rather smoothly into a working adult life. This is the case for Boris Kowalski. At International Studies, he chose Russian as his language and Eurasia as his region of specialisation, he obtained his Master’s degree at Oxford in Russian and Eurasian studies, ended up in…
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Archaeologist Alejandra Roche Recinos investigates ancient immigration in Southern Guatemala
In June 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new Assistant Professor. Dr Alejandra Roche Recinos, originally from Guatemala, will strengthen the Faculty’s expertise on the archaeology of Central America. ‘I want to explore the lesser known archaeology of Southern Guatemala.’
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Wil Roebroeks looks back on a life in archaeology: ‘I’ve always enjoyed my work’
After nearly two years of retirement, Wil Roebroeks looks back on a career that began in a time of freedom and ended in a field that has undergone profound academic and social change. ‘I have been fortunate to always enjoy my work,’ he says. ‘That is also my advice to younger generations: above all,…
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‘Irregular warfare is not going away, however much we’d like it to’
The fight against insurgents, guerrillas and resistance movements is an ‘incredibly unpopular’ topic with experts and military personnel, says Professor by Special Appointment of Military History Thijs Brocades Zaalberg in his inaugural lecture. He warns that ignoring these forms of irregular warfare…
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How do you measure democracy? Leiden political scientist collaborates on international freedom report
Wouter Veenendaal, a political scientist at Leiden University, is an analyst for the Freedom House report. Freedom House is an American non-profit organisation dedicated to democracy, political freedom and human rights. In short, the report describes the degree of freedom and the state of democracy…
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Plastic's Legacy: From Single-Use to Sustainable Solutions
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Dark Matters
PhD defence
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The Rule of Law Under Challenge: The Enmeshment of National and International Trends
VVI Research Meetings 2023-2024
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The Scandal of Cal: A Conversation about the Role of Academic Institutions in Historical Exploitation
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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When speech becomes emotional
PhD defence
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Experimental Studies on the Normative Force of Law: The Problem of 'Treatment Resistance'
Lecture
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An International Rule-Based Order and China in the Global Arena
Lecture
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From Tenochtitlan to Ciudad de México: Colonial Urban Legacies and Environmental Consequences
Event
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Book talk: The Party’s Interests Come First by Joseph Torigian
Lecture, Book talk
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Heritage languages in the Netherlands: Scholars, teachers, and students in dialogue
Lecture, Workshop
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Connect & Visualise: Data journeys in popular science
Webinar with Q&A
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The PolSci Bookshelf: books released in 2023
The end of the year often means looking back with lists, overviews and stories. This combines nicely in a list of all the books published this year by various political scientists at Leiden University. Indeed, in terms of books, these scholars have certainly not been idle. A unique collection of stories,…
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Sponsored Research
Global Interactions sponsors a number of research projects of Leiden University researchers.
- Language and the human past
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Relationships that Count: Social Networks and Language Learning
Lecture
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Emotional Regimes in Israel/ Palestine
Lecture
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: What Use are Networks Anyway?
Lecture
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Book Presentation of Beyond the Mulatta: Haunted Hybridity in Advertising
Book Presentation | Studium Generale Lecture
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Zane Kripe
Faculty of Science
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Peter PelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Constant HijzenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Remko OffringaFaculty of Science
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Maurits BergerFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden did not forget you - PhD edition
Alumni event
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Leiden did not forget you - 19 January
Alumni event
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Leiden did not forget you
Alumni event
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Leiden did not forget you
Alumni event
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Social Science Matters: The (non)sense of conspiracy theories
Climate change is made up, the secret services murdered Pim Fortuyn and JFK, and the moon landing was a fake show. Conspiracy theories are of all times, providing sensation and entertainment, but also unrest and fear. The corona pandemic is new fuel for conspiracy theorists who set fire to 5G masts,…
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Michiel Westenberg advocates prevention for social anxiety: ‘Why wait until the damage has been done?’
Shyness is perfectly normal, Michiel Westenberg stated in his farewell lecture. But that doesn’t mean that social anxiety shouldn’t be identified and addressed in good time. ‘Serious shyness has strong genetic roots; you don’t just get over it.’
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Thijs Porck is the winner of the second LUCAS Public Prize!
Thijs Porck, expert in medieval English, has won the LUCAS Public Prize because he has made his research and education visible to a wider audience. Thijs has reached the national media, secondary schools and a lot of views with his blogs and videos. The prize consists of a certificate, trophy, 1000…
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2025
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2024
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Politics and Policy Pre-Analysis Plan (PAP) Workshop
Workshop
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Exploring Challenges to U.S. Constitutional Norms
Lecture
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VIVAS by Angélica Cruz Aguilar
Orange the World 2025
- ABS Marketing Seminar: The "New" Science of Collective Intelligence
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Linguistic Anthropology in Europe: Past, Present, and Futures
Conference
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The Second Trump Administration, the US Intelligence Community, and Transatlantic Security Relations
Panel discussion
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The City on a Lake: Particular Environments and Global Paradigms in the Making of Mexico City
Lecture
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50 years after the Chilean coup: The echoes of the 11 September 1973 today
Lecture, Roundtable
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Primacy and collapse in intonational melodies: Insights from imitation
Lecture, SMILE Talks