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Making room for conflicting feelings will help police promote diversity and inclusion
Diversity and inclusion within the police creates opportunities but also meets resistance. Professor by special appointment and former police officer, Saniye Çelik, emphasises how ambivalent feelings about D&I are essential to the learning process and can lead to informed decisions and real change.
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University Council at 50: ‘Everything in Leiden was a tad more Leiden’
After the May elections a new University Council has now taken seat. The university democracy is the result of the long-lived national student protests in 1969. Students from Leiden joined the protests for greater representation, although their actions were less revolutionary than at other universities.…
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Prisoner reentry programmes do not work as they should
For a successful return to society, incarcerated individuals must work on their reentry during their sentence. Not all such individuals receive good reentry support. This is according to a report by Leiden criminologists.
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Ionica Smeets to give Iris Medal prize money to students
Ionica Smeets is planning to give the prize money that she won with the Iris Medal, a prize for excellent science communication, to student projects.
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Van de Waal Lecture 2024 - Barkcloth: wrapping people, places and ideas
Alumni event, Lecture
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‘Verkiezingen 2025: Herstel van de stabiele democratie of verder met chaos'
Debate
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Public lecture by former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe
Lecture
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The Vanuatu climate case goes far, but not far enough
In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice says that states are obliged to protect the climate. Jolein Holtz, a climate and human rights expert, believes the Court is too vague about the impact for future generations: ‘A missed opportunity’.
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Education Blog Archaeology: Alex Geurds on bildung in our bachelor
In this series the Vice-Dean and portfolio holder of education in the board of the Faculty of Archaeology will reflect on the state of education. Posts can range from shedding light on current national shifts in the university landscape to arguments as to why it’s important to be timely with designing…
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(Vorsten)graven in brons- en ijzertijd
Lecture
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‘Grassroots projects can help democracy’
Democracy is under pressure all over the world. With the #DemocracyinAction project, university lecturers Sara Brandellero and Kamila Krakowska Rodrigues want to investigate how grassroots art projects manage to keep democracy alive.
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Studieavond: de complexiteit van diversiteit en inclusie bij de politie
Lecture
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50 jaar Universiteit Leiden in Oss
Lecture
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Problems arise when citizens request documents from public authorities with information on third parties
When Dutch citizens request information under the Open Government Act (Woo), third parties can ask the public authority to withhold certain information. Leiden research reveals that the position of these third parties is unclear and accessing information is a difficult process.
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What if you lose a parent at a young age? ‘Grief lasts a lifetime’
Adults who lost a parent during childhood tend to experience greater attachment anxiety in romantic relationships, according to Carline van Heijningen’s doctoral research. However, this anxiety was less pronounced among those who recall having a strong bond with their deceased parent during childhoo…
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Experts share insights during the Night of Digital Security: ‘The enemy is often invisible’
The digital age offers unprecedented opportunities: information is always accessible, systems are interconnected, and processes are automated. However, these developments also give rise to new threats. During the Night of Digital Security on 26 May at the Wijnhaven building, more than experts shared…
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Can Parkinson's be stopped by unravelling protein fibres? Anne Wentink finds out with a Vidi grant from NWO
In brain diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, proteins clump together to form fibres. ‘Chaperone proteins’ unravel those fibres, but in the test tube biochemist Anne Wentink saw that this can also cause new problems. She is going to find out what happens inside cells to determine what a drug…
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Jopie van der Hart-van der HoekFaculty of Science
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Ingrid van der Geest-van Dongen
Health, safety and environment
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Annette van der Helm-van MilFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Rianne van der Kleij-van der Sluis
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Diversiteit en Inclusie bij de Politie
Conference, Van willen naar zijn
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Esther Van Landeghem
Faculty of Science
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Irene Van EldereFaculty of Humanities
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Astrid Van WeyenbergFaculty of Humanities
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Ben Van RompuyFaculty of Law
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Tod Van Gunten
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Maartje Van MulkenFaculty of Law
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Roland van Dam
Administration and Central Services
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Fredrik Van Dam
Universitair Facilitair Bedrijf
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Joni Van LaekenFaculty of Law
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Damien Van PuyveldeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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How 'Big Tech' Undermines Our Democracy
Tech giants such as Google, Apple, and Microsoft are increasingly shaping the digital world we live in. Reijer Passchier cautions: 'Urgent measures are needed to curb this influence.'
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Education in Ancient Egypt: 'Everyone Used the Same Text'
For hundreds of years, children in Ancient Egypt learned to read using The Satire of the Trades, a text in which a father gives advice to his son through descriptions of different professions. PhD candidate Judith Jurjens investigated how this worked in practice.
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King of Sweden visits Leiden University
Collaborating in drug discovery and health research was the goal of a visit to the Leiden Bio Science Park on 14 May by a Swedish delegation including His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden. The delegation visited Leiden University’s Faculty of Science.
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Study Day “Dead Sea Scrolls”
Lecture, Workshop and Egeria Lecture
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Policy and politics pre-analysis plan workshop
Workshop
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From Modern Marvel to Environmental Tragedy: Grant for Research into Polluted Mines in Africa
At one time, the railway from Kimberley to Kambove in Southern Africa symbolised prosperity and progress. Today, the exhausted mining towns along its route are marked by decay and pollution. Professor Jan-Bart Gewald has been awarded an NWO L grant to investigate the long-term global consequences.
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The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War
In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britain. ‘Soldier of Orange’ is the most famous, but who were the other ‘England voyagers’ or Engelandvaarders as they are known?
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Student Bram wanted to be mayor as a boy
Bram Geurds (20) is fascinated by politics. When he was 12, a political debate on TV caught his attention. And he decided he wanted to be mayor one day. Unsurprisingly, Bram is studying political science and is politically active. It might seem like he’s on course to become a professional politician.…
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Huizinga Lecture 2025: What is at stake: The limits of politics and fair play
Alumni event, Lezing
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Linda Huivenaar-van Ede Van Der Pals
Universitair Facilitair Bedrijf
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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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Marijn Stipdonk-van der GeestFaculty of Law
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Teun Versteeg-van Leerdam
Faculty of Science
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Esther Rietkerk-van der Schoor
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Astrid Biesjot-van Houten
Leiden University Library
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Charlotte Nijgh-van KooijFaculty of Science
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Leonie Wolswinkel-van DijkhuizenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Metaly de Roode-van der Laan
Universitair Facilitair Bedrijf