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Cairo daily life: Personal reflections of Amsterdam University students
Three students of the Arabic/Islamic BA programme seem to enjoy the Arabic class assignments.
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Rare medieval bookmark found in Leiden University Library
A rare medieval bookmark emerged in Leiden University Library. Book historian Erik Kwakkel found the disk in an archive of manuscript descriptions called the Bibliotheca Neerlandica Manuscripta. It was likely put their in the early twentieth century by Willem de Vreese, who made the descriptions. The…
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New lecture series on Morocco at Leiden University
A new elective course, 'History of Morocco and the Moroccans in The Netherlands
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Two new Impact Challenges at KPN for Leiden University students
Just like last academic year, students from Leiden University will get the chance to gain practical experience at KPN. In cooperation with the telecom company, two Impact Challenges are being offered, around the theme 'building bridges'.
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Snouck Hurgronje Prize goes to Leiden Resuscitation Day
Quick resuscitation can save lives, but under 1% of the population of Leiden is a community first responder. Student associations and various partners in Leiden want to give a resuscitation course to 500 residents and students of Leiden. This special project has won the LUF’s Snouck Hurgronje Prize.
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Bart Custers delivers keynote address at Basel University
On May 16th 2018, the Law Faculty of Basel University organised a workshop on Law & Robots, titled Predictive Analytics bei Versicherungen und in der Arbeitswelt: Diskriminierung durch Algorithmen? (Predictive Analytics in Insurance and Labor: Discrimination by Algorithms?). At this event, dr. Bart…
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How Euclid will reveal the dark side of the Universe
ESA’s Euclid mission is to reveal the dark side of the Universe. But how? Professor of Observational cosmology Henk Hoekstra explains it in his interview with Space Team Europe and Horizon Magazine. He uses enlightening examples such as… a swimming pool! Listen to Henk Hoekstra to understand how Euclid…
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Archaeology in ninth position in QS World University Rankings 2017
It is the second year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is ranked the highest in continental Europe. Aside from this the faculty features, as it did last year, in the top ten worldwide.
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Leiden Psychology Podcast: Get to know the new hosts!
Season 2 of the Leiden Psychology podcast has started, and we're kicking it off with a special Q&A featuring our new hosts Aziza and Priya. In this episode you are offered a chance to get to know them better.
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Plastic between your toes
The sand on European beaches may look pristine, but in every kilogram of sand there are on average 250 microplastics: fragments smaller than 5mm. These results are part of a study from Leiden researchers with the help of beach-goers throughout Europe.
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Promotion Karin Wester
On the 6th of April, Karin Wester held her PhD defense on the 'Promise and Pitfalls of the Responsibility to Protect and Lessons to be Learned from the Case of Libya’.
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Alanna O'Malley and Joris Larik Discuss Reinventing the United Nations in Dutch Newspaper Parool
The United Nations (UN) have been in existence for 75 years. It has definitely had time to become an established organisation. For Alanna O'Malley and Joris Larik the 75-year existence is no reason to sit back and relax. On the contrary, the UN should continue to reinvent itself.
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Caroline van Eck appointed as Slade Professor in Oxford
The Department of History of Art in Oxford has appointed Leiden University professor Caroline van Eck as Slade Professor of Fine Art for the second semester of academic year 2016-2017. As Slade Professor Van Eck will spend a semester in office at Oxford University and deliver eight public lectures and…
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Grants Governance programme within NORFACE
Fourteen transnational consortia of which seven with Dutch researchers have received funding from the European NORFACE network within the theme ‘Democratic governance in a turbulent age’. Two of them are FGGA researchers Natascha van der Zwan and Caelesta Braun.
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ILS Bookpresentation by Prof. Vassilis Hatzopoulos
The March ILS lunch seminar will take on a slightly different format, as we have the honour of receiving Prof. Vassilis Hatzopoulos who will present his new book on the Collaborative Economy and EU Law.
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UniBuddy Live for all FGGA Programmes
Staying connected has never been more important. With campus visits suspended, how are students connecting with universities? In times where physical recruitment is impossible the university turns to a more modern way of connecting with the prospective students of generation Z.
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Prestigious Gutenberg Research Award for archaeologist Wil Roebroeks
Leiden archaeologist Professor Wil Roebroeks receives the 2021 Gutenberg Research Award of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU).
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ACPA PhD candidate Michael Drapkin receives PRJC Grant
Clarinetist and ACPA researcher Michael Drapkin recently received an Eastman School of Music Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research Grant for his project
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Former Leiden Colleague Sven Vleeming honored with ‘Festschrift’
On February 2nd, 2018, Professor Sven P. Vleeming of Trier University was presented with a ‘Festschrift’ to celebrate his retirement last summer. The book was presented to him, in the presence of friends and colleagues from the Netherlands and abroad, by the editors: his former Leiden colleagues Koen…
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Ilektra Antonaki cum laude gepromoveerd
Op dinsdag 3 november is Ilektra Antonaki cum laude gepromoveerd op haar proefschrift over kapitaalbewegingen binnen de Europese Unie.
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Three Leiden researchers receive Rubicon Grant for research abroad
Chemist Liubov Belyaeva, psychologist Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam and LUMC researcher Elisa Giacomelli have received a Rubicon Grand and will therefore be able to conduct research at a top institution abroad.
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Crafting Resilience Kick Off on 30 March 2023
The Crafting Resilience Kick Off on 30 March seeks to inspire conversations around new state-citizen relations in the social domain. At this conference, international researchers discuss core questions at the heart of the new NWA Crafting Resilience project.
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Duke-Leiden Institute in Global and Transnational Law 2020: Call for Applications
The Grotius Centre, in collaboration with Duke Law School, will be hosting the Duke-Leiden Institute in Global and Transnational Law from 14 June to 15 July 2020 in The Hague, the International City of Peace and Justice.
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LUMC Master’s programme in Vitality and Ageing updated and fully funded from 1 September
From 1 September, the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) will be offering a fully funded regular Master’s programme in Vitality and Ageing.
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Nikki Ikani’s new book on crises and change in European foreign policy
Nikki Ikani, Assistant Professor Intelligence and Security at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), has recently published her latest monograph 'Crisis and change in European Union foreign policy' with Manchester University Press.
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From Remindo to ANS: Faculty of Humanities implements a new assessment system
The Faculty of Humanities will introduce a new assessment system in the next academic year. Marcel van Brunschot, the project leader for the digital assessment migration, is responsible for overseeing the transition to ANS.
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Win an exclusive meet & greet with children's rights expert Bede Sheppard
Are you interested in meeting Bede Sheppard, Human Rights Watch’s Deputy Director of the Children’s Rights Department? Bede will be at LUC on Thursday the 26th of May for the #WatchOurSchools event in the auditorium, and we are giving our students the chance to meet with him before. In order to win…
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LGA symposium
Faculty of Archaeology opened its doors to welcome over 100 archaeology and living archaeology enthusiasts from all over the Netherlands
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Dutch Student Orchestra performs in Leiden
The Dutch Student Orchestra (NSO) brings together more than a hundred of the best student musicians in the Netherlands. On 16 February the NSO will be performing in Leiden. Two Leiden members of the orchestra give a foretaste of the concert.
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Conference and Summer Course on the Europeanisation of national administrative law a great success!
From 2 to 4 September 2019 the Conference and Summer Course on the Europeanisation of administrative law took place in Leiden. The central theme of the Conference and Summer Course was the Europeanisation of national administrative law through general principles of law: from resistance to voluntary…
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Interdisciplinary Network Event
On March 7, Judi Mesman (dean of Leiden University College) has organized a networking event for postdocs and assistant/associate professors across disciplines and faculties within Leiden University, focusing on connections around four major societal challenges (Diversity, Prosperity, Peace & Justice,…
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CASTING CALL: SO, YOU THINK ABOUT ABSTRACTION THE LAST MINUTES BEFORE YOU DIE ?
30 October 2021 – 4 December 2021 SPACE, Liège (BE)
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Tom Louwerse awarded ORA grant for political representation research
Political scientist Tom Louwerse (Leiden University) and a team of international researchers have been awarded a NWO ORA grant. They are going to investigate political representation in an era in which voter alignment with political parties is steadily decreasing.
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Henk Borgdorff on tour
Henk Borgdorff to visit the UK and Germany to speak about research in and through the arts.
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Researching sustainable filmmaking approaches, while exploring Indigenous Futurisms through film practice
ACPA alumna Dr. Itandehui Jansen is currently working on a new experimental film. The project researches sustainable filmmaking approaches, while exploring Indigenous Futurisms through film practice. The project is a continuation of Jansen’s research for the AHRC scoping project Sustainable Materials…
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New interdisciplinary research centre 'ReCNTR' for reflection on the place of multimodal practice
Francesco Ragazzi (Institute of Political Science), Julian Ross (Center for the Arts in Society) and Mark Westmoreland (Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology) set up the interdisciplinary research centre ReCNTR.
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Modest Fashion in relatie tot de vrijgevochten vrouw
De modest fashion-industrie is een miljardenindustrie, ontstaan vanuit de behoefte van vrouwen om zich meer bescheiden (lees: bedekt) te gaan kleden. Het Stedelijk Museum Schiedam presenteert daarom in samenwerking met Arminius het Modest Fashion Symposium.
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Summer School Global and European Labour Law: Labour Law in Flux
From 15-19 July 2019, the department of Labour Law hosted the first Global & European Labour Law Summer School. Participants from 10 different nationalities and 3 different continents joined the Summer School.
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Freya Baetens speaks on renewable energy at the WTO
Recently the WTO panel report on India – Solar Cells (DS 456) was distributed. Under India’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), solar power developers were required to use certain types of solar cells and modules manufactured in India for power generation projects in order to ultimately…
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Help student Roos to become UN Youth Delegate
This week Leiden student Roos Kolkman will be campaigning throughout the country to win the votes of Dutch youth in order to become the next UN Youth Delegate for Sustainable Development.
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Studying the Societal Challenges of Our Time
'There are far too few networking events for young scholars, even though they are eager to attend them;' states Judi Mesman, Dean of Leiden University College (LUC). On Wednesday 7 March, Judi Mesman organised the 'Interdisciplinary Networking Event for Young Scholars', a networking event specifically…
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Henk Dekker Award for Marc Cleiren
Associate Professor Dr. Marc Cleiren (Personal & Professional Development - Honours College FSW) has received the inter-university (Leiden University - TUDelft - Erasmus Rotterdam) Henk Dekker Award for Educational Innovation. Cleiren won the prestigious prize after a selection procedure by a jury consisting…
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Guest lecture by Jurian Langer
On Thursday 5 April, Leiden University had the honour to receive Professor Jurian Langer within the framework of the European Union Seminar Series, jointly organized by the master’s programme in International Relations, the Institute for History and the Europa Institute at the Leiden Law School.
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Prof. Marin van Heel awarded Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences 2017
Prof. Dr. Ir. Marin van Heel, Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Biology Leiden (NeCEN), is one of the winners of the “Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences 2017”. This annual award is presented to recognize contributions that have opened new fields of research or have advanced concepts in a particular…
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Freya Baetens appointed to the Chair in EU External Economic Law
The Europa Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of Freya Baetens to the Chair in EU External Economic Law.
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ISGA Contributes to Training African Officers in Military Diplomacy
The Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) of Leiden University contributed to the design and teaching of modules of this year’s edition of the Ministry of Defence’s ‘International Military Cooperation Course Africa’.
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Helen Pluut nominated for prestigious Kanter Award
Last year Helen Pluut co-authored the article “Social support at work and at home: Dual-buffering effects in the work-family conflict process” which was published in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. This article has now been nominated for the annual Rosabeth Moss Kanter…
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6 PhD positions Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
The Research Training Group "Byzantium and the Euro-Mediterranean Cultures of War" is looking to appoint six PhD students. Candidates should apply before 15 November 2020.
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Rector Stolker: ‘Give chance a chance’
What does Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker think about subjects such as student stress, ‘clean’ transcripts and the onward march of the English language? Law students fired their questions at Stolker during the Leiden version of College Tour on 27 January.
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Manuscript Lecture in Leiden University Library: Erik Kwakkel (May 7)
Professional scribes in the Middle Ages produced advertisement sheets with which they presented themselves to potential clients. In this lecture Erik Kwakkel will show known and new examples of such advertisement sheets and interpret their importance for our understanding of the culture of writing in…