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Marian Klamer appointed first director of PhD programmes at the Faculty of Humanities
A new position has been created at the Faculty of Humanities. On 1 September, Marian Klamer became the first Director of PhD Programmes at the Graduate School. ‘I want to find the balance.’
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Master’s student fundraising for research into lost human sense
Can humans sense where north is, using what is known as magnetoreception? This question had master’s student Björn Keyser (Media Technology) so intrigued that he started crowdfunding to be able to study this together with the California Institute of Technology.
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Jan Willem Erisman reinforces Leiden’s environmental research as new professor of Environmental sustainability
How can we best deal with the current problems caused by the human impact on the nitrogen cycle? How do we make the transition to a sustainable society? As of 1 September, nitrogen expert Jan Willem Erisman will be working on these questions at Leiden University: he will exchange the Louis Bolk Institute…
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Teacher of the year 2019 Fouzia Lghoul-Oulad Saïd is always ready to answer questions
Last January, the education assessors of the different study associations chose Fouzia Lghoul-Oulad Saïd of the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) as teacher of the year. Her passion for teaching extends beyond her classes, according to the students who nominated her: ‘ She is always ready…
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Lisa Cheng appointed new Scientific Director of LUCL
As of the 1st of January 2021, Lisa Cheng, Professor of General Linguistics, will be the next Scientific Director of the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL). She tells us about LUCL and shares some of her thoughts about her upcoming role.
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‘Mysterious Meniere’s disease is the poor relation in medicine’
Meniere’s disease, a disorder of the inner ear, was first described back in 1861, but there’s still no good test or treatment for it. Tjasse Bruintjes, Professor by Special Appointment of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, wants more attention for this mysterious disease. And he wants to tell his fellow…
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Robbert Visser wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2017
Robbert Visser has won the Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2017. His study in the field of Political Theory is the latest milestone along Visser’s (in his words) ‘long road to the master’s title’. The jury was impressed by his work: 'Deeply engaging, providing a critical and balanced analysis,…
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Is Europe ready for the next financial crisis?
With Brexit looming, stronger economic governance of the European Union is more essential than ever. It’s high time for action, says Amy Verdun, Professor of European Politics and Political Economy. Inaugural speech on 27 September.
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Combining high-level sports and work: ‘It makes me better at both’
She works four days a week as a project manager at LIACS and trains six days a week with the Dutch Para Climbing team. Christiane Luttikhuizen balances her role at the Faculty of Science with competing at a high level in climbing.
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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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FGGA students share their experiences: ‘The highlight of past year? New friendships and cultural exchanges.’
The academic year is drawing to a close, and summer is on the horizon. FGGA students are working hard to wrap everything up. We asked some of them to reflect on the past year and share their insights and tips for fellow students.
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Big tech and their leaders are a danger to democracy
Elon Musk managed to foil a strategic Ukrainian drone attack with the push of a button. It clearly shows that democracy is hanging by a thread, says Associate Professor of Constitutional Law at Leiden University and Professor of Digitisation and the Democratic Rule of Law at the Open University, Reijer…
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VanMoof bankruptcy: 'Filing charges won't help affected customers'
Amsterdam-based bicycle company VanMoof was declared bankrupt in court this week. The company had been struggling with financial problems for some time and recently closed its doors, causing great concern among customers. Several affected customers whose newly bought or repaired bikes were still being…
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Zoltán QuittnerFaculty of Humanities
z.quittner@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Plinio Cardoso
Faculty of Law
p.cardoso@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Alexander de Wita.de.wit@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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John Balouziyeh
Faculty of Law
j.m.b.d.v.balouziyeh@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nathalie BrusgaardFaculty of Archaeology
n.o.brusgaard@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6048
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Coussar Banaie
Faculty of Law
c.banaie@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mojtaba Rouhandeh
Faculty of Law
m.rouhandeh@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Sanjay Sethi
Faculty of Law
s.s.sethi@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Fenna van Haeften
Faculty of Law
f.l.van.haeften@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jacobine MelisFaculty of Archaeology
j.melis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lydia van de FliertFaculty of Archaeology
l.l.van.de.fliert@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Fenno NoijFaculty of Archaeology
f.f.j.m.noij@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Titia LoenenFaculty of Law
m.l.p.loenen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Louis HoneeFaculty of Law
l.f.d.honee@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Luyao DongFaculty of Law
l.dong@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Omer Yalcin
Faculty of Law
o.f.yalcin@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Endri Mykaj
Faculty of Law
e.mykaj@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Manuella Appiah
Faculty of Law
m.b.appiah@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marijana Saraf
Faculty of Law
m.saraf@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Dominique Rocha Mattos
Faculty of Law
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Theo Tsomidis
Faculty of Law
t.tsomidis@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2364
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Emil Babayan
Faculty of Law
e.m.babayan@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Daniela Gomez Altamirano
Faculty of Law
dgomez.altamirano@gmail.com | 071 5275200
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Jorieke ManenschijnFaculty of Law
j.i.manenschijn@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278595
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Simona FlorescuFaculty of Law
a.s.florescu@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Clara van DamFaculty of Law
j.c.a.van.dam@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jan-peter LoofFaculty of Law
j.p.loof@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Floris KeehnenFaculty of Archaeology
f.w.m.keehnen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mette LangbroekFaculty of Archaeology
m.b.langbroek@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Dusan MaczekFaculty of Archaeology
d.maczek@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Vasiliki KostaFaculty of Law
v.kosta@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8540
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Laura HanrathFaculty of Law
l.i.a.hanrath@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jennifer SweridaFaculty of Archaeology
j.l.swerida@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276048
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Eeuw van den Heuvel
e.f.van.den.heuvel@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maria de KruijfFaculty of Law
m.p.de.kruijf@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Weishuo LiFaculty of Archaeology
w.li@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727