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Experts discuss nuclear deterrence in Europe: more weapons, more security? 29 January 2025On 22 January, a panel of international experts on nuclear deterrence gathered at the Campus The Hague to discuss the future of nuclear deterrence in ...
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Leiden University College celebrates 15 years of ‘global challenges, local impact’ 29 January 2025This year, Leiden University College (LUC) celebrates its 15th anniversary with the theme ‘Global challenges, local impact’. This theme highlights how...
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Update from the Executive Board on the announced budget cuts 28 January 2025The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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The changing funding landscape: four tips for a successful application 28 January 2025The Dutch research funding landscape is changing. What developments can senior grant adviser Walter van Raaij see? And what are his tips for a success...
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When university isn’t the obvious choice 27 January 2025They confounded expectations and went to university anyway – as a woman of colour, a working-class student or refugee... Throughout the centuries the ...
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Academia in Motion: how we’ll build our open knowledge community in 2025 27 January 2025A fresh vision on publishing, a broad set of quality criteria for education and research and plenty of opportunities to share good practices and learn...
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New project seeks best collaboration methods for creating carbon-neutral neighbourhoods 27 January 2025How do you get citizens more involved in energy transition projects? This is the central question of the new transdisciplinary research project EmPowe...
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Research on the use of reviews following homicide in domestic settings 24 January 2025Domestic violence is a serious issue in the Netherlands, with fatal consequences each year. The impact extends beyond the victims themselves, also aff...
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‘If we want to be really inclusive, we need to step outside our comfort zone’ 24 January 2025The experiential expertise of people with a disability needs to be integrated in diversity & inclusion policy. This message was the common thread at t...
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Call for proposals Scaliger Institute fellowship grants 24 January 2025The submission deadline for applications to Leiden University Libraries (UBL) Scaliger Institute fellowship programmes has been set for 1 April 2025. ...
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Hundredth Senior Teaching Qualification awarded 23 January 2025Twenty-one dedicated teachers were awarded their Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) on 21 January. Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl congratulated them i...
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Interviews with over 100 civil servants under Trump reveal worrying picture 23 January 2025It was challenging to get civil servants from the first Trump administration to speak about their work experiences, but sociologist Jaime Lee Kucinska...
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Friendship crucial in intelligence service cooperation 22 January 2025Secrecy can be detrimental to a relationship, but in the intelligence world, it is actually a basis for trust. What do relationships and trust really ...
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‘It’s a great motivator if your research can be life-changing in the real world’ 21 January 2025Our university labs are bursting with cutting-edge research, but how do you commercialise these inventions and discoveries or translate them into outc...
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Mayor Heijkoop feels like an ‘ambassador’ for the university 21 January 2025Leiden Mayor Peter Heijkoop visited the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and the Faculty of Science on 20 January. He met various university...