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Prisoner reentry programmes do not work as they should 20 June 2024
For a successful return to society, incarcerated individuals must work on their reentry during their sentence. But in practice, not all such individua...
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Mees Vergouwen wins dissertation prize 19 June 2024
Mees Vergouwen was awarded the ‘Vereniging voor Belastingwetenschap’ dissertation prize on 18 June 2024. He obtained his doctorate in 2023 for his dis...
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Ambassadors visit Leiden: ‘Knowledge knows no borders’ 19 June 2024
Over 30 ambassadors strengthened their ties with researchers and university leaders in a recent visit to Leiden University. Cross-border collaboration...
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Alumnus Anne Speckens opened a mindfulness centre in Nijmegen 19 June 2024
Professor of Psychiatry Anne Speckens studied medicine in Leiden and did her psychiatry training there too. She discovered mindfulness in England and ...
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Outline agreement: we need one another 18 June 2024
It has been preying on people’s minds: the outline agreement and its proposed cuts to higher education. Although the content is not yet set in stone −...
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Academic freedom report: ‘This jewel in our crown deserves better care’ 18 June 2024
What does academic freedom mean? And how do we give shape to it in Leiden? The Academic Freedom Core Team considered these questions and presented its...
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LTA Education Festival: working together to find connection in education 18 June 2024
Education never stops because society is always changing. It is up to students and lecturers to align learning and teaching with current demands. Duri...
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Leiden Research Support Network: invisible forces in science 18 June 2024
They are not always in the spotlight but are essential to our scientific research: Leiden research support professionals. And their network is growing...
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Fed up with having to log in all the time? Here’s why it’s essential 18 June 2024
It can be irritating, all that logging in to university systems: entering your password for the umpteenth time and confirming in an app or with a code...
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Nico Schrijver appointed Interim Chair of Netherlands Institute for Human Rights 17 June 2024
Nico Schrijver, Professor Emeritus of Public International Law, has been appointed Interim Chair of the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights. He wil...
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Third Congress of Members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration 17 June 2024
Between 12 and 14 June, Professor Larissa van den Herik and Dr Mamadou Hébié participated in the Third Congress of the Members of the Permanent Court ...
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Leiden University fifth in SustainaBul sustainability ranking 17 June 2024
Leiden University has secured fifth place in SustainaBul, the sustainability ranking for universities and universities of applied sciences in the Neth...
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Interview with interim cabinet minister Van Leeuwen: from lawyer to diplomat to politician 17 June 2024
In his last week as interim cabinet minister, alumnus and outgoing Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Geoffrey van Leeuwen s...
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Hilde Woker and Renate Reitsma appointed members of National Ocean Decade Committee 14 June 2024
The National Ocean Decade Committee has appointed two new members from Leiden University. As members of this committee, Hilde Woker and Renate Reitsma...
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Prison reward systems do not work well and prisoners are the ones who pay 13 June 2024
Ten years ago, a new reward system was introduced in Dutch prisons: the only way prisoners could earn extra ‘freedoms’ was through good behaviour. Fre...