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'Elections are in the air here in Brussels, the energy is surreal' 08 May 2024German-American Mia Müller (26) has been working at the European Parliament for three years now as Press Officer at The Greens/EFA Group. She was stil...
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Interdisciplinary symposium on restitution policies seeks more diverse perspectives 08 May 2024Taking responsibility concerning colonial heritage and restitution is a pressing issue for countries and museums worldwide. On 23 and 24 May, a Leiden...
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Leiden conference to look for emerging trends in global governance 07 May 2024Global challenges require global governance answers. For that reason, between 5 and 7 June, the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transforma...
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Final Kiem symposium on interdisciplinarity and decompartmentalisation 06 May 2024How do you set up successful interdisciplinary collaborations? That is the central question of a triptych of Leiden symposia in 2024. The final part, ...
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‘Immigration doesn’t threaten welfare states’ 02 May 2024It is often thought that immigration threatens the solidarity on which redistribution relies. But looking at the post-war period, PhD candidate Emily ...
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Programme directors meet again: ‘We are all working towards the same goal: good teaching’ 30 April 2024They are responsible for a wide range of bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes but have more than enough in common to discuss: the programme direc...
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world 30 April 2024Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example....
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New PhD-training programme started at ISGA: ‘We want PhD-candidates to thrive’ 29 April 2024Lydie Cabane and Seda Gürkan, respectively PhD-coordinator and Assistant Professor at ISGA, are starting a new programme to support and train ISGA PhD...
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Student tower opened with café, common room and spectacular views 26 April 2024The 289 students who recently moved into the tower on Kolffpad at the Leiden Bio Science Park are sitting pretty. They have the keys to a self-contain...
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Leiden University starts dismissal procedure against professor on the grounds of unacceptable behaviour 25 April 2024A professor from Leiden University, together with a former employee (who is also the professor’s partner), has been guilty of long-term unacceptable a...
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Interim vice-dean Maarja Beerkens focuses on happiness and trust: ‘Very proud of teachers and students’ 23 April 2024A new face is strengthening FGGA's Faculty Board as vice-dean in the coming months. Maarja Beerkens comes from the Institute of Public Administration,...
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Leiden workshop on post-consumer textile 'waste’ in the Netherlands (and beyond) 23 April 2024On Thursday 30 May, Leiden University hosts a workshop to foster collaborations to improve the governance of European textile waste export. Different ...
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Workshop Early Photography of the Middle East - In Contact with Collections 19 April 2024On Thursday, May 16, Leiden University Libraries is organizing a workshop on early photography of the Middle East. In the workshop, curator Maartje va...
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How the United States used threats to influence foreign nuclear programmes 18 April 2024Presenting Saddam Hussein’s fate as the future or raising sanctions to unprecedented levels; these are just some of the threats the United States used...
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‘I like that students trust us and share their stories with us’ 18 April 2024The student navigator ‘Find your way’ helps students find their way around the university. Student advisers can also be found on the roadmap. JanPiete...