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Record number of PhDs despite coronavirus
In 2021 a record number of researchers obtained a PhD at Leiden University. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of PhDs conferred was 448, on...
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Jelle van Buuren in NRC on social media and the storming of the Capitol
Jelle van Buuren, university lecturer at ISGA, discusses the role that social media played in the storming of the Capitol last Wednesday
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Joris Larik on Al Jazeera on the new EU-UK trade agreement
Joris Larik, university lecturer at LUC, discusses in this interview with Al Jazeera the new trade and cooperation agreement between the EU and the Un...
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Work in the time of the coronavirus: ‘I miss the processions'
How are you doing in these strange and unprecedented times? This is the question we are asking our colleagues in this series of articles. This time we...
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LUC The Hague is once again ranked as the best University College in The Netherlands
Leiden University College The Hague received the 'Top rated Programme' seal from the Keuzegids Universiteiten 2021 (Dutch University Guide). It is the...
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Zoom available for teaching from 22 January on
From 22 January on, the video conferencing app Zoom will be available for students and teachers at Leiden University. The University is responding to ...
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2020 Hall of fame
In 2020, many of our staff and students have again won prestigious prizes and been awarded important research subsidies.
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‘Our pirate image scares people off, but that’s exactly what we want’
Controversial environmental organisation Sea Shepherd fights illegal fishing all around the world and is not afraid to take direct action. Alumnus Gee...
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Winterfair Graduation for students of Public Administration: 'Surprising and original'
It was a big surprise for the Bachelor's and Master's students of Public Administration, their graduation ceremony on 9 December. The inner garden of ...
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Leiden Leadership Centre: Winter Holiday Tips
To enjoy the Winter holidays, the Leiden Leadership Centre has selected several interesting illustrations of leadership.
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Introduction Niels Laurens: 'The basis is there and now we are going to build'
Niels Laurens (37) has been appointed Executive Director at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs since 1 October. Because of covid 19, he only...
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New Summer School |The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance
The Summer School ‘The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance’ is open to Master-level and PhD students. It is supported by the Euro...
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Five popular articles from 2020
At the end of the year we always compile a list of our most interesting, most popular articles from that year. In the crazy year that was 2020 one top...
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Work in the time of coronavirus: ‘It’s actually become easier to meet people’
How are you doing in these strange and unprecedented times? That’s the question we are asking our colleagues in this series. Jasmijn Mioch, for instan...
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Our year on social media
It’s been a turbulent, bizarre and extraordinary year, 2020. Coronavirus turned the lives of everyone at our University upside down. Out teaching, res...