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Twenty years of MIRD: Alumni and Students' Reflections and Advice 21 March 2023On 25 March, the Advanced Masters of Science in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) celebrates its 20th Anniversary. The celebration will foc...
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Conference on the gap between government and citizens 21 March 2023It’s often said that citizens have lost trust in their governments. But who exactly are these ‘citizens’? And which aspects of people’s contact with ...
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How can we live healthier lives? Universities and hospitals are going to find out 21 March 2023Getting out and exercising rather than slobbing on the sofa, breathing in fresh air instead of cigarette smoke and grabbing healthy snacks instead of ...
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Racism: a daily reality 21 March 2023March 21 is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. We spoke to Leiden University’s Diversity Officer, Aya Ezawa, and asked h...
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Deconstructing a more assertive China: How did its foreign policy change? 20 March 2023Since 2009-2010, the West viewed China as more assertive. Especially after Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, the country abandoned Deng Xiaoping’s ‘lo...
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Joining forces for the responsible use of algorithmic systems 17 March 2023The symposium ‘Transdisciplinary Study of Just Public Algorithmic Systems’ in The Hague on Friday 24 March will focus on the use of algorithmic system...
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How did trade networks arise in the third millennium BC? 17 March 2023Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, amber from the Baltic and tin from Tajikistan. In the third millennium BC objects and raw materials were transported ov...
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Monique Koemans likes a front-row seat to history in the making 16 March 2023She moved from Sydney to London to Washington, but Leiden was there throughout. ‘Leiden is a surprising constant in my life,’ says alumnus Monique Koe...
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Photo report Career Prep 15 March 2023On Thursday 2 March, Career Prep took place at the end of the afternoon for the third time this year. Enthusiastic students were able to participate a...
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Meet & Mix: Speed dating with Traineeships: 'Thanks to the event, I have a clearer idea about what I want to do after my studies' 15 March 2023On Wednesday 8 March, the 'Meet & Mix: ‘Speed dating with Traineeships’ event took place in Wijnhaven. Trainees, employees and HR advisers from differ...
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Rianne Scheerhoorn: 'I am extremely happy that I joined the Central Government Traineeship Programme' 15 March 2023Rianne Scheerhoorn is a government trainee at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Qua...
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The Power of Evidence unravelled in new research programme 14 March 2023Governments and public sector organisations consider evidence-based or evidence-informed policymaking as one of the pillars of good governance. That i...
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A quick call with Manon Osseweijer about the Leiden Research Support Network 14 March 2023The rules of play for researchers are becoming increasingly complex. This makes it essential that they receive the best possible support with challeng...
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Executive Board column: interdisciplinary collaboration, from suspicion to snowball effect 14 March 2023How is interdisciplinary collaboration faring at Leiden University? And has disciplinarity been completely abandoned? I’d like to reflect on some conc...
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Exhibition: The untold Caribbean story 13 March 2023The Caribbean Ties exhibition at Oude UB aims to reveal the many unwritten stories of indigenous cultures and peoples of the Caribbean. It rewrites th...