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Applications open for Summer School on the European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance
The Summer School will take place from 14-25 June 2021 and welcomes Master-level and PhD-level students who are interested in learning more about the ...
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Honorary doctorate for child rights activist Graça MachelMozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University for her commitment to the right...
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Introducing Antonio Missiroli, our new Associate Senior Policy Fellow for Emerging Security ThreatsDr Antonio Missiroli has been appointed as Associate Senior Policy Fellow for Emerging Security Threats at the Institute of Security and Global Affair...
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Academia in motion: a different form of recognition and rewardA better balance between teaching and research duties, greater recognition of team performances and the elimination of simplistic assessment criteria....
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Alumna Natacha Harlequin: ‘When it really matters, I’m a lion’She stands out for the moderate tone she takes in discussions on Dutch talk shows. Without judgement you can have an open conversation, criminal lawye...
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‘The COVID-19 crisis just goes to show how things can go wrong’Ijeoma Uchegbu is Professor of Pharmacy at University College London (UCL). As a female scientist of colour, she was initially reluctant to play an ac...
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Record number of PhDs despite coronavirusIn 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 CapitolJelle 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 agreementJoris 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 NetherlandsLeiden 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 onFrom 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 fameIn 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 ...