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Leiden University College writing project brings students together: ‘I am a kitchen in Gaza, and now it is dark’ 19 June 2025What happens when students from three very different contexts come together to explore the social determinants of health? This spring, students from L...
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'No study is as relevant as Security Studies, you learn about everything that is going wrong in the world right now' 18 June 2025Four students who completed the Bachelor's in Security Studies share their experiences. What did they learn? Where did they end up after graduating? A...
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How hand gestures and a brief hallway chat encourage policy-making 17 June 2025What if the real decisions aren’t found in policy documents, but are rather made in the hallway? In international book project ‘Informality in Policym...
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Four Leiden researchers receive ERC Advanced Grant 17 June 2025From social inequalities in prehistory to placebo effects in medical treatments. Four researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a prestigio...
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An ethical compass is crucial to intelligence work 16 June 2025Intelligence and security services often operate in the shadows – a place where ethics must shine bright. In his inaugural lecture, Michael Kowalski c...
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MIRD students engage with high-level diplomacy during Geneva study trip 16 June 2025From 26 to 28 May, second-year students of the Advanced MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) participated in the programme's annual visit...
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A village on campus: De Kattekop nursery run by psychologist Ellen Buschman 16 June 2025Parents from all corners of the university bring their children to De Kattekop, the university’s day nursery. De Kattekop is celebrating its 45th anni...
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This course brings opera into the classroom: ‘Many themes are still relevant today’ 13 June 2025What can opera tell us about societies in the past and present? Leiden honours students went looking for an answer, together with students from the Du...
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‘Whenever you need European partners, Una Europa should be your first step’ 12 June 2025Eight Leiden University research teams recently received €15,000 each to take their research to the next level through Una Europa. Dario Fazzi, one of...
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‘Don’t let open science degenerate into a data dump’ 12 June 2025An endless stream of publications, data and software accessible to all. It might sound idealistic, but Professor of Science Studies Thed van Leeuwen w...
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The Chinese Queer Collection - A Workshop for Activists, Archivists and Academics at Leiden University 12 June 2025To celebrate the formal launch of the Leiden Chinese Queer Collection (LCQC, 莱顿华语酷儿文献收藏), promote Chinese queer studies scholarship, and raise the vis...
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A Dutch Robespierre? Dissertation sheds new light on Leiden revolutionary Pieter Vreede 11 June 2025Leiden patriot Pieter Vreede (1750-1837) fought for greater popular influence with blazing pamphlets and even a coup d’état. In his PhD dissertation, ...
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Save the date: Inter- en transdisciplinary event 'Knowledge Orchard' 28 november 2025 11 June 2025The Knowledge Orchard is a jubilee event at Leiden University to highlight, stimulate and strengthen inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation inside a...
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Towards a stronger sector: Insights and ambitions from FGGA & FSW 10 June 2025Connecting, discussing success stories and taking the next steps: that is what the Meet & Greet on the sector plans was all about. On 2 June, nearly 2...
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‘We’re already at war – we’re just acting as though we’re not’ 10 June 2025‘Our infrastructure is under attack, elections are being influenced and political assassinations being committed. We’re already at war – it just looks...