4,966 search results for “leiden” in the Student website
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Sustainability and transition: Alumna Charlotte van Gemeren’s mission at the Ministry of Defence
What does the Dutch Ministry of Defence do to fight climate change? And what is Alumna Charlotte van Gemeren’s Role in this? We spoke with Charlotte (class of 2016) and asked her about what’s it like to do a traineeship for the Dutch Government (and how to get in), the lessons learned at International…
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Creating a sustainable university: ‘You need breathing space for activist work’
More papers, more grants, more students: constant growth is still the gold standard at universities. Neuroscientists Anne Urai and Claire Kelly argue that this mentality obstructs us in resolving such complex societal problems as the climate crisis. Their alternative? The university as a doughnut.
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Network of student well-being officers create connections
It’s an important theme at the University and beyond: student well-being. Even before coronavirus, research showed that loneliness and the pressure to succeed were causing particular problems for students, and these problems have only increased since the pandemic. Work is underway to improve the sit…
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Richard Karlsson Linnér: ‘I expect a future where a genetic test will be as much a no-brainer as getting X-rayed.’
Assistant Professor Karlsson Linnér, who works at the Department of Economics, is one of the recipients of a Veni grant. His research on the accuracy of preventive genetic testing is a fine example of the intersection of economic science and law.
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Interdisciplinary minor ’Violence Studies’: ‘It felt like we were going to fight a group of people’
The interdisciplinary, English-taught minor ‘Violence Studies’ looks at violence from very diverse scientific perspectives. What are the benefits from this approach? Students and lecturers evaluate: ‘This minor’s a goldmine’.
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Separate and holistic solutions to the problems of cross-border death and gift taxation
The response of international organizations to the problems of cross-border death and gift taxation needs to be revisited, according to PhD candidate Vassilis Dafnomilis. PhD defence on 3 June 2021.
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Interview Anneke Koning: PhD research on transnational sexual exploitation of children
Sexual exploitation of children abroad: the Dutch government calls on its citizens to not look away from 'suspicious situations’ while turning a blind eye to the root causes of the problem themselves. Koning, who recently obtained her PhD on transnational sexual exploitation of children from Leiden…
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Experts on the war in Ukraine, two years later: ‘Europe learned a lot from the war, help each other and don’t give up’
The one-day symposium ‘War in Europe: the impact of Russian aggression in Ukraine two years on’ on 23 February 2024
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‘Science is international so our faculty should be too’
‘Our faculty is a very international community. And that is something everybody really benefit from,’ says Yun Tian. As the officer internationalisation, she is the bridge between international students and staff, the faculty and universities abroad. ‘Science goes beyond countries and carries no nationality.…
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How to address sensitive subjects in class?
The war between Russia and Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza or the global rise of the far-right: topics that stir up emotions but are also regularly discussed in classes at Political Science. Moreover, with a diverse group of students, there is a great diversity of life experiences, backgrounds and opinions.…
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Volgens hoogleraar Sarah Wolff zijn EU-migratiedeals een slechte oplossing voor een niet bestaand probleem
Nu in heel Europa rechtse partijen hoog scoren in de peilingen is de verwachting dat de discussie omtrent migratie flink opgeschud gaat worden. Desondanks maant hoogleraar Sarah Wolff tot kalmte.
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Reportage: training anxious children should help prevent disorders and depression
Many primary school children suffer from anxiety and their numbers are increasing. Psychologists from the Knowledge Center Anxiety & Stress (KAS) are developing and researching preventive training.
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EU’s engagement in the Arctic
Lecture, Seminar
- Well-being Wednesday - How to stand out to employers
- Kick-off support group on Ukraine
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Special Guest Lecture ‘Knickerbocker Renaissance: Dutch Schools and Slavery in the Early United States’
Lecture, Histories Connected: Special Guest Lecture
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Manufactured drought? An environmental history of water scarcity in Colonial Kenya, 1895-1952
Lecture, PCNI Research Seminar
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Italy From Facism to Democracy. And Back?
Lecture, Seminar
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Working for the EU, something for you?
Career and apply for jobs
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Justice through Indigenous Lenses
Conference
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Painting with techniques inspired by old masters
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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ICCT Live Webinar on Report Launch: 'A Comparative Study of Non-State Violent Drone Use in the Middle East'
Lecture
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On the Origins of 'The Origins of Inequality'
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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Painting animals; make a painting of your favorite animal
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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How teaching inclusively changes the perspective and dynamics in the classroom
Lecture
- Rainbow Lunch
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Building a stronger and more resilient Union - Mapping the cost of non-Europe (2022-2032)
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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DUSANE: Dutch Symposium of the Ancient Near East 2023
Symposium
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Networking and building your pitch
Career and apply for jobs
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Celebrating Naga Culture: Authenticity, Indigeneity and Modernity
Lecture
- Research Seminar Europe 1000-1800
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Lecture by Michael Mazarr on 'Deterring China: Challenges and Opportunities'
Lecture
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CSPPR Lecture: Representation and the Trade Roots of the Gender Pay Gap
Lecture
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Language, Stories, and Understanding Others
Lecture
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European Strategic Autonomy and a Rising China
An informal exchange
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CCLS Seminar
Conference, seminar
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Talking Palestine: The Politics of Narrating the Conflict
Lecture
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Graphic techniques: the linoleum cut
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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'Possible Titles - No Wrong Answers'
Lecture, Workshop on zine-making
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Unknown Past: Leila Murad, the Jewish-Muslim Star of Egypt
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Workshop Landscape Painting
Arts and leisure, Personal development, Arts and leisure
- Q&A applications Honours track Humanities Lab
- Well-being Wednesday - How can you manage your ADHD as a student?
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Night Spaces: Migration Culture and Integration in Europe (NITE) 3rd International Conference
Conference
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Alumni Event Russian and Eurasian Studies
Alumni event
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Chilean Transition to Democracy, from 1990 to 2022 Plebiscite: Recent Historical Analysis in Comparative Perspective
Lecture, MAIR Seminar
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ASCL Seminar: Subaltern Metropolitan Adventure and Colonial Mediation in Nigeria
Lecture
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Online Workshop LinkedIn for Advanced
Career and apply for jobs