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Academics call for more powers for international organisations
Organisations like the UN and the EU should be given more powers to combat transboundary problems. This is the message of a report published by the Swedish SNS Democracy Council, whose authors include Prof. Jan Aart Scholte of Leiden University. The researchers also wrote the following article.
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Developing tailored information for institutes on research grants
Sieger van den Aardweg is Knowledge Base Manager for the Grant Development Team at the Strategy and Academic Affairs Directorate, part of Administration and Central Services. He is working within the Leiden Research Support programme on tailored information provision, in collaboration with several institutes.…
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Once more Erasmus grants awarded for international cooperation
This year, eleven exchange projects from Leiden University received an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility education grant. The total award of almost €510.000 enables 98 students and staff members to go on exchange.
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Timo Kos on the cuts and elections: ‘We’re fighting for the future of our university’
The university may seem a bit subdued in the run-up to the Dutch elections on 29 October. The media has barely mentioned education as an election issue, but behind the scenes the university is lobbying hard, says acting President of the Executive Board, Timo Kos. ‘We’re fighting for the future of our…
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Academic freedom needs constant nurturing
Geopolitical situations, such as the conflict in Gaza, evoke strong emotions among staff and students. How do we discuss such situations at our faculty? This issue is an ongoing part of safeguarding academic freedom at our university.
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Back to Leiden for the Science Run: ‘As founder, I just have to participate'
Once a year, former employee and avid runner Dennis Hoencamp returns to his old workplace. That’s when he competes in the Leiden Science Run. As an event coordinator, he once devised the relay race as an anniversary activity. It grew into an annual event for the entire University and the Bio Science…
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Why the Netherlands should repatriate foreign terrorist fighters and their families
Dozens of Dutch nationals are being held in detention facilities in Northeast Syria or have been transferred to Iraq, risking torture or the death penalty. PhD candidate Ida Asscher says the Netherlands should repatriate them. 'States must comply with international law, even in difficult situations.…
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Why International Women’s Day still matters: insights from three experts
The Netherlands is known globally for being a champion of equality. But is it really? On 8 March, International Women's Day, three Leiden experts reflect on this year's national theme: #NietMijnRecht (#NotMyRight)
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(re)Mapping Africa: Colonial cartography collection soon ready for search
Describing almost 1400 maps of Africa in three months. It’s no small task that student assistants Artemis Mantheakis and Beatriz Veiga have been working on within the joint ASCL-UBL Africa Maps Project. The project’s aim is to describe and catalogue a 20th-century map collection of the library of the…
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Duende and Café: The 40th Anniversary of Latin American Studies
“Europe must look […] southward, where the global majority resides. The BRICS countries alone represent almost 50% of the world economy and a quarter of the world trade, it is where the youngest populations lives, with an enormous amount of creative energy, something that is often lacking in the northern…
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In Memoriam: Harriet Zurndorfer (1946-2026)
Harriet Zurndorfer passed away on 18 March 2026 in Leiden.
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Symposium: The Power of Dialogue in Education
Conference
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Neoplatonism in the Christological Debates of Late Antiquity: Influences, Interferences, and Contrasts
Conference
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LRSN Workshop: Responsible Collaborations & Research Support
Course, Worksop
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Microphysiological liver systems for in vitro modeling and industry implementation
PhD defence
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LCN2 seminar January 2026
Lecture
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Asia Academy #20: 75 Years of Korean War: The Long Shadow
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
- Deep Learning for Beginners Workshop Series 2024
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Modelling Social Dynamics on Social Media: Networks and NLP
LUCDH Lunch Lecture
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A Pursuit of Ontological Truth in Aristotle's Philosophy
PhD defence
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Book Publishing for Junior Scholars 2025
Conference, Workshop
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Asia Academy #18: ChatGPT vs Deepseek: China's Rise as AI Power
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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Leiden University Nationalism Network
Lecture, Book Launch Leiden University Nationalism Network
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Food for Thought lunch meeting: SSH Resilience in Youth
Lecture, Food for Thought
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Augmenting a Digital Nusantara: Re-generating Colonial Datasets in Technofeminist Art
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Tail Regeneration in the Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko)
PhD defence
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Errance and Border Transgressors: African Mobilities from Dakar to the Atlantic | Research Seminar
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Code as Critique: Relearning Technical Practice in the Ruins of Big Tech
Workshop
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Book Launch Research Handbook on End of Life Care and Society
Book launch
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Kaiser Spring Lectures: Planetary exploration and the search for life in our Solar System
Lecture
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The Power of Empathy in International Development Work: Beyond Policies and Numbers
Lecture
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(CANCELLED) Incorporating Scientific Materialism in an Islamic Worldview: The Perspective of Abdullah Cevdet
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Reporting Reality: Women’s Rights in India
Debate, Leiden Asia Academy
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PhD Career Event: Finding your career inside or outside academia
Career development
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Deciphering the Atomic Structure of the Electrified Metal Oxide- Electrolyte Interface
PhD defence
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The Art of Cold War Globalism: A Visual History of Post-Migration and Minority Alliances after 1945
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Open Science Week 2025
Festival
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Webinar: Ethical Review of Student Research – Best-practices and future development
Webinar
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Lorentz Lecture - Why study islands?
Lecture
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Discover the Realities of North Korea: An Evening with Defectors Lee Young-Hyeon and Lee Byung-Lim
Lecture
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Cracking the 3D Paradata Puzzle
Lecture, Digital Archaeology Group
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In Search of a Homo Economicus Javanicus. From J. H. Boeke to Clifford Geertz.
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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LCN2 seminar February 2026
Lecture
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Four years of war in Ukraine: European security, technological innovation, and the future of warfare
Symposium
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Are your laws made by Big Oil? The unravelling of EU’s corporate accountability rules
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Keynote lecture: The quest to be (trans)nationals: Experiences of being Asian in Europe
Lecture
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Profiling Heritage
Debate, Open meeting
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Update: Executive Board responds to coalition agreement
The three parties currently forming a government – D66, CDA and VVD – have presented a new coalition agreement, in which they announce their intention to reverse the substantial funding cuts to higher education. This is encouraging news, although many uncertainties remain. The Executive Board will closely…
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'Blauwdruk' by Sara Kolster
Orange the World 2025
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Just Peace Dialogue: Peace in Israel-Palestine
Just Peace Festival