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Six questions about the book 'Ruminations' by Tahir Abbas
Tahir Abbas, Professor of Radicalisation Studies at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, is organising a book launch for his new book: 'Ruminations: Framing a sense of self and coming to terms with the other'. The book launch will take place on Thursday 15 December from 16.00-17.00 hrs. at…
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‘Geopolitical tensions call for extra vigilance when sharing knowledge’
International collaboration is essential to research and teaching but it also brings risks. Such as sharing sensitive knowledge and technology or foreign interference in research. Rector Hester Bijl explains what staff can do to prevent this.
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You should eat herring on the coast and not in Maastricht
For thirty years, the Dutch Newspaper AD conducted an annual search for the best herring. This came to an end when economist Ben Vollaard, based on a statistical analysis, claimed it was rigged. But that claim doesn't smell right, says Leiden statistician Richard Gill. ‘The way you code and process…
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Dissertation: The strategic role of ceasefires in civil wars
The impact of a ceasefire shifts over the course of a conflict, as conflict party leaders learn more about each other’s military and political aspirations and adapt their use of ceasefires accordingly. That’s the key message of the dissertation of Valerie Sticher, PhD-candidate at the Faculty of Governance…
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Cleveringa Lecture by Gert Oostindie: Leiden University should also reflect on its colonial history
It is crucial that Leiden University reflects on its colonial history. These were the words of Cleveringa Professor Gert Oostindie in his inaugural lecture on 24 November. ‘As a university community, we must dare to hold up a mirror to ourselves and, where possible and necessary, also take concrete…
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Success with NWO for social and behavioural scientists
Ten Leiden social and behavioural scientists have successfully applied for the NWO Open Competition. With this Open Competition, NWO gives researchers the chance to start small, high-risk, innovative or promising research projects.
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Rector Hester Bijl on education in times of corona: ‘We have high hopes, but we are also realistic.'
The Dutch universities as a whole are lobbying for a 'normal' academic year from the end of August, where on-campus teaching will be possible. It's a view that Leiden University shares. Rector Hester Bijl talks about what teaching will be like then. She also looks back on a year of lockdown.
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HR team stelt zich voor
Even voorstellen het HR team stelt zich voor
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Deans celebrate ten years Honours Academy: ‘We are educating people who can make a difference’
The Honours Academy celebrates its tenth anniversary. How did the institute develop over time, and what are aspirations for the future? We speak with the current Dean and a predecessor who was there at the Academy's founding. A conversation about identity, inspiration, and impact ensues. ‘It is about…
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Leiden Science rings in 2025 with inspiring speeches and happy winners
An impressive speech by Dean Jasper Knoester, a lecture by top researcher Mario van der Stelt about brain messengers, and the presentation of the faculty awards. 2025 begins on a hopeful and festive note, with a toast to a year of fruitful collaboration within and beyond the faculty.
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What should be done differently at the University? Three lead candidates respond
From the workload to sustainability: the University Council helps decide on important topics. In the University elections – from 9 to 13 May – you can vote for who will represent you on the Council. Three questions to the three lead candidates of the staff parties: PhDoc, Universitair Belang and Leidse…
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Age checks need to respect children's rights
A variety of age checks are required, both in order to protect children and to ensure that they can participate online, a new study funded by the European Commission finds. The article on the study, co-authored by Simone van der Hof, Professor of Law and Digital Technologies at eLaw, was published in…
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Dutch Higher Education Award 2022: second place for The Learning Mindset
The Leiden University College (LUC) education team behind The Learning Mindset (TLM) has received 800,000 euro’s during the Dutch Higher Education Award Ceremony 2022. The LUC team was second behind Universteit Twente. The prize was awarded during the annual Comenius Festival of the Comenius Network.…
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Sanneke Kuipers appointed professor of Crisis Governance: 'Crises arise from very mundane causes'
The Executive Board appointed Sanneke Kuipers as full professor effective January 1, 2022. Her chair is Crisis Governance. She combines this chair with her position as education director of ISGA, the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. A conversation about working 24/7 in crisis management, her…
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Don’t take everything in a scientific journal at face value, students learn in this new module
In the ‘Educatips’ column, psychology lecturers share their most important insights on teaching. This month: Anouk van der Weiden, together with a team of colleagues and students, developed a module on critical reading, application, and writing. 'Students often think: who am I to criticise a published…
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Sovereign debt as strategy: Kathleen Brown on the politics behind the numbers
On Tuesday 30 September 2025, PhD candidate Kathleen Brown will defend her dissertation 'Deception, Risk, and Evasion: The Politics of Sovereign Debt in Emerging Markets' in Leiden’s Academy Building. Her research sheds light on the hidden world of sovereign debt politics, revealing how governments…
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Imagistic Care: Growing Old in a Precarious World
Lecture, Unfolding Finitudes
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Deep Learning for Beginners: How to Make a Computer Think like a Human
Workshop
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Paying the Dues: Black Documentary Film and the Quest for Truth
PhD defence
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Deep Learning for Beginners: How to Make a Computer Think like a Human
Workshop
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Deep Learning for Beginners: How to Make a Computer Think like a Human
Workshop
- Deep Learning for Beginners Workshop Series 2024
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Promoting Open Science Teaching
Debate, Kickstart
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Peer-review procedures as practice, decision, and governance—the road to theories of peer review
CWTS Seminar
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Workshop: Formulating impactful advice to researchers and building trust
Workshop
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Rising Power Divided: China and India in International Environmental Politics
Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar
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Deep Learning for Beginners: How to Make a Computer Think like a Human
Workshop
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Deep Learning for Beginners: How to Make a Computer Think like a Human
Workshop
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Deep Learning for Beginners: How to Make a Computer Think like a Human
Workshop Series
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Una Europa–Africa Partnership Seed Funding Call 2023: Launch webinar
Webinar
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Civil Society’s Democratic Potential: Organizational Trade-offs between Participation and Representation
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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LCN2 seminar November 2024
Lecture
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Opening of Presenting with the City On Tour
Conference, Exhibition
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Tiny Gardens Everywhere
Lecture, Leiden University Environmental Humanities Series
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India in the Making of the Global Esoteric: 1200-2000
Conference
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Obstinate Graves in East Java: Traditionalist and Modernist Ethics, Excess, and Sufi Perspectives | Research Seminar
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Rice Eaters in the Land of Cheese
PhD defence
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Decolonizing Area Studies. An Open Conversation
Roundtable conversation
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A Sociolinguistic Study of an Ewe-based Youth Language of Aflao, Ghana
PhD defence
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When Sherlock Holmes Speaks Chinese: Translationese in Chinese Fan Fiction
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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Teaching Machines to Learn
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Quantum dots in microcavities: From single spins to engineered quantum states of light
PhD defence
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Final Conference of the European Network on Teaching Excellence (E-NOTE) Project
Conference
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When History Repeats Itself: Knowledge in Times of Crisis
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Exhibition Presenting with the City at Humanities
Exhibition
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Book presentation: 'Radicalized Conservatism in Israel' by Mateo Cohen
Book presentation
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Refugees’ Livelihood Strategies in a Setting of Long-term Encampment: The Case of the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi
Lecture, LIMS seminar | Book Talk
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International Women's Day workshop: Freedom and refugees
LeidenGlobal Workshop