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Leiden University joins national 113 campaign: ‘It’s okay to feel uncomfortable about talking about suicide’
Talking about suicide is important, but anything but comfortable. To make this difficult subject easier for students and staff to discuss, the university is organising a campaign week in line with the national campaign ‘1K Z1E J3’ (I see you) being run by Stichting 113 Zelfmoordpreventie (113 is the…
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‘A week feels like a month at the National Think Tank’
In the National Think Tank (NDT) 20 young academics spend four months reflecting on how to solve a societal problem. Four participants from Leiden told us about their experience.
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Lecture series: The Dutch crisis management system
Are you interested in expanding your knowledge on the Dutch crisis management system? Leiden University is organising a unique lecture series on the subject in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for Public Safety (NIPV). The lectures will take place on 22 April, 13 May, and 3 June.
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Global Governance Journal comes to Leiden University
A Leiden-based team of researchers has taken over the editorship of the journal Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations. For the first time in its history, the journal is now based outside the United States. The new Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor Alanna O’Malley…
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Joachim Koops briefs UN Department of Peace Operations on Ukraine and Protection of Civilians
On 12 May, Joachim Koops, Professor of Security Studies and Scientific Director of the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), was invited to brief the United Nations Department of Peace Operations in New York on the situation in Ukraine, options for the protection of civilians and lessons…
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Advancing Authoritarian Memory: Global China’s New Heroes
Rising geopolitical tensions are causing states and national elites to innovate their use of the past for present-day political ends. This is certainly true for the People’s Republic of China, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2024 amid mounting superpower rivalry, ideological tensions with the…
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Anne-Laura van Harmelen talks about resilience and public engagement on Dutch radio
In a one-hour interview on Dutch radio programme Sleutelstad, Anne-Laura van Harmelen talks about her research into the role friendships in adolescents' well-being, the resilience paradox and the role of social, hormonal and genetic factors in stress-levels and resilience.
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Facts and myths about resilience after childhood adversity
Anne-Laura van Harmelen, professor Brain, Safety and Resilience will give her inaugural lecture ‘Resilience does not exist’ (in Dutch) on Monday 27 June. In her inaugural lecture she will discuss resilience after childhood adversity.
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Anne-laura van Harmelen about the 'Yes! No!' game over the term resilience
In Dutch magazine De Psycholoog, Anne-Laura van Harmelen talks about the use of the term resilience and argues that resilience is concept that needs further explanation.
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'Everyone is capable of murder'
Why is it that women less often stand trial for murder or for the planning of a murder than men? Marieke Liem was interviewed by Dutch radio programme ‘Radio EenVandaag’ on 20 November 2018.
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Launch of the sixth edition of the European Cyber Security Perspectives
On 12 March, KPN published the sixth edition of the European Cyber Security Perspectives. Sergei Boeke, researcher at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, has written an article about Cyber Warfare.
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Major study on murder and manslaughter on the Netherlands Antilles
Why are so many people killed on the Caribbean islands? And how can we reduce this number? Scientists aim to find answers to these questions by means of a databank. That could help justice and police on the islands to reduce the number of murders.
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Marieke Liem talks about the term 'troubled person' in Dutch magazine Elsevier
In Dutch magazine Elsevier, Marieke Liem explains the issues with using the term ‘troubled person‘ in reports on homocide.
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Erwin Muller presents Veterans handbook to Minister Bijleveld
On Monday 9 May, Erwin Muller, Professor in Security and Law at Faculty of Law and Dean of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs of Leiden University, presents the Veterans handbook to Minister of Defense Ank Bijleveld-Schouten.
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Bert Koenders live on Dutch radio BNR de Wereld
Bert Koenders, Professor Peace, Justice and Security at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) appeared live on the ‘BNR de Wereld’ special broadcast ‘De Grote Vredesshow’ (The Great Peace Show). The radio show was hosted live from Wijnhaven in collaboration with the Faculty Governance…
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Talent for languages test: National Linguistics Olympiad puts language sense to the test for high school students
How would you convert Egyptian hieroglyphs into Latin script? And what is actually the correct translation of dishes on a Vietnamese menu? On Saturday 28 January, high school students from all over the Netherlands will come to Leiden to ponder a series of language-related puzzles. Their goal? To win…
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Marieke Liem releases podcast NRT DOCS: Hotel met tralies
What does it mean to be in a Dutch prison? What is true about the prejudices about being in jail? Criminologist Marieke Liem has released a podcast on Dutch national broadcaster NPO Radio 1: Hotel met tralies.
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Marieke Liem on the Police Officer Wendell C. murder case
On Monday 9 September, police officer Wendell C. (Dordrecht) shot and killed his two children and himself. The mother was also shot and died later that night in the hospital. Marieke Liem, Associate Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) spoke with Dutch news website ‘BN DeStem’…
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Marieke Liem in RTL News about the Explosive Increase in Violence with Illegal Hand Grenades
Marieke Liem, Associate Professor, at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, was interviewed by RTL Nieuws on Tuesday morning 27 August about the increase in violence with illegal hand grenades in the Netherlands.
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Possible Decline in Intimate Partner Homicides Result of Improved Social Position Women
Marieke Liem, Associate Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs and crime reporter Gerlof Leistra made an analysis of the Murder List 2019. They discussed their findings on Dutch NPO Radio 1 and in an article for Dutch news magazine 'Elsevier Weekblad'.
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Paul Nieuwbeerta affiliated professor at Statistics Netherlands
From April 2022, Professor Paul Nieuwbeerta will be working one day a week as affiliated professor for Statistics Netherlands (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS)). He is Professor of Criminology at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, Leiden University.
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Criminologen plaatsen vraagtekens bij beroemde levenslooptheorie
How do perpetrators of notorious crimes integrate in society after their imprisonment? Marieke Liem and Daan Weggemans investigated this in in-depth interviews with ten Dutch convicts for murder, paedophilia and terrorism.
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Marieke Liem discusses risk perception regarding terrorist threats in the Netherlands on Dutch NPO Radio 1.
On Wednesday 11 December 2019, Marieke Liem, Associate Professor, appeared as a guest on the NPO Radio 1 podcast. The central topic of the podcast was risk perception among the Dutch population.
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Launch new MOOC: Risk in Modern Society
Monday 29 January, the annual meeting of Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Safety and Security (LDE CSS) took place at Wijnhaven. The conference started with pitches of projects financed via seed money of LDE CSS. Followed by interaction in small groups to formulate research and education topics for the…
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Pauline Aarten and Marieke Liem in ‘Politie en Wetenschap’ with their new research
Commissioned by ‘Politie en Wetenschap’, Pauline Aarten, Assistant Professor at Leiden University, and Marieke Liem, Associate Professor at Leiden University, published their new research last week. The study
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Els de Busser: cyber security is a precious human endeavour
In Dutch daily Trouw, assistent professor Cyber Security Governance, Els de Busser writes about the importance of good digital safety at companies. Dutch telephone and internet provider KPN is lacking in this respect. ' In Trouw schrijft Els de Busser, universitair docent Cyber Security Governance…
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Protection of Civilians in UN Peace Operations
The Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) recently received a grant from the German Ministry of Defence to advice on how to strengthen Germany’s approaches to the protection of civilians in UN peace operations.
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Armin Cuyvers on national radio on Johnson’s new Brexit deal
On 17 October, Armin Cuyvers, associate professor of EU law at Leiden Law School, was a studio guest on the Radio 1 show ‘Een Vandaag’.
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Dennis Broeders in the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant about the national failure of number 112
Emergency services and governments were caught by surprise on Monday 24 June by the nationwide breakdown of the emergency phone number 112. The breakdown raises the following question: ‘Could this not have been prevented’?
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Armin Cuyvers on BNR national News Radio on the division of EU top jobs
On 2 July, Armin Cuyvers was interviewed on the morning news show of BNR News Radio on the ongoing fight for the EU top jobs: why is it so hard to choose a new president for the European Commission, what is happening behind the scenes, and what are the chances of Frans Timmermans?
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New online national platform Sport Data Valley connects science and sport
A consortium of knowledge institutes, led by Leiden University launched an online platform for analysis and research of sports and movement data on 7 September: Sport Data Valley. The platform offers coaches and athletes insight into their data and makes research on sports and exercise more efficient,…
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Peter Rodrigues speaker at national student congres on the refugee crises
During the four-day meeting (25-28 February) organised by AEGEE-Leiden Peter Rodrigues - Professor of Immigration Law -was invited to speak about the refugee crisis for 300 international students.
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Armin Cuyvers on Brexit and the UK elections in BNR National News Radio
On Wednesday 9 November, Armin Cuyvers was interviewed on the already infamous UK ‘Internal Market Bill', which was published that day.
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Armin Cuyvers on Brexit and the UK elections in BNR National News Radio
On Thursday 12 December, the day of the UK general election, Armin Cuyvers was interviewed by BNR Nieuwsradio.
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Armin Cuyvers speaks in Riga on national sovereignty, the EU and Brexit
On 20 June, Armin Cuyvers was invited to speak at the Riga Graduate School of law during the concluding conference of their Jean Monnet project on fundamental rights at the frontiers of the European Union – looking for a new balance.
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Times Higher Education: 'Chinese companies are expected to support national goals'
Assistant professor Rogier Creemers discusses in Times Higher Education how China’s universities and companies collaborate to advance AI.
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Contribute to the fifth edition of the national Historians’ Days in Leiden
The History Days are coming to Leiden for their anniversary edition! The History Days in Leiden on 27, 28 and 29 August 2026 bring together everyone who works with the past professionally: teachers, students, employees of archives, museums and other heritage institutions, independent entrepreneurs,…
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VN-Veiligheidsraad buigt zich over VS-actie tegen Maduro, veroordeling onwaarschijnlijk
De VN-Veiligheidsraad kwam maandag 5 januari bijeen over de Amerikaanse militaire actie tegen Venezuela, waarbij de Venezolaanse leider Nicolás Maduro gevangen werd genomen en overgebracht naar de VS. Hoogleraar internationaal recht, Larissa van den Herik, zegt voor de NOS geen veroordeling van de VS…
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Guest lecture on Deterrence in the era of Great Power Competition
During the guest lecture on 9 February, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Rob de Wijk and Frans Osinga discussed the situation in Ukraine and Taiwan. The crises in eastern Ukraine and the increasing tensions around Taiwan highlight the challenges the West faces in deterring aggression in the new era of key dynamics…
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Vrouwengevangenissen moeten veiliger
Seksueel grensoverschrijdend gedrag en structurele sociale onveiligheid horen niet thuis in vrouwengevangenissen, blijkt uit onderzoek van Leidse onderzoekers Esther van Ginneken en Yara Abbing. Zij vinden dat er een ingrijpende cultuurverandering nodig is en doen aanbevelingen.
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An ethical compass is crucial to intelligence work
Intelligence and security services often operate in the shadows. Michael Kowalski calls for a clear, applied ethical framework as the foundation of intelligence work in a democracy.
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Paul Abels appointed as professor of Governance of Intelligence and Security Services
On 1 September 2017, Prof. dr. Paul H.A.M. Abels (60) will start as professor by special appointment of Governance of Intelligence and Security Services at Leiden University. This chair is placed at the Institute for Security and Global Affairs (ISGA).
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Leidse studente Aoife Fleming verkozen tot VN-jongerenvertegenwoordiger
De 21-jarige Aoife Fleming werd maandagavond 21 oktober 2019 verkozen tot jongerenvertegenwoordiger Duurzame Ontwikkeling van de Verenigde Naties.