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‘We’re not only studying society, we’re creating society’ 27 November 2019
Students, staff and alumni of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences joint forces to interact, debate, pitch, and speed date together at the C...
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Faces of Leiden University College The Hague 27 November 2019
Twenty-two year old student of Leiden University College The Hague, Sara Kemppainen on her role as European Union Delegate at the G(irls)20 Summit, fo...
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Thriller writer Jeroen Windmeijer: books have their own truth 21 November 2019
With cultural anthropology alumnus Jeroen Windmeijer, Leiden has added another writer to the fold. Following the success of his religious-historical t...
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‘Don’t assume that someone else will step in’ 11 November 2019
Her book ‘Veel valse hoop’ (Much False Hope) about the persecution of the Jews in the Netherlands was immediately hailed as a seminal work. German his...
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Latin American representatives visit Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences 07 November 2019
Each year, Latin American diplomats meet the researchers and students from Leiden University who specialise in their region. This year, they visited t...
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Four pressured months trying to solve society’s woes 05 November 2019
In the National Think Tank, 20 young academics spend four months mulling over a solution to a societal problem. Two Leiden alumni tell us more.
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Leiden alumnus Surya Tjandra appointed Deputy Minister in Indonesia 04 November 2019
Surya Tjandra has been appointed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo as Deputy Agrarian and Spatial Planning Minister.
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Being a part of the network of Leiden graduates across the world 01 November 2019
The students of European Union Studies visited Brussels this October, and it was another successful and worthwhile trip for those students in the MA I...
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Young professionals back in the class room 24 October 2019
Campus The Hague welcomed a group of young professionals in honor of the celebration of 444 years of Leiden University.
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Following the Journey: When Will We Realise We Are All in the Same Boat? 22 October 2019
Part Two: Land Ahoy! Casa Blanca
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From refugees to expats: Dr Dennis helps them all 17 October 2019
Patients who can’t afford medicine. Refugees who need help. Expats who are ill. All alongside research into obesity. Having trained as a doctor, Denni...
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Leiden Alumni meet Dutch Prime Minister, H.E. Mark Rutte, in Jakarta 15 October 2019
Representatives from the Leiden University Alumni Association in Indonesia (IKALI) were honored to have a discussion with Dutch Prime Minister H.E. Ma...
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The healing power of light 15 October 2019
Light makes us flourish – in this respect we humans are just like a rose or an azalea. Light can also be used to treat people who are ill. In Leiden, ...
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Dick Stufkens Prijs 2019 awarded to electrochemist Thom Hersbach 14 October 2019
The Dick Stufkens Prize 2019 for the best PhD thesis of the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry (HRSMC) will be awarded to Thom Hersbach. I...
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‘I became a stronger believer in the power of Europe’ 14 October 2019
She knew that a degree in Public Administration would be a stepping-stone to a career in politics. And that is exactly what Leiden alumna Samira Rafae...