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Hugo ’t Hart wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2020 29 October 2020
In an attempt to give European citizens a say over who should lead the European Commission, the European Parliament has opted for so-called 'Spitzenka...
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Alumna Cultural Anthropology Ruth Erica writes youth novel about Rwanda 26 October 2020
Writing a story from the perspective of a Rwandan girl set in Africa is not an easy task. Alumna Cultural Anthropology Ruth Erica did it. Her debut no...
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Hello Leiden. How’s it going? Minister Van Engelshoven pays online working visit to Leiden University 13 October 2020
Teaching during the corona crisis, the high workload and the challenges faced by the Faculty of humanities. In an online working visit to Leiden Unive...
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Alumna Cultural Anthropology Van der Helm is 'Stadsfotograaf' Leidsch Dagblad 28 September 2020
Every year a photographer portrays Leiden as Stadsfotograaf (City Photographer) of the Leidsch Dagblad. This year it is the honor to Leonie van der He...
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Master’s thesis prize 2020: the nominees 23 September 2020
As a Leiden University’s master’s student in Political Science you conduct independent research and report your findings to fellow academics and, who ...
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Van den Berg Thesis Prize 2020: the nominees 23 September 2020
The thesis... Revered by some as the crown on their studies; dreaded by others as the final stumbling block. But no matter how you look at it, the suc...
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In lockdown during fieldwork abroad 23 September 2020
Imagine: you are at the end of your fieldwork in Peru and ready to go home when all flights get canceled because of Covid-19. It happened to master st...
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‘Let knowledge flow through the neighbourhoods!’ 17 September 2020
Leiden during corona, loneliness in the elderly or making the city more sustainable. Students from Leiden University and Leiden University of Applied ...
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Margot van der Doef first Leiden psychologist to hold Senior Teaching Qualification 06 July 2020
'Continuing to work on my professional development is inspiring and stimulating, and it’s rewarding to have an influence on how psychology is taught.’...
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Network analysis package igraph receives funding 28 May 2020
Networks play an important role in various studies, ranging from analysing epidemics in human populations to studying connectivity in electrical circu...
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The corona crisis through the eyes of social scientists 14 April 2020
The corona crisis relates to not only the medical field but also the field of the social sciences and humanities. SSH Beraad, a consultation body that...
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Leiden Anthropologists Reflect on the COVID-19 Pandemic 24 March 2020
The coronavirus outbreak raises fundamental questions about the politics and narratives of crisis, as well as about our “ordinary” everyday lives and ...
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SUPER MoRRI Annual event 2020: RRI across Europe: Exploring the science society interface 09 January 2020
On January 29th, the first annual event of the SUPER MoRRI project will be held in the Lipsius building in Leiden and will be thematically organized a...
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Annual Health, Medical and Neuropsychology awards 19 December 2019
During the 2019 Health, Medical and Neuropsychology Christmas lunch, several staff members and research (student) assistants were awarded.
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New insights through blogs and documentaries 10 December 2019
More than eighty students of the Honours College track Science & Society completed their thematic courses. Instead of filling out an exam, they presen...