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'The benefits and disadvantages of labour migration are unevenly distributed'14 November 2024One million migrant workers are employed in the Netherlands, often in poor conditions. If we want to reduce labour migration, we need to restructure t...
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Archaeology Inter-Section journal offers students the chance to publish: ‘Inter-Section is a great way to get your work in the spotlight’14 November 2024The Faculty of Archaeology's own home-grown journal Inter-Section has released a new volume. Inter-Section offers students and PhD candidates the uniq...
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From atoms to the cosmos: ‘Everything in the universe is connected’14 November 2024Exploring the largest structures in the universe by looking at the tiniest particles? Lydia Stofanova, PhD candidate at Leiden Observatory and SRON Ne...
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Nivja de Jong listed among 2% most influential scientists14 November 2024Professor Nivja de Jong has been included in the list of most influential scientists by Elsevier Data Repository. This list of scientists with the hig...
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‘A safe city starts with good education and robust policing’14 November 2024It is more myth than reality that people with migration backgrounds commit more crime. Leiden has successfully tackled anti-social behaviour by Morocc...
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Join the protest against the higher education cuts13 November 2024Students and staff from Leiden University are protesting in The Hague on 25 November against the billions in cuts to higher education. ‘The cuts are a...
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Making room for conflicting feelings will help police promote diversity and inclusion13 November 2024Diversity and inclusion within the police creates opportunities but also meets resistance. Professor by special appointment and former police officer,...
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Language that comforts: The power of communication in healthcare13 November 2024For people who are seriously ill, an empathetic doctor can make a world of difference. Psychologist Janine Westendorp examined helpful and harmful com...
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‘Leiden could raise its profile as an AI expert’13 November 2024‘In the field of AI, Leiden is still a relatively unseen university,’ says Thomas Dohmen. The brand-new Director AI Collaboration Center, would like t...
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Recap of the LHSC Knowledge Café on Father Involvement12 November 2024On 8 October, the Leiden Healthy Society Center organized an inspiring Knowledge Café about the role of fathers in raising their children. Fathers pla...
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Workplace and Community: the social and cultural processes of labour movements11 November 2024Hari Nugroho explores the role of local dynamics in shaping Indonesian labour movements. By focusing on the micro-level, this research reveals how lab...
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Research: Verbal abuse and clip around the ear common in Caribbean Netherlands families11 November 2024People from the Dutch islands of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius say that violence (mainly verbal) is fairly common in families. This is according to...
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Passenger safety at risk due to poor labour relations for airline pilots and crew11 November 2024Due to gaps in working conditions regulations, airline pilots and crew are suffering from fatigue and inadequate protection in general. Leiden PhD stu...
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Socio-legal researchers tour Morocco to share migrants’ experiences08 November 2024How do migrants navigate key life events? Researchers from the Living on the Other Side project looked at the experiences of migrants who have settled...
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Poetry’s Haunting: A Symposium on C.P. Cavafy07 November 2024The Greek diasporic queer poet Constantine P. Cavafy (1863-1933) has been recognized as a central figure in world literature and literary modernism. O...