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European grants for research on ultrathin membranes and the biological clock in bacteria05 November 2024Two research groups involving Leiden University have been awarded a major European grant, the ERC Synergy Grant. This for research on the development ...
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Jannemieke Ouwerkerk appointed to EC Expert Group on EU Criminal Policy04 November 2024In October 2024, Jannemieke Ouwerkerk, Professor of European Criminal Law, was appointed to the European Commission’s (EC) Expert Group on EU Criminal...
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Research offers surprising insights into historical crime in The Hague04 November 2024Theft, prostitution, fortune-telling or murder. Historian Manon van der Heijden and a group of students are researching court records from The Hague f...
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Can extreme antisocial behaviour be traced back to the brain?04 November 2024The brain structure of young people with conduct disorder differs significantly from that of their typically developing peers. This is the conclusion ...
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Mees Vergouwen wins Mitchell B. Carroll Prize01 November 2024Mees Vergouwen was awarded the Mitchell B. Carroll Prize by the International Fiscal Association (IFA) on 28 October 2024. The tax specialist won the ...
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From the Spanish flu to Trump's handling of the coronavirus crisis: 'Government intervention can have unexpected effects'01 November 2024From the Spanish Flu during WWI to COVID-19: the role of the American government in these Pandemics. LUC Dean and professor Giles Scott-Smith, who tog...
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From Underground to Overground, from Print to Digital: A Symposium on Unofficial Poetry from China31 October 2024Leiden University Libraries holds an internationally unique collection of unofficial poetry from China. Produced outside the System over the last fift...
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An overview of Dutch politics and Political Science in the Netherlands: the Oxford Handbook of Dutch Politics31 October 2024Dutch politics has long been a paragon of stability. Think, for example, of our party system until, say, the last decade. At the same time, we also se...
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Food as a powerful way to understand social reality and its dynamics30 October 2024Framing Poland through the lens of post-socialism, as is common in the social sciences, has become outdated. This label no longer captures the rapid c...
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Report: Dutch media insufficiently prepared for psychological intimidation by China30 October 2024China is actively attempting to silence critical voices about the country, including in the Netherlands. This is the main conclusion of a report on Ch...
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New research to get young people back into reading for pleasure30 October 2024Young people are more likely to find long texts unappealing to read, particularly with all the digital distractions. To improve young people’s reading...
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Age assurance needs to respect children's rights29 October 2024A variety of age verification methods are required, both in order to protect children and to ensure that they can participate online, a new study fund...
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New co-publication by Christa Tobler in the field of European tax law28 October 2024The article deals with the influence of the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons between Switzerland and the EU on the international tax separati...
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Once more Erasmus grants awarded for international cooperation28 October 2024This year, eleven exchange projects from Leiden University received an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility education grant. The total award of almo...
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Representative from ERC Safe & Sound presents paper at WE ROBOT Europe25 October 2024On 17 October, a representative from the ERC Safe & Sound project attended the first edition of WE ROBOT Europe in Berlin. At the conference, speakers...