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Veni grant for Leiden researchers17 July 2024The Veni grant is awarded annually by NWO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research). This year, multiple researchers from Leiden University a...
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Kathleen Gregory receives Veni grant for research on the sustainability of open data infrastructures17 July 2024Data about COVID-19 were everywhere during the pandemic, but how will all this data continue to be managed and kept open so that it is usable in the f...
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Veni grants for 21 researchers from Leiden University17 July 2024An impressive 21 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Hans-Martien ten Napel publishes volume on democracy as a cultural phenomenon17 July 2024
Hans-Martien ten Napel recently published a volume entitled 'Culture, Secularization and Democracy: Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville', co-edited wit...
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Want to help develop a Serious Game at Psychology Lab on Wheels?16 July 2024Psychology Lab on Wheels makes science accessible for everyone. E-Virt is aiming at being a Serious Game that on its later stages will serve as a tool...
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Half a million for X-ray research to conserve masterpieces16 July 2024Professor of Computer Science Joost Batenburg has received half a million euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to improve the conservation of h...
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Joris Larik gives keynote address on the EU and multilateralism15 July 2024Dr Joris Larik, Assistant Professor at the Europa Institute and Leiden University College, was invited to give a keynote address in Brussels. He gave ...
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KIEM grant for 'CARMA: Community Archive and Repository for Multimodal and Artistic Research'15 July 2024Andrew Hoffman (CADS), Mark Westmoreland (CADS) and Yasmin Ismail (CADS) have received a KIEM grant of € 10.000 for their project 'CARMA: Community Ar...
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Why do we always have room for pudding?15 July 2024In De Kookshow, Universiteit Van Nederland explores the scientific world behind food. Ever wondered which senses influence how tasty you find somethin...
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KIEM grant for 'Picturing Scholasticide'15 July 2024
Matthew Canfield (LAW/VVI), Nadia Sonneveld (Law/VVI), Benjamin Fogarty-Valenzuela (CADS) and Elisa Da Vià (HUM) have received a KIEM grant of € 10.00...
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Leiden University hosts successful Matra Rule of Law Training Programme15 July 2024Between 18 and 29 March 2024, a group of 28 civil servants and policymakers from pre-accession countries participated in the Matra Rule of Law Trainin...
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KIEM grant for 'Making up Migrants'15 July 2024
Wiebe Ruijtenberg (Law/VVI), Nadia Sonneveld (Law/VVI), Paul van Trigt (Institute for History) and Jasmijn Rana (CADS) have received a KIEM grant of €...
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AI and the green transition: a ‘match made in heaven’ or risk of oppression?15 July 2024Artificial intelligence (AI) is often portrayed as a technological saviour for addressing climate change. But there are risks associated with its deve...
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Pavement gardens are crucial to urban biodiversity15 July 2024They are often little more than a square metre of plants, yet pavement gardens are a source of life. PhD candidate Joeri Morpurgo conducted research i...
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Kiem project on safety and dangers in the digital world results in new research network15 July 2024No less than 33 project received a Leiden Kiem grant in 2023. How did they fare? Olga Bogolyubova shares experiences from her project ‘Interdisciplina...