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Launching new CPL course Academie voor de Rechtsstaat: focus on developing ‘a constitutional antenna’ 04 July 2023
Leiden University's Centre for Professional Learning (CPL) and the Montesquieu Institute are jointly launching the ‘Academie voor de Rechtsstaat’ (Aca...
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'The bachelor Public Administration made it easier for me to understand complicated topics' 27 June 2023
Nienke Weijermars studied Public Administration at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. While doing her bachelor’s, she enrolled in the minor...
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Four Comenius teaching awards for Leiden lecturers 27 June 2023
Two lecturers from Leiden University have received a Comenius teaching award of 100,000 euros as part of the Senior Fellows programme. And a further t...
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FGGA Faculty Board awards €4.8 million in starter grants 27 June 2023
The Faculty Board awarded 16 starter grants to young assistant professors for their research proposals. The Board has adopted the advice of the starte...
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Wagner mutiny: social media a source of information for intelligence services 27 June 2023
Many people were using social media to follow last weekend’s march on Moscow by the Wagner mercenaries. And they weren’t the only ones: intelligence s...
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MIRD Annual Visit to Geneva and Visits with International Organisations 23 June 2023
From 29 – 31 May, second-year students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) took part in the programme's annual visit t...
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Briitta van Staalduinen receives Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association 22 June 2023
Assistant Professor Briitta van Staalduinen has received the Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association, Section on Class...
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Lecturer receives doctoral grant for research into witness protection 21 June 2023
Gregory Townsend has been awarded a Doctoral Grant for Teachers by the Dutch Research Council to research witness protection at the international cour...
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Changing the world (a little bit) 20 June 2023
Geopolitics, climate, pandemics, migration, AI, gender politics: today’s global world changes in multiple dimensions. How to govern these changes? Tha...
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The Design-Thinking method for stimulating knowledge transfer in organisations 20 June 2023
Sharing knowledge based on research within organisations presents a challenging task. How can this be done effectively? What steps should be taken to ...
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The choice is yours! Three introduction weeks for Leiden University students 20 June 2023
Leiden or The Hague? Dutch or English? These two questions decide which introduction week new Leiden University students should choose: EL CID, HOP or...
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White paper: we can’t just let smart cities happen 20 June 2023
Do we want scan cars that issue parking fines and spot illegally dumped waste? What problems would that actually solve? In duo interviews in a new Lei...
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Manju went to Nepal during winter break: 'I would highly recommend going abroad' 19 June 2023
Studying abroad and going on an exchange is a great way to broaden your horizons and explore new places, cultures, and fields of study. In addition to...
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Ben Kuipers new Chair in Public Leadership 16 June 2023
Ben Kuipers has been appointed Professor of Public Leadership at FGGA. The Chair in Public Leadership (0.2 FTE for a period of four years) is funded e...
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Rutger Leukfeldt appointed Chair in Governing Cybercrime shared by two faculties: 'You have to do this together' 15 June 2023
Rutger Leukfeldt has been appointed endowed Professor of Governing Cybercrime at the faculties of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) and Leiden Law ...