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New professor calls for more research with a ‘global lens’ 31 January 2022
Jan Aart Scholte is the first professor on the new Leiden interdisciplinary programme, Global Transformations and Governance Challenges. He researches...
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Tahir Abbas promoted to full professor of Radicalization Studies: ‘I consider myself blessed to have this opportunity’ 26 January 2022
Tahir Abbas was named full professor of radicalization studies by the Executive Board. This chair, according to Abbas, is an excellent opportunity for...
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A new administrative culture starts with us 25 January 2022
A new administrative culture. Renewed vigour. More transparency. Will it become reality with the new government? And how do you go about achieving it?...
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Student Members discuss Faculty Council: You get to know the organisation from a different perspective 24 January 2022
What does a student member of the Faculty Council do? What is it like to be a member of this representative body and how useful is it to be a member? ...
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New Student Well-Being Officer for The Hague gets started on student well-being 19 January 2022
Student well-being is more important than ever and is high on Leiden University’s agenda. There are many recent new initiatives, such as Well-Being We...
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University historian Pieter Slaman: ‘I can point to valuable constants and experiments that went too far’ 18 January 2022
As University historian, Pieter Slaman researches the University’s past, but he’s equally interested in its present. ‘It’s useful to be familiar with ...
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Terrorists who use the internet are less successful 17 January 2022
There is too much focus on online radicalisation, says Joe Whittaker, when this is just one of the factors that make someone become a terrorist. In fa...
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The Hague Program on International Cyber Security: looking for the elephant in the room 12 January 2022
A new year, a new project, a new name: The Hague Program on International Cyber Security. Professor Global Security and Technology Dennis Broeders was...
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Rutte IV: a fifth of the cabinet studied in Leiden 10 January 2022
The new cabinet has finally taken office. Six of its members studied in Leiden, once again making the University a key supplier to the cabinet. Who ar...
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Children develop prejudice at an early age 10 January 2022
Children in the Netherlands develop prejudices based on ethnicity at an early age. Ymke de Bruijn (27) came to this conclusion in her dissertation ‘Ch...
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Professor Hester Bijl, Rector of Leiden University, to open ENOTE’s first Academic Training Week 09 January 2022
The Steering Committee of the European Network on Teaching Excellence (ENOTE) is delighted to announce that Professor Hester Bijl, Rector Magnificus o...
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The self-employed hard hit by coronavirus crisis 06 January 2022
Self-employed workers’ hours have significantly decreased during the coronavirus crisis. Their average hours worked decreased most at the start of the...
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Six prospective members of the new cabinet studied in Leiden 04 January 2022
The Rutte IV cabinet will be sworn in soon. A fifth of the prospective ministers and secretaries of state studied in Leiden. Who are they and what did...
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Leiden University student attends Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony 22 December 2021
Natalia Sobrino-Saeb has attended the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo. She was awarded this honour after winning the essay competition of the...
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LUC Student Wins Nobel Peace Prize Essay Competition 20 December 2021
Natalia Sobrino-Saeb, third-year student at Leiden University College The Hague, won the challenge by the Ignitor Fellowship Program held by the Nobel...