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Dust inhibits shock wave in iconic group of galaxies 26 November 2024The shock wave triggered by one of the five galaxies making up the iconic Stephan’s Quintet appears to be less disruptive than previously thought, wit...
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University working hard to create a safer work and study environment 26 November 2024Since the demonstration over a year ago on the Wijnhaven campus, Leiden University has developed plans and initiatives to create the safest possible w...
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A new look at Kant, Fichte and Hegel 26 November 2024When you think of political philosophy, you think of Immanuel Kant, Georg Hegel and Johann Fichte. Both philosophers are considered great representati...
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The International Institute of Air and Space Law joins the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation 26 November 2024The International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) at Leiden University has joined the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) as its...
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Trump: Geopolitics and the Future of Globalization 26 November 2024Amidst concerns over what the re-election of Donald Trump will mean for the international system, Prof. Dr. Jan Aart Scholte will give a Cleveringa Le...
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Petra Sijpesteijn: 'Membership of foreign academies is incredible recognition' 26 November 2024When Petra Sijpesteijn became a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, she was the only Dutch member with an appointment at a Dutc...
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Farewell to Martijn Ridderbos: ‘We can’t do it alone’ 26 November 2024In his leaving interview, Martijn Ridderbos doesn’t have to think long when asked what he is most proud of. ‘Bringing people together; creating things...
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Protest against higher education cuts: ‘This government is turning its back on the world’ 25 November 2024Over 20,000 students, lecturers, administrators, support staff and many others protested on 25 November against the plans to make billions of cuts to ...
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From collagen to canvas: interactive artwork brings the world between our cells to life 25 November 2024What’s really happening in the space between the cells in your body? With the Collagen Canvas project, students from Leiden University invite you to e...
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Authors' workshop: Research Handbook on Victims' Rights under International Law 25 November 2024From 29 to 30 October 2024, the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum (KGF) and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies had the pleasure of hosting an in...
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Beaudine Slijper on exchange in Canada: ‘After lectures, we often headed for the ski slopes’ 25 November 2024In January 2024, Bachelor’s student in Law Beaudine Slijper left for Vancouver to spend a semester studying at a Canadian university. We asked her wha...
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New issue of Common Market Law Review 25 November 2024The December 2024 issue of the CML Rev., vol. 61, no. 6 is now available online.
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Sugar chemistry – Wouter Remmerswaal’s unrelenting pursuit of understanding 25 November 2024The dark matter of biology: clumps of sugar molecules that, for example, form sugary webs around pathogens. We know very little about them. Wouter Rem...
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Satellite data and algorithms reveal which ships emit excessive nitrogen 22 November 2024Ships are still emitting too much nitrogen oxide. Till now it has been impossible to measure this at sea, but that is set to change. Solomiia Kurchaba...
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Hope on the horizon for bankrupt retailer Blokker: saving the high street 22 November 2024Dutch retailer Blokker has gone bust. But a restart could be possible depending on the trustee. Research conducted by Jessie Pool and her colleagues h...