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College of Europe postgraduate programmes presented by Pierre Bachelier 19 November 2024On 7 November, the Europe Hub welcomed Pierre Bachelier, Director of Student Affairs at the College of Europe, to Leiden University. Mr Bachelier pres...
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Europe Hub hosts first edition of Stockholm Explorative Talks in the Netherlands 19 November 2024Security, power, transition, fracture... and fear. What do these concepts mean in the context of the ongoing situation in Europe?
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Invisible forces in academia in new photo exhibition 19 November 2024A lecturer winning a prize, an expert appearing in the media or a professor giving their inaugural speech: these are faces we often see. But we rarely...
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Cybercrime: who is the perpetrator? 19 November 2024There is no such thing as the quintessential cybercriminal. It can be a Russian gang or the boy next door. What we do know is that cybercrime is an en...
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Sarah Cramsey: 'We know very little about which systems influence our first thousand days' 19 November 2024It is one of the most personal and simultaneously most universal experiences of human life: caring for a young child. Professor Sarah Cramsey has been...
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Successful roundtable: theoretical perspectives on academic freedom 19 November 2024On 11 October, the roundtable entitled ‘Academic Freedom – Theoretical Perspectives’ took place at Leiden University's Academy Building. This event wa...
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How gas conflicts between Ukraine and Russia were the precursor to war 19 November 2024The war between Ukraine and Russia is playing out not just on the battlefield but also on the geopolitical playing field of gas. Conflicts at the star...
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Archaeologist Tom Hazenberg seeks the frontiers of the Roman Empire 18 November 2024From Roman ships to the ‘Gordon’ cavalry mask. Alumnus Tom Hazenberg was involved in spectacular finds that put the Dutch frontiers of the Roman Empir...
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Valerie Frissen wins Lifetime Achievement Award 18 November 2024On 10 October, Valerie Frissen was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Internet Society Foundation. The professor by special appointment rec...
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UNICEF Student Team Leiden: ‘We all have our own role to play here at Leiden University’ 18 November 202420 November 2024 is World Children's Day. To mark this occasion, the UNICEF Student Team Leiden is organising a lecture on children's rights. We spoke...
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Cleveringa Professor Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You: ‘Exclusion is dangerous’ 18 November 2024Amid rising polarisation and discrimination, lawyer and human rights activist Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You wants to show in her Cleveringa Lecture on ...
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Why cultural anthropology and development sociology? 18 November 2024If you've ever wondered why people behave the way they do or how societies work, studying cultural anthropology and development sociology could be for...
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Anne van Rongen wins the Wayne A. Colburn Memorial Award 18 November 2024Anne van Rongen has been honoured with the Wayne A. Colburn Memorial Award at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology...
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The social roots of radicalisation: What Europe’s largest extremism study reveals 18 November 2024The rise of extremism in Europe has led to increased polarisation. While much research has focused on the root causes of radicalisation, key gaps exis...
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COP29: Why should we care and what can we expect? 17 November 2024Climate change is affecting all areas of human life. 2024 has been the hottest year on record and natural disasters are becoming increasingly frequent...