450 news items found
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Prison reward systems do not work well and prisoners are the ones who pay 13 June 2024Ten years ago, a new reward system was introduced in Dutch prisons: the only way prisoners could earn extra ‘freedoms’ was through good behaviour. Fre...
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Unique exhibition translates science into music, images and dance 13 June 2024Leiden researchers from different disciplines look together at complex social problems. What happens when they join forces with artists? The results c...
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Farewell to Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa: Tireless advocate for D&I 12 June 2024Aya Ezawa bade farewell as Diversity Officer of Leiden University at a celebration in the Academy Building on 11 June. Since her appointment in 2019, ...
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The number of threats is increasing. But is the Netherlands less safe? 11 June 2024Explosions at people’s homes, gangland killings and online threats: if you follow the news, it may seem as though threat levels in the Netherlands are...
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Seven Comenius grants for Leiden lecturers 11 June 2024Eleven lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius grants that will allow them to work with their teams on an innovation project withi...
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A fulltime job and a ten for your master’s thesis: ‘I thought they were joking’ 11 June 2024After working full-time for twenty-four years, Wendy Tonks decided to enrol in the executive master's in Cyber Security. She now proudly reflects on h...
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa 11 June 2024Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African k...
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Public Administration students write consultancy report for municipality The Hague 10 June 2024How do you transition from research to advising an organisation? A new twist on the first-year public administration course ‘Integrative project: the ...
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Public leadership in a wider perspective: ‘Leadership is for everyone’ 10 June 2024The field of leadership suffers from ‘adjectivism’, says Professor Ben Kuipers. He immediately caveats this by saying that he too is going furnish the...
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Alumni from Brussels: ‘Leiden University has a fantastic reputation here’ 05 June 2024They dreamed of Brussels, worked hard and finally succeeded: working for Europe. The list of Leiden University alumni in Brussels is long. A few days ...
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Experiment in Leiden SSH labs: a peek inside a civil servant's head 04 June 2024You would normally not see public administration experts and water authority officials in a laboratory, let alone together. This is changing now, spec...
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FGGA students look back: ‘My life has never been busier, but I would not change it’ 03 June 2024It is the final stretch for the students of FGGA. Summer is approaching and they are working hard to complete everything before the summer holidays. W...
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‘Ties with Leiden University important for prospective prime minister Dick Schoof’ 30 May 2024Dick Schoof can also be called the neighbour of the faculty in The Hague. Especially from his role at the NCTV, he worked together a lot with Leiden U...
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Citizen Science Netherlands network officially launched 29 May 2024The Citizen Science Netherlands (CS-NL) network was officially launched this month with the aid of an Open Science NL grant. The new vision for this n...
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Migrants cost European governments less than their native-born citizens do 29 May 2024Migrants are far less of a burden on the budget of European countries than is often thought. In many cases, they make a more positive contribution tha...