450 news items found
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Court deems unacceptable behaviour by professor likely, ruling on dismissal request postponed 21 November 2024It is sufficiently plausible that the professor from the Faculty of Archaeology exhibited the ‘inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour’ detailed in t...
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Innovating terrorism with AI 20 November 2024On 7 and 8 November 2024, the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), the Institute of Security & Global Affairs at Leiden University, and ...
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Learning from the Experts: Dutch Negotiators on Climate diplomacy 20 November 2024How does climate diplomacy shape global security and policy? As part of the Vital Interests course in the BSc Security Studies programme, students had...
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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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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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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...
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Live blog: Alternative demonstrations in Leiden and The Hague against government cuts 14 November 2024Alternative demonstrations were held in Leiden and The Hague on Thursday 14 November after the national protest in Utrecht was cancelled. Leiden Unive...
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Join the protest against the higher education cuts 13 November 2024Students and staff from Leiden University are protesting in The Hague on 25 November against the billions in cuts to higher education. ‘The cuts are a...
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Making room for conflicting feelings will help police promote diversity and inclusion 13 November 2024Diversity and inclusion within the police creates opportunities but also meets resistance. Professor by special appointment and former police officer,...
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Jiska Engelbert appointed as the new professor on the Ien Dales Chair 12 November 2024On 1 October 2024, Dr Jiska Engelbert was appointed as professor by special appointment on the Ien Dales Chair ‘Government as an Employment Organisati...
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1575th student receives Honours College certificate 11 November 2024On the eve of Leiden University’s 450th anniversary, the 1574th and 1575th Honours College students received their honours certificates. In a crowded ...
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MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD): Visit to Brussels and EU Institutions 04 November 2024Between the 16 and 18 October, 85 Advanced MSc International Relationsand Diplomacy first-year students accompanied by team members embarked on an aca...
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Research offers surprising insights into historical crime in The Hague 04 November 2024Theft, prostitution, fortune-telling or murder. Historian Manon van der Heijden and a group of students are researching court records from The Hague f...
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From the Spanish flu to Trump's handling of the coronavirus crisis: 'Government intervention can have unexpected effects' 01 November 2024From the Spanish Flu during WWI to COVID-19: the role of the American government in these Pandemics. LUC Dean and professor Giles Scott-Smith, who tog...