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'The bachelor Public Administration made it easier for me to understand complicated topics' 27 June 2023
Nienke Weijermars studied Public Administration at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. While doing her bachelor’s, she enrolled in the minor...
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FGGA Faculty Board awards €4.8 million in starter grants 27 June 2023
The Faculty Board awarded 16 starter grants to young assistant professors for their research proposals. The Board has adopted the advice of the starte...
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Doing more together for less waste 27 June 2023
Leiden University wants to contribute to a sustainable society, a healthy climate and the reduction of litter and waste. This intention is in alignmen...
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MIRD Annual Visit to Geneva and Visits with International Organisations 23 June 2023
From 29 – 31 May, second-year students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) took part in the programme's annual visit t...
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Student research projects on societal issues in Leiden 23 June 2023
How safe do people feel in the parks in Leiden? Why are kids playing less outdoors? And why are people not insolating their homes? Students looked int...
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Changing the world (a little bit) 20 June 2023
Geopolitics, climate, pandemics, migration, AI, gender politics: today’s global world changes in multiple dimensions. How to govern these changes? Tha...
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The Design-Thinking method for stimulating knowledge transfer in organisations 20 June 2023
Sharing knowledge based on research within organisations presents a challenging task. How can this be done effectively? What steps should be taken to ...
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Manju went to Nepal during winter break: 'I would highly recommend going abroad' 19 June 2023
Studying abroad and going on an exchange is a great way to broaden your horizons and explore new places, cultures, and fields of study. In addition to...
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University concerned about minister’s plans to curb internationalisation 16 June 2023
Leiden University is concerned about the plans presented by Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf to limit English-taught cours...
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Ben Kuipers new Chair in Public Leadership 16 June 2023
Ben Kuipers has been appointed Professor of Public Leadership at FGGA. The Chair in Public Leadership (0.2 FTE for a period of four years) is funded e...
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Rutger Leukfeldt appointed Chair in Governing Cybercrime shared by two faculties: 'You have to do this together' 15 June 2023
Rutger Leukfeldt has been appointed endowed Professor of Governing Cybercrime at the faculties of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) and Leiden Law ...
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'Level Up' to reconnect European society for a higher level of democracy 15 June 2023
Level Up is a non-profit project led by a multi-disciplinary team of doctoral researchers in the framework of the Europaeum Network was founded by the...
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Leiden through the student lens: Student Loïs de Jong wins Leiden Media Contest 15 June 2023
A TikTok by student Loïs de Jong from Leiden University in which Leiden sparkles as a student city won the final of the Leiden Media Contest on 13 Jun...
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Psychologists at Lowlands Science: can virtual reality trigger a psychedelic experience? 15 June 2023
Fantastic plants, dizzying patterns and pulsating sounds: researchers from Leiden are going to study the effects of a simulated psychedelic trip on th...
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Rein Dool painting to move to more public space in the Academy Building 13 June 2023
The Rein Dool painting depicting board members of Leiden University will be moving soon to the Reception Room in the Academy Building, where more peo...