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Marc Koper receives the Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry Award
During the 20th anniversary meeting of the Netherlands' Catalysis and Chemistry Conference, Marc Koper received the Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry Award. ‘The ultimate candidate for the prize’, it says in one of the recommendation letters.
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OSCoffee: Doing Open Science in the Humanities: From Public Discourse to Qualitative Data
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First tree planted at Schilperoortpark
Work officially started on Schilperoortpark at the Leiden Bio Science Park on Wednesday 6 March. Town councillor Paul Dirkse and Vice-Chancellor of the Executive Board of the University Martijn Ridderbos planted the first tree together with Cas Schilperoort, grandson of Professor Rob Schilperoort, the…
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Living Lab moves: first new ditches dug
Leiden University’s Living Lab is moving to the middle of the Leiden Bio Science Park. In the lab’s new home between the University of Applied Sciences, Mentor and Naturalis Biodiversity Center, the first ditches have now been dug. This new location is more accessible to both researchers and the public.…
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Open Science Coffee: Online walk-in hour for anything OS and responsible scientific conduct related
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Re-occurring moments to reflect on our values: ‘It’s about commitment to culture change'
How do we navigate the continuously developing landscape in research integrity, ethics, and open science? Anna van 't Veer and Eiko Fried discuss the underlying principles and values of science with all psychology units in their Responsible Scholarship workshop.
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Nearly all buildings at LBSP open and operating again from Wednesday 24 May
Nearly all university buildings at the Leiden Bio Science Park will be open and operating again as of Wednesday 24 May. Last night a team worked hard to restore the power to the buildings in phases and this was successful. Students and staff can work and study there again.
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Meet the professor in The Hague
Leiden University's professors will be going to elementary schools again to teach about science and research. During the class discovery-based learning will be central. The professors will go to several schools in The Hague. The classes are part of the university's celebration of its 445th birthday…
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New co-convener team for LUCIR
As of January 2021, Leiden University’s Centre for International Relations (LUCIR) has a new team of coordinators, as well as a new advisory council.
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Advocates, Critics or Partners? The Shifting Relationships between Civil Society and International Criminal Mechanisms
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Laurie Cosmo: ‘Dutch museums are very innovative’
The plan was to research the years surrounding the creation of the signature H.P. Berlage building of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag, but due to the lockdown, University Lecturer Laurie Kalb Cosmo has hardly been able to visit museums. Yet she succeeds in continuing her research for the Museums, Collections…
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Psychology Science Day 2023
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‘Behaviour comes to us in big data’
Jurist Gineke Wiggers wants to predict the expected impact of legal articles. Carel Stolker, Rector of the University and, like Wiggers, a legal specialist, is enthusiastic about the research. ‘A big data project like this will help us establish the effect of our work on society.’
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eLaw publishes in Nature
Researchers of eLaw, the Center for Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden University, published their research in Nature Machine Intelligence. The publication, written by Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, Pranav Khanna, Hadassah Drukarch, and Bart Custers, focuses on the legal and regulatory implications of…
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How these three students experience education from home
A lot has changed for students during the corona crisis: no physical education, exams behind the computer, and lecturers who accidentally mute themselves during an online lecture. How do students experience online education? ‘During one of the lectures in Teams, someone kept on kicking people out of…
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‘Fantasies about coronavirus are more contagious than the disease itself’
Fake news about ‘patient zero’ and hyperbolic headlines warning about the ‘yellow peril.’ Leiden researchers have spotted fake news galore about coronavirus as well as racial stereotypes about the Chinese. How harmful is this?
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CWTS chooses new leadership - Sarah de Rijcke new director
The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (Leiden University) has adopted a new governance structure. As of January 1, 2019, the centre will be led by Prof. Sarah de Rijcke, who has been appointed by the board of the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences (FSW) as the new scientific director…
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Can we measure the privacy component of online advertising?
On 29 January 2019, Robbert J. van Eijk will defend his Ph.D thesis, in which he investigates the online advertisements that seem to follow you.
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RCS Lecture series
The Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society of the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen organises a lecture series named 'Religion Matters'. During this series, research from the faculty on various diverse subjects will be presented to a broader audience.
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Third annual conference of the Law and Development Research Network 19-21 September
From 19 to 21 September, the Third annual conference of the Law and Development Research Network took place at the National Museum of Ethnology (Museum Volkenkunde) Leiden.
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Two LUCIS publications available in Open Access
Two books that recently appeared in the Debates on Islam and Society series at Leiden University Press are now available in Open Access through the Knowledge Unlatched initiative.
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Successful interdisciplinary course on children’s rights in Chile
From 2 to 17 January, Leiden University co-organised an interdisciplinary course on children’s rights, that took place at the Centre for Studies on Justice and Society at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
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Hans-Martien ten Napel on Tocqueville and modern democracy
Recently, Hans-Martien ten Napel was in the news on the above subject several times.
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How to measure law?
On Friday, December 15th, Prof. Kevin Davis, Beller Family Professor of Business Law at NYU School of Law will, on the basis of his own research, reflect on whether, and if so how, we can measure law and legal phenomena.
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Graduation ceremony MSc Political Science
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Safety of journalists most important theme of 2022 Press Freedom Index
On 3 May, World Press Freedom Day was held and the Dutch 2022 'Persvrijheidsmonitor' was presented. The safety of journalists in 2022 was the most important theme in the area of press freedom in the Netherlands. Tarlach McGonagle, Professor of Medial Law & Information Society in Leiden, and Otto Volgenant,…
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Open Science Coffee: Direct publishing as an answer to problems in scholarly publishing
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Open Science Coffee: Experimenting with an open, continuous deployment PhD dissertation
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Open Science Coffee: Assessing robustness through multiverse analysis – Applications in research and education
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Open Science Coffee: Open Access Q&A, explaining different options based on four researcher profiles
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Open Science Coffee in International Data Week: pilots for preparing, publishing and monitoring Leiden research data
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Coming soon: new sports and examination centre
A sustainable building that is both sports and examination centre. In September, a design team including architect Atelier PRO will begin to develop the plans for the new University Sports Centre (USC). Construction will begin in 2021, and the building is expected to be completed before September 2022.…
- Open Science Coffee: Practicing what we preach: our journey toward open science
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Major research project GUTS kicks off: How can this generation of young people grow up successfully?
After a big two-day conference, the Growing Up Together in Society consortium has officially begun. Researchers from seven universities will spend the next decade looking at how young people grow up as engaged and resilient adults. Leiden psychologists explain how they will do so.
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About the programme
During this programme you gain deep knowledge of one of eight world regions by studying its politics, economy, history and culture, and a local language. You will gain the ability to view regional issues from a global perspective, preparing you to play a crucial role in an increasingly globalised and…
- Graduation Ceremony MSc Computer Science
- Graduation Ceremony MSc Computer Science
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Graduation ceremony MSc Political Science
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Graduation Ceremony Master Biomedical Sciences
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Graduation Ceremony Master Biomedical Sciences
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- Open Science Coffee: Credit where credit is due - a lesson from team science
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Analysing diseases through interactive visual interfaces
Alzheimer’s disease and cancer are two examples of diseases that are related to malfunctioning cellular patterns. The examination of cell tissue, however, takes a lot of time and generates a lot of data. To make the analysis of data easier, Antonios Somarakis of the Data Science Research Programme (DSRP)…
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Groen licht voor (studenten)woningen in Oegstgeesterdeel
De Universiteit Leiden kan van start met de bouw van 300 studentenwoningen en 500 overige woningen in het Leiden Bio Science Park.
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Construction work starts on new accommodation for international PhDs
Work has begun on an accommodation complex for international PhD candidates and postdocs at the Leiden Bio Science Park.
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Full Professor (Universitair Hoogleraar) of International Relations
Humanities
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Maartje van der Woude about her research into mobile border control in ‘De Groene Amsterdammer’
Professor of Law and Society, Maartje van der Woude, had an interview in ‘De Groene Amsterdammer’ of 4 September 2018 about her research into mobile border control.
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Master classes Maribel Fierro
In April, Al-Babtain visiting professor Maribel Fierro will teach four masterclasses at Leiden University on "Culture and society in the medieval Islamic west: The process of Islamization". These masterclasses will take place online and are open to all students. Registration deadline: 28 March 2021.
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Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures - Call
Jessica Barr and Barbara Zimbalist invite essays that examine any aspect of race and religion in medieval culture and society for a special issue on race and religion in the Middle Ages. Deadline for submission: 1 February 2021.
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Vacancy professor (Aarhus)
The School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, invites applications for a full professorship within the field of history. The position is permanent and is available from 1 January 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter. Deadline: 12 September 2022.
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Christiaan Huygens episode Het Klokhuis recorded at Leiden Observatory
The Klokhuis dedicates a special episode to Leiden alumnus and famous scientist Christiaan Huygens. Part of the episode was recorded at the Leiden Observatory. Leiden researchers also helped shape the episode, which debuts on Tuesday 2 November.