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Environmental Humanities: Science, Art, and Activism
Lecture
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Richard Barrett: 'To me, music is a way of understanding the world'
A new chair has been added to the partnership between Leiden University and the Royal Conservatoire The Hague. Richard Barrett has been appointed Professor of Research in Creative Music (ACPA) as of 1 December 2020. 'For me it is important that music and academia are not placed in an ivory tower.'
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Leiden political scientists Claire Vergerio and Kathleen Brown win awards
Two researchers from the Institute of Political Science were recently awarded prizes. Claire Vergerio received the Francesco Guicciardini Prize for her book on the historical origins of the primacy of the state in international law ('best book in the historical international relations category'). In…
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New Year's Reception Faculty of Science
Conference
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Graduation ceremony MSc Political Science, session 1
Festival
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Graduation ceremony MSc Political Science, session 2
Festival
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Want to find out more about Academia in Motion? The programme team can come and tell you more
An open academic culture, where quality beats quantity, where science and society are closely linked and where we recognise and reward everyone’s contribution is the aim of the university-wide Academia in Motion (AiM) programme.
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Political Scientist Adina Akbik Joins Young Academy Leiden
Adina Akbik has been appointed as a new member of the Young Academy Leiden (YAL) as of 1 September 2024. Akbik is Senior Assistant Professor of European Politics at Leiden University. YAL serves as a platform for early career academics, and Akbik is keen to promote the needs and interests of young researchers…
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Putting the strategic plan into practice? 'We do that together'
A strategic plan that resonates with employees. That's how Maaike Barkema describes her work as strategic secretary. Her task? Ensuring that the strategic plan is actually put into practice. 'My work is like a puzzle: I bring the right people together and make sure all the pieces fall into place.'
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Connection central during first brainstorming session faculty strategy
What is the mission of our Faculty? How do we view diversity and inclusion? And how do we think about the growth of our Faculty in the broadest sense of the word? These themes were the focus of the first brainstorming session for the new faculty strategy. Some 65 staff and students from all levels of…
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Graduation Ceremony MSc Statistics & Data Science
Afstudeerceremonie
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Call for Papers: Who rules over migrants? Autocratic elements in migration policies
We are pleased to invite paper proposals for the 1.5-day interdisciplinary workshop: “Who rules over migrants? Autocratic elements in migration policies”, that will take place at the University of Leiden on 14 and 15 November 2024.
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How democratic is our kingdom? New ministry chair for Leiden political scientist
When we talk about the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is not just about the Netherlands. On the contrary: our Kingdom consists of no less than four countries, three of which are Caribbean islands. This structure is complex, to say the least. Although all countries are officially equivalent, in practice…
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Mechano-transduction mediated by integrin-based adhesion complexes
PhD defence
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What is Liberal Arts and Sciences?
Career Building & Networking Event
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Measuring skate provides insight into ice-skating technique
In the future top Dutch speed skaters may skate even faster thanks to a skate full of electronics. This ‘measuring skate’ gives top skaters and coaches information about the skater’s technique and motion. It can measure the dynamics at play between the foot, the ice and the skate.
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Political Science Lunch Research Seminar: Much Ado About Debt? Understanding How People Reason About Debt Sustainability and Fiscal Policy
Lecture
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Rethinking Responsible Scholarship: ‘It is in so many day-to-day decisions, we forget to pause and reflect sometimes’
Psychologists Anna van ‘t Veer and Eiko Fried will start a scientific integrity workshop tour after the summer, called Responsible Scholarship: Psychology. Their aim: giving the subject a more prominent position in the academic’s mind.
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What rare plants and animals can you find on campus? Join in the BioBlitz
Do you also love a city where nature can bloom, crawl and flutter freely and exuberantly? And do you fancy a challenge out in the fresh air? If so, grab your mobile and take part in the BioBlitz 'Higher Education is Flourishing' from 22 May.
- Free Leiden Science T-shirts for students and employees
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Dutch Cancer Society allocates funds to a mathematician: for treating Ewing sarcoma with the help of an app
If doctors could better estimate a patient's chances of survival, this would help in choosing a specific treatment. It would be particularly beneficial for the rare and malignant Ewing sarcoma, which mainly affects children and adolescents. Mathematics professor Marta Fiocco has been awarded a substantial…
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Potentialities of bringing together anthropology and political science
Debate, Roundtable
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Beyond the Canvas: Exploring Art-Science Collaborations
Conference
- Science and 'inequality': insights from Africa and environmental fields
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Gorlaeus Building construction workers spotlighted at highest point celebration
On Thursday 8 December, the project teams of Leiden University and Heijmans Utiliteit, together with the construction workers of the project, celebrated reaching the highest point of phase 2a of the Gorlaeus Building. An important milestone in the construction and traditionally the moment to put the…
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‘Listen carefully when students ask a question, to hear the question behind the question’
‘Rudy van Vliet is always willing to go that extra mile to help us,’ is what students say about him. The lecturer in the Computer Science bachelor’s programme not only teaches his regular courses but also offers additional classes to prepare students for programming competitions. His dedication to students…
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Terms of Exchange. Brazilian Intellectuals and the French Social Sciences
Conference, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Official opening of Leiden European City of Science 2022
Festival
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Young Academy Leiden - Citizen Science workshop by Margaret Gold
Workshop
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'The world is changing and we cannot afford to stay the same.'
How can we cooperate better as a Faculty? Both with each other and with the outside world. Around 70 students and staff discussed this during the latest strategy session in Corpus. Keynote Harry van Dorenmalen, former president of IBM Europe: 'You know best what this Faculty stands for and what it n…
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Connect & Open up: meet the Open Science Community Leiden
Network meeting
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Enabling the most impact from Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) research
Working Group
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Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences Young Academic Lunch
Conference
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Towards the Hinduisation of India?
The recent consecration of India’s Ayodhya temple by Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party figurehead Narendra Modi raises important questions. Is secularism giving way to religious rule in the world’s largest democracy? How does this resonate with India’s culturally diverse population? France 24…
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Populism, Punditry and Political Science: A Conversation with Cas Mudde
Lecture
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Opening of the Academic Year at the Faculty of Science
Lecture
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Exchange and inspiration at the Education Showcase
On Friday 20 May, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., approximately sixty lecturers met at the Faculty Club for the 2022 Education Showcase.
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Talent for languages test: National Linguistics Olympiad puts language sense to the test for high school students
How would you convert Egyptian hieroglyphs into Latin script? And what is actually the correct translation of dishes on a Vietnamese menu? On Saturday 28 January, high school students from all over the Netherlands will come to Leiden to ponder a series of language-related puzzles. Their goal? To win…
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What do complex molecules tell us about star formation?
How do you progress from an immense gas cloud somewhere in the universe to a star with planets? Research by Astronomy PhD student Martijn van Gelder sheds more light on the earliest phases of this process. He will receive his doctorate on November 24th.
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Opening Academic Year centred around strategic plan: 'Our compass to make decisions'
Het strategisch plan van de faculteit wiskunde en natuurwetenschappen (FWN) werd gepresenteerd tijdens de opening van het academisch jaar 2023-2024.
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Vocational education and university join forces for quantum technology
Opening van het Quantum Delta NL (QDNL) Talent & Learning Centre (TLC) Leiden-Delft.
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Solar panels and sedum on the roof of Snellius: A first for Leiden University
One of the largest roofs at Leiden University, that of the Snellius building, has recently been equipped with 590 solar panels and 57,000 sedum plants, making it the largest combined roof in the Benelux. The roof was officially opened on Monday 10 October by Annetje Ottow and Martijn Ridderbos, President…
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Opening of the Academic Year at the Faculty of Science
Lecture, Opening of the Academic Year
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Practicing informed consent; dilemmas and experiences in social science research
Conference
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Beyond science and art: The role of intuition
Course, Workshop
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Graduation ceremony BSc Political Science: International Relations and Organisations
Festival
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Leiden workshop in Political Science: How Platforms Mediate Authoritarian Practices
Lecture
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Rocking Qualitative Social Science: An Irreverent Guide to Rigorous Research
VVI Research Meetings 2022-2023
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Temporary 'viewing wall' gives a glimpse of next phase of Gorlaeus Building
You probably already noticed: work on the next phase of the Gorlaeus Building is in full progress. Are you curious to see what it will look like? Then come to the atrium of the Gorlaeus Building. A temporary 'viewing wall' makes it look as if you are looking into the new part of the building.
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Liselore Tissen
Faculty of Humanities