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Equality as a driver for diversity: ‘Seek out contradiction and the unknown’
The freedom to be who you are – woman, man, homosexual, heterosexual, transgender, religious, atheist, and so on – is perhaps the Netherlands’ greatest attribute. The principle of equality and the right not to be discriminated against are in the very first article of our constitution. Yet there is a…
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Why the western world was too late to respond to Covid
Almost all the western countries were too late responding to the outbreak of Covid. Why was that? Three governance experts, including Leiden professor Arjen Boin, have written a book about the response to the pandemic. ‘Our current system isn’t geared towards identifying and managing a long-term crisis,’…
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‘The Netherlands should also consider the possibility of direct confrontation with Russia’
There is a real chance of war closer to home, political and military leaders in Europe have warned. What does Frans Osinga, Professor of War Studies, think about the threat and what we should do?
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‘The historical pedigree of New Wars and New Terrorism’: meet LUCIR scholar Isabelle Duyvesteyn
Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Professor of International Studies and Global History at the Institute of History and member of the advisory board of Leiden University’s Centre for International Relations (LUCIR) is widely regarded as an expert on civil wars and conflicts. Her new book, Rebels and Conflict Escalation,…
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Sanneke Kuipers appointed professor of Crisis Governance: 'Crises arise from very mundane causes'
The Executive Board appointed Sanneke Kuipers as full professor effective January 1, 2022. Her chair is Crisis Governance. She combines this chair with her position as education director of ISGA, the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. A conversation about working 24/7 in crisis management, her…
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One in five prisoners overlooked by professionals
Prisoners deserve better professional support when preparing to return to society. PhD candidate Amanda Pasma: ‘You can’t imprison everyone for life. Society will have to give prisoners a second chance.’
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Visit by Members of Parliament highlights interdisciplinary research and collaboration
High-quality education, research involving multiple faculties, collaboration between universities and central government funding to make all this possible: these were the topics covered in a working visit of the Standing Committee for Education, Culture and Science (OCW) to the Association of Universities…
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Metje Postma retires after 37 years
This February Metje Postma will stop teaching and retire. But she is not done with the discipline yet: she will finish her PhD and there are still five films on the shelf that she plans to complete.
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Leiden Team Wins Second Place at the International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court
Four master's students from Leiden University participated in this year’s edition of the International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court, hosted by Antwerp University. Following the verbal rounds held between 21 and 22 March, the team went through to the finals, achieving second place overall.
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‘Science is international so our faculty should be too’
‘Our faculty is a very international community. And that is something everybody really benefit from,’ says Yun Tian. As the officer internationalisation, she is the bridge between international students and staff, the faculty and universities abroad. ‘Science goes beyond countries and carries no nationality.…
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Experts on the war in Ukraine, two years later: ‘Europe learned a lot from the war, help each other and don’t give up’
The one-day symposium ‘War in Europe: the impact of Russian aggression in Ukraine two years on’ on 23 February 2024
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Deans celebrate ten years Honours Academy: ‘We are educating people who can make a difference’
The Honours Academy celebrates its tenth anniversary. How did the institute develop over time, and what are aspirations for the future? We speak with the current Dean and a predecessor who was there at the Academy's founding. A conversation about identity, inspiration, and impact ensues. ‘It is about…
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Webb data suggest potential atmosphere around rocky exoplanet
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This is the best evidence to date for the existence of any rocky planet atmosphere outside our solar system.
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How to address sensitive subjects in class?
The war between Russia and Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza or the global rise of the far-right: topics that stir up emotions but are also regularly discussed in classes at Political Science. Moreover, with a diverse group of students, there is a great diversity of life experiences, backgrounds and opinions.…
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Taarique teaches career planning but doesn’t want students to plan their future too strictly: ‘Keep on experimenting’
In the ‘Educatips’ column, psychology lecturers share their most important insights on teaching. This month: Taarique Debidin thinks making contact with one another is more important than cramming knowledge. ‘I’d get no energy at all from being a formal lecturer.’
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Celebrating Twenty Years of MIRD
On March 25, the Advanced Masters of Science in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the programme. The celebrations began with the Reconnect event, bringing current students and alumni together, and concluded with the MIRD Gala. Throughout the day, the tight-knit…
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Paul Wouters reappointed as Dean of FSW
Paul Wouters has been reappointed as Dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. His second term runs from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023.
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Archaeologist Jennifer Swerida investigates emergent social complexity in the Omani desert
In June 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new Assistant Professor. Dr Jennifer Swerida, originally from the United States, will strengthen the Faculty’s expertise on the archaeology of West Asia. ‘I explore human-environment relationships inside an ancient oasis and the surrounding land. Previous…
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Leiden University celebrates curiosity at 449th Dies Natalis
How has evolution shaped our curiosity? And how does that curiosity ensure that we now have the technological ability to discover whether we are alone in the universe? This was all covered during the celebration of Leiden University’s 449th Dies Natalis.
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Opening LeidenGlobal Photo Exhibition: Crafting Cultures
Exhibition
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EA & SSEA Night Talk 2 – Technology in East Asia from Manufacturing to Research & Development?
Lecture
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA)
Lecture
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Celebrating Naga Culture: Authenticity, Indigeneity and Modernity
Lecture
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Rhetoric and Debate : A Toolkit for Historians
Lecture, PCNI Research Group State of the Art Meeting
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Roundtable on Slavery: From Scholarly Debates to Public Reckoning
Conference, Histories Connected: Faculty Roundtable
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Relational Multilateralism: the Play of International United Front in China’s Global Grand Strategy
Lecture
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Alumni Event Russian and Eurasian Studies
Alumni event
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Forecasting Finlandization: How will Xi’s China seek to revise East Asia’s regional order?
Lecture
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Worlds to Discover: Ajami Manuscripts of West Africa
Lecture, Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Leiden-Paris-Cambridge Seminar on the Interior as a Space of Display
Lecture
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No Shortcuts: Why States Struggle to Develop a Military Cyber-Force
Lecture
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ASCL Seminar: Animals in Africa - Human-animal relationships through the lenses of decoloniality and ubuntu
Lecture
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The First Great War of the Middle Ages: Sasanians, Byzantines, and the Rise of Islam, 602-642
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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How to Study a Polymath
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: Between Logic, Language and Information: adventures in understanding large language models in hybrid settings
Lecture
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Uncovering the Secrets of the Universe with Observational Cosmology
Lecture
- NIPV lecture series: A closer look at the Dutch crisis governance system
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History Research Master Symposium
Conference
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Roundtable on the Future of Yemeni Studies
Conference, Roundtable
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European Citizens’ Initiative and participatory democracy in the EU
Lecture, Seminar
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The study of ancient cities provides us with new urban ideas
Lecture
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Caribbean Ties. Connected people, then and now
Exhibition
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Stability in unstable times: how the European Central Bank handles inflation
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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The Visuals of Empire
Lecture, The Visuals of Empire
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Humanities and International Relations Graduate
Conference
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Untold Stories: representation, heritage and museums
Conference, D&I Symposium
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On not seeing like a state: How archaeology can inform critiques of the inevitability of hierarchy, dispossession, and disconnection of the human
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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Project presentations of 3 grand winning research projects within Social Citizenship & Migration
Conference, Presentation
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Sufis in Afghanistan: Contemporary Navigations of Religious Authority across Political Changes
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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European defence cooperation in a time of renewed military activity
Lecture, Seminar