1,486 search results for “international children s rights” in the Staff website
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A piece of rubber can't count. Right?
Martin van Hecke and Lennard Kwakernaak (Leiden university and AMOLF) develop a mechanical metamterial that can count to ten in their research.
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Nominations Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2023
Education, Research
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Bart Schermer about attack on citizens' right to demonstrate
Media outlets Investico, de Groene Amsterdammer and Trouw reported on the wide-scale collection by the Dutch police of personal data of demonstrators and their family members. Bart Schermer, Professor of Privacy and Cybercrime, commented on the issue.
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International students start a master’s thanks to a LExS
This academic year 49 promising international students will start their master’s degree here thanks to a Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS). The students, all from outside the EU, were welcomed in a special ceremony on 5 September. Who are they?
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College or university? Computer science students in the right place
The right student in the right place. That is what LIACS programme director Frank Takes and education coordinator Joyce Glerum are aiming to do with the ‘Wisselstroom’ project. By next year, they hope to have a standardised protocol that will make it easier for computer science students to transfer…
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Debate on World Cup Qatar: Boycott it or seize opportunity for attention?
The FIFA World Cup will get underway in Qatar this November – an event that has attracted much discussion in recent years. This discussion is not only centred on sport. Human rights are in the spotlights in Qatar. On Friday 30 September, Leiden University organised a debate in which experts from various…
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Children's Response to Humor in Translated Poetry
PhD defence
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marina CalculliFaculty of Humanities
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Helena VrabecFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Moritz JesseFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Johan JolFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Franz WurmFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Joris LarikFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Havar SolheimFaculty of Humanities
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Hilde van MeegdenburgFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Maxine DavidFaculty of Humanities
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Vineet ThakurFaculty of Humanities
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Maaike WarnaarFaculty of Humanities
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Tin KapetanovicFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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André GerritsFaculty of Humanities
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Karen SmithFaculty of Humanities
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Bert KoendersFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Gitta VeldtFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ramesh Premaratne GanoharitiFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Nicolas Blarel
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Vincent DelhommeFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Niels van WilligenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Bryan VerheulFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Elitsa KortenskaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Carina van de Wetering
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ahmet Serdar GünaydinFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Maarten van 't RietFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Raoel NanhekhanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Camille LefebvreFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marieke LiemFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Floor VeldhuisFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Kutsal YesilkagitFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Joachim KoopsFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Catherine WoodFaculty of Humanities
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Good education? You have to get that right
It is an area of expertise that often remains invisible, but has a huge impact on the day-to-day operations of our faculty: education logistics. Program manager Erik Reinders has a passion for this work that goes beyond processes and procedures. 'We want to keep improving continuously.'
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10 years of OPIC - Pathways of Access to Justice for Children
Conference
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MIRD Annual Visit to Geneva and Visits with International Organisations
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 to Geneva, Switzerland. Students participated in various institutional visits, and got to hear first-hand from practitioners and experts on a variety of…
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What does the current international security environment look like?
Eva Michaels talks about the current international security environment, including intelligence issues with Sir John Sawers in an interview in El País.
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Children's acquisition of Mandarin Chinese verb-copying sentences
Lecture, CHiLL series
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The right diagnosis and faster for women with heart problems
It often takes longer for women with heart problems to get the right diagnosis. In her Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture, Professor Hester den Ruijter will talk about how hormones influence the heart and the importance of medical research that focuses specifically on women.
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Biologist Carel ten Cate will now really retire. Right?
Pigeons, zebra finches and parakeets. Carel ten Cate studied bird sounds. But not just that. Together with linguists from Leiden, he investigated parallels between birdsong and language. On 9 June, his farewell symposium was held to mark the end of his broad career. Well, the end? Carel ten Cate has…
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Krista Murchison receives Veni grant for ‘Righting and Rewriting History’
Krista Murchison, University Lecturer at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, received a Veni grant of 250.000 euros. Her Veni-project will explore the ‘immaterial archive’ and its social and historical significance by digitally recreating manuscripts that were destroyed during World…
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PhD research: How international prosecutors make their choices
International prosecutors, for instance at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, investigate particularly serious crimes such as genocide. They decide, among other things, whether or not to prosecute. PhD candidate Cale Davis investigated how prosecutors come to such decisions and will defend…
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Meet our international students!
The Week of the International Students, from 14 – 18 November is an initiative of Nuffic. The aim of this week is to showcase the importance of an international experience for both Dutch and international students. This year’s theme Meet the world, make the change highlights the positive change students…