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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Our university world knows no borders’
The theme of the opening of this year’s academic year was peace and justice. With the climate crisis and the war in Ukraine, these are turbulent times. During the ceremony those present reflected on what the academic community and universities can mean in times of crisis and conflict.
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Michiel and Jort: best friends, political rivals
With the Dutch general elections just around the corner, it’s not always easy when political differences exist within your circle of friends. How do you not lose sight of each other in political discussions? We asked best friends Jort Schaafsma and Michiel van der Velde, both students at Leiden Law…
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Maureen Rutten - van Mölken: 'Investeren in innovaties die de meeste gezondheidswinst opleveren'
Digitale medische technologie kan een belangrijke bijdrage leveren aan betaalbare zorg en het oplossen van het tekort aan zorgpersoneel. Maar hoe weet je of een innovatie daadwerkelijk waarde toevoegt aan het zorgsysteem?
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Richard Karlsson Linnér: ‘I expect a future where a genetic test will be as much a no-brainer as getting X-rayed.’
Assistant Professor Karlsson Linnér, who works at the Department of Economics, is one of the recipients of a Veni grant. His research on the accuracy of preventive genetic testing is a fine example of the intersection of economic science and law.
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‘We are drowning in dossiers of which we have long known they will play a role’
The new government needs to look further ahead, says environmental scientist Rutger Hoekstra. ‘We keep pushing forward big dossiers like demographic ageing, climate and migration. Even though we know they play a big role in our future.’ Hoekstra therefore hopes that the new coalition agreement will…
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Co-creation with researchers in Indonesia: ‘We welcome misunderstandings’
How do you co-create with researchers in other parts of the world? LDE wants to gather and share knowledge on the grand challenges and to do so across national borders. A delegation of 27 researchers will therefore travel to Indonesia at the end of October to take part in the LDE-BRIN Academy.
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‘People are equal but not the same’: diversity and inclusion from a legal perspective
What is written in law and what equality, inclusion and diversity mean in practice is not always the same. This was the focus of this year’s D&I symposium on 13 January. The plenary sessions were watched by hundreds of participants and there was a wide range of workshops covering different aspects of…
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‘Everyone in healthcare realises that something has to change’
Good, accessible and affordable healthcare is increasingly difficult to provide. Martin Schalij from the LUMC understands that this can keep people awake at night.
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Feeling overwhelmed by your PhD? This new infographic offers guidance
Providing and receiving feedback, meeting deadlines, and simultaneously considering your future: how to juggle all these tasks during a PhD project? The new 'PhD Golden Rules' offer advice on how PhD candidates and their supervisors can collaborate productively
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Diversity and inclusion: ‘Don’t avoid the subject'
The new online diversity and inclusion dossier combines all faculty initiatives on this topic. But what is the situation on diversity and inclusion at Humanities? An interview with Aurelie van ‘t Slot, policy advisor Internationalisation, Diversity and Inclusion.
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‘A country’s immigration narrative really influences the people arriving there’
Immigration and naturalisation policies are an important theme in the upcoming Dutch elections. The Netherlands should be mindful of its immigration narrative, says PhD candidate Hannah Bliersbach, as this greatly influences the relationship between ‘new’ citizens and their new home country.
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Medical Delta professor Andrew Webb: ‘In The Netherlands, people are much more open to cooperation’
Commercial MRI systems cost millions of euros to purchase and require highly trained technicians to operate. Prof. Andrew Webb works on accessible MRI techniques that offer new opportunities in both developed and developing countries. Webb is a professor at the Radiology Department of the LUMC and,…
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Cleveringa professors target of hate campaigns: ‘Intimidation frustrates Holocaust research’
Holocaust scholars Barbara Engelking and Jan Grabowski will jointly hold the Cleveringa lecture on November 26. They were accused of defamation in Poland for a book they co-edited. How has this affected them? ‘This is an attempt to wear us down.’
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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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Eight projects receive funding from JEDI Fund
From a queer art exhibition to a podcast about people with disabilities, the JEDI Fund this year again honored several projects that contribute to diversity and inclusion.
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Reimagining the State in Times of a Pandemic
Lecture, L-PEG Annual Lecture in Global Political Economy
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Computerized Adaptive Testing in Dutch Mental Health Care
PhD defence
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Birth of beautiful brides: Rise and transformation of the female gender roles and responsibilities among the Maasai pastoralists of Kenya
Lecture
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Hephthalites, Romans, and Arabs: the Grand Strategy of the Sasanian Empire
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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CEES webinar: Women's political representation in Central and Eastern Europe
Lecture
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Innate immunity, developmental speed and their trade-offs in two hexapod models
PhD defence
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What is happening in Yemen?
Debate
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA)
Lecture
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CSPPR Lecture: The Power of ‘Unpolitics’
Lecture
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Psychology Connected: Work, Pressure or Pleasure?
Conference
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Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture by Megan Vaughan: Africa in the time of Coronavirus. Biology, history and politics
Lecture
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The Samarkand Cotton Mill that Very Nearly Was
Lecture
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Italy From Facism to Democracy. And Back?
Lecture, Seminar
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Blended Learning: Using digital tools for teaching
Didactics
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The Laboring Refugee: Profiting from the Displaced during Hot and Cold War
Lecture, China Seminar Series event
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Dutch Network Science Society Symposium 2022
Conference
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Lecture by Prof. Taylor: Dementia at the Ragged Edges of Family and the State
Lecture
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Unpacking the rich tapestry of Chinese culture: the interplay between parental socialization and children's social functioning
PhD defence
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Making meaningful lives | Iza Kavedžija
Lecture, Online webinar
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Withstanding the cold: energy feedback in simulations of galaxies that include a cold interstellar medium
PhD defence
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Violence and Transformation: The Political Economy of Russia’s War against Ukraine
Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar
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Towards an Archaeology of Malaria
International Symposium on Malaria Studies
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Food for Thought: Unhealthy Finance -Shifting Responsibilities in Society”
Lecture, Food for Thought
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From oscillations to language: behavioural and electroencephalographic studies on cross-language interactions
PhD defence
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Identity cards, semiotic instability, and signs of state recognition for Indonesian warias
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Talk by Prof. Anne Allison (Duke University)
Lecture, Research Seminar
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The EU and Africa – joint visions for the future or falling back on the past?
Lecture, Seminar
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Promoting early recognition of persistent somatic symptoms in primary care
PhD defence
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Models of linguistic diversity and Amazonian pre-history: a view from the Northwest Amazon
Lecture, Language & the Human Past Lecture Series
- CMGI Brown Bag Seminars 2023-2024
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Annual Cities, Migration, and Global Interdependence Seminar 2023
Conference, Annual Cities, Migration, and Global Interdependence Seminar
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Leiden University Nationalism Network
Lecture, Leiden University Nationalism Network
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Far From Home: The science exploitation of the fastest milky way stars
PhD defence
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SAILS Lunch Time Seminar
Lecture
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Food stories and the microbiome
Workshop