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Casper Wits in POLITICO on the EU's China Policy
University lecturer Casper Wits wrote an opinion piece on the ongoing diplomatic tensions between the European Union and China for POLITICO. In this article, he argues that 'rather than shrinking from the fight, the EU must develop a China policy that prioritizes progressive values and human rights.…
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Is there oxygen on exoplanets? New telescope finds out
To what extent does exoplanet Proxima b resemble our Earth? And is there some form of life present? Astronomers hope to find answers to these questions with the new European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). An NWO research grant of €18 million will allow a Dutch consortium to continue building instruments…
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Casper Wits in Politico on Europe's relations with China
Europe must be prepared to stand up for its values in its relationship with China, argues University Lecturer Casper Wits in an article in Politico.
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Volgens hoogleraar Sarah Wolff zijn EU-migratiedeals een slechte oplossing voor een niet bestaand probleem
Nu in heel Europa rechtse partijen hoog scoren in de peilingen is de verwachting dat de discussie omtrent migratie flink opgeschud gaat worden. Desondanks maant hoogleraar Sarah Wolff tot kalmte.
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Swifties in PowNed video could take broadcaster to court
A controversial video in which PowNed asks Taylor Swift fans how far they would go for a meet-and-greet with the singer violates portrait rights according to Jeroen ten Voorde in Dutch newspaper ‘NRC’.
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61st Leiden-London Meeting on the EU’s strategic autonomy
On Saturday 25 June, the Europa Institute of Leiden University hosted the 61st Leiden-London Meeting, an annual event organized jointly by the Europa Institute and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL). This year’s meeting had “Interdependence, cooperation and strategic…
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Jan Vleggeert: Reservations about reduction in tax avoidance via the Netherlands
The Dutch Ministry of Finance says that new rules have significantly reduced tax avoidance via 'transit country' the Netherlands. Jan Vleggeert, Professor of Tax Law, has voiced his reservations about this claim in the media.
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LERU conference back in Leiden after 20 years
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) was launched in Leiden 20 years ago. LERU is a partnership of 23 leading research universities, including the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Leiden, Leuven and Heidelberg. It celebrated this anniversary last week with a multi-day conference in…
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How seals point to an undocumented prehistoric language
Language can be a time machine: we can learn from ancient texts how our ancestors interacted with the world around them. But can language also teach us something about people whose language has been lost? PhD candidate Anthony Jakob investigated whether the languages of prehistoric populations left…
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‘Europe actually listens’: three Leiden political scientists about the responsiveness and effectiveness of EU policy
The image of the European Union (EU) as a remote law-making machine is widespread. Quite often journalists and politicians deliberately depict ‘Brussels’ as bureaucratic, even undemocratic, bypassing its citizens. And many of us buy into that image. Nikoleta Yordanova, Anastasia Ershova and Aleksandra…
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Jenny AudringFaculty of Humanities
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Jet BussemakerFaculty of Medicine
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Andreas KinnegingFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maarten van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
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Sarah GiestFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Marieke AdriaanseFaculty of Medicine
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Bibi van den BergFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Sarah de Lange
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Arco TimmermansFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ton van HaaftenFaculty of Humanities
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Bart SchermerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Valerie FrissenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Timo SlootwegFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Thijs VosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mariska KretFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anne StiggelboutFaculty of Medicine
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Gianclaudio MalgieriFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gerrit-Jan ZwenneFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Diederik SmitFaculty of Humanities
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Henrike JansenFaculty of Humanities
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Bart LabuschagneFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lauren LauretFaculty of Humanities
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Joris van de RietFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Henrik Barmentlo
Faculty of Science
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Louis SickingFaculty of Humanities
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Alistair KeffordFaculty of Humanities
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Matthew FrearFaculty of Humanities
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Corrie BakelsFaculty of Archaeology
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Martijn van EtteFaculty of Humanities
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ERC Advanced Grant for six Leiden researchers
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded an Advanced Grant to six Leiden researchers. It awards these significant grants to established principal investigators for ground-breaking, high-risk research.
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Essays on Legislative Decision-making in the European Union
PhD defence
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Europe Hub MA thesis prize awarded to Federica Antoniani
Federica Antoniani is the recipient of the very first MA thesis prize awarded by Leiden University’s Europe Hub. She received the prize for her thesis entitled 'Accounting for Accountability: Europol between Protecting Personal Data and Fostering Innovative Artificial Intelligence for Law Enforcement…
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Sarah Cramsey: 'We know very little about which systems influence our first thousand days'
It is one of the most personal and simultaneously most universal experiences of human life: caring for a young child. Professor Sarah Cramsey has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant to investigate how factors such as nationality, political systems, and religion influence the first thousand days after…
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Hester Bijl on academic freedom, LERU and the General Assembly in Leiden
Last week, Leiden University welcomed the rectors of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) to the autumn edition of the Rector’s Assembly. They discussed research, innovation and education policy within the European Union, the challenges and opportunities surrounding defence research,…
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What to Expect from the NATO Summit in The Hague
What’s at stake at the NATO summit in The Hague? Three academics from Leiden share their insights.
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Short documentary on 50 years archaeology in Oss
In the student-made documentary, our Field School manager, Dr Arjan Louwen, gives a brief introduction on the importance of the excavation in Oss. Watch the documentary below.
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Subsidie voor Shelley van der Veek om peuters gezonde eetgewoonten aan te leren
Het onderzoeksproject heeft als doel ouders te helpen hun kleuters gezonde eetgewoonten aan te leren door het bevorderen van sensitieve voeding tijdens de fase wanneer peuters kieskeurig met eten worden.
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Education in Ancient Egypt: 'Everyone Used the Same Text'
For hundreds of years, children in Ancient Egypt learned to read using The Satire of the Trades, a text in which a father gives advice to his son through descriptions of different professions. PhD candidate Judith Jurjens investigated how this worked in practice.
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Multilingualism of Frisian children: Evelyn Bosma wins Keetje Hodshon Prize
Postdoc and linguist Evelyn Bosma receives the Keetje Hodshon Prize for her dissertation. For her research on the multilingualism of Frisian children, Bosma previously won the Klokhuis Science Prize and the Campus Fryslân Science Prize.
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Executive Board column: Annetje Ottow on Brussels, Africa and societal impact
Within the scope of innovating and connecting – the theme of our new Strategic Plan – I paid a visit to Brussels last week. It is important to give Leiden University a face in Brussels and to show our expertise, on Africa for instance.