574 search results for “ageing and society” in the Staff website
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Martin BergerFaculteit Archeologie
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International Peace and Justice Master Fund – Law and Society Scholarship
Master
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What the spider tales of Indians in the Caribbean reveal about our fragility and powers of endurance
Last week, Ajay Gandhi, Assistant Professor at the Leiden University College, wrote an article about how spider's webs can explain the dynamics of social beings.
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Rosa van der MastFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Hoko HoriiFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marieke AdriaanseFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Susanne RoodhuijzenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hester Bergsma
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Launch Libyan Law and Society website
Research, Social
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Renske JanssenFaculty of Humanities
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Mies GrijnsFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Valerio GentileFaculteit Archeologie
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Adriaan BednerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Apply for a Museums, Collections and Society scholarship
Research
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Wenyu WanFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Engagement with Society
The ‘Engagement with Society’ ambition is closely linked to the ‘Employability Enhancement’ and ‘Skills’ ambitions. Introducing students to social issues often gives them immediate insight into the job market they will enter. And working on social issues gives them the opportunity to develop skills…
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Judi MesmanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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EUniWell Open Lecture Series | Novel approaches to delay ageing and age-related diseases
Lecture, Lecture part of a series
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Minor Artificial Intelligence and Society: understanding the development and impact of AI
The development of smart cars, video games that adapt to your gaming behavior, law enforcement assigning your neighborhood a risk score, insurance rates determined by your behavior, finding your perfect match via an app: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly and radically transforming our interactions…
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Minor in Law, Literature and Society shows inextricable link between law and art
The film Blade Runner as part of the law curriculum? It’s not that weird to Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, and Frans-Willem Korsten, Professor of Literature, Culture and Law. ‘The film raises a fundamental question: what’s a human and what’s not?’ From the next academic year onwards,…
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Robots and Society (RO-SO) Tutorial at RO-MAN 2021 Conference
The University of Oslo and Leiden University have joined forces to organise a Tutorial on Robots and Society: Ethical, Legal, and Technical Perspectives on Integrating Robots in the Home and Healthcare Systems and Services at the IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communica…
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Minister Dijkgraaf: ‘We must narrow the gap between science and society’
The speed at which science is changing our lives gives rise to tensions and concerns. In his talk at Leiden University, Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) said we should talk more about science’s relationship with society and political decision-making.
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Jos Raaijmakers new member KHMW: ‘Build a bridge between science and society’
The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed Jos Raaijmakers, professor of Microbial Interactions and diversity, as a new scientific member.
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Apply now for the new minor Tax and Society at Leiden University
Tax scandals, like the Panama Papers, the Paradise Papers, and the Pandora Papers, have made tax avoidance by large multinationals and rich individuals a major topic of public debate. Policymakers are pushed to close tax loopholes and reform the global tax system. But this is no easy task.
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Leiden’s Astronomy and Society group develops new materials for public engagement trainers
Do you practice public engagement? The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has just released a unique set of open-source materials designed to be used in public engagement training workshops.
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Quality of master’s programmes assessed in new guide
The Air and Space Law (Advanced LL.M.) master’s programme at Leiden University is among ten ‘excellent master’s programmes’ at Dutch universities. This is according to ‘Keuzegids masters 2024’, a guide to master’s programmes in the Netherlands.
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Honours College Science, Society and Self
Information session
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Francesco BustiFaculty of Humanities
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AI as judge? PRE-Class tackles questions about law, technology, and society
During the final event of the PRE-Class Rechtsgeleerdheid, secondary school pupils organised a mock trial on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on society. Together with the audience, they explored the possibilities and pitfalls of AI. ‘They all did a wonderful job.’
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Julia van den BergFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ilse SchuitemaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Viola SchmidFaculteit Archeologie
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Fenying ZangFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jingjing CaoFaculteit Archeologie
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knowledge broker: 'I want to break down the walls between faculty and society'
Since 1 June, the Faculty of Humanities has gained a position. As knowledge broker, Marlieke Ernst wants to connect researchers: with each other and with the outside world.
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Changing Approaches Towards Restitution and Return of Colonial Heritage: Tracing Experiences and Identifying Shared Decolonial Practices
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Wilco van DijkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Shelley van der VeekFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rachel PlakFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Merlijn VeltmanFaculteit Archeologie
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Inge van der WeijdenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ludo WaltmanFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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students "learn with the city": bridging the gap between religion and society
Three students in Elpine de Boer’s class “Practicing Religious Studies” have been working together on a “Leren met de Stad” (“Learning with the City”) project with community centre Morschwijck, located in Leiden. The students were asked by the organization Incluzio to investigate to which extent cultural…
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Radio 1 about the consequences of labour migration for the economy and society
The European Commission sees increased labour migration as a solution to the growing personnel shortages, but the Dutch Labour Inspectorate argues that this is not a tenable business model. Professor of Economics Olaf van Vliet discusses the advantages and disadvantages of labour migration for the economy…
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receives Comenius grant: 'We must bridge the gap between education and society'
In academia, the mention of Wikipedia might be met with suspicion. However, for Tsolin Nalbantian, university lecturer Modern Middle Eastern Studies, the encyclopedia is an opportunity to broaden the skills of her students and to increase public knowledge. She received a Teaching Comenius Fellowship…
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centre of expertise makes placebo research accessible for healthcare and society
Positive expectations about treatment increase the likelihood of success. The new Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies Leiden is therefore promoting research on the placebo effect and offering expertise and training for care providers. At the opening, the founders demonstrated their VR communications…
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Anne-Laura van HarmelenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Simone van der HofFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gerrit DusseldorpFaculteit Archeologie