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Kutsal Yesilkagit appointed to State Commission on the Rule of Law 03 February 2023
Kutsal Yesilkagit, Professor at the Institute of Public Administration, has been appointed by Minister Bruins Slot of the Interior and Kingdom Relatio...
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Scientific breakthrough: evidence that Neanderthals hunted giant elephants 02 February 2023
Neanderthals were able to outwit straight-tusked elephants, the largest land mammals of the past few million years. Leiden professor Wil Roebroeks has...
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Summer School 'The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance' 31 January 2023
Applications are now open for the Summer School ‘The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance’ (12 - 23 June 2023) for Master-level an...
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Daniël Vredenberg: ‘You can really make a difference as intern’ 30 January 2023
Daniël Vredenberg did his master’s internship at the communications department of the Rijksvastgoedbedrijf. In this interview, he talks about his inte...
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The more time, the better the kidney 26 January 2023
There are never enough donor organs. And the organs that there are have to be transplanted at lightning speed. Medical science is therefore working ha...
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‘We should stop celebrating diversity. It should be a given’ 24 January 2023
Language matters. It can mean that people feel they do, or do not, belong. How can inclusive communication make people feel welcome? This was the them...
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What is there to do at Leiden University in 2023? Six events to look forward to 20 January 2023
From sponsored runs to festivals and from open days to concerts: Leiden University hosts all manner of events every year. To make sure these events ge...
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How to create a balanced lobby register? Researchers develop assessment framework on behalf of Ministry 17 January 2023
How to represent and assess legitimate interests? On behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations, Caelesta Braun and Bert Fraussen ...
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Research Project on the Future of the Labour Market receives 3.4 million euros 17 January 2023
An international consortium led by Olaf van Vliet has been awarded an Horizon Europe grant of 3.4 million euros. The project investigates how global c...
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Executive Board of the University asks University Council for advice on activating person counters/sensors 12 January 2023
The Executive Board of Leiden University has asked the University Council to advise on its proposed decision to reactivate the person counters/sensors...
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Director of the MIVD General Swillens visits ISGA to talk about intelligence cooperation 11 January 2023
On 15 December, Director of the MIVD General Jan Swillens, visited the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) to give a lecture on internatio...
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Students seek sustainable solutions for businesses 10 January 2023
A circular water supply for Artis Zoo, sustainable software for the Dutch government and better waste management at a hospital: master’s students in I...
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Our government should be more resilient 09 January 2023
A fragmented political landscape, permanent pressure from current affairs and an increasingly political civil service: our government faces many chall...
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Language both connects and divides 02 January 2023
Author and political scientist Mounir Samuel has spent recent years delving into the many ways that language can exclude people and bring them togethe...
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FGGA in 2022: This was the year for our Faculty 22 December 2022
We started this year as we ended it in 2021: in a lockdown. But the world continues to open up. We are occasionally allowed to go into the office and ...