450 news items found
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‘Migration is more about hope than economy’ 18 December 2021Afghans who came to the Netherlands in a hurry, refugees who were used as leverage by Belarus and boat refugees who tried to reach Europe in an increa...
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Talk and debate: how do we prevent science from harming the environment? 14 December 2021Sustainability researchers can play an important role in the energy transition. But what if their partners are not (yet) sustainable and science itsel...
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Organisations and young alumni provide valuable career tips during Meet the Employer Week 13 December 2021Career Services of the Faculties Governance and Global Affairs, Social Sciences, and Humanities joined forces to organise the ‘Meet the Employer’ Week...
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Innovative research on impact of violent conflicts on food security in Chad 13 December 2021Violent conflicts and civil wars in Chad impede most rural households' access to food security, agricultural activities and access to essential servic...
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Meeting place for and by all students: That is POPCorner, The Hague 13 December 2021The POPCorner The Hague festive opening week has been postponed due to the more restrictive corona measures, but the website is online, its’ employees...
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For LGBT+ migrants, dating apps are about much more than sex 10 December 2021When you think of migration, you probably won’t immediately think of dating apps. Yet such apps are important to many migrants, such as those who iden...
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Tazuko van Berkel new member The Young Academy 09 December 2021The Young Academy has gained a new Leiden humanities scholar as a member. University lecturer Greek language and literature Tazuko van Berkel will be ...
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Professional female footballers have to play like a man 06 December 2021Women’s football is steadily gaining attention. It’s as though the sport is becoming emancipated. And yet in conversations with professional female fo...
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Curator Ruurd Halbertsma: ‘Surely we can’t just sweep away antiquity?’ 06 December 2021Like many others, Ruurd Halbertsma has had a rollercoaster of a year. His museum, the National Museum of Antiquities (RMO), was closed for a long whil...
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Students work with local community 06 December 2021Problems cannot always be solved from a desk. Students on the Master’s in Governance of Sustainability therefore went to various Leiden neighbourhoods...
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‘Studying in Leiden is a life-changing experience’: students on the LExS grant 03 December 2021Last year around 2,000 international students started a master’s degree at Leiden University. To make this possible, there are various grants that the...
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Giving makes you happy 03 December 2021Receiving a gift is nice, but giving a present also makes you happy. Development psychologist Mara van der Meulen from the Leiden Consortium on Indivi...
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Fenna on EUniWell: ‘Students can be involved in lots of different ways!’ 03 December 2021EUniWell, the alliance of seven European universities committed to developing teaching and research relating to well-being, is celebrating its first a...
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Trends in museums: ‘A lot of museums have a dormant collection of pre-colonial art’ 29 November 2021What effect do trends in the art world have on the formation of museum collections? University lecturer Martin Berger wants to answer that question in...
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SAILS researcher Anne Meuwese awarded PDI-SSH grant 26 November 2021The PDI-SSH grant will be used by Meuwese to create a web portal and collection of tools and resources, named ‘WetSuite’, that will help researchers a...