1,250 search results for “history of science and the open” in the Student website
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Panel sessions and Meet & Greet met alumni Education Sciences!
Career and apply for jobs
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
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Workshop Networking Prep for the Science Career Event (BBM)
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- Honours College Science, Society and Self Information Session
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Call for Participants: Researching Migration Policy in Autocratizing Countries
Are you doing research on migration policy in a country that is facing democratic backsliding or breakdown, or that is deepening its already-autocratic character? Are you struggling with how to best do your research so that it is meaningful and scientifically sound yet safe for you and research participants?…
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Arjen Boin
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Dimiter ToshkovFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Honours College Science Society and Self Information Session
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Graduation ceremony BSc Political Science: International Relations and Organisations
Festival
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Career Days launch ‘Don’t just focus on success’
‘Health, happiness and productivity. The focus is mainly on the latter, but to create a sustainable career you need all three.’ These were the words of Professor of Sustainable Careers Jos Akkermans at the opening of the Career Days. Students can visit these university and faculty days for workshops,…
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‘Nearly every research study has a governance dimension, but academics know very little about it’
The annual conference of the Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) interdisciplinary research programme will take place in The Hague on 7-9 June. As a researcher at Leiden University, why should you be there? ‘Nearly every research study has a governance dimension, but academics often…
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Job opportunity: Faculty member of the Leiden University Student platform (LUS) 2025-2026
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Over a third of Leiden’s professors are women, just above national level
The proportion of female professors at Dutch universities is increasing, but at a modest rate. At 34.2%, Leiden University is in the top three. These are the results of the Women Professors Monitor for 2025.
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International students start a master’s thanks to a LExS
This academic year 49 promising international students will start their master’s degree here thanks to a Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS). The students, all from outside the EU, were welcomed in a special ceremony on 5 September. Who are they?
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Markus DavidsenFaculty of Humanities
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King of Sweden visits Leiden University
Collaborating in drug discovery and health research was the goal of a visit to the Leiden Bio Science Park on 14 May by a Swedish delegation including His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden. The delegation visited Leiden University’s Faculty of Science.
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Josette DaemenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Koosje van Lessen KloekeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tom BuitelaarFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Occupation makes for eventful Cleveringa Lecture: ‘Protect free spaces for debate’
Despite an eventful afternoon – with Students for Palestine occupying the Academy Building – political scientist Hélène Landemore gave her Cleveringa Lecture as planned on 26 November. She reflected on the protest and the importance of open debate, within the university and within a democracy.
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Sovereign debt as strategy: Kathleen Brown on the politics behind the numbers
On Tuesday 30 September 2025, PhD candidate Kathleen Brown will defend her dissertation 'Deception, Risk, and Evasion: The Politics of Sovereign Debt in Emerging Markets' in Leiden’s Academy Building. Her research sheds light on the hidden world of sovereign debt politics, revealing how governments…
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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities
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Jonathan LondonFaculty of Humanities
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Martina VijverFaculty of Science
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Hans SlabbekoornFaculty of Science
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Wilma Resing
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Career Prep: Panel session and Meet & Greet with alumni (for Political science students)
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Jacqueline VelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sarah WolffFaculty of Humanities
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Gerlov van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
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Anne GerritsenFaculty of Humanities
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Eelco van der MaatFaculty of Humanities
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Masoud KianiFaculty of Humanities
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Elena PaskalevaFaculty of Humanities
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Aris PolitopoulosFaculty of Archaeology
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Krista A. MilneFaculty of Humanities
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Between Power and Public Opinion: State Reform in Nepal
On 24 April 2025, political scientist Pawan Kumar Sen will defend his PhD dissertation, "Transforming Nepal’s Political System: Party Positions and Public Opinion (2004-2012)," at Leiden University. His research examines how Nepal’s major political parties navigated key state restructuring reforms—republicanism,…
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Chloe GrosFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Fred JanssenICLON
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Noa Wildschut and the Netherlands Student Orchestra
Arts and culture
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Alireza Mashaghi TabariFaculty of Science
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Leiden University and Oegstgeest to build affordable green housing
Leiden University is seeking bids from developers for housing in Nieuw Rhijngeest-Zuid, the Oegstgeest part of the Leiden Bio Science Park.
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Jaap van den HerikFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Eduard Fosch VillarongaFaculty of Law
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Arjen de VettenICLON
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Decentralisation scrutinised: Research reveals downsides of small-scale governance
On 16 May, three researchers from Leiden University will present their findings on the democratic consequences of decentralisation at a workshop in Leiden. Their research project, Downsize My Democracy?, shows that decentralisation does not automatically lead to a stronger democracy. On the contrary,…
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professional (re)searcher: a practical guide to searching and referencing - Science
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Fieldwork in the Favela's: Political scientist Juan Masullo Receives Award
Juan Masullo J., Assistant Professor at Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science, has been named a 2025 Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar. His research with Nicholas Barnes on public security policy preferences in Rio de Janeiro's favelas has been recognized for its innovative approach…
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Understanding far-right communities on alternative platforms: Jonathan Collins on his PhD research
On Tuesday 30 September 2025, PhD candidate Jonathan Collins will defend his dissertation A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Far-Right Alt-Tech Social Media Movement in Leiden’s Academy Building. His work examines the communication dynamics of far-right communities on alternative…
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Fieldwork in Leiden
How do the residents of the Kooi neighbourhood in Leiden find living there? What can we do about loneliness? In this extraordinary academic year, students have been conducting all sorts of research, in Leiden. They presented their initial findings and recommendations at a Learning with the City meeting…