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- Zen Garden Student Well-being Week
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Eurowhiteness: Culture, Empire and Race in the European Project
Lecture
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Conversation on Islam in Today’s Indonesian Politics
Roundtable
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What should the university do? Questions and emotions at university conversation on Israel-Palestine
Should we cut our ties with Israel or maintain them? The event ‘A university conversation on Israel/Palestine’ on 1 July revealed the depth of feeling about the conflict, with students and staff grappling with academic values and moral dilemmas.
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Interdisciplinary minor ’Violence Studies’: ‘It felt like we were going to fight a group of people’
The interdisciplinary, English-taught minor ‘Violence Studies’ looks at violence from very diverse scientific perspectives. What are the benefits from this approach? Students and lecturers evaluate: ‘This minor’s a goldmine’.
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What are we defending? Steven Pinker on the core values of NATO and the Enlightenment
NATO not only safeguards our security and stability, but also defends Enlightenment principles, promoting prosperity, health and freedom. This is what eminent psychologist and thinker Steven Pinker argued to a packed Great Auditorium.
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Academic freedom, protests and a safe campus: where are we and how are we going to move forward?
Leiden University has had a turbulent week. There have been protests inside and outside our buildings that have evoked reactions, and students and staff have felt unsafe. We want with this message to look back at the past week and look forward to the future. What happened and how do we now want to move…
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Demonstration, security and university ties: Executive Board answers University Council’s questions
The University Council meeting on 2 June was largely dominated by the demonstration, occupation and policing in The Hague last month.
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One last time (as Dean)
Dear colleagues and students,
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Career Days | 14-18th of April 2025
Study information
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Campus The Hague Career Event 2022
Course, Career Event
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Gaza, Palestine, Israel – the collective failure: how did we get here and what next?
Lecture
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Sweden in NATO and the changing EU security architecture
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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The role of the UN in the conflict in Ukraine
Lecture, Seminar
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FAO at the crossroads: democratic reformism or "market authoritarianism"? The case of the Instituto de Capacitación e Investigación en Reforma
Lecture
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The United States and the War in Gaza: History, Politics, and Culture
Debate, Panel and Q&A session
- Europe's geopolitical power in the face of America's authoritarian turn
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European defence cooperation in a time of renewed military activity
Lecture, Seminar
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Farewell to Martijn Ridderbos: ‘We can’t do it alone’
In his leaving interview, Martijn Ridderbos doesn’t have to think long when asked what he is most proud of. ‘Bringing people together; creating things together. Reducing the gap between researchers and the staff who support them because the latter are essential. We’ve achieved that and the seeds have…
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Student Bram wanted to be mayor as a boy
Bram Geurds (20) is fascinated by politics. When he was 12, a political debate on TV caught his attention. And he decided he wanted to be mayor one day. Unsurprisingly, Bram is studying political science and is politically active. It might seem like he’s on course to become a professional politician.…
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Humanities and International Relations Graduate
Conference
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Building academic freedom
Debate
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Why has Western Policy failed on Palestine/Israel?
Debate
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Open Q&A with the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola
Lecture
- The global ordering of authority and diversity
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International Criminal Justice: Utopia or Reality?
Lecture, 5th Owada Chair Symposium
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Hosting Global Justice: The Netherlands and International Courts (ICJ & ICC)
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Meet & greet with Dutch diplomats: a conversation about counterterrorism & diplomacy
Meet and Greet
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‘Let’s try not to lose sight of each other’ – Interview with Annetje Ottow
The conflict between Israel and Hamas has had a clear impact on Leiden University. Students and staff are angry or scared, feel unsafe and are experiencing group pressure.
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Stolen Focus: Our Brains Online - The Reading List
There is a reasonable chance that you came to this reading list through a social medium. Now it's our job to keep your attention. We are going to do our best. There are so many distractions; from notifications on your phone, to another screen near you, that may also be screaming for attention. Every…
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Alumna Natacha Harlequin: ‘When it really matters, I’m a lion’
She stands out for the moderate tone she takes in discussions on Dutch talk shows. Without judgement you can have an open conversation, criminal lawyer Natacha Harlequin learned in her student days in Leiden. ‘What I personally think of the alleged act doesn’t matter so much.’
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Liveblog: Leiden University strikes against government cuts
Staff from Leiden University are starting the Dutch universities’ staggered strike against the government cuts on 10 March. Follow the strike in this liveblog.
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Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) Conference 2023
Conference
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Governance and Democracy in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Campus the Hague 'Meet the Employer'
Course
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