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Saga Sjöberg and Thijs Brinksma win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 2024
All students receiving their bachelor diploma in Political Science last week had a reason or two to celebrate. Two of them especially so: they won the annual award for the best thesis in the International Relations and Organisations and the Politicologie/Internationale Politiek programmes. Congratulations,…
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Annaya Taradyla Rangkuty and Femke Verhelst win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 2023
All Political Science graduates have good reasons to be proud of themselves, having successfully completed their studies and having demonstrated considerable personal growth. This October, fifteen bachelor students can be extra proud: their theses were nominated for a thesis prize. In the class of 2023,…
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Han van KonijnenburgFaculty of Science
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Clara Bik
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Building a sustainable future: 'Combine the forces of natural and social sciences'
The United Nations has declared May 22 the International Day for Biological Diversity. A moment of global reflection on everything on Earth and its indispensability. Anthropologist Marja Spierenburg stresses the importance of the interaction between natural and social sciences in addressing sustainability…
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Number 1 in The Netherlands; number 22 in the world: Political Science at Leiden University
Where to study ’politics’? According to the QS World University Rankings, Leiden University is a good choice. In the 2021 edition, Leiden and The Hague retain their position in the top 25 of the most esteemed institutes worldwide. Within the Netherlands, we again claim the first position.
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New Year’s reception 2022: towards a new kind of social science
On 11 January 2022, the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences opened the new year during a livestreamed reception. Dean Paul Wouters and Executive Director of Studies Kristiaan van der Heijden were the hosts. After several faculty prizes were awarded, our Dean expressed a new year’s resolution…
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Ronny Wijling and Michelle Fairman win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 2025
During the annual graduation ceremony, not only were the Bachelor's students in Political Science honoured, but also those students who had written exceptional theses. The thesis prizes reward work that excels in originality, social relevance and academic quality. This year's winners are Ronny Wijling…
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Leideners and researchers learn from each other at the Science Market
3 October University has become something of a tradition: a bit of science among the Leidens Ontzet celebrations. During the new and improved edition, the WetenschapsWarenMarkt (Science Market), visitors spoke to researchers about the nitrogen problem, making organs and the city’s connections with A…
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Leticia Rettore MicheliFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences publishes advice on dignity and respect in academia
If universities and research institutions want to tackle unacceptable behaviour in academia, they must shift their focus from dealing with complaints to preventing such behaviour in the first place. This is what the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has concluded. It has therefore…
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Faizal RiantoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Julia FolzFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marloes van Moort
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ana Cristina Arcos MarinFaculty of Science
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Chengyi LiuFaculty of Science
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Oscar RuedaFaculty of Science
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Anniek KortleveFaculty of Science
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Essi Pekonen and Ingmar Jansen win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2022
October and November not only bring a number of proud Political Science graduates, it is also the season to determine who wrote the best bachelor’s thesis. For 2021-2022, fifteen theses were nominated. During the various graduation ceremonies the two final winners were announced: Essi Maria Teresia…
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‘Science is always the foundation for finding the best treatment, but we should broaden our scope'
As of 1 August, Anika Bexkens has been appointed Professor of Evidence-Based Clinical Practice for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Her research focuses on the optimal application of scientific knowledge in practice. ‘Scientists and practitioners often speak past each other.’
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Back to the scanner: brain science in times of corona
For their research many neuropsychologists use the brain scanners at the LUMC. At the start of the pandemic, the rules for visiting the hospital became stricter and a large amount of psychology research looked as though it would fall through. Thanks to good protocols the researchers can now pick up…
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Eiko FriedFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Eric JorinkFaculty of Humanities
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Rick van Well
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rachel PlakFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Judith SchomakerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Agnes SchneiderFaculty of Archaeology
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Leïla Gfeller and Tobias van Brandwijk win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2021
2021, again, sees a rich harvest of bachelor theses in Political Science. Students have been tackling fascinating subjects—ranging from European solidarity in the COVID-19 crisis to the representation of women in democratically elected parliaments—and crowning their research projects with interesting,…
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Science comes to life in children's books written by students
In the Honours College course 'From Research to Children's Books', students learned how to translate scientific insights into accessible language. This also included writing their own stories for children. After the solitary process of writing and editing, it was time to put their skills into practi…
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Beibei YuanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hannah KuhnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Josh RobisonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Constance Maly
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Neeltje BlankensteinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Cécile Pick
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marieke van der Maden
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anouk van Vliet
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Shelley van der Veek
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Bjørn Peare BartholdyFaculty of Archaeology
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Josi MarschallFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sabine van der AsdonkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Chenxiao ZhaoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Robert-Jan de Rooij
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Vincent NiochetFaculty of Archaeology
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Marie Schwed ShenkerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Aske PlaatFaculty of Science
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Joop van Holsteijn
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marijn NagtzaamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Matthijs van LeeuwenFaculty of Science
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Michiel HooykaasFaculty of Science