110 search results for “fight” in the Student website
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How a local shaman can help fight climate change
Who knows more about environmental governance: a professor of natural resource governance or a local shaman in the remote uplands of Myanmar?
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Fighting for power in Mali: 'Land resources are crucial'
In the Malian Dogon region, various militias have been fighting for power since 2015. Land resources play a major role in this, doctoral student Ibrahima Poudiougou discovered. 'Power in the area is intrinsically linked to control over land and its resources.’
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Students Ruşen and Rana fight for diversity in higher education
Two Leiden students stand a chance of winning the ECHO Award for Higher Education. Deniz Rana Kuseyri (Rana for short) and Ruşen Koç are two of the six finalists for this annual national prize that is awarded to students who promote diversity and inclusion in their own discipline.
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Pride is a celebration, but also a fight for visibility
‘Be yourself. Be as gay, queer, trans as you can and show the world you exist.’ These rousing words from Looi van Kessel marked the start of the third Pride Leiden for the university boat, with the theme: ‘450 years of being yourself’.
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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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Struggle in the region: China and Taiwan fight for support in Central America
Honduras recently severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan after 82 years. In doing so, the country is following the trend of other Central American countries that have turned their backs on the Asian island in recent years. Why are these countries making this choice now and what does it mean for Taiwan's…
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Franciscus ClaasFaculty of Medicine
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Sjaak NeefjesFaculty of Medicine
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Paul ParrenFaculty of Medicine
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Frits KoningFaculty of Medicine
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Thomas OttenhoffFaculty of Medicine
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Pancras HogendoornFaculty of Humanities
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Erwin MullerExecutive Board
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Annette van der Helm-van MilFaculty of Medicine
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Reinaldus ToesFaculty of Medicine
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Mark de BoerFaculty of Medicine
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Bart RoepFaculty of Medicine
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Jan-Peter LoofFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maarten VermeerFaculty of Medicine
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James HardwickFaculty of Medicine
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Thomas HuizingaFaculty of Medicine
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Lecturer and students taking action: 'Anton de Kom deserves a statue in The Hague’
Why doesn't the Surinamese resistance hero and independence fighter Anton de Kom have a memorial site in his former hometown, The Hague, while there are streets named after colonial leaders? The students of university lecturer Anne Marieke Van der Wal-Rémy are committed to the erection of a statue.
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In memoriam Robert-Jan van Ette
Organisation
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Joanne van der LeunFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Martine JagerFaculty of Medicine
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Sjoerd van der BurgFaculty of Medicine
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Jelle van BuurenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ed KuijperFaculty of Medicine
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Martin TaphoornFaculty of Medicine
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Judith BovéeFaculty of Medicine
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Marcel TijstermanFaculty of Medicine
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Christi van AsperenFaculty of Medicine
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Adriaan LankesterFaculty of Medicine
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Carien CreutzbergFaculty of Medicine
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Lioe-Fee de Geus-OeiFaculty of Medicine
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Jeanine de Roy van ZuijdewijnFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ruth PrinsFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Rob TollenaarFaculty of Medicine
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Peter DevileeFaculty of Medicine
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Ferry OssendorpFaculty of Medicine
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Liesbeth van der HeideFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Maria YazdanbakhshFaculty of Medicine
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Casper Wits in POLITICO on the EU's China Policy
University lecturer Casper Wits wrote an opinion piece on the ongoing diplomatic tensions between the European Union and China for POLITICO. In this article, he argues that 'rather than shrinking from the fight, the EU must develop a China policy that prioritizes progressive values and human rights.…
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Live blog: Alternative demonstrations in Leiden and The Hague against government cuts
Alternative demonstrations were held in Leiden and The Hague on Thursday 14 November after the national protest in Utrecht was cancelled. Leiden University supports these protests, which were organised by WOinActie. Read our live blog of the demonstrations.
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Mario van der SteltFaculty of Science
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Hermen OverkleeftFaculty of Science
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.
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A quick call about the war in Ukraine: ‘Did Putin underestimate his opponent?’
The war in Ukraine has lasted almost two weeks now. What does Putin expect to achieve with his invasion and how big is the chance that the West will get involved? We phoned André Gerrits, professor and expert on Russia.
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Dies Natalis all about innovating and connecting
‘We could share our knowledge more with others and apply it more widely,’ said Annetje Ottow, President of the Executive Board, while presenting the new Strategic Plan on the University’s 447th Dies Natalis. The new Strategic Plan therefore focuses on innovating and connecting, among disciplines and…
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Leiden University celebrates Dies Natalis: ‘Ahead of the times for 450 years’
An extra-long cortège, three honorary doctorates, a quiz about 450 years of university history, a Dies Natalis rap and a call to defend academic freedom: these all featured in Leiden University’s 450th Dies Natalis celebration and the official start of its jubilee year.