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enriches: malaria research in Indonesia and lectures by professors from Nigeria
Leiden University has secured an impressive 12 European exchange grants. This is good news for students, lecturers and researchers from home and abroad.
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Hester Bergsma
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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LDE Space & Society Honours Programme
Do you want to contribute to society and do you have affinity with space? In the LDE Space & Society Honours Programme, you will learn how the two are connected and tackle a challenge in the space sector.
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Governance and Democracy in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Corey WilliamsFaculty of Humanities
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Martin Berger -
Ludo WaltmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sharon van GeldereFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Wilco van DijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anne-Laura van HarmelenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Chibuike UcheAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Hoko HoriiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rachel PlakFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Stephan RaaijmakersFaculty of Humanities
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Diederik Meijer -
Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
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‘Scandals mean society is actually doing well’
Whereas the Netherlands Court of Audit used to conduct an investigation once a year, the average civil service organisation now has a few per year to contend with. Is so much going wrong nowadays? Not at all, says Professor by Special Appointment Sjoerd Keulen. ‘It’s one of the methods that makes democracy…
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Is ‘LDE Space & Society’ for me? (and 4 other questions)
Bridging the gap between the space sector and society, together with students from other disciplines. That’s the aim of the LDE Space & Society Honours Programme, which is launching this year. Applications close 6 October 2024. Read on to discover if it’s for you!
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Verena MeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Angus MolFaculty of Humanities
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Allard de GraafFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Zane Kripe
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Adriaan BednerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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New programme brings education 'to the midst of society'
In November a new extracurricular programme will begin: the Impact Challenges. Students will work together in small groups to solve problems, put forward by partner organisations. In this way, they train their practical skills and make a contribution to society.
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Science for Sustainable Societies: a new bachelor’s programme
The new interdisciplinary bachelor's program in Science for Sustainable Societies starts in the 2025-2026 academic year.
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Erik BähreFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Nathal DessingFaculty of Humanities
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Tsolin NalbantianFaculty of Humanities
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Why take the AI & Society minor? These students explain
The interdisciplinary AI & Society minor of Leiden University brings together students and lecturers from a wide range of disciplines. Together they look at the impact of AI on society. Students are enthusiastic about this merging of worlds.
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‘Universities are changing, but they remain essential to society’
From academic freedom to security and medical breakthroughs: during Leiden University’s 451st Dies Natalis, the speakers reflected on the role of universities in a world of social and geopolitical tensions.
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Ineke van der HamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Launch of LDE Space & Society Honours: ‘I hope students learn they need each other’
Connecting space to society and gaining problem-solving experience: that’s the goal of LDE Space & Society, a new honours programme for bachelor’s students in Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam. What does the programme look like? And what do students hope to learn? We visited a kick-off session full of exc…
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Rubicon for research into Roman law: ‘We don’t know what wider society thought about law’
Expert in Classics Renske Janssen has been awarded a Rubicon grant. She will use the grant to conduct research at the University of Edinburgh into how Roman law was perceived by society at the time.
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Minister Dijkgraaf: ‘We must narrow the gap between science and society’
The speed at which science is changing our lives gives rise to tensions and concerns. In his talk at Leiden University, Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) said we should talk more about science’s relationship with society and political decision-making.
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Femke Bakker
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Minor in Law, Literature and Society shows inextricable link between law and art
The film Blade Runner as part of the law curriculum? It’s not that weird to Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, and Frans-Willem Korsten, Professor of Literature, Culture and Law. ‘The film raises a fundamental question: what’s a human and what’s not?’ From the next academic year onwards,…
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Mies GrijnsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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The protagonist of horror is the ghost of modern consumer society
Who doesn't love to turn on a horror film on a rainy evening? Fortunately, it is only fiction - or is it? According to university lecturer Evert Jan van Leeuwen, modern horror says more about our society than we think. He has been nominated for the Klokhuis Science Prize for his research into addiction…
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receives Comenius grant: 'We must bridge the gap between education and society'
In academia, the mention of Wikipedia might be met with suspicion. However, for Tsolin Nalbantian, university lecturer Modern Middle Eastern Studies, the encyclopedia is an opportunity to broaden the skills of her students and to increase public knowledge. She received a Teaching Comenius Fellowship…
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Annemarie SamuelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Christoph Niessen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Roxane de Massol de RebetzFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Thorsten CarstensenFaculty of Humanities
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Nico Arts
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Alec Aldrich
Faculty of Humanities
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Juliet HuangFaculty of Humanities
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Hubert MooimanFaculty of Humanities
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Thirza Vis
Faculty of Humanities
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Maxim Osipov
Faculty of Humanities