884 search results for “james werk science telescope” in the Student website
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Jurriaan WittemanFaculty of Humanities
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Graduation Ceremony Statistics & Data Science
Graduation Ceremony
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Vivian van der WerfFaculty of Science
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Pingtao DingFaculty of Science
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'As refugees, we shouldn't give up on our dreams'
'In Leiden, I can continue on the path towards my dream: having my own pharmacy,' says Duaa Abbas. She studied pharmaceutics in Syria and worked in a pharmacy there for a year and a half. After having to flee the country, she ended up in the Netherlands. Thanks to the help of the Foundation for Refugee…
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Students kick-off next construction phase of new Gorlaeus building
And the construction has started! Students of the Leiden Science study associations ceremoniously hammered down the first poles of the new Gorlaeus on Tuesday morning. By doing so, they initiated the second phase of the construction of the second part of the new building.
- Graduation Ceremony MSc Computer Science
- Graduation Ceremony MSc Computer Science
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Career College: Working in Data Science
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Raafat Shamieh
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Christoph Niessen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Leila DemarestFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Babak Rezaeedaryakenari
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Skip ThijssenFaculty of Science
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Tom Louwerse
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Algorithms and data behind Leiden Ranking in public domain
The Leiden Ranking – Open Edition is completely transparent. The ranking compiled by the CWTS uses open data and publishes the algorithms that are used.
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Maarten KampertLURIS
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Rachael HallFaculty of Archaeology
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Canal Watch scoops communication prize
Canal Watch (De Grachtwacht), which has been cleaning canals since 2018, has received the Dutch Research Council (NWO) Communication Initiative Award.
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European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC) 2025
Conference
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Leiden Science Run – Saturday 21 June 2025
Festival
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Federica LucchiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Arturo García De LeónFaculty of Archaeology
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Gert-Jan LelieveldFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Kiki Zanolie
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Victor GijsbersFaculty of Humanities
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Marret NoordewierFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Afraid of the vacuum cleaner? ‘Uncertainty about the world can cause anxiety in young children’
People suffer from anxiety wait on average twelve years before seeking professional help. That’s a pity and it’s unnecessary, says development psychologist Leonie Vreeke. She is therefore developing prevention programmes where parents learn to react in a helpful way to anxious behaviour on the part…
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Previous projects
You can find an overview of the projects and a list of all research trainees below.
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Anoma van der VeereFaculty of Humanities
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Dick van BroekhuizenFaculty of Humanities
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Esmée TurpijnFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ben van WerkhovenFaculty of Science
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Honours College Science, Society and Self Experience
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Richard Barrett: 'To me, music is a way of understanding the world'
A new chair has been added to the partnership between Leiden University and the Royal Conservatoire The Hague. Richard Barrett has been appointed Professor of Research in Creative Music (ACPA) as of 1 December 2020. 'For me it is important that music and academia are not placed in an ivory tower.'
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Leiden political scientists Claire Vergerio and Kathleen Brown win awards
Two researchers from the Institute of Political Science were recently awarded prizes. Claire Vergerio received the Francesco Guicciardini Prize for her book on the historical origins of the primacy of the state in international law ('best book in the historical international relations category'). In…
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Katharina Natter receives IMR Book Review Award
Katharina Natter of the Institute of Political Science has been awarded the 2025 IMR Book Review Award for her book on migration politics in Morocco and Tunisia.
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Connection central during first brainstorming session faculty strategy
What is the mission of our Faculty? How do we view diversity and inclusion? And how do we think about the growth of our Faculty in the broadest sense of the word? These themes were the focus of the first brainstorming session for the new faculty strategy. Some 65 staff and students from all levels of…
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Political Scientist Adina Akbik Joins Young Academy Leiden
Adina Akbik has been appointed as a new member of the Young Academy Leiden (YAL) as of 1 September 2024. Akbik is Senior Assistant Professor of European Politics at Leiden University. YAL serves as a platform for early career academics, and Akbik is keen to promote the needs and interests of young researchers…
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Kaare Strøm award for institute member Thijs Vos
This summer, political scientist Thijs Vos received the Kaare Strøm prize for his paper ‘Power or Ideology? What structures legislative voting behaviour in Dutch municipal councils, ideology or coalition-opposition dynamics?' He was awarded the prize during the ECPR summer school on parliaments in F…
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Student protests in Serbia: Evolution, prospects and lessons
On June 16, 2025, the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University hosted a panel debate about the ongoing mass student-led protests in Serbia. The protests have shaken the increasingly illiberal regime in Serbia to its core and have grown into the largest student protests in Europe since 196…
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How democratic is our kingdom? New ministry chair for Leiden political scientist
When we talk about the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is not just about the Netherlands. On the contrary: our Kingdom consists of no less than four countries, three of which are Caribbean islands. This structure is complex, to say the least. Although all countries are officially equivalent, in practice…
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Prompt Power: Using AI Tools for Political Science Research (The Hague session)
Lecture
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Prompt Power: Using AI Tools for Political Science Research (Leiden session)
Lecture
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Opening Gorlaeus Building celebrated grandly
Confetti, stilt walkers and the new Einstein Fountain. On Monday, 2 September, the Gorlaeus Building of the Faculty of Science was festively opened. Together with Constantijn van Oranje, our students cut the ribbon. Dean Jasper Knoester: ‘The building is ready, now it is up to our students and researchers…
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New Year's Reception Faculty of Science
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Workshop: Master your (research) project - Science
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Honours College Science, Society and Self Experience
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Everyone has the right to good end-of-life care, but what exactly does that entail?
Over the past five years, medical anthropologist Annemarie Samuels has studied palliative care in different parts of the world. Over the next five years, she will focus on end-of-life care in the Netherlands. 'Everyone has the right to good care at the end of their life, but what that means differs…
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