817 search results for “adoption politics” in the Student website
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Wanted: student-members Programme Committee 2022-2023
Education, Organisation, Human resources
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Max van Duijn and Vasiliki Kosta join The Young Academy
Leiden researchers Max van Duijn (Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science) and Vasilika Kosta (Leiden Law School, Europa Institute) will join The Young Academy (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) KNAW)).
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Two NWO Mosaic 2.0 grants awarded to cultural anthropology PhDs
Dilara Erzeybek and Oumaima Hajri, two PhD students in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology received a Mosaic 2.0 grant last week. This NWO programme supports PhD students with a non-western migration background - an underrepresented group within science - in order to foster diversity in…
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Byzantine consumers focal point of a new publication
Recently Professor Joanita Vroom’s book Feeding the Byzantine City was published by the prominent academic publishing house Brepols. This volume is the fifth in a series called Medieval and Post-Medieval Mediterranean Archaeology, of which she is the editor. ‘This series aims to offer new perspectives…
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Do you buy your partner chocolates and roses? Fascination for American holidays explained
Buying chocolates as a sign of love, getting the best deals on Black Friday and putting on a spooky costume for Halloween. In recent years, these holidays and traditions have taken off in the Netherlands, even though they originated on the other side of the ocean. Why are we so excited about American…
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Educating the youth of today to solve the challenges of tomorrow
In collaboration with the Honours Academy at Leiden University, Eduard Fosch-Villaronga and Hadassah Drukarch from eLaw - Center for Law and Digital Technologies, coordinated a Pre-University Class on Robot Law.
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Joana Cook and Graig Klein Awarded Google Trust & Safety Research Grant
Dr. Joana Cook and Dr. Graig Klein, assistant professors at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs of Leiden University, have been awarded a Google Trust & Safety Research Award for their project Countering Violent Extremist Content Online: A Multidisciplinary Approach.
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Four questions about why we’re holding a debate on our ties to the fossil fuel industry
On Wednesday 27 September we will be holding a debate for students and staff on our links with the fossil fuel industry in relation to the topic of sustainability. All students and staff of the university are cordially invited. If you’re still not sure about whether to attend, these four questions and…
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Roeland Böcker: 'Problems of multilateralism are a never-ending debate'
On 8 December, in honour of Human Rights Week, Roeland Böcker gave a public lecture about his experiences as ambassador to the Council of Europe. Between 2017 and 2021, Roeland Böcker was the representative of the Netherlands in the Council of Europe.
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University launches Vision on Student Well-Being: ‘An open culture where we look out for one another’
How can we work together to create a safe study and learning environment and offer students the support that they need? The Vision on Student Well-Being outlines the University’s plans to promote student well-being in the coming years.
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Research: Europe increasingly targeted by Russian sabotage
Since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has been conducting a covert sabotage campaign against Europe. The ‘Bewaken en Beveiligen’ (Surveillance and Security) project team at Leiden University has investigated the scale of these operations and compiled its findings in the report Russian Operations…
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University Council approves university budget
The University Council (UR) approved the outline of the University’s 2024 budget on 18 December 2023.
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eLaw Summer School on Regulating AI in the EU Digital Market
Following a highly successful first edition, we are delighted to announce the second Leiden eLaw Summer School on ‘Regulating AI in the EU Digital Market’ taking place from 23 to 27 June 2025, both in person in Leiden and online.
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7 tips to combat procrastination
The end of the semester is approaching again. That means a lot of deadlines and the end of a lot of subjects. Have you prepared well for this period?
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Amerika's nieuwe koers: Europa op Scherp
Lecture, Leids Actualiteitencollege
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Daan WeggemansFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Sarah CramseyFaculty of Humanities
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Amy EaglestoneSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Interview Roxane de Massol Rebetz – ‘Vulnerability doesn’t come out of a vacuum.’
The legal distinction between victims of human trafficking and victims of migrant smuggling is unjust, argues De Massol Rebetz in her PhD thesis. In certain instances, smuggled migrants should be treated the same as victims of human trafficking.
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What Trump’s Return Means for Europe
Debate, Roundtable
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Pipelines, Prices, and Power: Market Governance in the Era of Oil Price Benchmarks
Lecture
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The Power of Empathy in International Development Work: Beyond Policies and Numbers
Lecture
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Life after Security Studies: five alumni share their thoughts about the bachelor programme
Five students who graduated from the Bachelor Security Studies share their experiences. Where did they end up after graduation? Are they still using the skills they gained during their studies?
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‘Polarisation is good. Much better than an uneasy silence’
If a young person from a migrant background climbs the social ladder despite internship discrimination, the exclusion often gets worse. It is only when we acknowledge these problems that we can resolve them, say Nadia Bouras and Tikho Ong, who are both experiential and academic experts. ‘Racism and…
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Revolutionary Historiography: How Leftist Debated the Historical Sociology of the Ottoman Empire in Cold War Turkey
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Why Nixon Went, and Trump Stuck Around
Lecture, Studium Generale
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80 Years of Peace in Europe?
Debate, Roundtable
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The Enlargement
Lecture, Book talk
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Fighting together at Leiden University against diversity bias in AI for the labour market
eLaw - Center for Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden University, hosted the first Horizon Europe BIAS Project co-creational workshop geared towards defining the requirements for identifying and mitigating diversity bias in AI systems used for recruitment purposes.
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Carola van EijkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Cecilia-Louise von IlsemannFaculty of Humanities
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Rong YuanFaculty of Humanities
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Pouria MirelmiSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Vera ScepanovicFaculty of Humanities
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Cristiana StravaFaculty of Humanities
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Rebecca NaousFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Irene HadiprayitnoFaculty of Humanities
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Bram IevenFaculty of Humanities
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Maarja BeerkensFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Maud RijksFaculty of Humanities
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Robert OkelloFaculty of Law
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Pablo Isla MonsalveFaculty of Humanities
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Mark RutgersFaculty of Humanities
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Jan Aart ScholteSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Helena Landwehr
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
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Andrea WarneckeFaculty of Humanities
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Eric Storm: ‘Nationalist politicians have a more international orientation than traditional parties’
Nationalism is so prevalent in our society that we hardly realise it once didn’t exist. In his new book, senior university lecturer Eric Storm reveals the global history of the phenomenon. ‘Nationalist movements have always influenced each other.’
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The 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Working together to fulfil the promise of peace
Conference
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BOOK TALK: Offshore Attachments Oil and Intimacy in the Caribbean
Lecture, LIMS seminar | Book Talk