2,317 search results for “its” in the Student website
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How to keep a forest happy? A study on singing behaviour in BaYaka hunter gatherers in Congo
For the first time, a group of international and interdisciplinary researchers led by Karline Janmaat and her former MSc Student Chirag Chittar, have tested the several hypotheses on music simultaneously in a modern foraging society during their daily search for tubers – their staple food.
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Sustainable growth: a continuous balancing act for the FGGA Board
Erwin Muller, Dean of FGGA and Administrator of Campus The Hague, and Koen Caminada, Vice-Dean, share their thoughts on how ‘we’ as a faculty are doing based on three themes. A discussion about the balancing act between what is and what isn’t possible and the natural urge to continue to grow, the utility…
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Corona and the gulf between citizens and experts
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and society. In this series of pre-retirement discussions, Stolker will talk one last time with people from within and outside the University. On this occasion,…
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How do you help a child suffering from depression?
What causes depression in a child and how can they get over it? Leiden Professor of Psychology Bernet Elzinga and behavioural scientist Carine Kielstra recently hosted a webinar on the subject of depression in teenagers. The level of interest was overwhelming.
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Festival showcases anthropology students’ work: scope of visual ethnography is widening
Visual ethnography has become an integral part of anthropology in Leiden. The students from the master’s specialisation will present their work at the LUVE festival on 8, 9 and 10 October. ‘For a film you have to negotiate with your research participants.’
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The Importance of International Women’s Day: ‘Gender equality worldwide is nowhere to be found’
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. This day has been celebrated in the Netherlands since 1912, usually centring around a specific theme. This year’s theme: solidarity, the power for change.
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FGGA in 2023: This was the year of our faculty
2023 was another year full of highlights and special moments for the faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. Find out what the year was like in this year overview: we take you through the most important moments and news items month of each month.
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Eiko Fried in Leisure Management on stress measurements from smartwatches
Eiko Fried, associate professor of clinical psychology, comments in Leisure Management on new research showing that consumer smartwatches cannot distinguish between stress and excitement. He stresses these devices are lifestyle gadgets, not medical instruments, and warns consumers against overestimating…
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Opening academic year 2025-2026
Academic ceremony
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Opening public lectures Lorentz Center
Lecture
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Qualitative Empirical Research Methods in Law
Research
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Historical Sociolinguistics Young Researchers Forum
Conference
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Mandarin shì and Vietnamese là: A Tale of Two Complementizers
Lecture, CHiLL series
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Q&A session European and International Human Rights Law
Study information
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Q&A session European and International Human Rights Law
Study information
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Rodrigo Duterte in The Hague: The International Criminal Court, the War on Drugs, and the Global Politics of Justice
Lecture, Roundtable Forum
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Lustrum: 75 years English Language and Culture programme
Alumni event, Lustrum
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Water Legacy: Mayan world meets the Netherlands
Lecture, Faculty Lecture and Photo Exposition
- Symposium on Old English, Middle English and Historical Linguistics in the Low Countries (SOEMEHL)
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Information and Q&A session Air and Space Law
Study information
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Can patterns save ecosystems from collapse?
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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The City on a Lake: Particular Environments and Global Paradigms in the Making of Mexico City
Lecture
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Sign language emergence and diachronic change
Conference, Leiden-Birmingham Lectures
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Live Q&A International Children's Rights
Study information
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Student Session: Careers in International Law
Student Session
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Children's rights under pressure in a changing world: Need for a new research agenda?
Conference
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War, Governance, and the Environment in Ottoman Yemen, 1870-1924: Revisiting the History of the Late Ottoman Frontier
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Crisis in Gaza: Protecting the Population and Those Who Support Them, the Case of UNRWA
Panel discussion
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Student for a Day - MSc Crisis and Security Management, spec. Violence, Interventions, and Policing
Study information, Student for a Day
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Student for a Day - MSc Crisis and Security Management, spec. Violence, Interventions, and Policing
Study information, Student for a Day
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Student for a Day - MSc Crisis and Security Management, spec. Violence, Interventions, and Policing
Study information, Student for a Day
- Anchoring Objects: Material culture and the dynamics of innovation in the ancient world
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Water governance
Lecture, Blue History Network Graduate Forum
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Water worlds
Lecture, Blue History Network Graduate Forum
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LeidenGlobal Dialogues - Indigo: Threads of Trade, Culture & Change
Lecture
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Joseph Bosworth & Old English Studies: Then, Now and the Future
Conference
- Panel Discussion: Ensuring accountability for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
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Three PhD defences on one day in research project 'Religious matters'
Phd defence
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Fireside Peace Chats: Youth Protests in Kenya with Wangechi Grace Kahuria
Fireside Peace Chats
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LLRC conference 2026: Language teacher research
Conference
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Welcome to Leiden University
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‘We couldn't really celebrate our vaccine being approved, but we were over the moon’
On 11 March, pharmaceutical company Janssen received approval to launch its corona vaccine on the European market. This made Janssen the fourth company to be given the green light by the European Medicines Agency. As Lead of the Janssen Campus in the Netherlands, Biology alumnus Bart van Zijll Langhout…
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Professor Jos Schaeken: 'I had no idea where Leiden was, but I did know I wanted to study there.'
In the Pioneers of Leiden University series we talk to past and present students who were the first in their families to go to university. In this third instalment we talk to Jos Schaeken (1962) dean of the Honours Academy and Professor of Slavic and Baltic languages and Cultural History: 'I had to…
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Faculty of Archaeology launches dinosaur-focused research
Many an archaeologist, at some point in their career, is asked what type of dinosaur they discovered. Instead of once again patiently explaining that we do not do dinosaurs, the Faculty Board has now decided to listen to society’s call. ‘It is clear that the general public feels that dinosaurs are relevant…
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Stolen Focus: Our Brains Online - The Reading List
There is a reasonable chance that you came to this reading list through a social medium. Now it's our job to keep your attention. We are going to do our best. There are so many distractions; from notifications on your phone, to another screen near you, that may also be screaming for attention. Every…
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Enthusiasm for PRINS 2022
This year’s edition of PRINS, the International Studies’ consultancy course, proved to be an inspiring event for most of its participants. Students, coaches and representatives of organisations are looking back on this rollercoaster of a course and reflect on why the PRINS experience is so special.
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Three different perspectives on how the online world has fundamentally changed the way we live our lives
In the ESOF2022 mini-symposium organized by the Social Resilience & Security programme, international experts with a background in psychology, philosophy, and law discussed how the online world is related to adolescent mental health issues, moral and emotional awareness and children’s rights. In three…
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Veni grants for 22 researchers from Leiden University
An impressive 22 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Finding our way out of the hyper-nervous society? ‘Time to pause and reflect on our basic human needs’
Hit the brakes! That’s the advice of the Council for Public Health and Society in a recent report. Eight psychologists share their insights on how to slow down and reconnect.
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Caribbean Literature - A Reading List
Caribbean literature holds a unique position in the world. Literature produced in the Caribbean region is extremely diverse, not only because of the wide variety of languages spoken, but also due to distinct colonial legacies that exist in the archipelago. Despite cultural specificities, the region…