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Why you (won’t) vote – A reading list
In November, the Dutch will elect a new parliament. Not all eligible citizens will go out and vote, however. How can this be explained, and how big of a problem is it? International research into voter turnout can shed new light on this issue – and offer possible solutions.
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A promising marriage between Siemens and Leiden spin-off Culgi
Siemens recently took over the Leiden software company Culgi, founded by professor and inventor J.G.E.M. (Hans) Fraaije. We spoke to him about the algorithm that made him successful, the role of a university in our society and his ambitions at Siemens. ‘I was looking for Siemens, and they were looking…
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D&I Symposium 2026: ‘You can’t call something inclusive if it doesn’t include everyone’
How can our university really become inclusive? This is what students and staff discussed at our annual Diversity & Inclusion symposium. ‘It’s moving from a have-to to a want-to’
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Democracy measured: Simon Otjes on political science and practice
Political scientists study topics that affect society, but their work often remains out of the spotlight. Not always: the research of Leiden political scientist Simon Otjes does have a visible impact.
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A long-term perspective on human niche construction and alteration of ecosystems
Dr. Katharine MacDonald (Faculty of Archaeology) sketches the background to a recent paper in Science Advances, co-authored by her and other members of the Liveable Planet team.
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Food Citizens? featured in Horizon Magazine
Horizon Magazine published about urban food systems.
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Research at the Faculty in 2018: a sneak preview
A new year that will bring all sorts of developments in the world of research. What are the new year’s resolutions in social sciences research at our faculty? What unites us, and what exciting developments do we anticipate?
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Students HC Law visit neighbourhood centre: 'You think that's bizarre? Welcome to our world'
Do young people trust the law? That is what HC Law students are trying to find out. Regular guest speaker and social worker Carlito Jones invited the students to the Bezuidenhout-West neighbourhood centre in The Hague to talk to youth workers and neighbourhood police officers: what do they run into…
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Five History projects selected for Research Traineeship Programme 2016-2017
Five research projects of the Institute for History have been selected for the Research Traineeship Programme 2016-2017. The programme was initiated by The Faculty of Humanities to offer motivated students the opportunity to develop themselves in academic research. In December the research trainees,…
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Ingrid Tieken spellbound by languages of The Hague
Linguist Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade retired in July, but is pressing on regardless with her languages in The Hague project. An online tour of her Hague Proverbs launched recently and Tieken also has academic publications in the pipeline.
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Social Science Matters: Housing
Students, first-time buyers, parents with stay-at-home children, migrants in need of a house; the problems in the housing market affect many layers within the society. The lack of housing is a growing problem. How does this affect our behaviour and the way we think about 'living' ? What are the consequences…
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Growing super legs for the Tour de France with the aid of Leiden data science
Only the fittest cyclists stand a chance of taking yellow in the brutal Tour de France. Team Jumbo-Visma is working with data scientists from Leiden. They have analysed the stages and performance of Jumbo-Visma’s riders in previous Grand Tours. And they are researching how to determine the fitness level…
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Faculty of Science says goodbye to Dean Geert de Snoo
During the farewell reception on 29 August, the Faculty of Science will say goodbye to Dean Geert de Snoo. On 1 November 2019, he will continue his career as Director of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW). Colleagues talk about his significance for ecology, about his contribution as a…
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Ten lecturers receive Senior Teaching Qualification
On 28 June, ten dedicated lecturers received their Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO). Rector Hester Bijl congratulated them in an online meeting. We asked some of them what this qualification means to them, what they believe ‘good teaching’ entails and what makes them so passionate about education…
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How the Netherlands systematically used extreme violence in Indonesia and concealed this afterwards
Dutch troops, judges and politicians collectively condoned and concealed the systematic use of extreme violence during the Indonesian War of Independence. Historians have now shown how this could happen. ‘It was scandal management rather than prevention,’ says Leiden historian and research leader Gert…
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Blog Post | “We Don’t Post Anything Without Approvals.” Why Ministries of Foreign Affairs So Often Fail at Social Media
“The first thing to know is…we don’t post anything without approvals,” the lead social media manager at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) explained after I asked about the MFA’s social media processes. [1]
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In the Making #10: Sensing Otherwise; in the absence of land(scape)
Arts and culture
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In Memoriam: Burchard J. Mansvelt Beck (May 20, 1947 – October 31, 2020)
An age-old expression in Classical Chinese is yǔ zhòng bù tóng 與眾不同, meaning ‘out of the ordinary.’ It could have been the motto of Burchard J. Mansvelt Beck, who taught that language for decades at Leiden University. What was different about him? He was extraordinarily gifted, helpful, and above all…
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Cancelled: Breaking the Cycle of Heart Attacks
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Career College: To PhD or not to PhD?
Career and apply for jobs
- Fireside Peace Chats
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The Meaning of Mandarin Repetition Adverb chóngxīn ‘again’
Lecture, CHiLL series
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Workshop: Sharing field notes
Workshop
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Live Q&A International Children's Rights
Study information
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Kress Talks with Juliet Huang and Christine Quach
Lecture
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Public Ethics Talk: The Right to Explanation under Conditions of Epistemic Injustice
Lecture
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Student Session: Careers in International Law
Student Session
- Decolonising Knowledge PhD Workshop
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Iamitives in the Caucasus: The grammaticalisation of ‘already’
Lecture, Descriptive Linguistics Seminars
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The Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health of LGBTQIA+ child asylum-seekers
Lecture, LIMS seminar
- Annual Medieval Middle East Meeting 2024
- COGLOSS seminars 2024-2025
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Stellar drama: Relationships between planets and stars
Lecture, Astronomy on Tap
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Information and Q&A session International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration 11 December
Study information
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Information and Q&A session International Civil and Commercial Law
Study information
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Symposium Humanities: What does AI mean for our education?
Conference
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CBI Lecture: Chemical Probes for Precision Medicine
Lecture
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Online Experience Leiden University College The Hague
Study information, Online Experience
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Ethical regimes. Doctors, patients and ethics in colonial and postcolonial medicine
Conference
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Workshop Somatics: Moving earth – Moving body
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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AI in the Public Sector: Not Just Plug and Play
Lecture
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ReCNTR: My Want of You Partakes of Me
ReCNTR Film Screening
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms - February 2025
Lecture
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Information and Q&A session Air and Space Law
Study information
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Online Experience Leiden University College The Hague
Study information, Online Experience
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Online Experience Leiden University College The Hague
Study information, Online Experience
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Humanities Career Event 2026
Conference
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Dies Natalis
University ceremony
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Looking Inside — 3D Imaging Reimagined
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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ASCL Seminar: Cape Town: The Making of a Colonial City
Lecture