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First comprehensive study on gun violence in Europe identifies alarming trends
The steady decline in lethal gun violence in the EU came to halt in 2012 and some countries, such as Sweden, have even noticed an increase since then. An arms race among drug criminals and an increase in the availability of illegal firearms could lead to more criminal and gun violence. This is one of…
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Protecting Cyberspace in the Indo-Pacific through European and Japanese Cyber Diplomatic Initiatives
Lecture
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Global governance in practice: EU & UN Summer School 2025
From 16 to 20 June 2025, the Institute of Security and Global Affairs of Leiden University hosted the annual Summer School The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance in The Hague. The programme brought together recent graduates, PhD students, and young professionals from a variety…
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Debate ‘Tax in the Boardroom’ between students, the business sector, and government
On Monday 10 October a debate was held at the KOG, ‘Tax in the Boardroom’. During this inspiring event, students and tax experts from the business sector and public bodies considered the tax issues that are dominating the public debate. The tax experts were Joost Kutsch Lojenga (Shell), Sebastiaan de…
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Exhibition on 50 years of archaeological fieldwork in Oss celebrates an archaeological 'Walhalla'
In 1974 Professor Modderman (founder of the Institute for Prehistory Leiden; predecessor of the present Faculty of Archaeology) executed a small excavation in the city of Oss. The Middle Iron Age cemetery, built over by Roman Period farmhouses, proved to be the start of a unique archaeological regional…
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Photo report: 'Ground-truthing' on the Veluwe
Dr Quentin Bourgeois and a group of students are currently exploring the Veluwe. In 2019 and 2020 volunteers looked at altitude maps of the Veluwe and indicated potential burial mound locations. Now the team from Leiden is 'ground-truthing', checking on the spot whether we are dealing with an actual…
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From climate to security: 'Students present perspectives I was unfamiliar with'
Cooperation is the solution to international problems, demonstrated the final seminar of the Master Honours Class ‘Smart Regional Integration’ – even when it is sometimes easier said than done. “You can see the students struggle with that.”
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Graduation ceremony: European and International Human Rights Law (Advanced LL.M.)
Graduation ceremony
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Andreas HofmannFaculty of Humanities
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Sanjay SethiFaculty of Law
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Omer Yalcin
Faculty of Law
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Endri Mykaj
Faculty of Law
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Daniel Dozsa
Faculty of Law
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Manuella Appiah
Faculty of Law
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Marijana Saraf
Faculty of Law
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Dominique Rocha Mattos
Faculty of Law
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Theo Tsomidis
Faculty of Law
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Sofia Caruso
Faculty of Law
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Emil Babayan
Faculty of Law
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Talha GunayFaculty of Law
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Elena Kukovica
Faculty of Law
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Jeroen van ZoolingenFaculty of Archaeology
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Daan van Thiel
Faculty of Law
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Chloe ScanlanFaculty of Law
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Daniel MândrescuFaculty of Law
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Rashmi PatowaryFaculty of Law
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Sebastiaan DeetmanFaculty of Science
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Eva GrosfeldFaculty of Law
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Moamen Elwan
Faculty of Law
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Mario de JongeICLON
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Victor Barros Correia
Faculty of Humanities
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Yusra AbdullahiFaculty of Humanities
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Kristen De Joseph
Faculty of Humanities
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Oleg BelyaevFaculty of Humanities
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Aljosa Sorgo
Faculty of Humanities
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Sepideh Pourkoushki
Faculty of Humanities
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Vikalp Ashiqehind Ravikumar
Faculty of Humanities
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Johan de JongFaculty of Humanities
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Anna Ljung Grüner-HeggeFaculty of Humanities
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Femicide: a comparative approach from a Dutch, Italian and European point of view
Conference
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Work-in-Progress: ‘The Colonial Roots of European cooperation in the interwar period’
Lecture, Histories Connected: Work-in-Progress
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ESA presents first crystal-clear Euclid photos of the cosmos
The first full-colour images of the cosmos from ESA's space telescope Euclid were presented today. Never before has a telescope been able to take such crystal-clear astronomical images of such a large part of the sky and so far into the deep universe. The five images illustrate Euclid's full potential;…
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Jorrit Rijpma: inperken vluchtelingeninstroom is haast onhaalbaar
Het asielbeleid blijft een hoofdpijndossier voor het kabinet. Een akkoord zou bereikt zijn waarin iedere partij een kleine concessie zou doen. De VVD gaat uiteindelijk toch niet akkoord met deze nieuwe asielwet die gemeentes kan dwingen om asielzoekers op te vangen. De VVD fractie heeft moeite met ‘dwang’…
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Archaeologist Maikel Kuijpers reflects on academic feud over Nebra sky disc
In a New York Times report on a bitter archaeological feud over the Nebra sky disk, Maikel Kuijpers reflects on its importance. 'It’s really unfortunate if we put all our focus on one exceptional status object. I think that’s not helping our discipline.'
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Hydropower, but without devastating consequences for fish and fishermen
Hydropower plants need not be disastrous for fishermen and nature. For that, we need to place new dams more strategically, but also modify or even remove some existing ones. Valerio Barbarossa and Rafael Schmitt showed that with a computer model of the Asian Mekong basin.
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Welcome to Leiden University
Welcome to Leiden University
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Is sexuality a private matter? Not for LGBTQI+ asylum seekers
Imagine: you’re seeking asylum in the Netherlands due to your sexual orientation or gender identity. The immigration authorities might question you about your sexuality. PhD candidate Elias Tissandier-Nasom, who is researching asylum applications submitted by LGBTQI+ children, explains that the process…
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Leiden law alumna appointed as Aotearoa New Zealand Chief Children’s Commissioner
Dr Claire Achmad has taken up the role of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Chief Children’s Commissioner from 1 November 2023, for a term of five years.
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Leiden archaeologists contribute to unique Iron Age exhibition in Oss
Museum Jan Cunen in Oss presents the very first retrospective exhibition of the richest graves from the early Iron Age (800-500 BC), including the one of the iconic Lord of Oss. Leiden archaeologist Richard Jansen was guest curator and the exhibition tells the story of the funeral rituals of the local…