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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world
Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example. And then mainly in China.
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Just to be sure... At any cost?
Security seems to most people a basic necessity of life, a prerequisite for a good life. But if you think about it a little longer and deeper, as political philosopher Josette Daemen has done, you realise that security sometimes comes at the expense of other important goods, such as freedom and equality.…
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Changing power relations and rising stars
The norms, institutions and power relations that have defined the last decades of international political and economic relations in the European Union are undergoing major transformations. With the return of competition between great and ambitious powers, like the US, China, EU and Russia, the need…
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Research Opportunities for Masters Students
Costanza Franceschini discusses the Sea-ing Africa project, offering unique anthropological research opportunities in Ghana and Morocco for Masters students.
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Honours class students do research into confidence in the justice system
Students from the ‘Public confidence in the criminal justice system’ Bachelor’s Honours Class completed this course with their presentations at the final session on Tuesday 25 May. What is unique about this honours class is the collaboration with The Hague University of Applied Sciences and the Court…
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FGGA researchers win Horizon grant: 760,000 euro for project on the rule of law
The EU’s programme for research and innovation Horizon Europe is funding the ISGA project ‘NET-ROL: Networks and the Rule of Law: Uncovering Socio-Economic Outcomes’. The funding amounts to 3 million euros, with 760,000 euros going to ISGA. Researchers Antoaneta Dimitrova and Jaroslaw Kantorowicz are…
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The psychological poverty trap: How lack of money impacts decision-making, procrastination and loss of control
Lack of money impacts how a person takes financial decisions: now or preferably later. Procrastination and avoidance behaviours in turn have an effect on lack of money, which can result in a sense of loss of control. These are the findings of psychologist Leon Hilbert in his PhD research, although the…
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Six reasons why it’s hard to lead a healthier life
We know we should do it, and we often want to, but… Why is it so hard to live a healthier life? Professor of Behavioural Interventions in Population Health Marieke Adriaanse explains.
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Climate activist Aniek Moonen: 'At 24, I can already make a huge impact'
No full-time job, but full-time voluntary work instead. That’s what Aniek Moonen decided on graduating from Leiden University College The Hague, when she started work as a committee member of the Young Climate Movement (Jonge Klimaatbeweging). As its Chair, she joins CEOs and government ministers in…
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NWO and ERC grant for research on Chinese infrastructure
In the coming years, Hilde De Weerdt gets to spend over three million euros. She received grants from both the European Research Council (ERC) and the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for research on Chinese infrastructure. ‘It is great that it is also possible to develop large projects in the social sciences…
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Sigrid van Roode: ‘Zār jewellery reveals the world of unseen Egyptians’
Zār jewellery from Egypt can be found in many museums and private collections in the West, but for a long time very little was known about it, except that it was used in rituals to protect against spirit possession. PhD candidate Sigrid van Roode has explored its history and discovered that the jewellery…
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‘Put payment transations for private clients under one new state-owned bank’
From receiving our salary to doing our shopping: we are completely dependent on commercial banks for all our payment transactions. But what happens if they collapse? In his inaugural lecture, Professor Bart Joosen calls for a rigorous change: ‘Put payment transactions for private clients under one…
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Psychology Connected on why we fight, and how to find peace again
After discussing the climate, our psychologists once again broach a big topic: war and peace. Or, perhaps: cooperation and conflict. For no matter how benevolent our intentions towards each other, friction never seems far away. Researchers Angelo Romano and Tom Roth offer explanations and practical…
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Call for Papers: 'Matrilineal Kerala: Investigations across Borders'
In collaboration with: Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, the Netherlands & Mar Chrysostom Chair, Mahatma Gandhi University, India
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What is the future of translation software within the university?
Is there a place for machine translation engines like Google Translate within the Faculty of Humanities? Associate professor Lettie Dorst’s new educational website aims to help students and teachers find an answer to this question. ‘The use of AI tools, such as Bing and ChatGPT, shouldn’t be seen as…
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Together the universities from Leiden and Paramaribo tackle ecological and social challenges
Research on flora and fauna with attention for economic interests and partnership with the local population. This is all bundled in a cooperation programme of the Anton de Kom University of Suriname and Leiden University. Working together on the basis of equality is key. ‘A thorny challenge, but one…
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Word from the LUCSoR Chair: November 2024
When I posted the post below on the LUCSoR Twitter account a few months ago, I didn’t fully realise how aspirational that final sentence would be: ‘raise a toast with us for the next 10 years!’.
- Exposition ''Wooden Diamonds''
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Summer school 'Socioeconomic diplomacy and global empire building, 16th-19th centuries'
Conference, Summer School
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Who Became a Politician: A Portrait of Modern Japan
Lecture
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Turkey’s Centennial: Democracy, Diplomacy, Security
Lecture, Panel Discussion
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Historical Blendings: An Entangled History of Social Democracy and Liberalism in Europe
Conference
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Prosociality as trigger and fuel of intergroup conflict
Lecture
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The Concept of Living Customary Law Revisited
VVI Research Meetings 2022-2023
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China Fashion Power - Fashioning Power through South-South Interaction: Rethinking Creativity, Authenticity, Cultural Mediation and Consumer
Lecture, China Seminar
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The Arctic Crossroads: Climate, Culture & Diplomacy in the High North
Lecture
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Workshop: Risk and Entrepreneurship – Old Discussions, Innovative Questions, New Insights
Conference, Workshop
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Histories of Intellectual Property
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
- Toogdag 2024
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Durable Upheaval: The 1974 Ethiopian Revolution and Its Impact Five Decades Later
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Information session PhD programme at the European University Institute in Florence
Lecture
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New archaeological perspectives on an Arabian oasis in Islamic periods
Lecture
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Intelligence & the Direction of War
Lecture
- Environmental Humanities: Architecture is Climate
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Rewarding healthy behavior: policy and science perspectives
Conference
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Learning by doing – a practical approach to integrate ethical and societal tools in quantum-innovation
Lecture
- Meijers Lecture and New Year's Reception 2024
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The X Factor: Open Access, New Journals, and Incumbent Competitors
Seminar
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Herstory and the female gaze: event on International Women's Day
Debate
- Futures from the frontiers of climate science
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Cultural continuities and discontinuities: the Neolithic ornament assemblages from Franchthi (Greece)
Lecture
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#HumanRightsWeek: Mr. Michael O'Flaherty - What future for human rights?
Lecture
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Young Medical Delta Symposium: Accessibility to and through MedTech
Conference
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POSTPONED: Civic and ethnic nations in Southeast Asia
Lecture, Leiden University Nationalism Network
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Legal Intimidation against Environmental Defenders in the Southeast Asia Anthropocene
VVI Research Meetings 2022-2023
- Presentation Book Panta Rhei: Recht en Duurzaamheid
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Asia-Europe Cooperation on Inclusive Digital Societies
Webinar