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Further development of our interdisciplinary research programmes

In 2020 we began eight interdisciplinary research programmes (stimuleringsprogramma’s) aimed at increasing interdisciplinary collaboration. By gradually moving towards the structural funding of these programmes we will be able to make more strategic use of them. We will also add ‘Europe’ as an additional interdisciplinary research area.

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New Leiden interdisciplinary programme: Global Transformations and Governance Challenges

New Leiden interdisciplinary programme: Global Transformations and Governance Challenges

Global problems such as pandemics, migration, financial crises and climate change call for global governance. That may sound obvious. ‘But we often underestimate the global nature of current challenges in society,’ says Jan Aart Scholte, brand-new Professor of Global Transformations and Governance Challenges at Leiden University.