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PhD defence by Anne-Marie Brinkman

'Libyan Civic Contributions to Development During Conflict: Dynamics of actors, ambitions and approaches'

Celebrating ISS' 73rd Dies Natalis

With the inaugural lecture by Professor Dirk-Jan Koch on changes in Dutch development cooperation

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A practical guide on applying and scaling Open Science in developing countries
This article provides as a practical toolbox that offers a wide range of resources, tools, and step-by-step practices for strengthening Open Science
- Thursday 21 Aug 2025
- Publication
A legacy of learning
Joy and her mother, Dr Miriam W. Oiro Omolo, reflect on their shared ISS journey across two generations
- Wednesday 20 Aug 2025
- General
Tammam Aloudat to give keynote lecture at Humanitarian Studies Centre conference
Tammam Aloudat will give the keynote at the HSC conference on ‘Humanitarian Studies: Adapting and reworking in new times and contexts'
- Tuesday 19 Aug 2025
- General

Opening 2025-2026 MA programme
Opening of the ISS MA programme in Development Studies and the Mundus MA in Public Policy.
- Friday 5 Sep 2025, 16:00 - 18:00
- General
Humanitarian Studies: Adapting and reworking in new times and contexts
ISS is hosting this one-day conference which will look at how global political currents affect the work of humanitarian actors and researchers
- Friday 12 Sep 2025, 09:30 - 18:00
- Conference
PhD defence by Anne-Marie Brinkman
In her PhD thesis, Anne-Marie Brinkman investigates the impact of Libyan people engaging in dialogue and action to advance the rule of law
- Tuesday 16 Sep 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
- PhD defence