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Tax law student organises guest lecture by State Secretary Van Rij on tax law and sustainability 02 July 2024Outgoing State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration Marnix van Rij gave a guest lecture on tax law and sustainability on 17 June 2024 ...
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Ethics committee for partnerships launched 02 July 2024The ‘Committee for Assessing Ethical Aspects of Partnerships’ is being launched this month. This committee, created by Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl a...
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Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery 01 July 2024Research into our history of colonialism and slavery, heart-to-heart conversations at a Keti Koti table, exhibitions, lectures and podcasts that estab...
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Students work on a cold case: ‘We look in a different way than the police’ 01 July 2024Sixteen master’s students from a variety of disciplines are helping The Hague Police to find new clues in a cold case. ‘The photographs are like the o...
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Meijers’ impact still felt in Leiden 70 years after his death 27 June 2024Eduard Meijers, former rector magnificus of Leiden University, is known as the founder of the Dutch Civil Code. A symposium held on 24 June 2024 refle...
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Exhibition encourages us to reflect on the history of slavery 27 June 2024What is the significance of the history of slavery for our present-day society? A special exhibition in the inner courtyard of the Academy Building fe...
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Academics start campaign against government cuts 27 June 2024Academics from Leiden University have started a campaign against cuts at universities. From 26 June to 11 July, they are giving lunchtime pitches in L...
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Is sexuality a private matter? Not for LGBTQI+ asylum seekers 27 June 2024Imagine: you’re seeking asylum in the Netherlands due to your sexual orientation or gender identity. The immigration authorities might question you ab...
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Video: Leiden archaeologists digging in Oss 26 June 2024Leiden archaeologists have been digging into the municipality of Oss’s past for 50 years now and students have gained their first experience of fieldw...
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Income differences in the Netherlands: it’s not as equal here as you might think 25 June 2024Egbert Jongen researches income inequality in the Netherlands. Where are the differences and what can we do about them? This Professor of Economics an...
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How can we get dads to work less and do more around the house? 24 June 2024Would more dads work fewer hours if other dads decided to do the same? Would paid parental leave prompt them to do more around the house? How do socia...
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Dozens of security measures for academics 24 June 2024Between November 2022 and December 2023, 45 one-off and 14 structural security measures were taken for academics or university staff. This is what it ...
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‘Scandals mean society is actually doing well’ 21 June 2024Whereas the Netherlands Court of Audit used to conduct an investigation once a year, the average civil service organisation now has a few per year to ...
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Spinoza Prize for Professor Bernet Elzinga 21 June 2024How can parents avoid passing on stress and mental health problems to their children? Professor of Stress-Related Psychopathology Bernet Elzinga devel...
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Prisoner reintegration programmes do not work as they should 20 June 2024For a successful return to society, incarcerated individuals must work on their reintegration during their sentence. But in practice, not all such ind...