1,361 search results for “free news 26 disinformation” in the Staff website
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Human rights should help fight disinformation
Professor of Media Law and Information Society Tarlach McGonagle is concerned about the increase in online disinformation and hate speech. He argues that human rights should guide new policies for the online world. McGonagle will give his inaugural lecture on 9 May.
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Anna SmuldersFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jill JefferyFaculty of Humanities
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Willem van RooijenFaculty of Humanities
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Peter BurgerFaculty of Humanities
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Michaël OpgenhaffenFaculty of Humanities
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Indira HuliselanFaculty of Humanities
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Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
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Barrier-free studying
Leiden University strives to provide equal opportunities for students with disabilities. With this aim, the Barrier-Free Studying project works with both staff and students to promote awareness, share knowledge and propose improvements in the following areas:
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YAL Outreach Grants to tackle disinformation
Leiden psychologists receive an Outreach Grant from the Young Academy Leiden (YAL) to talk about facts and fables in their field of research. Marieke Bos, Lara Wierenga, Marit Ruitenberg and Sanne Willems will receive up to €1000 to realise their project.
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European support for Dutch-Flemish project in the fight against disinformation
Dutch and Flemish partners, including Leiden University, are joining forces as the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) in the fight against the spread of fake news, and have received the support of the European Commission.
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Leonardo LenociScience
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Disinformation and the law: lecture by Michael Klos on 30 June
Research
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Fia van HeterenFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Astrid VandendaeleFaculty of Humanities
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Ashley WilkinsonFaculty of Humanities
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Fake News and Disinformation
Lecture, PCNI Research Seminar
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Brightspace Grades Workshop 26 juni
Education
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Tiffany BousardFaculty of Humanities
- Student mental well-being: free training sessions for student counsellors (in Dutch)
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Newscheckers wins European Citizen Award
The fact-checking initiative Nieuwscheckers has won the Dutch round of the European Citizens Award. This prize is awarded annually to projects and initiatives that deliver an exceptional performance within the EU.
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Online curiosity explored: 'We are more likely to accept information uncritically if it answers a question'
What do people wonder about on social media? University lecturer Matthijs Westera is the recipient of an NWO grant to investigate what people are curious about online.
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Disinformation and the law
Lecture
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Tommy van AvermaeteUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Miguel MiraFaculty of Humanities
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Bart Custers discusses fake news on facial recognition at Jumbo
Misleading social media posts are falsely claiming that the Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo uses facial recognition at self-service checkouts. Jumbo denies this, although it has launched trials with AI cameras to combat shoplifting without using facial recognition.
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LDE AI Mixer on disinformation and fake news
Leiden AI Week
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Festive gathering citizen science project Heritage Quest on January 26
Social
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Tarlach McGonagleFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Free entrance to Movies that Matter Festival
Social
- News
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Come by for a new profile picture on Monday 30 September
Organisation
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Update 26 January: Restrictions eased, working from home continued
Organisation
- Join a free Let's Connect webinar
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Henning LahmannFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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15 million awarded for research into misinformation among youth
Developmental psychologist Ili Ma has been awarded an ERC grant to investigate misinformation among teenagers, aiming to bolster their resilience against its potentially severe consequences.
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New staff
Are you about to start your new job at Leiden University? Or did you just start? Below we have summarised the most important information for new employees.
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Come to the Movies that Matter film festival for free!
Social
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Research Workshop on the Legal Responses to the Disinformation Crisis
Conference
- 22-26 April: No drinking water at the USC. Bring your own bottle!
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Rik de RuiterFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Nico StaringFaculty of Humanities
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Ksenia FedorovaFaculty of Humanities
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Guidelines for news articles
How do you write a good news article? Here are a number of guidelines to help you.
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Tip: read news articles for free in the Nexis Uni online newspaper archive
Library
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Registering new programmes
If you have an idea for a new degree programme, be aware that the registration procedure is complex and time-consuming. Your faculty, the Executive Board, the Efficiency Committee for Higher Education (CDHO) and the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) must all approve.
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Europa–Africa Partnership Seed Funding Call: join the launch webinar on 26 October
Research
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Lecture Hall Building closed from 26 June till 30 August 2023
Organisation
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Michiel van GroesenFaculty of Humanities
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Letters of Johan de Witt give a glimpse behind the scenes at the Disaster Year 1672
The government, the people and the country were in desperate straits. This about sums up the state of affairs in the Disaster Year of 1672. It was 350 years ago, and to mark the occasion PhD candidate Roosje Peeters collaborated on a series of letters to and from a key political figure Johan de Witt,…