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‘The complex puzzle of housing and urban development makes this work so fascinating’
Chris Suijker, since 1 July the new director of Real Estate, likes healthy and sustainable university buildings where you ‘get the feeling you’re right at the heart of society’. Her aim is to achieve the same effect with even more buildings.
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Roel Kwast: Leiden Law School’s new student assessor
The student assessor: the one student member of the Faculty Board who attends all important meetings and project discussions. The assessor represents students – one of the key target groups – in the faculty’s administrative decisions. The current assessor, Hannah Saberi, will pass over the reins to…
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Living and Dying with the State
The state, and specifically the idea of nationality, is almost all-determining in social life in the Netherlands. It determines how people identify, how we interact with each other, and what (in)equality in society looks like. However, ultimately, the idea that we can divide people into different nationalities…
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Designing active teaching and learning
Education, Organisation
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Online hate speech undermines society
International Day of Education 2024 is dedicated to the role of education in countering hate speech. Assistant Professor Michael Klos says, 'When people are constantly derided online and that goes unpunished, they may start to withdraw from public discourse.'
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How the US used threats to influence foreign nuclear programs
The United States used threats to influence the nuclear programs of Iran, Libya and South Africa. How effective was this diplomatic coercion?
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Alumnus Dave Wesselink: lawyer and professional bobsledder
Leiden Law School alumnus Dave Wesselink began his career as a lawyer in 2022. He’s also a professional bobsledder. ‘When you’re tearing round a bend at 130km/hour, you need to be able to stay calm and focused on what you’re doing.’
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‘As a government official, you yourself are one of those buttons to turn’ according to researcher Mathilde Witkam
We spoke with Mathilde Witkam about her research as a dual PhD candidate at the Dual PhD Centre. Her dissertation is about the effect of open government on public trust. Mathilde: ‘Trust in government ensures that people are more honest in their tax returns; less control saves time and money.’
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Heated debate about combatting bankruptcy fraud: should the trustee have the final say?
Bankruptcy fraud is not being combatted effectively. When the trustee finds irregularities, the fraudster is not always punished. Politicians and the court case involving fashion chain Miss Etam’s ‘rescuer’ have rekindled the debate on bankruptcy fraud.
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De Stafafdeling Onderzoek: welke collega’s ondersteunen de onderzoekers van de faculteit en wat doen zij?
Martine van Trigt, Head of Research Affairs, discusses how her team supports researchers with their research.
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AI and the green transition: a ‘match made in heaven’?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often portrayed as a technological saviour for addressing climate change. But there are risks associated with its use, observes Barrie Sander.
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Alumnus and lawyer Roger Cox uses the law to enforce climate policy
Limburg lawyer Roger Cox has caused a legal revolution. With high-profile cases against the Dutch state and Shell oil company, he transformed the law into a tool to enforce climate policy. Leidraad alumni magazine spoke to him about a life defined by radical choices for a better world.
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Why search engines and chatbots are becoming more alike
Search engines are getting better at answering our questions. And chatbots are increasingly likely to search the internet for relevant sources. ‘Search engines and chatbots will become more closely entwined’, says Professor Suzan Verberne.
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Alumna Charlotte Vrendenbarg: ‘I get energy from students’
Charlotte Vrendenbarg is Assistant Professor intellectual property rights (IP) at Leiden University. She was recently sworn in as deputy judge at the District Court of The Hague, exactly 30 years after her mother was installed as a judge in Breda. ‘Following in her footsteps was not a goal in itself,…
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First eLaw Conference: Law and/versus Technology
The first eLaw Conference held at Leiden University was a success and fostered timely discussions on the legal challenges and opportunities presented by digital technologies.
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Opening facultair jaar FdR
Opening facultair jaar FDR
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Alumnus Heidi Burrows: ‘Children are inherently vulnerable’
What is it like to study law in the Netherlands as an international? Alumnus Heidi Burrows came to the Netherlands from the UK to study International Children’s Rights, an Advanced Master’s Programme. We asked her about her experiences with this unique programme.
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Field Notes: An Interactive Session on Housing, Land, and Property in Global Hotspots
Debate
- Being the First
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Planning for Peace in Ukraine
Conference
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Crafting Resilience Kick-Off Conference
Conference
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Changing Approaches Towards Restitution and Return of Colonial Heritage: Tracing Experiences and Identifying Shared Decolonial Practices
INTERDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM
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LUCIR/Grotius Centre roundtable: Preventing ‘repeat mistakes’ in war
Lecture
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Conference on Human Rights and Climate Change
Conference
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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights & Transitioning to a Sustainable Society
Conference
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Prosociality as trigger and fuel of intergroup conflict
Lecture
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Beschadigd vertrouwen: Vertrouwenwekkend schadebeleid na door de overheid gefaciliteerde schade
Lecture
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Lessen uit de Toeslagenaffaire voor duurzame rechtspraak
Lecture
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Entrepreneurship as a career prospect for postdocs
Career development
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Rechtsbescherming bij uithuisplaatsing: voldoende equality of arms?
Lecture
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Harmful Tax Competition in the East African Community
PhD defence
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Qualitative Empirical Research Methods in Law
Research
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Course for (new) members of Leiden University boards of examiners
Didactics
- Borders Reimagined: Identity, Culture, and Justice in a Globalized World
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Veni grants for 16 Leiden researchers
Sixteen researchers at Leiden University are to receive a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). These awards offer promising young researchers the opportunity to further develop their own ideas over a period of three years.
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2021: This was the year of our faculty
2021 was an eventful year once again for the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA). Hybrid, working from home, online education, on-campus education, face masks, self-tests, keeping distance, quarantine and the coronavirus. Words that have now become a standard part of our vocabulary when…
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Three different perspectives on how the online world has fundamentally changed the way we live our lives
In the ESOF2022 mini-symposium organized by the Social Resilience & Security programme, international experts with a background in psychology, philosophy, and law discussed how the online world is related to adolescent mental health issues, moral and emotional awareness and children’s rights. In three…
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Mara Buchbinder - Scritping Death
Lecture, Online webinar
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Ethical Principles for International Criminal Judges
Conference
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The Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Military Purposes
Lecture
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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PhD Library Skill Session of 2021-2022
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Panel discussion: Silencing Palestine
Panelbijeenkomst
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Interdisciplinary Europe Hub – Meet the Hub
Festival
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A Global South Divided: Rising Powers in International Environmental Politics
Lecture, China Seminar
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Symposium in Honour of Prof. Dr. Horst Fischer
symposium
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Solidarity and Racism in Europe [POSTPONED]
Lecture, Teach-In Series on Palestine and Israel
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Leiden Papyri and the Economic History of the Early Medieval Islamic World
Lecture, Studium Generale