In the media
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Podcast: Revealing Your Mind with Psychedelic Experiences23 May 2024Can you only have psychedelic experiences by taking magic mushrooms? Not according to Aidan Lyon, philosophical researcher at the Institute of Psychol...
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How feasible are the asylum measures announced by the new Dutch cabinet?22 May 2024The new Dutch cabinet aims to reduce the number of asylum seeks coming to the Netherlands by introducing a number of asylum policy measures. Dr Mark K...
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Short documentary on 50 years archaeology in Oss22 May 2024In the student-made documentary, our Field School manager, Dr Arjan Louwen, gives a brief introduction on the importance of the excavation in Oss. Wat...
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What lies ahead for the Netherlands now a coalition agreement has been reached?17 May 2024Now that a negotiation agreement has been reached, the first right-wing Dutch cabinet is set to become a reality. What are the four parties planning t...
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To what extent are face coverings permitted at demonstrations?16 May 2024Recently, the University of Amsterdam was the scene of pro-Palestinian demonstrations that got out of hand. The demonstrators included rioters who wis...
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Landmark ruling on tolerance agreements for Dutch ‘coffeeshops’15 May 2024PhD candidate Demy Jongkind and Associate Professor Annemarie Drahmann – both part of the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law – have b...
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Strategic late submission of court documents needs to be curbed07 May 2024There’s a trend going around within administrative law: submitting court documents late to make things as difficult as possible for the opposing party...
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Fewer flowering plants in Dutch nature: national and international media coverage07 May 2024In Dutch nature, plant species that depend on pollination by insects are disappearing. Environmental scientist Kaixuan Pan shows this after analysing ...
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Remarkable PhD research: diagnosing sepsis in premature babies07 May 2024How can we diagnose the life-threatening condition sepsis in premature babies as quickly and accurately as possible? That is what PhD student Manchu T...
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AI programmes that use your voice to produce songs breach portrait rights06 May 2024AI programmes such as Suno and Udio allow the user to compose songs that bear an uncanny resemblance to the style and vocals of famous artists. Can ar...
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Podcast on latest developments in press freedom02 May 2024The Press Freedom Monitor is set to be presented during this year’s World Press Freedom Day celebrations on 3 May. To mark this occasion, the interact...
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Does Germany share responsibility for what Israel is doing in Gaza?01 May 2024Yesterday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a preliminary ruling in a case brought by Nicaragua against Germany. Nicaragua accuses Germ...
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Cabinet formation negotiations in The Hague: latest developments01 May 2024The Dutch cabinet formation – a process that has now been underway for five months – is at a standstill for the time being. Formation discussion leade...
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Can the ongoing asylum debate be classified as a crisis situation?24 April 2024The political parties in the running to form a Dutch cabinet are looking into solutions to curb the influx of refugees. The plan is to designate refug...
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Miko Flohr in BBC documentary about Pompeii23 April 2024University lecturer Miko Flohr talks in a new BBC documentary about how people responded to the eruption of 79, and on whether or not they were excava...