In the media
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Complaints from universities about student use of ChatGPT are crocodile tears06 September 2024Universities should not be surprised that students use ChatGPT, write Leiden University lecturers Femke Klaver and Alexander de Wit in Dutch newspaper...
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Major errors made by UWV on WIA benefits05 September 2024Many people who are unfit for work received too much or too little in benefits payments for years because mistakes were made in calculating the wages ...
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BBC on Leiden research into effects of eating in front of TV04 September 2024We all do it sometimes: watch your favourite Netflix series, YouTuber or comfort series while you are eating. But we don't always consider the possibl...
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Wim Voermans in NRC: ‘The Schoof cabinet is unpredictable, and that’s risky’03 September 2024With four coalition parties and an unelected Prime Minister, the new Dutch cabinet is unique. This has resulted in an unstable, unprecedented situatio...
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Is Syria ‘safe’ enough for refugees to be sent back?28 August 2024There’s an ongoing discussion in a number of European countries about whether Syria is safe enough to reject asylum applications. This would mean that...
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Nadine Akkerman discusses Spycraft on BBC and History Extra Podcasts28 August 2024Nadine Akkerman recently appeared as a guest on a BBC podcast and the History Extra podcast to discuss her book Spycraft. In these interviews, she del...
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Pregnant and drug dependent: Ministry of Justice tries to intervene with prosecution26 August 2024Drug use during pregnancy seems like a choice without any consequences. However, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) has decided to prosecute a ...
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Revision of Fifa’s transfer system on the horizon?26 August 2024Experts expect changes to the transfer rules, giving footballers more freedom to leave clubs. A ruling in the Diarra case is expected soon and could b...
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Racist riots in the UK: which root causes need to be addressed?23 August 2024The United Kingdom (UK) has recently been facing racist violence outbreaks. Tahir Abbas, Professor of Radicalisation Studies, discusses this in an art...
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Nadine Akkerman’s Spycraft reviewed in several publications23 August 2024Nadine Akkerman's book Spycraft, which she co-wrote with historian of science Pete Langman, has garnered top publications, with reviews featured in Th...
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Is Dutch asylum crisis law in conflict with European rules?22 August 2024Minister of Asylum and Migration, Marjolein Faber, has officially declared that the Netherlands is in an asylum crisis. Will Brussels agree to imminen...
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Dutch Minister has power to give Mikael a residence permit, but chooses not to21 August 2024The chairmen of left-wing political parties are calling on Marjolein Faber, Dutch Minister of Asylum and Migration, not to deport Mikael. The Minister...
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Can council members participate in debates affecting personal interests?20 August 2024The Municipality of Veere wants to limit accommodation for tourists. However, this puts a number of council members in a dilemma. Are they allowed to ...
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Pig farmer caught up in legal tussle due to nitrogen crisis19 August 2024Environmental lawsuits are increasingly coming to court as a result of an unclear nitrogen policy. The case of a Dutch pig farmer in Reeuwijk has led ...
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Does the new self-employment law represent a false promise?15 August 2024The new Dutch Assessment of Employment Relationships and Legal Presumption Act (known as ‘Vbar’) needs to clarify when someone is considered a self-em...