In the media
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Bart Custers discusses fake news on facial recognition at Jumbo 09 September 2024
Misleading social media posts are falsely claiming that the Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo uses facial recognition at self-service checkouts. Jumbo den...
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Bart Custers discusses arrest of Telegram CEO in 'Trouw' 09 September 2024
Pavel Durov, CEO of chat and messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France last week. The Russian tech billionaire flew into Paris by private jet and...
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Complaints from universities about student use of ChatGPT are crocodile tears 06 September 2024
Universities 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 benefits 05 September 2024
Many 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 TV 04 September 2024
We 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 2024
With 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 2024
There’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 Podcasts 28 August 2024
Nadine 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 prosecution 26 August 2024
Drug 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 2024
Experts 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 2024
The 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 publications 23 August 2024
Nadine 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 2024
Minister 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 to 21 August 2024
The 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 2024
The Municipality of Veere wants to limit accommodation for tourists. However, this puts a number of council members in a dilemma. Are they allowed to ...