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Aleydis Nissen wins the European Public Law Organization Thesis PrizeThe postdoc received the 2020 Thesis Prize for her PhD research on the role of the EU Member States in regulating and remedying corporate human rights...
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Formal land tenure in East-Timor: an insider's perspectiveWho has control over which piece of land? Since independence in 2002 East Timor has been struggling to create a land tenure system that can deal with ...
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Ann Skelton first holder of Rotating Honorary Chair Enforcement of Children's RightsThis new rotating professorship has been established to offer renowned academics the opportunity to teach and conduct research on international childr...
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Podcast: The magic behind a placeboSometimes fake medicine is enough to cure a patient. But how exactly do placebos work? And did you know that there is also the placebo effect in rever...
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How colour-blind is the criminal justice system?Should the media refer to a criminal’s ethnicity? Law students held an online afternoon symposium on discrimination in the criminal justice system – a...
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More skills and higher grades: E-learning skills platform continues to be a successAfter a promising start, also the second pilot of the digital Brightspace skills platform is a success. Third-year bachelor students had thirty new ...
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analysis of the speech from the throne 2020: A woolly speech
This speech from the throne was a little less woolly than last year's, you might think. Gerard Breeman and Arco Timmermans know that for sure. Breeman...
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Dark matter with a hint of Leiden shines at Dublin galleryA glittering visualisation of dark matter by Dutch artist Thijs Biersteker is on display in the Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin. The install...
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An algorithm for problem solving in cars and the human brainImagine having a car accident in a parking lot, your car has some small damage and you have to get it fixed. What if your car could tell you which par...
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LOWI conclusion: former employee did breach scientific integrityOn 28 July 2020, the Netherlands Board on Research Integrity (LOWI) concluded that a former employee of Leiden University breached several rules of sc...
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Difference in microbiota between organic and conventional dairy farmsBacteria and fungi on organic dairy farms are significantly different from those on conventional farms. That was discovered by postdoc researcher Sofi...
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Tanja Masson: Huge changes in space lawFor years now, collaboration has been the operative word when it comes to successful space missions. But this can only be achieved with good agreements.
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Daniel Peat Wins European Society of International Law Book Prize 2020The European Society of International Law (ESIL) awarded its 2020 Book Prize to Daniel Peat, an Assistant Professor of Public International Law at the...
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‘Let knowledge flow through the neighbourhoods!’Leiden during corona, loneliness in the elderly or making the city more sustainable. Students from Leiden University and Leiden University of Applied ...
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Yvonne Bleyerveld appointed as Professor Art on Paper and ParchmentOn 1 October, Yvonne Bleyerveld, Senior Curator Drawings and Prints at the RKD, becomes the Professor by Special Appointment 'Art on Paper and Parchme...