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International students explore the archaeology of Oss: ‘I was responsible for finding 50% of the pottery sherds’ 31 May 2024
The Municipality of Oss is a household name in the world of Dutch archaeology. For fifty years, Leiden archaeologists, in collaboration with residents...
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African Child Policy Forum and Leiden Child Law Department join forces to advance children’s rights in Africa 31 May 2024
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Leiden, Netherlands – Leiden Child Law Department at Leiden University in the Netherlands formally entered into a Memorandum o...
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Stereotypes and Misconceptions about the Middle East - The Reading List 31 May 2024
The perception of the Middle East is riddled with stereotypes that have had dire consequences on its people. What is myth and what is reality? How did...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri speaks at the PLSC Conference in Washington DC 31 May 2024
Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law and Technology at eLaw, spoke on May 30 at the Privacy Law Scholarship Conference in Washington, D.C....
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‘Ties with Leiden University important for prospective prime minister Dick Schoof’ 30 May 2024
Dick Schoof can also be called the neighbour of the faculty in The Hague. Especially from his role at the NCTV, he worked together a lot with Leiden U...
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Simona Demková speaks at the 2024 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) Conference 29 May 2024
The 2024 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) conference taking place in Brusselson 22-24 May, featured a presentation from Simona Demkova of...
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ECSL Summer Course on Space Law and Policy and Young Scholar's Conference 2024 29 May 2024
One of ECSL’s most successful activities is the ESA/ECSL Summer Course on Space Law and Policy, which is open to students of all levels of study, as w...
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Jonathan Silk receives Guggenheim Fellowship 29 May 2024
The Guggenheim Fellowship is a prestigious award for US nationals. There are more than 3,000 applications every year, and this year only 188 were hono...
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol hosts briefings and airside tour for IIASL 29 May 2024
On 15 May 2024, master’s students and staff from the International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) visited Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Neth...
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Saying goodbye to Prof Carsten de Dreu on 18 June 29 May 2024
After eight years as professor at the Institute of Psychology, Carsten de Dreu is making the move to the University of Groningen, where he has been ap...
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The new self-evaluation of the Institute of Psychology: ‘The quality of the academic culture is more important’ 29 May 2024
Better supervision of PhD candidates, clear guidelines on career paths and an MRI scanner that can be accessed by all researchers: these are the recom...
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Migrants cost European governments less than their native-born citizens do 29 May 2024
Migrants are far less of a burden on the budget of European countries than is often thought. In many cases, they make a more positive contribution tha...
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First EU Talks?! session discusses EU rule of law 28 May 2024
On 16 May 2024, EU Talks?!, a student-based initiative, was delighted to organise its first session with the following theme: ‘Rule of Law in the EU: ...
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From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery 28 May 2024
Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. In their own wa...
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eLaw at CPDP.ai 2024 28 May 2024
eLaw looks back at a very successful presence at this year's 17th edition of the annual CPDP-conference in Brussels - this year rebranded as CPDP.ai t...