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Tanja Masson-Zwaan co-applicant of NWO-funded research projectDutch Research Council grant 23 July 2026A collaborative research proposal on space infrastructure led by TU Delft has received funding of nearly €2 million from NWO, plus a little over €500...
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Veni grants for two researchers from Institute of Public LawVeni research grant 21 July 2026Fatma Çapkurt and Sophie Starrenburg, who work at the Institute of Public Law, (Constitutional and Administrative Law and the Grotius Centre for Inter...
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KNAW funding for research on social rights in the Thorbecke traditionKNAW research funding 09 July 2026The research project ‘Is there room for social rights in the House of Thorbecke? Socioeconomic security as a prerequisite for national strength', has ...
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Three Comenius Teaching Fellowships for Leiden lecturersInnovation in teaching 09 June 2026Four lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius Teaching Fellowships to innovate within their teaching, together with their project t...
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International human rights lawyer Helen Duffy named ‘Lawyer of the Month’04 May 2026Helen Duffy, Professor of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, has been named ‘Lawyer of t...
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Carsten Stahn in Best Scientists ranking for 2026Ranking Best Scientists 28 April 2026Research.com publishes the 2026 ranking of top legal scholars. Carsten Stahn, professor of International Criminal Law & Global Justice, at the Grotius...
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European Commission appoints Anna Marhold as 'EU Trade Champion'07 April 2026Anna Marhold, Assistant Professor at the Grotius Centre of International Legal Studies, was appointed 'EU Trade Champion' by the Directorate-General f...
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Leiden University wins Frits Kalshoven International Humanitarian Law Competition 202605 March 2026The Frits Kalshoven International Humanitarian Law Competition, organised annually by the Netherlands Red Cross and Belgian Red Cross-Flanders, provid...
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Olga Ceran awarded the Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Fellowship 2025/2616 January 2026Dr Olga Ceran has been selected as a 2025/26 Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Fellow. As one of 11 fellows in this year’s cohort, she will work on a projec...
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Yvonne Erkens appointed Professor of Labour LawAppointment 08 January 2026Yvonne Erkens has been appointed Professor of Labour Law at Leiden University as of 1 January 2026.
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Daniel Peat appointed as Secretary-General of ESIL24 September 2025At its recent Annual Conference in Berlin, the European Society of International Law (ESIL) appointed Daniel Peat, Assistant Professor at the Grotius ...
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Additional funding for five experimental and innovative research projects04 July 2025Five Leiden research projects in history, law and AI have received SSH Open Competition M 2024 funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The rese...
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Rick Lawson appointed new president of the Netherlands Institute for Human RightsAppointment 30 June 2025Rick Lawson, Professor of European Law and former Dean of Leiden Law School, was appointed as the new president of the Netherlands Institute for Human...
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Carla van Baalen awarded Thorbecke MedalAward 04 June 2025Carla van Baalen was awarded the Thorbecke Medal on 4 June. She received the award in recognition of her remarkable and varied oeuvre in the field of ...
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Rick Lawson President of the Netherlands Institute for Human RightsAppointment 28 May 2025
Rick Lawson, Professor of European Law and former Dean of Leiden Law School, was appointed as the new president of the Netherlands Institute for Human...