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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: we will need multilateral discussionNASA is offering to buy lunar samples collected by companies for a token sum primarily to set a precedent for space resource rights on the moon. Howev...
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A compound that gives life as easily as it takes: Jan Willem Erisman on BBC about ammonium nitrateFollowing the Beirut explosion, BBC's podcast series The Foodchain explores the chemical that caused the blast: ammonium nitrate. A compound that is w...
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Armin Cuyvers on Brexit and the UK elections in BNR National News RadioOn Wednesday 9 November, Armin Cuyvers was interviewed on the already infamous UK ‘Internal Market Bill', which was published that day.
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Antoaneta Dimitrova Discusses the Demonstrations in Bulgaria on Dutch NPO Radio 1Over the past 40 days people in Bulgaria been demonstrating against the deep-rooted corruption in the country. The anger of the protesters is directed...
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eye-blink (1) - Richard Barrett - (Premiere) Performed by AlinéaIn the face of the pandemic and sweeping cancellations of in-person festivals and concerts, The Alinéa Ensemble, a group of young musicians based in B...
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Friso Stevens in the East Asia Forum on the Chinese Communist PartyChina-watchers are still grappling with the wide-ranging implications of the Hong Kong national security law. Has Beijing really abrogated the legally...
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Looking back: opening faculty year with the Leiden Law Op1 talkshowThe faculty year was opened on Tuesday 1 September 2020 with a live talkshow broadcast from the KOG building and presented by Bastiaan Rijpkema and St...
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Jorrit Rijpma: No easy solution to the refugee crisisEurope is still trying to control migration to the continent. In doing so, it has to navigate between humanitarian ideals and public support.
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Privacy and the current registration requirement in the hospitality sectorThe Dutch Data Protection Authority is concerned about the way in which businesses in the hospitality sector are registering contact details of custom...
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Richard Jansen writes about Oss in Archeologie MagazineThe Faculty of Archaeology has a partnership with Archeologie Magazine, the largest archaeology-themed magazine in the Netherlands, aiming to improve ...
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Hester Bijl in the media on corona and female leadershipIn the past few days, Vice-Rector Hester Bijl was interviewed by Leiden TV station Unity and the Zuid-Holland Economic Board. In both interviews she l...
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Ben de Jong and Paul Abels in Dutch Newspaper AD on the Espionage Case between the Netherlands and RussiaBen de Jong and Paul Abels, both working for ISGA, discuss the Russian claim that espionage equipment was found in Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad (A...
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Arco Timmermans Discusses Unilever Fine for Moving on Dutch Radio BNR LobbypanelArco Timmermans, Professor by special appointment Public Affairs at the Institute Public Administration discussed the proposed fine that is likely to ...
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May employers require employees to be tested for corona?When an employee returns from an area considered to be a corona risk, can their employer require them to have a corona test? This is a complicated iss...
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Vineet Thakur and Karen Smith on western dominance in International RelationsUniversity lecturer Vineet Thakur hosts a series of webcasts for the Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement. Karen Smith and Aud...