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Jelle van Buuren in Dutch Newspapers AD and Het Parool on Conspiracy Thinking and the PandemicJelle van Buuren, Assistant Professor at Leiden University, appeared in Dutch newspapers the Algemeen Dagblad and Het Parool to discuss conspiracy thi...
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Jan Vleggeert on potential ‘fine’ for Unilever moving to LondonUnilever is considering staying in the Netherlands after all. This follows from draft legislation by the GroenLinks party introducing an exit premium ...
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Laura Steenbergen in the mediaPsychologist Laura Steenbergen appears in the media from time to time talking about the gut-brain ax.
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Corona measures: is enforcement also possible in the home?The number of cases of coronavirus in the Netherlands is on the rise. Some mayors are now calling for measures that are more far-reaching than those a...
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Leiden student associations urge students to socially distanceIn a joint letter, the Leiden student associations have appeal to students to practise 1.5m distancing and to only meet others if they are fit and wel...
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Jorrit Rijpma on BNR radio about the call for European travel guidelinesOn 30 July, Jorrit Rijpma spoke on Dutch BNR news radio programme Spitsuur about the call from ANVR, the Dutch travel sector organisation, for Europea...
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Ben de Jong Discusses Secret Messages Send by Number Stations on Dutch NPO Radio 1Ben de Jong, a guest lecturer at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, appeared as a guest on NPO Radio 1 to discuss number stations that are ...
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'Making wearing face masks mandatory violates constitutional rights'The Dutch government will be unable to make wearing face masks mandatory in public spaces in the short term, according to three constitutional and adm...
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Mariëlle Bruning: more action needed to improve youth carePolicy plans state that children should be placed in secure youth care less often and for shorter periods. But this is problematic in practice.
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Marlies van Eck: be conscious of discrimination in algorithmsEvery day we make use of devices, services and apps which contain algorithms that could be discriminating. These range from Facebook to self-driving c...
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Facts and Fiction about Serial KillersProf. dr. Marieke Liem, Professor Social Resilience and Safety at ISGA, discussed the facts and fiction surrounding serial killers on Dutch NPO Radio 1.
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Russian Interference in the United KingdomWillemijn Aerdts, lecturer at ISGA, discussed the Russian interference in the domestic affairs of Western countries on Dutch radio BNR.
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Emily Anne Wolff in The New York Times on Kenya's Used Clothing BanThe Kenyan second-hand clothing market is depended upon locally by citizens for its low cost, high quality and diversity. To prevent the spread of the...
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Jelle van Buuren Discusses the Long Arm of Tehran on Dutch TelevisionOn 19 June, an Iranian man was stabbed by another Iranian man at the train station in the Dutch city of Leeuwarden. He had been placed on an Iranian e...
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Arco Timmermans Discusses Government Support and the Aviation Industry on Dutch BNR NieuwsradioPrevention measures against corona are strictly enforced on board the train. In the aviation industry, however, it seems as if the rules that still ap...