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Blogpost by Christa Tobler on Swiss direct democracy and state old-age pensions 11 April 2024
On 3 March 2024, the Swiss electorate decided in a sensational referendum in favour of an increase in the state old-age pension.
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Call for Abstracts: Conference on Counterclaims in International Law 11 April 2024
We are pleased to invite abstracts for a conference on ‘Counterclaims in International Law’ to be held at Leiden University on 27 June 2024, in collab...
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The energy transition under the nanoscope: Gravitation funding for ANION project 11 April 2024
Bringing together chemists and physicists to thoroughly investigate how electrochemical processes work on the smallest scale. That is the goal of the ...
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Will AI be listening in on your future job interview? On law, technology and privacy 11 April 2024
The law and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications need to be better aligned to ensure our personal data and privacy are protected. PhD candidate A...
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MIRD students explore international organisations in Geneva 10 April 2024
From 25 to 27 March, second-year students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) took part in the programme's annual visi...
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Leiden University/LUMC to drop cum laude honour for Master’s in Medicine 10 April 2024
As of 1 September 2024, the cum laude honour will no longer be awarded for the Master’s in Medicine. The Executive Board recently decided to grant an ...
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Menu of active working methods: enrichment through activation 10 April 2024
A new step towards the implementation of the Kernvisie! We’re proud to present the menu of active working methods. We’d also like to give you some mor...
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Minister Van Leeuwen gives guest lecture on current global developments 09 April 2024
On Monday 8 April, a high-profile guest visited Leiden Law School. Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Geoffrey van Leeuwen g...
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The quantum computer: it doesn't exist yet, but still we understand increasingly better what problems it can solve 09 April 2024
How do we know what a quantum computer is good for when it hasn't been built yet? That's what PhD candidate Casper Gyurik investigated by combining tw...
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KNAW grant awarded for ‘People-centered constitutional law’ research project 09 April 2024
Recently, Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security...
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Marhold and Voermans discuss legal aspects of a European war economy 09 April 2024
On 4 April 2024, a meeting of the standing committee of the Dutch House of Representatives was held. At this meeting, Anna Marhold, Assistant Professo...
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Francien Dechesne presents at NWO ICT.Open 2024 09 April 2024
On April 10 -11, the annual national event NWO ICT.Open 2024 takes place in the Beatrix Theater in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. The event brings scientis...
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Academics requesting retraction of FAO report that misrepresents their research 09 April 2024
Paul Behrens (Leiden University) and Matthew Hayek (New York University) have responded to an FAO report on livestock pathways which misrepresented th...
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High school students get a taste of psychology: 'Later I'll become a neuroscientist' 09 April 2024
How does loneliness work? Why can friendships be so complicated for autistic people? And what makes the school building such an unpleasant place for s...
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Students advice security experts: 'Fantastic combination of research and practice' 08 April 2024
Presenting a well-thought-out idea to Schiphol experts, a former ambassador or a security expert. For the third-year Security Studies bachelor student...