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Kimberley Roewen wins Moot Court trophy15 April 2025
The Moot Court trophy has been awarded for the fifteenth time! This time it went to the best oralist in the spring of academic year 2024-2025.
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Minor's Information Market15 April 2025
On 8 April 2025, the new Herta Mohr building on the Witte Singel in Leiden hosted the university’s annual Minor’s Information Market. Students could ...
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LLB students take centre stage at their graduation ceremony14 April 2025
On 11 April, we marked an important milestone for our LLB students who celebrated at their graduation ceremony.
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Four burning questions for four inspiring international alumni10 April 2025
Last week on Monday evening, four international Leiden Law School alumni working in various sectors and areas of expertise came back to their alma mat...
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European regional round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition09 April 2025
A team of students from the Advanced LL.M. in Air and Space Law represented Leiden University at the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition. ...
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Masterclass at the Court of The Hague: ‘The best way to learn all about the court’07 April 2025
As part of the course 'Masterclass at the Court of The Hague', twelve law students spent several days at the court with judges, court lawyers and lega...
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Historical research shows how Leiden University and city council benefitted from colonialism03 April 2025
Leiden University contributed to colonialism and slavery through its research and teaching. And governors and residents of Leiden had an active role i...
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Four decades of eLaw: computer science hand-in-hand with law03 April 2025
Research and education at the intersection of law and technology is more important than ever. With its 40 years of experience, the eLaw department, fo...
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Let the robot lend a hand in the pharmacy (it’s more sustainable too)03 April 2025
Can a robot help prepare cancer medication in a hospital pharmacy? That’s what hospital pharmacist Tjerk Geersing investigated in his PhD research. He...
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Robin Neumann honoured for her award-winning thesis02 April 2025
Nominated as best Master thesis by the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA), Robin Neumann has received the second prize in the Leiden Univ...
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Pitfalls and opportunities – A wealth of learning about fair partnerships Between Leiden and Africa02 April 2025
A whole week was dedicated to fair partnerships and equitable exchange in Leiden-African education and research. From 17 to 21 March, African and Leid...
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Governance in motion: How to combine steadfastness with responsivenessRecap introduction lecture 01 April 2025
The Dutch polder model has provided stability and administrative calm for many years, but is it still resilient enough to withstand the dynamics of to...
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Manon Uphoff to be Leiden University’s new ‘writer in residence’31 March 2025
The author Manon Uphoff from Utrecht will be Leiden University’s new ‘writer in residence’ from autumn 2025. As the writer in residence, Uphoff will c...
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Keuzegids Masters 2025: History and Classics and Ancient Civilizations score well above average31 March 2025
Two Humanities research masters and one master’s programme score well above average in the Keuzegids Masters: the research master History, the master ...
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Thorbecke Day 2025: traditional and topical28 March 2025
The 2025 edition in Ghent was all about cryptocurrency. Matthias Haentjens delivered the Thorbecke Lecture: ‘Thorbecke, Trump and the digital future o...