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Second EU Talks?! event: panel discussion on sustainable agriculture 26 June 2024
On 21 June 2024, the student-based initiative EU Talks?! was delighted to host its second event in the form of a panel discussion entitled 'Sustainabl...
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Income differences in the Netherlands: it’s not as equal here as you might think 25 June 2024
Egbert Jongen researches income inequality in the Netherlands. Where are the differences and what can we do about them? This Professor of Economics an...
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How can we get dads to work less and do more around the house? 24 June 2024
Would more dads work fewer hours if other dads decided to do the same? Would paid parental leave prompt them to do more around the house? How do socia...
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Max Rood Moot Court competition on labour law 24 June 2024
On 21 June, the Labour Law and Social Security department and study association SLN hosted the seventh Max Rood Moot Court competition. The morning se...
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A successful PhD Day 2024 at the Europa Institute 21 June 2024
On 20 June 2024, the Europa Institute held its annual PhD Day at the Gravensteen Building. This event brought together PhD candidates in European law ...
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Olga Ceran speaks at EuConst Symposium in Maastricht 21 June 2024
Olga Ceran was a speaker at the European Constitutional Law Review (EuConst) Symposium for Young Scholars that took place in Maastricht on 18 June 2024.
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Christa Tobler discusses indirect discrimination in Vilnius 21 June 2024
On 13 June, Professor Christa Tobler spoke about indirect discrimination at the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University in Lithuania.
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Prisoner reentry programmes do not work as they should 20 June 2024
For a successful return to society, incarcerated individuals must work on their reentry during their sentence. But in practice, not all such individua...
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Postgraduate training helps lecturers develop 19 June 2024
Jamie Korporaal, who started as a junior lecturer at Leiden Law School during her master's studies and has now joined the faculty as a lecturer, will ...
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Mees Vergouwen wins dissertation prize 19 June 2024
Mees Vergouwen was awarded the ‘Vereniging voor Belastingwetenschap’ dissertation prize on 18 June 2024. He obtained his doctorate in 2023 for his dis...
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Simona Demkova on ‘Algorithms as Future Decision-Makers’ at the University of Tuscia 18 June 2024
On 13 June 2024, the University of Tuscia (Viterbo, Italy) hosted a doctoral seminar in the series 'Law and Artificial Intelligence', organised by the...
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Nico Schrijver appointed Interim Chair of Netherlands Institute for Human Rights 17 June 2024
Nico Schrijver, Professor Emeritus of Public International Law, has been appointed Interim Chair of the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights. He wil...
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Third Congress of Members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration 17 June 2024
Between 12 and 14 June, Professor Larissa van den Herik and Dr Mamadou Hébié participated in the Third Congress of the Members of the Permanent Court ...
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Interview with interim cabinet minister Van Leeuwen: from lawyer to diplomat to politician 17 June 2024
In his last week as interim cabinet minister, alumnus and outgoing Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Geoffrey van Leeuwen s...
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Hilde Woker and Renate Reitsma appointed members of National Ocean Decade Committee 14 June 2024
The National Ocean Decade Committee has appointed two new members from Leiden University. As members of this committee, Hilde Woker and Renate Reitsma...