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KNAW funding for research on social rights in the Thorbecke traditionKNAW research funding 09 July 2026The research project ‘Is there room for social rights in the House of Thorbecke? Socioeconomic security as a prerequisite for national strength', has ...
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Timely research sheds light on failings in Dutch administrative lawPhD research 30 June 2026How can administrative law better protect citizens against the government? A topical and pressing question, says PhD candidate Joyce Esser. On 23 June...
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Three Kiem Grants for interdisciplinary research at the Institute of Public LawInterdisciplinary research 22 June 2026Three lecturers from the Institute of Public Law have been awarded a €10,000 Kiem Grant for innovative interdisciplinary research projects. The grant,...
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Alumna Melita van der Mersch: ‘Health law is extremely dynamic’Alumni interview 17 June 2026Melita van der Mersch recently received a ‘Gouden Peer’ award for health law from ‘Mr. Online’. The seed for her interest in this field of law was pla...
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Plans to limit the right to protest go beyond recommendationsInterview 15 June 2026The Dutch government wants to tighten the law on the right to protest on certain points. Laura Hanrath, a PhD Candidate at the Department of Constitut...
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Press freedom in the Netherlands eroded by threats to journalistsRapport 07 May 2026On World Press Freedom Day (3 May) the 16th edition of the Freedom of the Press Monitor was published, on press freedom in the Netherlands. While the ...
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Dutch election results expose new political divide – can D66 bridge the gap?Election results 30 October 2025What do the election results say about the Netherlands today? Students and experts discussed this at an Election Breakfast organised by study associat...
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What our experts have to say about the key issues in the Dutch electionsDutch elections 28 October 2025Is your strategic vote actually strategic? How can the Netherlands form a stable government? And what should the next government do about migration, d...
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Research into government confidentiality practices20 October 2025In a democracy, the government must strive for openness. But sometimes confidentiality is necessary to protect interests such as security or privacy. ...
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Leiden as a meeting place for research on social rights15 September 2025On 4 and 5 September, Leiden Law School hosted a special conference that brought together around 60 participants from the Netherlands and abroad to di...
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Health risks from Dutch livestock farms15 July 2025Rogier Kegge, Assistant Professor in administrative law and environmental law, is a member of the Dutch Health Council’s Committee on Livestock Farmin...
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A promising summer start: extra funding for research09 July 2025Two research projects focused on democracy and citizen collectives have been awarded grants through the 2024 round of the National Science Agenda’s (N...
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Funding for research on AI Act08 July 2025Anne Meuwese and Francien Dechesne have received SSH Open Competition M funding from the Dutch Research Council for their joint project 'The Artificia...
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Additional funding for five experimental and innovative research projects04 July 2025Five Leiden research projects in history, law and AI have received SSH Open Competition M 2024 funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The rese...
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Tools for public authorities to be more transparent about algorithmic profiling05 June 2025Public authorities fail to inform citizens, or inform them too little or too late, about the use of algorithmic profiling in administrative decisions....