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Hugo Sinzheimer Moot Court15 July 2025
The annual Hugo Sinzheimer Moot Court competition took place in Bratislava, Slovakia, from 19 to 21 June 2025. Twelve student teams from various Europ...
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Health risks from Dutch livestock farms15 July 2025
Rogier 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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Interfaculty cooperation at the intersection of cultural heritage and climate change14 July 2025
Dr Gül Aktürk Hauser (Assistant Professor, Department of Heritage and Society, Faculty of Archaeology) and Dr Sophie Starrenburg (Assistant Professor,...
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A promising summer start: extra funding for research09 July 2025
Two 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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Christa Tobler speaks at equality law conference in Slovenia on age discrimination08 July 2025
The Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law organises an annual conference on various topics of equality and discrimination ...
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Funding for research on AI Act08 July 2025
Anne 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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Max Rood Moot Court Competition great success07 July 2025
Although the team from Leiden did not win, the Max Rood Moot Court Competition was a great success once again. Six teams of students (Leiden, Groninge...
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Additional funding for five experimental and innovative research projects04 July 2025
Five 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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Cake to celebrate two outstanding master’s programmes03 July 2025
Colleagues from three departments were treated to cake by Vice Dean Jan Crijns. This was to celebrate the ratings, excellent and above-average, awarde...
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Olga Ceran and Vasiliki Kosta present the Academic Freedom Monitor 2024 to European Parliament01 July 2025
On 24 June, Olga Ceran and Vasiliki Kosta, together with Peter Maassen from the University of Oslo, presented the Academic Freedom Monitor 2024 to the...
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Rick Lawson appointed new president of the Netherlands Institute for Human RightsAppointment 30 June 2025
Rick Lawson, Professor of European Law and former Dean of Leiden Law School, was appointed as the new president of the Netherlands Institute for Human...
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EALCJ conference in Warsaw29 June 2025
Gerrard Boot and Yvonne Erkens attended the annual conference of the European Association of Labour Court Judges (EALCJ) which was held from 12 to 14 ...
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Melanie Fink Presents on 'Good Administration in the Age of AI' at the European Ombudsman27 June 2025
On 26 June 2025, Melanie Fink delivered a presentation titled 'Good Administration in the Age of AI: Explanation Rights and Human Oversight under EU L...
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Martijn van den Brink participates in the EU Law Mountain Seminar in the Czech Republic26 June 2025
From 10-13 June, Martijn van den Brink participated in the EU Law Mountain Seminar in the Czech Republic. This event is a regular gathering of scholar...
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What are we defending? Steven Pinker on the core values of NATO and the Enlightenment25 June 2025
NATO not only safeguards our security and stability, but also defends Enlightenment principles, promoting prosperity, health and freedom. This is what...