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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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The people who lose out in the climate transition27 May 2025
With the climate transition in full swing, polluting industries must adapt and shift to more sustainable production methods. Workers in this sector mu...
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Reinout Vriesendorp bows out: 'My main focus as a professor was always on teaching'Valedictory lecture 08 May 2025
Reinout Vriesendorp has been Professor of Insolvency Law since 2016 as well as a partner at law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. For nine years, he...
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Migrants who speak better Dutch are more likely to find permanent employment08 May 2025
People who speak the Dutch language have better chances in the labour market. PhD candidate Giacomo Boffi’s message is therefore: invest in language l...
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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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What is happening on the shop floor? Executive Board visits the Institute of Tax Law and Economics13 March 2025
Each scientific institute has its own dynamics. The Executive Board is visiting the different institutes to find out what is going on there. On 11 Mar...
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Phone nearly empty? Uber’s fare might be higher19 February 2025
If you buy something online, the webshop can adjust the price based on your data. Kimia Heidary investigated the phenomenon of online price discrimina...
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Bankruptcy trustees often lack the financial resources needed to tackle fraud30 January 2025
In bankruptcies, proceeds are often too low to pay the trustees and fraud often occurs. This lack of resources means that fraudsters can get off scot-...
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Smarter rules on pensions could mitigate financial risks16 January 2025
Pensions not tailored to the self-employed, working mothers with stagnant salaries and people unable to find work due to incapacity. Pim Koopmans was ...
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Preventing legal disputes at the press of a button09 December 2024
Can algorithms function as a tool for lawyers and their clients to negotiate contracts? Georgios Stathis' PhD research shows that it can be done in th...
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Understanding the decline in youth protection measures and youth probation figuresLeiden University examines trends and provides explanations 02 December 2024
Since 2019, there has been a decline in the number of youth protection measures and youth probation procedures in the Netherlands. What explanations c...
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Mees Vergouwen wins Mitchell B. Carroll Prize01 November 2024
Mees Vergouwen was awarded the Mitchell B. Carroll Prize by the International Fiscal Association (IFA) on 28 October 2024. The tax specialist won the ...
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Two new bachelor's programmes in The Hague explore crucial societal themes08 October 2024
Leiden University is expanding its educational offering in The Hague with two Dutch-taught bachelor's programmes: Economie & Samenleving and Cybersecu...
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In Memoriam professor emeritus Victor Halberstadt (1939–2024)16 September 2024
It is with great sadness that we have learned that Professor Victor Halberstadt passed away on Friday 13 September 2024. He was Professor of Public Se...
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Lieke Beekers wins Young Economist Award 202430 August 2024
On 28 August 2024, Lieke Beekers won the Young Economist Award 2024.