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Leiden University wins tender from Ministry of Economic Affairs to evaluate legislationTender 11 July 2025Researchers from Leiden University, together with SEO Amsterdam Economics, have been chosen to evaluate the Dutch Telecommunications Sector (Undesirab...
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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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Cake to celebrate two outstanding master’s programmes03 July 2025Colleagues 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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Vlietland Secondary School visits Leiden Law School to learn about children's rightsSecondary Education 10 June 2025On 27 May, 180 pupils from Vlietland Secondary School visited Leiden University’s law faculty. At the school, pupils learn about themes that are impor...
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The people who lose out in the climate transition27 May 2025With 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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Children’s rights professor: ‘Children should figure in every decision you make’Leidraad 26 May 2025Professor Ton Liefaard has worked to improve the position of children since his academic career began. Vulnerable children are given a voice in his re...
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Kartica van der Zon appointed professor by special appointment of Family Law, Law of Persons and Juvenile Law at the University of GroningenAppointment 22 May 2025As of 1 May 2025, Professor Kartica van der Zon has been appointed professor by special appointment of Family Law, Law of Persons and Juvenile Law at ...
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Give parents and children a voice and improve chances of reunification15 May 2025Research by Leiden University into court-mandated out-of-home placements of children has caused much controversy. More than 250 people attended a conf...
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Reinout Vriesendorp bows out: 'My main focus as a professor was always on teaching'Valedictory lecture 08 May 2025Reinout 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 2025People 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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Leiden University writes advisory report on legislative bill to improve legal protection in youth protectionAdvisory report 30 April 2025Leiden University has written an advisory report at the request of the Ministry of Justice and Security on a legislative bill to improve legal protect...
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Minor's Information Market15 April 2025On 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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Thorbecke Day 2025: traditional and topical28 March 2025The 2025 edition in Ghent was all about cryptocurrency. Matthias Haentjens delivered the Thorbecke Lecture: ‘Thorbecke, Trump and the digital future o...
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Children from multi-parent families do not have legal protectionPromotie 27 March 2025In families where more than two people assume the role of parent, not all of these parents have legal status. This causes problems, particularly with ...
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What is happening on the shop floor? Executive Board visits the Institute of Tax Law and Economics13 March 2025Each 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...