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Student conference full of new perspectives on inequalityEducation 15 December 2025What role did inequality play in the past? On Friday 5 December, Master's students in history presented their answers at a conference they organised t...
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Leiden University to study the rise and persistence of income inequalityResearch project 04 September 2025Income inequality in the Netherlands is an upward trend. Leiden University will examine the causes behind this increasing inequality and why income in...
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Leiden University joins Global Coalition for Social JusticeGlobal Coalition for Social Justice 07 July 2025Leiden University has become a partner of the Global Coalition for Social Justice, an international movement committed to advancing decent work and an...
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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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Problems arise when citizens request documents from public authorities with information on third parties27 March 2025When Dutch citizens request information under the Open Government Act (Woo), third parties can ask the public authority to withhold certain informatio...
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Phone nearly empty? Uber’s fare might be higher19 February 2025If 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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Most children placed in care will not return home11 February 2025After compulsory placement in care, four in ten children return home. Of these, one in four re-enters care. Emergency care orders are often used and o...
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Improved safety needed in women’s prisonsReport and recommendations 05 February 2025A report by Leiden researchers Esther van Ginneken and Yara Abbing claims that boundary violations and discrimination are a structural problem in wome...