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‘The Geopoliticisation of Europe’: Joris Larik delivers the Havel-Cleveringa Lecture03 February 2026Where European integration has long been understood as a peace project, Joris Larik argued in his Havel-Cleveringa Lecture that recent developments po...
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Winner of the Europe Hub’s Best Master’s Thesis Prize 202503 February 2026Each year, Leiden University’s Europe Hub invites submissions from all faculties for its annual Europe Hub Master's thesis prize. The winning thesis s...
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Could restricting EU free movement help tackle brain drain?03 February 2026Eastern and Southern European countries struggle with ‘brain drain’ as skilled workers move to other EU Member States. Could restricting free movement...
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Expert case study on two free trade agreements strengthens Dutch MPs knowledgeFact sheet 02 February 2026Requested by the Dutch Parliament, Professor of European Law, Freya Baetens, wrote an expert case study on the EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement and the ...
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Professor Sofia Ranchordás examines citizenship and datafication in AI governance02 February 2026The lecture series 'Humanity in the Automated State' continued on 29 January 2026, at Leiden Law School with Professor Sofia Ranchordás from Tilburg U...
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UK Supreme Court ruling on sex definition sparks European law debate27 January 2026Christa Tobler, Professor of European law, attended and spoke on the implications of the UK Supreme Court’s ruling for EU non-discrimination law in th...
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From sovereignty at sea to self-determination: the geopolitics of GreenlandCurrent affairs 22 January 2026Who holds rights to Greenland’s surrounding waters and natural resources? Which interests are at stake and for whose benefit? We put these questions t...
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Olga Ceran awarded the Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Fellowship 2025/2616 January 2026Dr Olga Ceran has been selected as a 2025/26 Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Fellow. As one of 11 fellows in this year’s cohort, she will work on a projec...
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Aya Rizk examines automation’s impact on public administration decision-making15 January 2026The lecture series 'Humanity in the Automated State' held its second session on 12 January 2026, at Leiden Law School. Dr Aya Rizk, Linköping Universi...
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How minority governments could benefit the NetherlandsPhD defence 15 January 2026Minority governments only become an option when attempts to form a government collapse. PhD candidate Corné Smit explored why such governments have be...
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Yvonne Erkens appointed Professor of Labour LawAppointment 08 January 2026Yvonne Erkens has been appointed Professor of Labour Law at Leiden University as of 1 January 2026.
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Grotius Centre brings academic expertise to Rome Statute Assembly16 December 2025At the 24th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, held in The Hague from 1 to 6 December, the Grotius Centre for Internationa...
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Another successful year of the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme02 December 2025In the second year of the implementation of the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme, Leiden University hosted a group of 30 civil servants from pre-a...
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Lecture series 'Humanity in the Automated State' launches with opening by Professor Christine Moser24 November 2025The lecture series 'Humanity in the Automated State' held its inaugural session on 20 November 2025, at Leiden Law School, featuring Professor Christi...
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Conference A legal assessment of EU integration in the Western Balkans20 November 2025Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dramatically changed the geopolitical situation in the European continent. Former EU High Representative for Foreign Affa...