In the media
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Deepfake video enforcement is a problem: ‘You can't ban all porn videos.’ 20 March 2024
Many deepfake porn videos are going around appearing to feature popular Dutch presenters, actors and politicians. These videos are banned, and yet the...
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Quincy Promes arrested in Dubai: will he be extradited to the Netherlands? 20 March 2024
Quincy Promes has been arrested in Dubai at the request of the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service. The Dutch judicial authorities now want Dubai t...
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Olaf van Vliet discusses rise in self-employment on NU.nl 19 March 2024
The number of self-employed people has risen over the past few years. Professor of Economics Olaf van Vliet explains this development in Dutch online ...
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New EU-Swiss negotiations 19 March 2024
A broad package of measures has been launched to deepen and expand the EU-Switzerland relationship. Christa Tobler was interviewed by both Süddeutsche...
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ASML threatening to move abroad for no good reason 18 March 2024
Population growth is falling, tax advantages for expats are not attractive enough and there’s a lack of qualified workers. Three reasons why Peter Wen...
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Do codes of conduct apply to civil servants’ free time? 18 March 2024
According to research conducted by regional Dutch newspaper ‘BN DeStem’, emigration to Russia certainly isn’t off the cards for some Dutch people. Inf...
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How Finland managed to halve its suicide rate 18 March 2024
Finland reduced its suicide rate from 30 deaths per 100,000 citizens. Marieke Liem and Leah Prencipe, Professor of Violence and Interventions and Post...
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Udhruh archaeological project on TV in Jordan 14 March 2024
The Udhruh archaeological project in Jordan was recently visited by Diala Dabbas for her program ‘Helwa ya Donya’ (which translates to ‘Beautiful Univ...
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Secure youth care is failing. ‘It’s like being in an extremely strict prison.’ 14 March 2024
Roughly arrested and subjected to extreme isolation. Using his experience, expert Jason Bhugwandass spoke to 50 young people who have spent time on Zi...
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Force judges to listen to parents before placing children in care 11 March 2024
Parents are not always heard before their children’s placement in care is extended. They can only have their say if they ask the judge for a hearing t...
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Political framing: migration figures 04 March 2024
Following the fall of the fourth Rutte cabinet, Dutch Minister of Justice and Security Dilan Yesilgöz addressed the Dutch media about the ‘influx’ of ...
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The skate-friendly city 01 March 2024
In cities like Leeds, Seoul and Malmö, a museum park is a place for unintentional creativity, unsolicited interventions and unorganised sport. Dutch c...
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Ditching meat could release vital land to produce energy and remove carbon from the atmosphere 29 February 2024
A radical reduction in the amount of meat, dairy and other products sourced from animals is possible in the coming decades, as people turn to an incre...
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Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic 29 February 2024
Nanotechnology has pervaded numerous industrial sectors over the past decades. Although many of us may not be aware of it, nanomaterials are now embed...
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Military service: a thing of the past or completely relevant today? 28 February 2024
Two years ago, Russian tanks crossed the border into Ukraine. The war seems to be getting closer and closer. Is it time to dust off and reintroduce mi...