In the media
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Mark Klaassen: 'Cabinet acting contrary to Directive on family reunification' 30 August 2022
On Friday 26 August 2022, the Dutch cabinet presented its new asylum agreement. According to Assistant Professor Mark Klaassen, the new agreement is b...
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Bart Custers on BBC News about Uber’s Greyballing 29 August 2022
In just over a decade, Uber has revolutionised how we move around our cities. The ride-hailing app was a game-changer: you just tapped your phone and ...
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Bart Custers in Trouw about new European digital identity 29 August 2022
Europe is working full steam towards a digital identity for every EU citizen. And although it might be really useful to be able to hire a car everywhe...
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Archaeologist Anastasia Nikulina interviewed for podcast Hortus Amsterdam 29 August 2022
The Hortus Talks is a podcast series as well as a botanical college tour, recorded in the greenhouse in the middle of the Hortus Amsterdam. The theme ...
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Andrea Evers in the media about the corona measures and behaviour 25 August 2022
Health psychologist Andrea Evers has been invited by several Dutch and international media to talk about the coronavirus and the measures taken by the...
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Empirical-legal research on online price discrimination 25 August 2022
How do Dutch companies perceive online price discrimination? Kimia Heidary, Bart Custers, Helen Pluut and Jean-Pierre van der Rest recently published ...
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Jan van de Streek: ’Consumer spending contingency plan is tremendously complicated' 24 August 2022
The coalition parties of the Dutch Government plan to convene on Wednesday and Thursday this week for a priority meeting on the predicted 6.8% decline...
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How to make society more resilient? Anne-Laura van Harmelen explains the importance of friendships 24 August 2022
Societal challenges call for a resilient society. In taking steps towards a more resilient society, friendships play a major role. But how exactly do ...
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Hoekstra puts unity of Dutch Government at risk with nitrogen comments 23 August 2022
Politicians in The Hague were in for an unpleasant surprise when the interview with CDA politician, and also current Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister, W...
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Jorrit Rijpma: A temporary asylum stop is in breach of European Convention on Human Rights 23 August 2022
In the Netherlands, various local VVD parties are calling for an asylum stop. Other political parties, Ja21, BBB, PVV and FvD, also see an asylum stop...
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Miranda Boone in NRC: 'Leave for prisoners is essential' 22 August 2022
Tightened rules are preventing prisoners from taking leave, even though this would help with their reintegration.
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Delay after delay: Is Dutch Government's reluctance to disclose information increasing? 18 August 2022
The Dutch Open Government Act (Wet open overheid (Woo)) has been in effect for several months now. Yet various government authorities were in the news...
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Discovery of unknown translation of René Descartes’ 'L’homme' in Leiden Bibliotheca Thysiana 18 August 2022
From time to time, manuscripts that have remained hidden for centuries turn up in library collections and archives. In the archives of the 17th-centur...
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Rising staff shortages despite fear of recession – Olaf van Vliet in NRC 18 August 2022
Economists are warning for a contraction of the economy during the second half of this year. The United States are already facing a ‘technical recessi...
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Blogging about the Research and Management of the Tollense Battlefield 18 August 2022
The battle at the Tollense valley took place in 1300 BC, the Bronze age. The archaeological site now is being threatened by climate chance. In an inte...