In the media
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13 years old and a suspect in a stabbing incident: what happens now?25 February 2025The Dutch town of Schiedam was shocked this week by a fatal stabbing involving a 13-year-old victim and suspect. Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Childr...
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Andrew Gawthorpe in Various Media on Trump’s Policies25 February 2025Trump caused a lot of controversy in his first month as president. University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe discussed the new administration’s decisions i...
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25-year prison sentence for complicity in honour killing24 February 2025Four men have been sentenced to 25 years in jail for murdering a female relative. Jeroen ten Voorde, Professor of Criminal and Criminal Procedural Law...
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New Public Prosecution Service policy aimed at more community service24 February 2025The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) will handle more criminal cases without involvement of the courts. The aim: more community service and fewer...
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Salvador Santino Regilme in The Associated Press: 'The U.S. aid freeze is a return to hard-power coercion'24 February 2025President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze U.S. foreign aid is raising concerns about ceding global influence to China. The Associated Press explores...
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Media spotlight on neutrino detection by underwater telescopePHYSICS 21 February 2025Scientists have detected a neutrino with the highest energy ever measured. Leiden physicists Maarten de Jong and Dorothea Samtleben were involved in t...
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Carlo Beenakker explains quantum in de Ongelooflijke Podcast on NPOradio1Quantum 21 February 2025Are quantum computers the scientific breakthrough of our time? In this podcast, Carlo Beenakker, Professor of Physics at Leiden University, explains q...
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Lottery procedure used for coffeeshop licence20 February 2025The Dutch municipality of Deventer recently organised an open tender to grant a coffeeshop licence, drawing 1035 responses. Annemarie Drahmann, associ...
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Netherlands Agricultural and Horticulture Association (LTO) hopes new plans will break deadlock on nitrogen emissions19 February 2025In response to recent decisions by the Council of State and in the civil courts, LTO has presented proposals. Rogier Kegge, Assistant Professor in Adm...
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The revision of the Dutch Constitution19 February 2025On 17 February 1983, the most recent revision of the Dutch Constitution took effect. Dutch radio programme ‘Villa VdB’ highlighted the 42nd anniversar...
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Changes urgently needed to Dutch disability benefit system18 February 2025The Dutch House of Representatives is debating the new disability benefit system this week. The system is in deadlock and in urgent need of reform. Ba...
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Who are behind bars in our prisons?18 February 2025Compared to other countries, Dutch prisons have relatively few inmates. But who are behind bars in our prisons? Professor of Criminology and Comparati...
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Cell sharing is not the solution for shortage of prison cells14 February 2025Prison staff are working under high pressure. The current proposal for cell sharing is the final straw. Associate Professor Esther van Ginneken appear...
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Ensure European tech companies adhere to democratic and rule of law values12 February 2025Reijer Passchier, Assistant Professor in Constitutional Law, warns against copying the destructive tech-giant model that exists in the US and China. I...
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Children often not reunited with parents after out-of-home placement12 February 2025Few children placed in care return home. Following publication of research by Leiden University, Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Child Law, commented: ...