News
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Nikki Sterkenburg Discusses Extreme Right Activism in Dutch Newspaper Trouw and on Dutch News Programme RTL Nieuws 24 February 2020
On Wednesday 19 February an extreme right activist killed nine people in the German city of Hanau. A pattern can be discerned in the attacks that occu...
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Correspondence article by Eduard Fosch-Villaronga in Nature Machine Intelligence 12 February 2020
Robot technology is flourishing in multiple sectors of society, including retail, health care, industry and education. However, are robots representat...
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Back again: border controls in the Schengen area 10 February 2020
Jorrit Rijpma responds in Dutch newspaper the Volkskrant to attention surrounding the reintroduction of border controls in the Schengen area.
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Room to tighten legislation on family reunification? 10 February 2020
In order to reduce the great flow of asylum seekers the Netherlands – and also other European countries – is faced with, the review of the entitlement...
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Lively debate after panel on current events in Iran 06 February 2020
Over 170 people took part in the panel on current events in Iran organized by LUCIS. A bustling crowd of Dutch-Iranians, students, University staff, a...
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Risk profiling Act SyRI off the table 06 February 2020
This week the regional court in The Hague gave a ruling that has attracted international attention. The State of the Netherlands (Ministry of Social A...
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Looking Back: Alumni on the Rise 28 January 2020
Graduates of Leiden University College The Hague, Juliette Nicolai and Elena Venturoni on their recent win in the Global Health Case Challenge 2019, C...
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Grotius Centre contributes to media reporting on The Gambia v Myanmar case at the ICJ 27 January 2020
Cecily Rose, Assistant Professor at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, has been involved in informing media reports about the recent ...
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Media attention for research Marike Knoef on aggression in detention 10 January 2020
The research conducted by Tilburg University and Leiden University on the relationship between aggression among prisoners and the strictness of the pr...
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More accommodating prison regime leads to less aggression 08 January 2020
Aggressive behaviour among prisoners decreased significantly following a number of adjustments in the daily regime at a penal institution. This has be...
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Visit ambassadors to the University Library Special Collections 18 December 2019
Special visit of seven ambassadors of the Arabic-speaking world to the University Library
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Huub de Groot breaks down artificial photosynthesis 12 December 2019
In a promotional video for the SUNRISE initiative, prof. Huub de Groot explains the impact and ideas behind artificial photosynthesis.
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Middle Eastern Culture Market 2019 06 December 2019
The fourth edition of the Middle Eastern Culture market was a great success with more than 2000 visitors over the weekend. Attendees participated in t...
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Cultural Anthropology graduate nominated for 'most impactful student project' by Leiden Science City 06 December 2019
Cultural Anthropology graduate Tommie Lambregts conducted fieldwork in the Slaaghwijk neighbourhood in Leiden as part of a Policy in Practice research...
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Leiderschap voor gezonde en duurzame voedselomgeving zaak van lange adem 05 November 2019
Despite the reduced accessibility as a result of the protests of the farmers in The Hague, around 30 directors, scientists, students and civil servant...