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It’s high time for more interaction between law and science 22 November 2024Climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution are urgent problems that call for close collaboration between lawyers and scientists. Dr...
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Humanities Hub: A Hotbed of Innovation 21 November 2024In two weeks' time, the official opening of the Humanities Hub will take place in the Huizinga Building. The first projects have already begun. Profes...
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Introducing MetaROR – An open peer review platform for metaresearch 21 November 2024MetaROR, a new open peer review platform, was launched today at the AIMOS 2024 conference in Canberra, Australia. MetaROR is a joint initiative of AIM...
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The Nuance Project: Respectful dialogue about sensitive topics give students hope 21 November 2024Students from Leiden University have launched The Nuance Project, a platform for respectful, open-minded dialogue on divisive issues. The aim is to fo...
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One million euros grant for smart antibiotic combinations – tackling resistant infections and antimicrobial resistance 21 November 2024Optimised antibiotic combinations can combat bacteria more effectively while also slowing the development of resistance. Scientists from five European...
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Contributing to cancer research in your own way: three PhD candidates on their work within Oncode Accelerator 21 November 2024Accelerating the development of new cancer medicines by joining forces—that’s the mission of Oncode Accelerator, a Dutch consortium that recently welc...
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More legal firearms do not lead to more murders in Europe 21 November 2024A higher level of legal firearm availability does not lead to more violent deaths in Europe but does lead to more female deaths. This is what Katharin...
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Court deems unacceptable behaviour by professor likely, ruling on dismissal request postponed 21 November 2024It is sufficiently plausible that the professor from the Faculty of Archaeology exhibited the ‘inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour’ detailed in t...
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‘Polarisation is good. Much better than an uneasy silence’ 21 November 2024If a young person from a migrant background climbs the social ladder despite internship discrimination, the exclusion often gets worse. It is only whe...
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Innovating terrorism with AI 20 November 2024On 7 and 8 November 2024, the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), the Institute of Security & Global Affairs at Leiden University, and ...
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High priority of banks and tax authorities in bankruptcies proves outdated 20 November 2024It’s a given that in bankruptcy cases in the Netherlands, banks and the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration are prioritised as creditors. But not onl...
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Learning from the Experts: Dutch Negotiators on Climate diplomacy 20 November 2024How does climate diplomacy shape global security and policy? As part of the Vital Interests course in the BSc Security Studies programme, students had...
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Antibodies against rheumatic diseases tested directly on patients 20 November 2024Leiden Professor of Translational Rheumatology Hans Ulrich Scherer has one foot in the clinic, where he helps patients, and the other in the lab, wher...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri moderates panel at IAPP Data Protection Congress 2024 19 November 2024On 20 November 2024, Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law and Technology at Leiden University's eLaw department and Co-Director of the Bru...
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H2OLAW conference: Law-science interfaces within the law of the sea and fresh water law 19 November 2024On 26 and 27 September 2024, Leiden University's Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies hosted the H2OLAW conference entitled 'Law-science int...