In the media
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Peter Rodrigues ‘The boundaries for discrimination have shifted’ 11 January 2023The judicial authorities are looking into the possibilities for prosecution for the slogans that were projected on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam on ...
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ROBUST AI programme receives 25 million euros from Dutch Research Council 10 January 2023The ROBUST consortium, which is the initiative of the Innovation Center for Artificial intelligence (ICAI), has received 25 million euros from the Dut...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan on 'Spraakmakers' about mining the moon 10 January 2023Commercial parties offering space travel, space waste, claiming the moon, potentially exploiting resources ... It’s going to get busy in space in the ...
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Two Leiden academics nominated for Person of the Year 05 January 2023Leiden academics Remco Breuker and Auke-Florian Hiemstra stand to win the title of Person of the Year. According to the Leidsch Dagblad newspaper, the...
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Are the brains of males different from those of females? Psychologists produce a podcast on brain research and mental health 20 December 2022Women are more often diagnosed with depression, whereas ADHD is much more frequently detected in men. And there are other more striking differences. W...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan on Radio Weetlust: Who does the moon belong to? 16 December 2022
Assistant Professor Space Law Tanja Masson-Zwaan appeared as a guest on the Radio Weetlust programme of local Leiden radio station Sleutelstad FM. She...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan on crowds on the moon: can anyone simply go there? 14 December 2022
It has been a coming and going of satellites and spaceships near the moon. It has not been this busy in years. There are currently more than ten moon ...
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Steven Truxal on Deutsche Welle about International Air Transport Association 07 December 2022On 6 December 2022, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents around 260 airlines in the world, released its Economic Outlo...
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K-pop industry violates basic human rights 07 December 2022Beneath the glittering surface image of K-pop idols lies the Dorian Grey-like heart of an industry that abuses and discards its trainees and stars. It...
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Aleydis Nissen on K-pop popularity in Saudi Arabia 17 November 2022
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030, an effort to reduce the country’s reliance on oil, may open up new opportunities for Kor...
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Jorrit Rijpma on possible reform of Schengen Agreement 17 November 2022Europe's open borders are under pressure: Europe has an increasing number of Member States with governments calling for tighter border controls. Sever...
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Jorrit Rijpma: Curbing refugee flow almost impossible 08 November 2022
Once again, asylum policy is causing heightened tension in the Dutch Lower House. There was supposed to be an agreement on a new asylum law that could...
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Wim Voermans on coronavirus policy of Dutch Government 19 October 2022Due to the absence of a finalised ‘corona act’, the Dutch Government will only be able to make use of emergency regulations should there be a new coro...
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'Court ruling is balancing act between legal review of rules and feasibility of reception of asylum applicants' 13 October 2022According to a recent court ruling, the reception of asylum applicants in the Netherlands is not in line with European requirements. The Dutch Governm...
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Mark Klaassen and Olaf van Vliet discuss European labour migrants in FD 04 October 2022The Netherlands cannot stop European labour migrants coming here. Nor does The Hague have much influence on the influx of asylum seekers. But experts ...