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Ethics committee for partnerships launched 02 July 2024
The ‘Committee for Assessing Ethical Aspects of Partnerships’ is being launched this month. This committee, created by Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl a...
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Schoof I cabinet: These cabinet members studied in Leiden 02 July 2024
It took a while, but the new cabinet has now finally been appointed. Four members of Schoof I studied in Leiden. Who are they?
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Carlotta Rigotti attends Global Digital Intimacies conference 02 July 2024
With ongoing discussions on digital intimacy in mind, Carlotta Rigotti presented preliminary findings on the regulation of sex robots through the AI A...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri interviewed on 'Shifting Privacy Left' podcast 02 July 2024
Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor at eLaw, was interviewed by Debra Farber on her Shifting Privacy Left podcast. The Episode was released on 2...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri at the Privacy Symposium 2024 in Venice 02 July 2024
Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law and Technology at eLaw, was invited to speak at the third edition of the prestigious 'Privacy Symposi...
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Annachiara Raia receives NWO Impact Explorer grant: ‘We want to ensure that literature is once again voiced by its own society and resonates beyond it’ 02 July 2024
For decades, the trade in pocketbooks prescribing how to be a good Muslim flourished in East Africa, but in recent years the number of books in circul...
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Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery 01 July 2024
Research into our history of colonialism and slavery, heart-to-heart conversations at a Keti Koti table, exhibitions, lectures and podcasts that estab...
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Students work on a cold case: ‘We look in a different way than the police’ 01 July 2024
Sixteen master’s students from a variety of disciplines are helping The Hague Police to find new clues in a cold case. ‘The photographs are like the o...
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Meijers’ impact still felt in Leiden 70 years after his death 27 June 2024
Eduard Meijers, former rector magnificus of Leiden University, is known as the founder of the Dutch Civil Code. A symposium held on 24 June 2024 refle...
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Exhibition encourages us to reflect on the history of slavery 27 June 2024
What is the significance of the history of slavery for our present-day society? A special exhibition in the inner courtyard of the Academy Building fe...
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Academics start campaign against government cuts 27 June 2024
Academics from Leiden University have started a campaign against cuts at universities. From 26 June to 11 July, they are giving lunchtime pitches in L...
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Mapping historical marine life: Johannes Müller is researching the history of ecosystems 27 June 2024
The underwater world around present-day Indonesia has changed greatly in recent centuries as a result of human activity. University lecturer Johannes ...
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Is sexuality a private matter? Not for LGBTQI+ asylum seekers 27 June 2024
Imagine: you’re seeking asylum in the Netherlands due to your sexual orientation or gender identity. The immigration authorities might question you ab...
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Good party? Good cause 26 June 2024
A leaving do, birthday or other celebration? Many people like to ask for a donation to a good cause for their birthday or anniversary present. Leiden ...
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Video: Leiden archaeologists digging in Oss 26 June 2024
Leiden archaeologists have been digging into the municipality of Oss’s past for 50 years now and students have gained their first experience of fieldw...