726 search results for “desinformatie fake news” in the Staff website
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European support for Dutch-Flemish project in the fight against disinformation
Dutch and Flemish partners, including Leiden University, are joining forces as the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) in the fight against the spread of fake news, and have received the support of the European Commission.
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Anna Smulders
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.m.smulders@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Seventeenth-century Dutch were masters in fake news
LUC historian Jacqueline Hylkema unmasks forgeries from the early modern Dutch Republic in the research project "Mapping the Fake Republic".
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Indira Huliselan
Faculty of Humanities
i.c.huliselan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1167
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Willem van Rooijen
Faculty of Humanities
w.van.rooijen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2933
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Addie de Moor
Science
a.c.j.de.moor@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Peter Burger
Faculty of Humanities
p.burger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2099
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Willem Koetsenruijter
Faculty of Humanities
a.w.m.koetsenruijter@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Bart Custers: 'NCTV cannot track citizens using fake accounts'
For years, the Dutch National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV) has collected and shared privacy-sensitive information about citizens. Experts say this is in breach of the law.
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Adolescents experience how susceptible they are to fake news with VR glasses and rubber hands
BrainTrain: an initiative from Leiden University in which a team of students visit high schools to make adolescents more resilient against disinformation on the news and on their socials. In an interactive two-hour guest lesson, high school pupils discover how easily their brains can be tricked into…
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Is it a fake or not? Time for a new kind of connoisseurship
If a forged Vermeer or Rembrandt is discovered, it is world news. Yet tracing fakes has long been a low priority in art history. University lecturer Anna Tummers will receive an ERC grant of almost two million euros to change that.
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As old as the road to Rome: 'Fake news was already to be found in ancient times'
Fake news a new phenomenon? Not according to Rens Tacoma and Indira Huliselan. In an NWO project, the associate professor and PhD student will delve into the twisting, scheming and tampering with facts that went on thousands of years ago.
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Fia van Heteren
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
f.van.heteren@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Astrid Vandendaele
Faculty of Humanities
a.vandendaele@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Ashley Wilkinson
Faculty of Humanities
a.a.wilkinson@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Fake News and Disinformation
Lecture, PCNI Research Seminar
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How to factcheck fake news?
Alumni event
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Tiffany Bousard
Faculty of Humanities
t.v.c.bousard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Miguel Mira
Faculty of Humanities
m.mira@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Newscheckers wins European Citizen Award
The fact-checking initiative Nieuwscheckers has won the Dutch round of the European Citizens Award. This prize is awarded annually to projects and initiatives that deliver an exceptional performance within the EU.
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LDE AI Mixer on disinformation and fake news
Leiden AI Week
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Online curiosity explored: 'We are more likely to accept information uncritically if it answers a question'
What do people wonder about on social media? University lecturer Matthijs Westera is the recipient of an NWO grant to investigate what people are curious about online.
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New staff
Are you about to start your new job at Leiden University? Or did you just start? Below we have summarised the most important information for new employees.
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Bart Custers in Trouw on ChatGPT and cybercrime
The EU proposal for a regulatory framework on artificial intelligence will not prevent the dangers of cybercrime or the spreading of fake news using ChatGPT. Cyber criminals can use the new technology to write harmful software, phishing mails and fake news.
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Letters of Johan de Witt give a glimpse behind the scenes at the Disaster Year 1672
The government, the people and the country were in desperate straits. This about sums up the state of affairs in the Disaster Year of 1672. It was 350 years ago, and to mark the occasion PhD candidate Roosje Peeters collaborated on a series of letters to and from a key political figure Johan de Witt,…
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Guidelines for news articles
How do you write a good news article? Here are a number of guidelines to help you.
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Nico Staring
Faculty of Humanities
n.t.b.staring@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Rik de Ruiter
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
r.de.ruiter@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9411
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Michaël Opgenhaffen
Faculty of Humanities
m.p.a.opgenhaffen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2099
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Michiel van Groesen
Faculty of Humanities
m.van.groesen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2765
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Registering new programmes
If you have an idea for a new degree programme, be aware that the registration procedure is complex and time-consuming. Your faculty, the Executive Board, the Efficiency Committee for Higher Education (CDHO) and the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) must all approve.
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Online introduction for new staff
Introductiebijeenkomst
- Online introduction for new staff
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The new leave system explained
Since 1 January 2020 - with the transition to the Dutch Civil Code - the system of writing off leave has changed. When you take leave, the system automatically writes off the hours that fall due first.
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Don't be fooled by phishing
You think you can spot a phishing scam: a suspicious email that asks for your password or other personal data. But these emails are becoming increasingly plausible, so you could still fall into the trap. That’s why this method is still used so often by people with malicious intent. Did you know that…
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2021
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- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2021
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These are the new student members of our Faculty Council
Organisation
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Bart Custers on BBC News about Uber’s Greyballing
In just over a decade, Uber has revolutionised how we move around our cities. The ride-hailing app was a game-changer: you just tapped your phone and a cab would find you. You even paid through the app. However, some of the Uber’s more controversial practices have triggered the interest of law enforcement,…
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A new job or the end of your contract
If you find a new job or if your contract is coming to an end, there are a number of matters to consider.
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Roel Kwast: Leiden Law School’s new student assessor
The student assessor: the one student member of the Faculty Board who attends all important meetings and project discussions. The assessor represents students – one of the key target groups – in the faculty’s administrative decisions. The current assessor, Hannah Saberi, will pass over the reins to…
- A new university-wide pool for research project management
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Misleading bar and pie charts
People can be easily mislead with graphs. But they don’t necessarily stay misled, the research shows.
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Roundtable: Accountability in the Digital Age
Roundtable discussion
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No new election student section Humanities Faculty Council – seat allocation adopted
Organisation
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Construction Day: Time to come and take a look in the University’s new Spui Building
You might be wondering what the reconstruction of the former V&D store at Spui in The Hague looks like now. If so, you can come and find out for yourself. On Saturday 8 June 2024, from 10.00 – 13.00 hrs., the building site of the new Campus The Hague Leiden University Building will be open to the pu…
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workshop ‘Changing Frames: Looking at the Pieter de la Court building in new ways’
Arts and culture