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Funding for Law Sector Plan now structural 11 September 2025Now the Dutch national Law Sector Plan has been positively evaluated, the temporary funding provided to Leiden Law School for the research projects ‘I...
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Why the law has not eliminated race discrimination 11 September 2025Despite being prohibited by law since 1971, race discrimination continues to exist in the Netherlands, making it harder for some people to find a job ...
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Inspirational start to faculty year 10 September 2025On Friday 5 September, to mark our 450th anniversary we celebrated the opening of the faculty year together with the Leiden Revisited alumni event. Co...
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A quick call with... the beadle about inaugural lectures in Lokhorstkerk 09 September 2025Inaugural lectures and PhD ceremonies are usually held in the Grand Auditorium in the Academy Building. Due to its temporary closure for the installat...
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Pride is a celebration, but also a fight for visibility 08 September 2025‘Be yourself. Be as gay, queer, trans as you can and show the world you exist.’ These rousing words from Looi van Kessel marked the start of the third...
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Participatory governance: new publication by Malgieri & Kaminski in the Yale Journal of Law & Technology 04 September 2025Associate Professor Gianclaudio Malgieri (eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies) and Professor Margot E. Kaminski (University of Colorado Law...
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Executive Board adopts committee’s recommendations on Israel-Palestine 04 September 2025The Executive Board proposes to take the decision to suspend the existing institutional student exchange programmes with two Israeli universities, and...
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New publication - Desire in Code: Legal Perspectives on Sex Robots and Consent 04 September 2025Carlotta Rigotti, postdoctoral researcher at eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies, has published a new article, Desire in Code: Legal Perspe...
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New book by Timo Slootweg, Tragedy in Ethics and Law: Other Voices of Dionysus 04 September 2025In a world where law and morality strive for clarity, order, and control, this book challenges us to confront what has long been forgotten: the tragic...
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Yale political theorist Hélène Landemore appointed new Cleveringa Professor 04 September 2025The French political theorist Hélène Landemore, known for her critical perspective on modern democracies, has been appointed as the new Cleveringa Pro...
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Leiden University to study the rise and persistence of income inequality 04 September 2025Income inequality in the Netherlands is an upward trend. Leiden University will examine the causes behind this increasing inequality and why income in...
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Improved Financial Outlook Faculty of Humanities 2026–2030 02 September 2025In the short term, no reorganisation is foreseen within the Faculty of Humanities, nor are any compulsory redundancies expected. Nonetheless, structur...
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Flying pencil links Leiden and The Hague at launch of new degree programmes 02 September 2025It was a memorable start to September. While Leiden marked the opening of the academic year, The Hague celebrated the launch of three new degree progr...
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What will university be like in the future? Vote for your favourite ‘uni-vision’ 02 September 2025What will it be like to study at Leiden University in 2075? Ten surprising, artistic uni-visions could be brought to life. It’s up to you to vote for ...
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Opening of the Academic Year: 'Relentlessly follow your curiosity and see where it takes you' 01 September 2025The opening of the new academic year highlighted students' and lecturers' personal motivators. Incoming students were encouraged to be bold, forge the...