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Looking further than punishment and retribution for young offenders 02 December 2024Youth crime has plummeted in the Netherlands. Good news, you might think. Yet we need to look critically at existing sanctions, says Professor by Spec...
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Local residents research their own problems 02 December 2024The Countering Syndemic Vulnerability project supports communities by identifying and tackling clusters of social factors and health problems. The pro...
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Understanding the decline in youth protection measures and youth probation figures 02 December 2024Since 2019, there has been a decline in the number of youth protection measures and youth probation procedures in the Netherlands. What explanations c...
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Advice for administrative authorities and courts: ‘Open your files on citizens’ 29 November 2024Clear language and better rules on confidentiality. These are just a couple of recommendations by Leiden researchers to improve access to information...
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Launch of LDE Space & Society Honours: ‘I hope students learn they need each other’ 29 November 2024Connecting space to society and gaining problem-solving experience: that’s the goal of LDE Space & Society, a new honours programme for bachelor’s stu...
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Train or plane? Study reveals rail travel preferences among Leiden University academics 28 November 2024Would you be more likely to take the train for your next work trip, instead of flying, if you automatically got a first-class ticket? For many Leiden ...
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Atelier pilot launched: new teaching format at Leiden Law School 27 November 2024It’s time to announce a major development within the teaching and education we provide at our faculty: the launch of the Atelier pilot! Atelier will b...
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Help create a safe haven for scholars at risk 27 November 2024Persecution, conflicts and crises are threatening academic institutions and researchers worldwide. This has major implications for science. Leiden Uni...
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Cleveringa Lecture: ‘I’m deeply ashamed of this orchestrated asylum crisis’ 27 November 2024The rule of law is crumbling in the Netherlands, lawyer Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You warned in her Cleveringa Lecture. She held up a mirror to those p...
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University working hard to create a safer work and study environment 26 November 2024Since the demonstration over a year ago on the Wijnhaven campus, Leiden University has developed plans and initiatives to create the safest possible w...
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‘Are you OK?’ Student rowing club Pelargos wins Student Well-being Award 26 November 2024Are you OK? This question aims to help make unwelcome behaviour easier to talk about. Student rowing club Pelargos made a personal variant on the nati...
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Farewell to Martijn Ridderbos: ‘We can’t do it alone’ 26 November 2024In his leaving interview, Martijn Ridderbos doesn’t have to think long when asked what he is most proud of. ‘Bringing people together; creating things...
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Protest against higher education cuts: ‘This government is turning its back on the world’ 25 November 2024Over 20,000 students, lecturers, administrators, support staff and many others protested on 25 November against the plans to make billions of cuts to ...
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Hope on the horizon for bankrupt retailer Blokker: saving the high street 22 November 2024Dutch retailer Blokker has gone bust. But a restart could be possible depending on the trustee. Research conducted by Jessie Pool and her colleagues h...
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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...