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Protest at Academy Building and Hortus botanicus ended 17 May 2024
Today’s protest at the University’s Academy Building and the Hortus botanicus ended at around 16.30. The dozens of demonstrators left the grounds volu...
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Our ties with Israeli universities 17 May 2024
Leiden University has recently received various petitions from students and staff concerning our ties with Israeli universities. We have also held ext...
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A message from the Executive Board 17 May 2024
These are turbulent times at Dutch universities. We have all seen what has been and is still happening at various campuses in the country. Protests, d...
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Keeping our campus safe 17 May 2024
The world is in turmoil. International wars and conflicts have been raging for some time. And political and social developments are causing insecurity...
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Live blog: Academy Building protest 17 May 2024
This page provides updates on the protest today at the Academy Building and Hortus botanicus in Leiden.
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Protest in Wijnhaven building has ended 16 May 2024
Everything is peaceful again in and around the Wijnhaven building at Campus The Hague. Earlier today, the location was the scene of a large pro-Palest...
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Brief summary of our approach to our ties with Israeli institutions 16 May 2024
During the last couple of months, Leiden University has conducted many constructive discussions with the University Council and many other experts and...
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AI Policy Leaders Award for Gianclaudio Malgieri 16 May 2024
Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law at eLaw, will receive the "AI Policy Leaders Academia Award" from CAIDP Europe (Center for AI and Dig...
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Carlotta Rigotti at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2024 16 May 2024
On 13 May 2024, Carlotta Rigotti took the stage at WOROBET 2024, a workshop dedicated to robot ethics, which was part of the IEEE International Confer...
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Concern about provisional government deal 16 May 2024
We are concerned about our research and teaching cuts announced in the provisional deal between the Dutch coalition parties. This will have a profound...
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eLaw publishes Self-assessment tool on age assurance for the European Commission 16 May 2024
Simone van der Hof, Professor of Law and Digital Technologies at eLaw, and Mohammed Raiz Shaffique, Researcher and PhD candidate at eLaw, have publish...
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Vanessa Mak appointed member of KNAW 16 May 2024
Vanessa Mak has been appointed as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). As a Professor of Civil Law, the main focus o...
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Design METIS instrument for the Extremely Large Telescope finalised 16 May 2024
The design for the METIS instrument for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is final. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has given the green ligh...
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The Department of Research: which colleagues support our faculty’s researchers and what do they do? 16 May 2024
Martine van Trigt, Head of Research Affairs, discusses how her team supports researchers with their research.
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Vanessa Mak and Herman Paul new KNAW members 16 May 2024
The KNAW has appointed 17 new members, including Leiden University's Vanessa Mak, Professor of Private Law, and Herman Paul, Professor of History. The...