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Minor Violence Studies: interesting encounters and flying wooden blocks News - 21 March 2024
The English taught interdisciplinary minor Violence Studies looks into various facets of interpersonal violence. Is this minor for all Leiden students? These two 'colleagues' are certain of it.

Great interest in LDE Bachelor Honours Programme Sustainability News - 15 November 2022
Today marks the launch of the LDE Bachelor Honours Programme Sustainability. Students from Leiden University, TU Delft and Erasmus University will work together on concrete sustainability issues of organisations. Interest in the new programme turned out to be overwhelming. Two lecturers involved share…

Special lecture Jan Vleggeert: 'A citizen's perspective on conflicts of interest' News - 30 June 2022
When Professor of Tax Law Jan Vleggeert delivered his inaugural lecture in Leiden University’s Academy Building on 30 October 2020, only 30 people were allowed to attend due to coronavirus measures. On 10 June 2022, Vleggeert was therefore given the opportunity to deliver a lecture to a much larger…

How successful are interest groups in court? A Kiem project finds out News - 28 April 2025
Interest groups seem to be going to court more often to force politicians to act. How often do they do so? And how successful are they? The Kiem project ‘Litigation in the name of public interest’ is compiling a database on this.

Huge interest from prospective students (and their parents) on Bachelor’s Open Day News - 4 March 2024
Presentations, city tours, themed cafés and information fairs − there was plenty to discover on the Bachelor’s Open Day last Saturday. Around 6,000 prospective students and 4,000 parents visited faculties in Leiden and The Hague to soak up the atmosphere and imagine how it would be to study at Leiden…

Eric De Brabandere: 'Both Ukraine and Russia have an interest in a ceasefire' News - 7 March 2022
Last week Russia and Ukraine met for the first time since the outbreak of the war. The talks took place in Belarus.

Interested in becoming a member of The Young Academy? Let your supervisor know Announcement - 17 April 2025
Research

Vraag het Leiden seeks academics to answer interesting questions sent in by the public News - 18 February 2025
Would you like to share your expertise with a wide audience, and in a very convenient way? The Vraag het Leiden (Ask Leiden) video platform is looking for academics who can answer questions sent in by the general public, both young and old, by recording short videos.

Taskforce promotes the interests of contract and external PhD candidates: ‘We must level out the playing field’ News - 11 July 2023
The University wants to improve its support for contract and external PhD candidates. A taskforce headed by Dean of FGGA Erwin Muller has made over fifty recommendations, varying from an improved PhD portal and flexible work places on the campus to the right to vote in employee participation bodies.…

Climate Change: Pathways to Public Interest Advocacy Event - 3 July 2025
Roundtable

‘There's “money law” and there's “people law” and I've always been more interested in the latter.’ News - 19 April 2023
Not everyone benefits from the increased flexibility in the labour market. EU migrant workers engaged at the lower end of the employment spectrum are falling behind. According to Daniel Carter, the legal system is at fault and in his PhD thesis he explains the reasons why.

Conference: Revisiting Legal Interests and Public Goods in Criminal Law Event - 22 June 2023
Conference

Interested in exchange and/or a Master in the US? Event - 12 November 2024
Study information

Procederende belangenorganisaties: ‘Zo worden ook de meest kwetsbaren gehoord’ News - 12 April 2024
Interest organisations are increasingly taking legal action and that’s a good thing for democracy, says PhD candidate Rowie Stolk. ‘It means that the most vulnerable social groups – including children and refugees, who tend to have a weaker political position – are protected.’

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