262 search results for “fake news disinformation” in the Staff website
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Anna Smulders
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Indira Huliselan
Faculty of Humanities
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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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LDE AI Mixer on disinformation and fake news
Leiden AI Week
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Human rights should help fight disinformation
Professor of Media Law and Information Society Tarlach McGonagle is concerned about the increase in online disinformation and hate speech. He argues that human rights should guide new policies for the online world. McGonagle will give his inaugural lecture on 9 May.
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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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Jill Jeffery
Faculty of Humanities
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Willem van Rooijen
Faculty of Humanities
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Addie de Moor
Science
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Peter Burger
Faculty of Humanities
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Willem Koetsenruijter
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Michaël Opgenhaffen
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Disinformation and the law: lecture by Michael Klos on 30 June
Research
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Fia van Heteren
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Astrid Vandendaele
Faculty of Humanities
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Ashley Wilkinson
Faculty of Humanities
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How to factcheck fake news?
Alumni event
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Tiffany Bousard
Faculty of Humanities
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Disinformation and the law
Lecture
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Miguel Mira
Faculty of Humanities
- News
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Tarlach McGonagle
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Henning Lahmann
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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Research Workshop on the Legal Responses to the Disinformation Crisis
Conference
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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
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Rik de Ruiter
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Michiel van Groesen
Faculty of Humanities
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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
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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…
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The Gulag Legacy - Memory of Stalinism in Today's Russia
Lecture
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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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Leiden research projects awarded NWO Open Competition grants
Six researchers from Leiden University have been awarded NWO Open Competition funding.
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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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eLaw publishes a new book on Law and AI
From deepfakes and disinformation to killer robots, surgical robots and AI lawmaking: AI (Artificial Intelligence) is changing our world. That raises the question whether this requires some form of regulation. At eLaw, the Center for Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden University, prof. Bart Custers…
- New research management tool for research projects - Vidatum
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No new election student section Humanities Faculty Council – seat allocation adopted
Organisation
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Strong need to talk together about Ukraine
Everyone has been watching the attack on Ukraine, a war on the European continent, with a sense of foreboding. It will bring devastation, loss, suffering and worry and it raises questions. With these words, Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl opened the meeting on the war in Ukraine at Wijnhaven on Thursday…
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Dura Vermeer to deliver new housing development in Oegstgeest part of LBSP
After an intensive tender procedure, Leiden University and the Municipality of Oegstgeest have chosen Dura Vermeer for a new housing development with plenty of affordable homes in Nieuw Rhijngeest-Zuid. Dura Vermeer seeks to create a green and playful neighbourhood with welcoming public spaces as its…
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Esther Op de Beek
Faculty of Humanities
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Markus Davidsen
Faculty of Humanities
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Social media
Social media is a good way to meet others or to hear about the latest news and developments. It is an excellent way to tell people about what you are doing and to hear what they are up to too. But social media also has its downsides: disinformation, trolling, disrespectful comments and even the misuse…
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Phishing
We all occasionally receive an email from an unknown sender, with content we weren’t expecting or that raises our suspicions in some other way. This is usually a fake email, also known as a phishing email. In fact, there are various types of phishing: it can also be done over the phone.