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VSR x ELS Academy PhD Days 2026: Registration and programme now available!

Registration and programme now available!…

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ELS Academy Kick-Off Event – A recap

Read all about the successful ELS Academy Kick-off at the VU 2025!

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Writing retreat for PhD students

For PhD students who are currently in the last phase of their research process

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August 24, 2023 14:00

Inspiration sessions ‘Empirics and legal education’

Learn how to integrate ELS in your legal teaching

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July 4, 2023

VSR & ELS PhD School 2023

Attend a PhD school organised in collaboration between VSR & ELS Academy

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June 19, 2023

Master classes Causal Questions in Public Law

Explore how to use empirical methods for constitutional and administrative law research

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June 15, 2023

Early Career Empirical Legal Researchers Day 2023

Present and discuss your paper

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June 14, 2023

LTC Lunchbyte on Empiricism in Legal Education

Discuss how to integrate empirical insights into legal education

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May 31, 2023

Third Sector Plan PhD day

Attend the meeting for PhDs

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May 30, 2023

The ninth cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings

Attend the ninth cycle of the Empirical Legal Studies Lab @Leiden sessions

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May 2, 2023 14:00

Bonus ELS lab meeting: A Case Study on Social Safety

Yvonne Erkens will present her case study on social safety as part of a review assignment for a university.

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May 1, 2023 13:30

SPSS workshop ELS@Leiden

Learn how to use SPSS for statistical analysis

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