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Technological innovation in the workplace should profit from expanding works council's information rights
23rd May 2023The main provisions in the Works Councils Act that oversee technological innovation in the workplace do not function -- at least in nursing home care -- or hardly at all. That's according to legal scholar Robbert Coenmans' doctoral research. He makes several recommendations for making technological innovation succeed in the workplace.
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“Positive engagement with politics can strengthen the academic community”
09th May 2023At a time when the value of scientific expertise is being challenged in society, a positive engagement with politics can strengthen the academic community. That’s what Professor of International Data Governance Linnet Taylor will argue in her inaugural address on May 12th, 2023.
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New European Unified Patent Court: a great improvement for the Netherlands
17th April 2023On June 1, 2023, the new European Patent Court or Unified Patent Court (UPC) will open its doors. This event is important not only for the legal community but for all citizens of the European Union, states Prof. Willem Hoyng in the farewell speech he will deliver at Tilburg University on Friday, April 21, 2023.