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After a successful edition in 2022, the Research Office and the research groups’ research managers will join forces to organise the next Faculty of Law research day on Thursday 12 March 2026 (POSTPONED), taking place in the Klooster van de Grauwzusters. In the morning, the research groups will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and their research lines. Following lunch, we are planning four sessions on relevant methodological and research themes, such as interdisciplinary research, sustainability in research, diversity and decolonisation in research, and AI in research. Researchers from inside and outside the Faculty of Law will share their experience in these themes and showcase the Faculty’s research. In the evening you can enjoy a drink and a bite during our closing reception.

All staff from the Faculty of Law is invited to attend the research day, but we also encourage researchers and research managers from other faculties or institutions to join and meet our researchers.

Programme

9.00: Welcome and introduction 

9.10: Research programmes in the spotlight: Part I

Each of the five research groups introduces the main threads of their research. Where possible, they highlight growth potential for intradisciplinary collaboration (‘matchmaking’). They may also pay attention to scientific quality and societal impact: what has been achieved, what are the ambitions and targets? 

• 9.10 - 9.40: Government and Law, including 10' Q&A
  
• 9.40. -10.10: Business and Law, including 10' Q&A
• 10.10-10.40: Law and Development, including 10' Q&A

10.40 - 11.00: Break

11.00: Research programmes in the spotlight: Part II​

• 11.00-11.30: Law Enforcement, including 10' Q&A
• 11.30-12.00: Personal Rights and Property Rights, including 10' Q&A

12.00-13.00: Lunch break 

13.00: Research themes in the spotlight part I

In the afternoon, we want to discuss some cross-cutting research themes. We reflect amongst ourselves and with the input of external experts. The sessions are not meant as a training opportunity, but rather as a means to showcase the faculty's ongoing research.

15.00 Break

15.15: Research themes in the spotlight part II

17:15 - 18.00: Reception