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The ELS Academy organizes and coordinates different workshops and seminars on the use of empirical methods in legal research in the Netherlands. Please find below the programme overview.
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January 13, 2026 11:00
Workshop: Introduction to Web Scraping
Learn about web scraping and add to your methodological toolkit
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January 27, 2026
VSR x ELS Academy PhD Days 2026: Expanding Horizons
Learn about law-in-action with peers across a two-day event
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January 27, 2026 11:00
Workshop: Interviews on Sensitive Matters
Learn how to conduct an ethical interview
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January 27, 2026 11:30
Workshop: Formulating research questions
Learn how to formulate your research question
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January 27, 2026 11:30
Workshop: Visualizing your research
Learn how to create attractive research visuals
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January 27, 2026 14:15
Workshop: Designing Surveys
Learn how to design and use surveys
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January 27, 2026 14:15
Workshop: Making Sense of Interviews- Turning your Data into Research Findings
Learn how to translate interviews into concrete findings
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January 27, 2026 14:15
Workshop: Presenting your research
Learn about presenting in a safe environment
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January 28, 2026 11:00
Workshop: Experimental Designs
Learn about experiments and their value for research
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January 28, 2026 11:30
Workshop: Systematic Literature Review
Learn about conducting a systematic literature review
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January 28, 2026 14:15
Workshop: Queer & Feminist Legal Methodology
Learn about feminist and queer approaches in ELS
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January 28, 2026 14:15
Workshop: Employing Law and Political Economy and Critical Legal Studies in Legal Research
Learn about two methodological interdisciplinary approaches to studying law
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January 28, 2026 14:15
Workshop: Communicating your research with the public
Learn how to effectively share your research with a wider audience
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February 10, 2026 16:00
Introduction to Lawnotation Software – Annotating Legal Text
Learn how to use annotations for automatic content analysis
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March 5, 2026 10:30
The Added Value of a Court File Study in ELS Research
Learn how court files can be used in empirical legal research
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March 19, 2026 11:00
Workshop: Turning Data into Compelling Visuals
Learn how to effectively communicate your research findings using data visualisation
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April 15, 2026 14:00
Introduction in AtlasTI
Learn how to use Atlas TI for qualitative analysis of legal texts
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April 24, 2026 11:00
Workshop: Academic networking and branding yourself on LinkedIn
Learn about networking and branding on LinkedIn
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May 14, 2026 14:00
Workshop: The Use of Vignettes in Empirical Legal Research
Learn how to use vignettes studies when lab experiments are not feasible
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