December 11, 2020

Inspirerend en interactief eindejaarsseminar Empirical Legal Studies

Learn more about the application of empirical research methods in legal science (in Dutch)

More information

February 5, 2021

Conference of the Dutch Platform for Empirical Legal Studies (ELS) for starting ELS researchers

Learn how to conduct ELS research and discuss papers of your peers

More information

March 12, 2021

The first cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings

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

More information

May 7, 2021

The second cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings

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

More information

September 1, 2021

ERI-workshop on conducting interviews I: preparing interviews

Attend the first session of workshops on interviews

More information

October 1, 2021

Student conference ’empirical-legal research and private law’

Know more about the use of empirical methods in private law research

More information

October 21, 2021

The third cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings

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

More information

October 29, 2021 00:00

Seminar on quantative and qualitative analysis of case law

Learn how to apply quantitative and qualitatively methods for the study of case law

More information

November 11, 2021 00:00

Workshop on the collection of data via interviews

Learn how to conduct interviews for empirical legal research

More information

January 19, 2022 16:00

Seminar on how ‘non-traditional’ families combine their work and care responsibilities

Discuss the new paper with the colleague from the Tilburg Law School

More information

February 21, 2022 00:00

Workshop Ucall &ERI: Comprehensive no-fault compensation systems

Attend a lecture on comprehensive no-fault compensation systems

More information

March 4, 2022

The fourth cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings

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

More information

March 9, 2022 00:00

Workshop on conducting interviews III: Analysing interview data – Daan van Uhm and Pauline Jacobs

Learn how to analyse interview data

More information

March 10, 2022

VSR & ELS PhD School 2022

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

More information

March 29, 2022 00:00

Workshop Georgina Kuipers: ‘Beschadigd vertrouwen’

Attend a lecture on governments’ confidence building policy

More information

April 20, 2022 00:00

ERI Seminar: ‘Europe’s Nature Governance Revolution: Environmental Democracy in Action?’

Learn how environmental regulations developed over time in the EU

More information

May 20, 2022

The fifth cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings

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

More information

June 1, 2022 00:00

ERI Seminar: ‘The Flexibility Paradox’

Attend the presentation of a new book

More information

June 8, 2022

First Sector Plan PhD day

Attend the meeting for PhDs

More information

June 30, 2022 00:00

Hybrid Workshop “On the Crossroads of Law and Economics: Experimental Approaches”

Learn how to apply experiments for empirical studies of law

More information

September 16, 2022

The sixth cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings

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

More information

September 30, 2022

Student conference ‘Empirical legal research and private law’

Know more about the student conference on ELS and private law

More information

October 7, 2022 00:00

ERI Lunch seminar on ‘search strategies’

Learn how to overcome big challenges in empirical legal research

More information

November 2, 2022 00:00

Assessing Risk of Discrimination in Social Security Fraud Detection: An Analysis of the Dutch Child Care Benefits Scandal’

Attend a lecture on the risks of using algoritms in decision-making

More information

November 25, 2022

The seventh cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings

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

More information

January 23, 2023

Second Sector Plan PhD day

Attend the meeting for PhDs

More information

January 24, 2023 00:00

Seminar: ‘How to further (semi-) automate Legal Research?’

Learn how legal research could be automated

More information

February 17, 2023

The eighth cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings

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

More information

March 22, 2023 14:00

At the Crossroads of Experimental Law and Economics Workshop

Discuss novel papers on Law and Economics

More information

March 23, 2023

Interviewing methodology Q&A: Julie Fraser and Sonja Bekker

Discuss your questions on research methodology

More information

March 23, 2023 00:00

Interviewing methodology Q&A: Julie Fraser and Sonja Bekker

Ask questions about interviewing as a research method

More information

April 20, 2023

Seminar on Text Analysis

Learn how to qualitative analyse case law

More information

April 20, 2023

Seminar on Text analysis

Learn how to use text analysis for legal research

More information

May 1, 2023 13:30

SPSS workshop ELS@Leiden

Learn how to use SPSS for statistical analysis

More information

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.

More information

May 30, 2023

The ninth cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings

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

More information

May 31, 2023

Third Sector Plan PhD day

Attend the meeting for PhDs

More information

June 14, 2023

LTC Lunchbyte on Empiricism in Legal Education

Discuss how to integrate empirical insights into legal education

More information

June 15, 2023

Early Career Empirical Legal Researchers Day 2023

Present and discuss your paper

More information

June 19, 2023

Master classes Causal Questions in Public Law

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

More information

July 4, 2023

VSR & ELS PhD School 2023

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

More information

August 24, 2023 14:00

Inspiration sessions ‘Empirics and legal education’

Learn how to integrate ELS in your legal teaching

More information

October 24, 2023

ELS Atelier – for lawyers who want to learn about empirical research

Choose a methodological track and follow the full path of conducting ELS research

More information

December 8, 2023 10:00

Methods Workshop: All Hands on Stata

Full-day workshop on basics of Stata for research

More information

December 23, 2023

Fourth Sector Plan PhD day

Attend the meeting for PhDs

More information

January 16, 2024 10:00

VSR & ELS PhD Days 2024

VSR Recht en Samenleving , ELS Academy and the Access to Justice research group (Hogeschool Utrecht) are organizing the 3 PhD School.

More information

January 30, 2024 00:00

ECELS Seminar: Perception and Deterrence of Income-Dependent Fines/Day Fines

Research seminar will be focused on using experiments for stuyding fines

More information

January 30, 2024 09:00

SPSS and Statistics for Beginners

The course gives the basics of SPSS: basic concepts and techniques to perform quantitative analyses.

More information

February 12, 2024 13:00

Workshop on the Use of Vignettes in Empirical Legal Research

Learn how to use vignettes studies when experiments are not feasible

More information

February 27, 2024 00:00

ECELS Seminar: Examining Dark Patterns in Cooker Banner Impact

Discuss the use of experiments to study cooker banner impact

More information

March 4, 2024 12:00

ELS-VU Lunch Meeting: The Added Value of Conducting Interviews for the LLM Thesis

Learn how to use interviews in LLM theses and how teachers can supervise students who want to use interviews in addition to their legal research.

More information

March 7, 2024 10:00

ELS Midseason Event

Following the ELS Academy kick-off event, we invite you to join us for this midseason event on March 7

More information

March 26, 2024 00:00

ECELS Seminar: Nudging the Gavel: an Observational Experiment on AI Judgment Reference

Discuss the use of experiments to study AI judgment reference

More information

April 8, 2024 12:00

Qualitative Data Analysis

Learn how to use data analysis for qualitative research

More information

April 19, 2024 11:30

Workshop: Introduction to Legal Network Analysis

This workshop will provide an introduction to legal network analysis on court’s case law. Learn how network analysis can lead to a new way of studying court decisions.

More information

April 19, 2024 13:00

Deep dive: Qualitative research

Master your skills of qualitative research

More information

May 30, 2024 14:00

Workshop on Conducting a Scientific Interview

Learn how to conduct scientific interviews

More information

June 3, 2024 12:00

The Added Value of a Court File Study in ELS Research

Learn how court files can be used in empirical legal research

More information

June 4, 2024

Fifth Sector Plan PhD Day

Attend the meeting for PhDs

More information

June 7, 2024 09:00

Dutch Criminology Association (NVC) Congress 2024

Attend the yearly conference of the Dutch Criminology Association (in Dutch).

More information

June 25, 2024 00:00

ECELS Seminar: Competition & Rule Following

Discuss the use of experiments for competition and rule following

More information

September 20, 2024 11:00

Introduction to Lawnotation Software – Annotating Legal Text

Learn how to use annotations for automatic content analysis

More information

October 10, 2024

PhD Kick-off Event 2024

The Second Kick-Off Event for PhD Students

More information

October 18, 2024 14:00

How to conduct a scientific interview workshop

Learn how to conduct an interview for your research

More information

October 31, 2024 13:00

Contextualising Legal Research: A methodology seminar for PhD candidates

Discuss your research methodology with the experts on legal research methods

More information

November 4, 2024 12:00

ELSA-VU lunch meeting: Ethnography in Empirical Legal Research

Get to know the empirical method of ethnography

More information

November 8, 2024 10:00

Methods Workshop: All Hands on Stata

Join us to enhance your data analysis skills and gain practical experience with Stata.

More information

November 11, 2024 14:00

Choosing between quantitative and qualitative research: Matching the RQ with methodology

Learn how to choose the appropriate research methodology for your research questions

More information

November 20, 2024 10:00

The Added Value of a Court File Study in ELS Research

Learn how court files can be used in empirical legal research

More information

December 2, 2024 12:00

ELSA-VU lunch meeting – Empirical Legal Research and Doctrinal Legal Research: When do they complement and when do they conflict?

A critical reflection on doctrinal and empirical research methods

More information

December 9, 2024 14:00

Unlocking perspectives: Focus Groups in Empirical Legal Research

Get introduced to the fundamentals of conducting focus groups

More information

January 23, 2025 14:00

Survey Design

Learn how to use surveys in empirical legal research

More information

January 28, 2025

VSR X ELS Academy PhD Days 2025

ELSxVSR launch their 4th edition of PhDs days! On 28 and 29 January 2025, the VSR and ELS Academy are organizing the fourth edition of the VSR pre-conference days, for and by PhDs. The event is hosted by the Faculty of Law in Leiden.

More information

January 30, 2025 15:30

Lecture on Digital Ethnography for Engaged and Ethical Research (hybrid)

Learn the basics of digital ethnography

More information

February 3, 2025

The Empirical Research Cycle: Full course for PhD candidates

Go the full cycle of the empirical legal research under supervision

More information

February 3, 2025 12:00

ELSA-VU lunch meeting: Combining participatory methods with standardized tools to qualify interim reparative measures in Guinea and the DRC.

Learn online on your lunch break

More information

February 20, 2025 10:30

Turning Data into Compelling Visuals

Learn how to effectively communicate your research findings using data visualisation

More information

March 3, 2025 12:00

ELSA-VU lunch meeting: Sociolegal research methods in an interdisciplinary research project into crimes, democracies, and rule of law

Learn online on your lunch break

More information

March 20, 2025

ELS Midseason Event 2025: Funding Forward

Join us for the ELS Academy Midseason Event on Research Funding!

More information

April 17, 2025 14:00

Introduction in Atlas TI

Learn how to use Atlas TI for qualitative analysis of legal texts

More information

May 12, 2025 15:00

Workshop on the Use of Vignettes in Empirical Legal Research

Learn how to use vignettes in your research

More information

May 13, 2025 14:00

Online meeting about Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation around the World

Online meeting book ‘Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation around the World. Law, Ideology, and the Experiences of Sex Workers and Clients’

More information

May 21, 2025 13:15

Operationalization in Qualitative Research

Explore the process of qualitative operationalisation in fun way

More information

May 28, 2025 10:00

Expert Session on ELS publishing x Lunch and Learn

Learn about ELS publishing from experts and discuss experiences with peers

More information

June 5, 2025 10:30

Web Scraping as a tool in Empirical Legal Studies

Learn how to use web scrapping in empirical legal research

More information

June 24, 2025 09:00

Summer School in Toulouse: Quantitative & AI Tools in ELS

Learn about quantitative research and AI

More information

September 25, 2025 15:30

Lecture on How (not?) to use Large Language Models

Learn more about the use of Large Language Models in this hybrid lecture

More information

September 26, 2025 09:00

ELS Kick-off Event 2025: The Normative-Empirical Divide in Empirical Legal Research

Kick-off the new academic year with us!

More information

October 2, 2025 12:00

ELSA-VU Lunch meeting: Using artificial intelligence to extract modus operandi elements from Dutch court rulings

See how you can use AI in Dutch court ruling analysis

More information

October 9, 2025 14:00

Lecture: Inside the Legal AI Assistant: What Will It Take Over, and What Will You Still Get Paid For?

Learn about Legal AI tools

More information

November 6, 2025 12:00

ELSA-VU Lunch meeting: Data Management Plan

Learn about ethical and responsible research during your lunch break

More information

November 18, 2025

Writing retreat for PhD students

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

More information

November 18, 2025 14:00

Workshop: Conducting a Scientific Interview

Learn how to conduct an interview for your research

More information

November 25, 2025 15:30

UU Seminar: One dataset, many answers – Understanding research variability in the social sciences

A close look at research variability in datasets

More information

December 3, 2025 11:00

Workshop: Why Quantitative Insights Count

Making abstract quantitative research easy and accessible for researchers in law

More information

January 13, 2026 11:00

Workshop: Introduction to Web Scraping

Learn about web scraping and add to your methodological toolkit

More information

January 27, 2026

VSR x ELS Academy PhD Days 2026: Expanding Horizons

Learn about law-in-action with peers across a two-day event

More information

January 27, 2026 11:00

Workshop: Interviews on Sensitive Matters

Learn how to conduct an ethical interview

More information

January 27, 2026 11:30

Workshop: Formulating research questions

Learn how to formulate your research question

More information

January 27, 2026 11:30

Workshop: Visualizing your research

Learn how to create attractive research visuals

More information

January 27, 2026 14:15

Workshop: Designing Surveys

Learn how to design and use surveys

More information

January 27, 2026 14:15

Workshop: Making Sense of Interviews- Turning your Data into Research Findings

Learn how to translate interviews into concrete findings

More information

January 27, 2026 14:15

Workshop: Presenting your research

Learn about presenting in a safe environment

More information

January 28, 2026 11:00

Workshop: Experimental Designs

Learn about experiments and their value for research

More information

January 28, 2026 11:30

Workshop: Systematic Literature Review

Learn about conducting a systematic literature review

More information

January 28, 2026 14:15

Workshop: Queer & Feminist Legal Methodology

Learn about feminist and queer approaches in ELS

More information

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

More information

January 28, 2026 14:15

Workshop: Communicating your research with the public

Learn how to effectively share your research with a wider audience

More information

February 5, 2026 10:15

LU: Master Class on Ethnography of International and Human Rights Courts

Learn about ethnographic methodologies

More information

February 5, 2026 12:00

ELSA-VU Lunch meeting: The added value of oral diaries to semi-structured interviews

Learn about the added value of oral diaries during your lunch break

More information

February 19, 2026 12:00

UU: Lunch meeting- Systematic case law analysis as a research method

Learn about systematic case law analysis during your lunch break

More information

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

More information

March 11, 2026

EUR: Advanced Course on Legal Research Methodologies

Learn about legal research methodologies across an intensive three day programme.

More information

March 12, 2026 10:00

Workshop: Quantitative Insights for Lawyers

Learn how to understand and critically assess core quantitative concepts

More information

March 19, 2026 11:00

Workshop: Turning Data into Compelling Visuals

Learn how to effectively communicate your research findings using data visualisation

More information

March 20, 2026 12:00

Workshop: Qualitative data collection through photo-elicitation- Mastering the basics of visual methods in interviews and focus groups

Learn about photo-elicitation as a qualitative method

More information

April 10, 2026 10:30

ELS Academy Midseason Event: Law & Interdisciplinarity: The Art of Collaboration

Join us for our annual midseason event

More information

April 15, 2026 14:00

Introduction in AtlasTI

Learn how to use Atlas TI for qualitative analysis of legal texts

More information

April 17, 2026 11:00

LU: Tripartite relationships in sales on online marketplaces- empirical vs normative reality

Learn about a work-in-progress conducting qualitative interviews with prosumer-sellers

More information

April 24, 2026 11:00

Workshop: Academic networking and branding yourself on LinkedIn

Learn about networking and branding on LinkedIn

More information

May 7, 2026 12:00

Introduction to Lawnotation Software – Annotating Legal Text

Learn how to use annotations for automatic content analysis

More information

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

More information