We are excited to share a new book chapter authored by our colleagues Dr. James Hazel, Isabel Benedict, LLM , and Dr. Mahsa Shabani, from the Law Centre for Health and Life.

During seminar, Prof. Yoel Lubell (University of Oxford) and Dr. Sheila Varadan (Universiteit Leiden) introduced TrialUs, which supports communities to set research priorities and co-create studies with researchers. We e

A new study by LCHL researchers Dr. James Hazel, Menno Scheurwater, Prof. Anniek de Ruijter and Dr. Mahsa Shabani, published in npj Digital Public Health, examines AI use and governance across 90 genomics initiatives in

From September 9-11, LCHL researchers prof. Anniek de Ruijter, dr. Katrina Perehudoff, dr. Mahsa Shabani, dr. James Hazel, dr. Nina de Groot, and Isabel Benedict had the opportunity to attend and contribute to the Europe

With the start of the new academic year, the Law Centre for Health and Life is pleased to welcome 66 students to the master’s programme and 62 students to the minor programme.

Peter-Paul Verbeek handed over the rectorship of the UvA to Anniek de Ruijter.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded an NWO-KIC grant to EQUITY. This consortium was established through the ELSA

With a background in law, international relations and project management, Valeria will play a key role in supporting researchers by coordinating projects, reporting to funders and facilitating collaboration.

On July 3, 2026, the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health & Development (AIGHD) organised a fellows event at the University of Amsterdam on the equity gap in Digital Health solutions.

Dr. Katrina Perehudoff, co-director of LCHL, was recently invited to speak at the international workshop "Human Rights, Bioethics and Patents over Technologies related to the Human Body: Towards Person Centred Approaches

Dr. Mahsa Shabani and dr. James Hazel, from The Law Centre for Health and Life, had the pleasure of hosting the EthicAI4Care Train-the-Trainers Programme, bringing together university educators, professors, teachers, and

We are proud to see Prof. Anniek de Ruijter, Director of Law Centre for Health and Life, has been appointed as rector magnificus and member of the Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam by the University's Superv