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Caring responsibilities Study support
Acting as a carer takes a lot of time and energy. If this causes you to fall behind in your studies or experience other difficulties, you can request support from the university.

University discontinuing allowance for De Kattekop Day Care Centre Announcement - 26 January 2026
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Statement from the Executive board: taking care of one another News - 24 October 2023
The world is currently beset by many problems. The armed conflict and continuing violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories is resulting in numerous casualties. This is giving rise to many emotions and reactions worldwide, and also greatly affecting our own university community. We have seen…

The wellbeing initiatives: 'Care about your own wellbeing' News - 5 March 2021
Would you like to take a walk with a fellow student who you don’t know? That is the idea behind Walk & Talk. With this new initiative, International Studies aims to provide more opportunities for social contact.

Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Take care of each other’ News - 6 September 2021
After a turbulent Covid year, the well-being of our students and staff has the highest priority. How can we prevent physical and mental health problems? This was the key question at the Opening of the Academic Year in Pieterskerk in Leiden on 6 September.

‘Scientists should be careful when interpreting results of AI models’ News - 16 April 2024
Anthropologist Rodrigo Ochigame studies how AI is changing the practice of scientific research. From astrophysics to mathematics to climate science, they find that the adoption of new AI models is raising questions about what counts as reliable scientific evidence.

Lotte Sophie Groenendijk reflects on the 'Care and the Jewish Experience' Conference News - 14 November 2025
In September 2025 Leiden University hosted a greatly successful academic conference "Care and the Jewish Experience" organized by the Leiden Jewish Studies Network. Among our guests and presenters were academics from many universities, many disciplines and at different stages of their academic caree…

Nasreen Javanjoo reflects on the 'Care and the Jewish Experience' Conference News - 21 November 2025
The "Care and the Jewish Experience" Conference, organized by the Leiden Jewish Studies Network, hosted many talented young researchers alongside established scholars of different fields. Our guests got a chance to listen to a great presentation titled “Women of Valor: Tradwives and the Sacralization…

Hester Bijl: ‘On-campus teaching is a big step forward, so take care’ News - 31 August 2021
‘We’re going to see each other again on campus. We’re so pleased, but we do have to say safe.’ Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl is looking ahead to the new academic year, which begins on 6 September. No more 1.5m distancing, but we do have to take responsibility for other people’s safety.

Michel Mulders Plant / animal care taker

Well-being moment: sip, snack and create your own 'self care-jar' Event - 14 April 2026