450 news items found
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Leiden researchers awarded ERC Starting Grants 09 September 2026Researchers Caspar Jacobs (philosophy) and Fiamma Salerno (immunology) have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant 2026. Jacobs will study mathematical eq...
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King to receive findings of research into his family’s role in colonial history 09 September 2026King Willem-Alexander will visit Leiden University on Friday 2 October, where he will receive the results of an independent study of the role of the H...
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NIOD Director Martijn Eickhoff is the new Cleveringa Professor 08 September 2026Martijn Eickhoff, a cultural historian and Director of the Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies (NIOD), has been appointed the Cleveringa...
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Archaeologist Rachel Schats wins LUS Teaching Prize 2026 07 September 2026Associate Professor and Education Director Rachel Schats has won the LUS Teaching Prize 2026. The award was presented during the Opening of the Academ...
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Twenty-five years on: what was the impact of 9/11 on the Netherlands? 07 September 2026Was 9/11 a turning point for Dutch society? Twenty-five years on, researcher Thijs van Dooremalen puts that idea into perspective. He compares the imp...
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Ae Ree Nam wins the 2026 Faculty Teaching Award 07 September 2026Lecturer Ae Ree Nam has won the 2026 Faculty Teaching Award. The jury praised the way in which she manages to engage all her students in her lectures.
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Faculty Year Opening: ‘We’re not in a bad position’ 07 September 2026The Faculty of Humanities kicked off the new academic year in festive style. On 2 September, staff gathered over snacks and drinks to catch up on the ...
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‘Aleida Nijland will be even more sustainable than Herta Mohr’ 03 September 2026The new Aleida Nijland building is gradually taking shape. Once the temporary tenants leave later this month, the ‘pre-demolition’ phase will begin, d...
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Larissa Schulte Nordholt: ‘In colonial territories, local and European agricultural knowledge intermingled’ 01 September 2026Plantation owners in the former Dutch colonies who wanted to eliminate pests turned to local techniques. Later, they often combined the knowledge they...
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New: The Academic Pride Podcast 01 September 2026Could you truly be yourself at Leiden University over the past 450 years? This question is at the heart of the first episode of ‘The Academic Pride Po...
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Political leaders chose moral messaging after downing of MH17 and attacks in Belgium 01 September 2026What words do politicians choose when an attack shakes society? PhD candidate Daan van den Wollenberg studied how Prime Minister Rutte responded to th...
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First-ever Opening of the Academic Year in The Hague: ‘One academic community together’ 31 August 2026For the first time in Leiden University’s 451-year history, the Opening of the Academic Year took place in The Hague. The programme featured a process...
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Amy Senne appointed as assessor in the Faculty Board 27 August 2026As of 1 September, Amy Senne will serve as assessor and student member of the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Humanities. She was appointed by the Exe...
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Five tips for settling into student life 26 August 2026Is this your first year at a university and are you still finding your way around the university? These tips will help you settle into student life.
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Lost at Lowlands: Leiden psychologists study atopia 25 August 2026At the Lowlands festival last weekend, visitors could test their navigation skills and contribute to scientific research. Leiden psychologists were st...