450 news items found
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‘We’re already at war – we’re just acting as though we’re not’ 10 June 2025‘Our infrastructure is under attack, elections are being influenced and political assassinations being committed. We’re already at war – it just looks...
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Between Fact and Fiction, looking to the future: HSVL symposium supports child welfare through LUF 05 June 2025'Between Fact and Fiction' was the intriguing theme of this year's annual HSVL symposium, which took place on 7 May. This theme was the thread running...
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Jasper's day 05 June 2025Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, J...
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‘Doing a PhD is never boring!’ How Guido Stam built a microscope that can measure bacteria without causing harm 05 June 2025A microscope with incredible sharpness that leaves samples unharmed – Guido Stam helped develop one. During his PhD research, he combined light and el...
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Demonstration, security and university ties: Executive Board answers University Council’s questions 03 June 2025The University Council meeting on 2 June was largely dominated by the demonstration, occupation and policing in The Hague last month. Questions were a...
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Hora est! Exhibition reveals the ritual world of earning a PhD 03 June 2025A dissertation covered in hot pink faux fur, antique prints of PhD ceremonies, a pot encrusted with sealing wax: the Hora est! anniversary exhibition ...
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Statement on Academic Freedom – The Rectors of the Dutch Universities (2025) 30 May 2025Without academic freedom, we might not have antibiotics, nor a deep understanding of human behaviour. Literary criticism, climate models, and ecologic...
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Meeting held about Wijnhaven protest and occupation on 6 May 28 May 2025On Tuesday 27 May a first meeting was held in response to the demonstration and occupation at the Wijnhaven building on 6 May. The aim was to explore ...
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Update Executive Board: Motion to scrap assessment of non-Dutch-taught programmes 28 May 2025The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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Yamila Miguel wins Pastor Schmeits Prize for astronomy 28 May 2025
The board of the Pastoor Schmeits Prize for Astronomy Foundation has awarded the Pastoor Schmeits Prize 2025 to two individuals: Yamila Miguel, affili...
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Three days of fun in the Gorlaeus garden: this was the We are Science Week 27 May 2025Sunshine, ice cream, coffee, and plenty of good vibes. Once again, students and staff made the most of the We are Science Week. Relive some of the hig...
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Leiden-developed drug candidate ready for final clinical trial phase 27 May 2025Bringing your drug candidates to patients is what many academic chemists dream about, but the road to this goal is long and bumpy. Now, Leiden small m...
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Ine Tijdens on forty years at LACDR: ‘No two days were the same’ 26 May 2025She walked into the Sylvius building as a wide-eyed twenty-something in 1984, and next year, she’ll be leaving us as a soon-to-be retiree in her sixti...
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National strike on 10 June 26 May 2025On 10 June, students and staff from all the Dutch universities will go on strike against the government’s proposed budget cuts. The day after the stri...
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What the Leiden Teaching Prize has meant for three past winners 26 May 2025You win the Leiden Teaching Prize and suddenly all eyes are on you. Three past recipients reflect on how this student-awarded prize has changed how th...