450 news items found
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Gorlaeus rooftop garden: from student project to green meeting spot 28 August 2025On top of the Gorlaeus Building’s bike parking sits a hidden green surprise: Leiden’s largest rooftop garden. Since this academic year, the garden has...
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‘It’s quite something to be on that list of names’ 28 August 2025Marc Koper, Professor of Catalysis and surface chemistry, has been awarded the EuChemS Gold Medal 2026. The prize is awarded every two years and recog...
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First ring-forming embedded planet discovered around a young sun-like star 26 August 2025Astronomers led by Leiden PhD candidate Richelle van Capelleveen have, for the first time, discovered an exoplanet that has carved a bright gap in the...
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Rare isotopes in our neighbouring stars provide new insights in the origin of carbon and oxygen 26 August 2025Astronomers at Leiden University have detected rare isotopes of carbon and oxygen in our neighbouring stars for the first time, providing a new window...
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International students find their way around Leiden: 'Getting a feel for the city' 25 August 2025This week, around 1,200 brand new students from 68 different countries are getting to know each other and their new student city. Orientation Week Lei...
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‘Divisions are there to be bridged’ 25 August 2025Annetje Ottow is stepping down as President of Leiden University’s Executive Board on 1 September 2025 after almost five years in the role. She looks ...
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Nominees for the 2025 Leiden Teaching Prize 25 August 2025Which teacher knows best how to inspire their students? Carmen van den Bergh (Humanities), Egbert Koops (Law) and Arjan Louwen (Archaeology) have been...
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Transgressive behaviour Professor of Archaeology plausible, Court still rejects dismissal 22 August 2025It is sufficiently plausible that, during her employment, a professor of archaeology at Leiden University was guilty of prolonged transgressive and un...
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From equations to excursions: Leiden students excel at International Maths Competition 21 August 2025Five mathematics students from Leiden University and their coach stood out this summer in Bulgaria at the IMC: the International Mathematics Competiti...
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Experiment: Leiden University student writes thesis with just AI tools for supervision 21 August 2025As an experiment, student Alicia Cai relied solely on AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude for supervision while writing her thesis. It was only after ...
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Accidental double zoom reveals millimetre waves around supermassive black hole 21 August 2025An international team of astronomers led by Matus Rybak (Leiden University) has proven, thanks to accidental double zoom, that millimetre radiation is...
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Hello The Hague! First-year students settle in smoothly 18 August 2025Strolling through the historic city centre of The Hague, discovering the faculty and, of course, relaxing on the beach... HOP week gives hundreds of f...
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‘You should never cut corners when it comes to staff safety’ 14 August 2025When Robin Hartman walks through or around the buildings of the Faculty of Science (FWN), he’s always alert. He looks up, around, and behind him, cons...
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Speculations about extraterrestrial life peak in news articles (and in scientists quotes) 13 August 2025Researchers from Leiden University analysed almost 30 years of communication on astrobiology. News articles proved most speculative, especially via qu...
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Warm welcome for new students during El CID 11 August 2025On a sunny Lammermarkt, thousands of new students have gathered to kick off their student life in Leiden. The 56th edition of EL CID promises to be a ...