450 news items found
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New genetic toolkit opens the door to undiscovered antibiotics 14 September 2026Two-thirds of clinically used antibiotics come from bacteria called Streptomyces. Leiden University researcher Chaoxian Bai has developed new tools to...
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From Egypt to Panama: Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility grants awarded 11 September 2026Five Leiden University projects will receive an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility grant this year for exchange projects with non-European partner...
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New tool reveals why no two cities’ food emissions look the same 10 September 2026Switching to a more sustainable diet could halve food-related emissions in cities such as Amsterdam, while in cities such as Dhaka and Delhi, the focu...
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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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What can a pair of underpants tell you about your vegetable garden? 07 September 2026This summer, 115 participants in Leiden and The Hague worked with scientists from Leiden University to investigate the soil life in their community ga...
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How does evolution explain homosexuality? ‘Sheep are super gay’ 07 September 2026Why did humans lose most of their body hair during evolution, yet retain armpit and pubic hair? And what evolutionary purpose does homosexuality serve...
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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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Turning scientific insights into impact: the winners of the Krijn Rietveld Awards 2026 03 September 2026New clues to heart disease, more sustainable ways to protect crops, and a new technology for analysing tiny samples: the winners of the Krijn Rietveld...
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Dean Jasper Knoester kicks off the academic year: ‘Stay curious and make connections’ 03 September 2026On Tuesday afternoon, Leiden Science officially opened the new academic year in a packed atrium of the Gorlaeus Building. Dean Jasper Knoester encoura...
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Sustainable fish on the menu: Leiden Leadership Programme students collaborate with the Marine Stewardship Council 02 September 2026How do you get sustainably caught fish onto more plates at events? That was the question a student team from the Leiden Leadership Programme (LLP) set...
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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...