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Experiment: Leiden University student writes thesis with just AI tools for supervision 21 August 2025
As 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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Hello The Hague! First-year students settle in smoothly 18 August 2025
Strolling 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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Warm welcome for new students during El CID 11 August 2025
On 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 ...
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First in your family to go to university? Five tips for settling into student life 07 August 2025
Are you the first in your family to go to university? Or is the Dutch education system unfamiliar because you (or your parents) didn’t grow up in the ...
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NSE 2025: Students satisfied with study programme, study pressure and support remain important 07 August 2025
The NSE (National Student Survey) 2025 was conducted in the first quarter of 2025. Over a quarter of students at Leiden University completed the surve...
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In memoriam: Andrea Evers (1967-2025) 05 August 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we share the news that our dear colleague Andrea Evers passed away on Monday, 4 August 2025. Since 2013, Andrea had been a...
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‘At first I didn’t understand anything, now I can explain it’ 24 July 2025
Engineering, law, and business students came together in the LDE Space & Society Honours Programme to explore how space and society can mutually benef...
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Hester Bijl stepping down as Rector Magnificus of Leiden University on 15 January 2026 to become Rector of TU Delft 17 July 2025
Having served on the Executive Board for over nine years, the last five of which as Rector Magnificus, Hester Bijl will leave Leiden University at the...
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From Covid student to biotech entrepreneur: Violette Defourt is working on rapid STI diagnostics 16 July 2025
Armed with a bachelor’s degree from Maastricht and a passion for infectious disease, Violette Defourt came to Leiden for her master’s just before Covi...
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University Council speaks with Executive Board about security, demonstrations and occupations 15 July 2025
On 14 July, the University Council discussed the draft version of the new ‘security framework’ with the Executive Board. This framework should make Le...
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Update Executive Board: Assessment of non-Dutch-taught programmes (TAO) scrapped for existing programmes 08 July 2025
The 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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Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts 08 July 2025
The Schoof government, which has since assumed a caretaker role, presented its coalition agreement last year, followed later by its budget. As expecte...
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LUMC participates in pioneering type 1 diabetes research 08 July 2025
The promising early results of an international study have shown that insulin-producing cells grown from stem cells can cure the disease. The new Cure...
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In pictures: jubilee edition of Leiden Canal Concert 07 July 2025
Leiden’s Rapenburg canal was transformed into a magical open-air stage for the jubilee edition of the Leiden Canal Concert, as hundreds gathered to ce...
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Dreaming of a start-up? These students are taking the plunge: ‘Just do it and see where it goes’ 04 July 2025
Many students dream of running their own business. But where to start? The Master Honours Challenge ‘Entrepreneurship’ helps students figure things ou...