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Five FGW master's programmes highly rated in Keuzegids 2026 05 March 2026Five master's programmes from the Faculty of Humanities scored highly in Keuzegids 2026.
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Share in the chair at the [s]TATTOO studio – and leave with a personal artwork 05 March 2026We often feel at ease in a salon chair, and the conversation soon starts to flow. That feeling will be recreated in the coming weeks in the [s]TATTOO ...
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Keuzegids Master’s guide: which programmes score above average? 05 March 2026Four of Leiden University’s master’s programmes score above average across the board according to the Keuzegids Masters 2026 guide. This is based on t...
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War in the Middle East: What are the implications? 03 March 2026The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domin...
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Joëlle Kraaijeveld wins Jan Brouwer Thesis Prize 03 March 2026Joëlle Kraaijeveld has won the Jan Brouwer Thesis Prize for history with her master's thesis.
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LUMC receives tens of millions for research into new stem cell-based treatments 02 March 2026Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), as a partner in the reNEW consortium, is once again receiving tens of millions of euros for research into new...
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Professor Marlou Schrover bids farewell 02 March 2026Marlou Schrover played an important role in the study of migration history for many years. Now she is bidding farewell.
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Unequal academic freedom: women’s expertise more likely to be questioned 27 February 2026‘You’re not a real academic.’ This is a comment Nadia Bouras has heard often. It illustrates how women experts, particularly women of colour, are not ...
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Municipal elections: visit these debates in The Hague 26 February 2026A number of election debates will be taking place in the run-up to the municipal elections on 18 March 2026. Leiden University and its partners in The...
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Puck Rouffaer wins the Volkskrant-IISG thesis prize 26 February 2026Puck Rouffaer has won the Volkskrant-IISG thesis prize with her master's thesis on psychiatrist Coen van Emde Boas. Leiden University student Nina Wit...
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Hub for Impactful and Engaged Research launched 24 February 2026The Hub for Impactful and Engaged Research is a new collaboration that brings together five leading educational institutions in the province of Zuid-H...
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Evanthia's minor now allows her to combine her favourite subjects 24 February 2026From a bachelor's degree in English Language and Culture to a master's degree in International Relations: a minor made it possible for Evanthia Andrea...
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Decolonisation at university: ‘There was a feeling that something new and positive was happening’ 24 February 2026Much research into the colonial past of scientific institutions stops as soon as a colony gains independence. In two new projects, university lecturer...
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A quick call with Looi van Kessel on the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture: ‘International Women’s Day is important for everyone’ 17 February 2026Every year, Leiden University hosts the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture to mark International Women’s Day. This year, historian Nadia Bouras will speak...
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A platform for a complex conflict: ‘Friction is good’ 17 February 2026Yousef Sweid was called a ‘stinking Arab’ in the sandpit at his Jewish kindergarten in Haifa. In a packed lecture hall, the Palestinian-Israeli actor ...