450 news items found
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Podcast: The Science of Breathing 17 September 2026We often hear that breathing exercises can reduce stress, improve sleep, and even boost performance. But what does the science actually say?
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A degree 36 years later: ‘It’s never too late to study’ 17 September 2026Theresa Bell (54) from the USA had to give up her studies 34 years ago. She graduated with a Master’s in Arts and Culture this year. ‘I can’t believe ...
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European scientists sign open letter on relaxation of pesticide regulations 16 September 2026More than 500 scientists and doctors from the EU are calling on the European Parliament to suspend its consideration of new European regulations on fo...
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Budget Day: government invests in higher education and research again 16 September 2026The government will invest more than €580 million extra per year in higher education and research in the coming years. This largely reverses the earli...
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Not all roads lead to Rome, researchers conclude in Nature 15 September 2026Although Rome was the political centre of the Roman Empire, geographically it lay closer to the edge of the road network than to its centre. That is t...
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Ancient trees reveal how the climate and landscape changed 15 September 2026Remains of trees that grew thousands of years ago can tell us how the climate and the landscape changed in the distant past. In his inaugural lecture,...
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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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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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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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You remember exactly where you were on 9/11, but is that memory accurate? 03 September 2026Twenty-five years on, many people can still recall the exact moment they heard about the September 11 attacks. Psychologists call this a flashbulb mem...
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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...