450 news items found
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CV of Failures exhibition opens in the Herta Mohr Building 17 October 2025
Doctorates, scholarships, or a trip around the world during a sabbatical: when it comes to our careers, we often talk about what went well. The CV of ...
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Why biologist Rafael Martig became an artist: ‘Art opens people’s eyes’ 15 October 2025
In his art, Rafael Martig shows how drastically human activity changes nature. Fieldwork during his studies reinforced this view. ‘On Ameland I found ...
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From market-driven thinking to ‘Build, build, build’: Leiden experts on the housing crisis 14 October 2025
The housing crisis is affecting a substantial group of Dutch citizens and is one of the main election themes this year. How did things get this far an...
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'Don’t let algorithms determine what happens in class’ 10 October 2025
From TikTok to ChatGPT: digital technology is permeating our whole existence. What does that mean for education and upbringing? It’s not about screen ...
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Sustainability Day: Sustainability embedded in our education 10 October 2025
In our teaching, Leiden University gives all students the opportunity to learn about sustainability themes and issues. Social issues, including sustai...
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Caspar Jacobs in Philosophers’ Annual: ‘It is not relationships between objects, but absolute properties that are most important’ 09 October 2025
An article by assistant professor Caspar Jacobs has been included in the prestigious Philosophers’ Annual, which compiles the ten best philosophy arti...
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Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts 07 October 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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Hutspot, herring and... science: Community engagement with Leiden’s research at 3 October University 06 October 2025
Amid the many traditions of Leiden’s 3 October Festival, a relative newcomer is beginning to take hold: the Science Market. At market stalls, the peop...
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Leiden was buzzing on the Evening of Languages 06 October 2025
What does it sound like when you create your own words in Chichewa? Can you decipher hieroglyphs after just one workshop? Visitors found answers to th...
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Championing educational innovation: new Leiden Teachers’ Academy Fellows 02 October 2025
Leiden Teachers’ Academy is proud to welcome six new fellows: Dennis Braekmans, Arjan Louwen, Noa Schonmann, Anouk van der Weiden, Deepak Balak and Jo...
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Job market survey results: Humanities opens doors 02 October 2025
A degree in the Humanities provides a strong start in the labour market, according to research conducted among alumni who graduated between 2020 and 2...
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Low-sensory room opened in Lipsius 01 October 2025
Staff and students who want some quiet time out will now have a low-sensory room available to them. Lipsius 1.38 has been specially designed to help p...
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Daan Roovers to deliver the 54th Huizinga Lecture 30 September 2025
On Thursday 11 December 2025, Daan Roovers, the philosopher and former Denker des Vaderlands (Philosopher Laureate), will give the 54th Huizinga Lectu...
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How can the Netherlands form a stable government? 29 September 2025
Dutch politics is becoming increasingly polarised, and forming stable governments seems more difficult than ever. Is there a magic formula for politic...
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LIFF Programmer Bob de Brabandere: ‘My academic background enables me to clearly identify the appropriate audience for a film’ 29 September 2025
Bob de Brabandere discovered his deep passion for cinema through a minor in Film and Theatre Studies. He currently serves as Assistant Manager at Bios...