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Ae Ree Nam wins the 2026 Faculty Teaching Award 07 September 2026Lecturer Ae Ree Nam has won the 2026 Faculty Teaching Award. The jury praised the way in which she manages to engage all her students in her lectures.
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Faculty Year Opening: ‘We’re not in a bad position’ 07 September 2026The Faculty of Humanities kicked off the new academic year in festive style. On 2 September, staff gathered over snacks and drinks to catch up on the ...
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‘Aleida Nijland will be even more sustainable than Herta Mohr’ 03 September 2026The new Aleida Nijland building is gradually taking shape. Once the temporary tenants leave later this month, the ‘pre-demolition’ phase will begin, d...
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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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Larissa Schulte Nordholt: ‘In colonial territories, local and European agricultural knowledge intermingled’ 01 September 2026Plantation owners in the former Dutch colonies who wanted to eliminate pests turned to local techniques. Later, they often combined the knowledge they...
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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...
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First-ever Opening of the Academic Year in The Hague: ‘One academic community together’ 31 August 2026For the first time in Leiden University’s 451-year history, the Opening of the Academic Year took place in The Hague. The programme featured a process...
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Amy Senne appointed as assessor in the Faculty Board 27 August 2026As of 1 September, Amy Senne will serve as assessor and student member of the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Humanities. She was appointed by the Exe...
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Five tips for settling into student life 26 August 2026Is this your first year at a university and are you still finding your way around the university? These tips will help you settle into student life.
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Lost at Lowlands: Leiden psychologists study atopia 25 August 2026At the Lowlands festival last weekend, visitors could test their navigation skills and contribute to scientific research. Leiden psychologists were st...
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NSE 2026: Leiden students satisfied with their degree programmes, while attention remains focused on well-being and career preparation 24 August 2026Students at Leiden University continue to be broadly positive about their degree programmes and study environment, according to the results of the 202...
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International students from 75 countries begin studies in Leiden 24 August 2026All the continents are represented, as around 1,300 students from 75 different countries start Orientation Week Leiden. What’s on the programme?
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From wolf droppings to your own inner world: discover science in Leiden and The Hague 20 August 2026Researchers Dietsje Jolles and Rachel Plak are helping bring science to a wider audience as ambassadors for the Weekend of Science on 3 and 4 October....
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In memoriam: Tjerk Kroes 18 August 2026Tjerk Kroes (1965-2026), a member of the Board of Governors, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Saturday 15 August.