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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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The Vanuatu climate case goes far, but not far enough 12 August 2025
In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice says that states are obliged to protect the climate. Jolein Holtz, a climate and human rights...
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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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The law is constantly evolving: Mayor Heijkoop visits Leiden Law School 10 July 2025
On 7 July, the Mayor of Leiden, Peter Heijkoop, visited Leiden Law School. During his visit, he learned about the faculty’s commitment to advancing re...
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Alumnus Johan Visser: ‘Act, work and make decisions with a cool head and a warm heart’ 10 July 2025
For more than twenty years, Johan Visser has served as a family and juvenile court judge in The Hague where he is also a board member. Once a student ...
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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...