450 news items found
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Transgressive behaviour Professor of Archaeology plausible, Court still rejects dismissal 22 August 2025It is sufficiently plausible that, during her employment, a professor of archaeology at Leiden University was guilty of prolonged transgressive and un...
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Experiment: Leiden University student writes thesis with just AI tools for supervision 21 August 2025As an experiment, student Alicia Cai relied solely on AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude for supervision while writing her thesis. It was only after ...
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A decade devoted to shaping the future of children’s rights 21 August 2025The Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights (LL.M.) was launched in 2015 to equip a generation of professionals to protect...
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Hello The Hague! First-year students settle in smoothly 18 August 2025Strolling 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 2025In 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 2025On 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 2025Are 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 2025The 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 2025It 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 2025Engineering, 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 2025Having 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 2025Armed 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 2025On 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 2025On 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 2025For 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 ...