450 news items found
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Dreaming of a start-up? These students are taking the plunge: ‘Just do it and see where it goes’ 04 July 2025
Many students dream of running their own business. But where to start? The Master Honours Challenge ‘Entrepreneurship’ helps students figure things ou...
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What should the university do? Questions and emotions at university conversation on Israel-Palestine 02 July 2025
Should we cut our ties with Israel or maintain them? The event ‘A university conversation on Israel/Palestine’ on 1 July revealed the depth of feeling...
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What will it be like to study in 2075? Uni-visionaries help shape the university’s future 02 July 2025
LEGO creations, a clothesline of visions and a journey into the past and the future: just some of the highlights of Uni-vision day, where creatives de...
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How AI could give doctors more time at the patient’s bedside 01 July 2025
The rise of AI will transform the role of doctors, says Professor of Intensive Care Medicine Sesmu Arbous. Her academic chair focuses on integrating t...
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A campus in bloom: new book shows spectacular metamorphosis of Leiden Bio Science Park 01 July 2025
The university campus at the Leiden Bio Science Park is flourishing. Amid lush greenery, a modern and vibrant campus has taken shape. Students, resear...
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New partnership aims to enhance public sector leadership 30 June 2025
The newly launched Public Leadership in Collaboration partnership has been designed to enhance leadership within and across public sector organisation...
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Leideners find more than 2,000 species in urban biodiversity inventory 30 June 2025
Around 1,300 Leideners found 2,265 species during the Expeditie Stadsnutuur urban biodiversity inventory. ‘It’s been a huge success’, says scientific ...
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Students, staff and alumni to share the stage at Leiden Canal Concert 27 June 2025
Music lovers are welcome at this free open-air concert celebrating 450 years of Leiden University, on Sunday 6 July. This special jubilee edition of t...
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Data science for newbies: honours students learn to utilise AI 26 June 2025
Brain scans, heart attacks and credit scores: many science applications revolve around data. But how do you mine applicable insights from a mountain o...
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What are we defending? Steven Pinker on the core values of NATO and the Enlightenment 25 June 2025
NATO not only safeguards our security and stability, but also defends Enlightenment principles, promoting prosperity, health and freedom. This is what...
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Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts 24 June 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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‘I can feel the pain on both sides of the border’ 24 June 2025
How can the Netherlands help secure a peaceful future for Israel and Palestine? At a recent meeting at the university, two remarkable speakers shared ...
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From horror to silent strength: Leiden researches emotions at Lowlands 23 June 2025
This summer, Leiden University will be setting up camp at Lowlands with two research projects. From a spine-chilling haunted house to a silent perform...
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A village on campus: De Kattekop nursery run by psychologist Ellen Buschman 16 June 2025
Parents from all corners of the university bring their children to De Kattekop, the university’s day nursery. De Kattekop is celebrating its 45th anni...
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This course brings opera into the classroom: ‘Many themes are still relevant today’ 13 June 2025
What can opera tell us about societies in the past and present? Leiden honours students went looking for an answer, together with students from the Du...