450 news items found
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Renewed Leiden Leadership Programme ‘provides tools to make a difference’ 27 June 2022
The Leiden Leadership Programme is going to innovate. After 12 years, the honours track for master’s students will get a new set-up. We asked two of t...
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First patient in the Netherlands successfully treated with stem cell gene therapy 22 June 2022
Researchers from the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have successfully used stem cell gene therapy to treat a baby with the severe congenital ...
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Grant for Shelley van der Veek to teach toddlers healthy eating habits 21 June 2022
Shelley van der Veek has received a LUF Gratama grant for a research project that aims to help parents teach their toddlers healthy eating habits by p...
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‘Build resilience in traumatised children and young people’ 21 June 2022
Many children experience trauma and if they are unable to deal with it properly, it can have a huge personal and societal effect. Building resilience ...
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Psychology Science Day 2022 20 June 2022
‘Very interesting’ is what two bachelor students have to say about the stories by Liesbeth van Vliet and Niki Antypa during the Psychology Science Day...
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Spinoza Prize for astrophysicist Ignas Snellen 17 June 2022
With his clever measuring methods Ignas Snellen – together with his team – was the first to detect carbon monoxide in the atmosphere of exoplanets. Fo...
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National Student Survey shows Leiden students satisfied 16 June 2022
The first results of the National Student Survey (NSE) show that Leiden students are still satisfied with their degree programmes. On average they are...
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Climate activist Aniek Moonen: 'At 24, I can already make a huge impact' 16 June 2022
No full-time job, but full-time voluntary work instead. That’s what Aniek Moonen decided on graduating from Leiden University College The Hague, when ...
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Honours students mount an exhibition on ‘the other’ 14 June 2022
Master’s students in the Honours Class ‘Leiden, City of Refugees?’ were asked to contemplate the concept of ‘the other’ from both an academic and an a...
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Inaugural lecture: facts and myths about resilience after childhood adversity 13 June 2022
Anne-Laura van Harmelen, professor Brain, Safety and Resilience will give her inaugural lecture ‘Resilience does not exist’ (in Dutch) on Monday 27 Ju...
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In pictures: ‘Groot Nederlands Student Kampioenschap’ student games for the first time in The Hague 13 June 2022
The 'Groot Nederlands Student Kampioenschap' student games have been held for the first time in two cities, Delft and The Hague. To make this happen o...
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Healthy Society Event: lots of inspiration exchanged about societal wellbeing and social sciences 13 June 2022
How can social scientists contribute to a healthier society? That question was central to the Healthy Society Event on 9 June 2022, which successfully...
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Annual Report 2021 published 13 June 2022
Leiden University’s Annual Report 2021 has been published. In this report, which consists of a general section and a financial section (the financial ...
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Leiden’s student portal: a single place for organising your studies 13 June 2022
Leiden University’s digital study environment is being expanded to include the Leiden student portal: a single place where as a student you can find a...
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Social Science Matters: Out-of-home placement 08 June 2022
It was recently revealed that an estimated 1115 children of parents who are victims of the childcare benefits scandal were forcibly taken into out-of-...