450 news items found
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New Faculty of Humanities spending reduction plan 28 January 2025
The Faculty of Humanities has shared a new spending reduction plan with its students and staff. Although the plans are less sweeping than previous one...
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When university isn’t the obvious choice 27 January 2025
They confounded expectations and went to university anyway – as a woman of colour, a working-class student or refugee... Throughout the centuries the ...
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New project seeks best collaboration methods for creating carbon-neutral neighbourhoods 27 January 2025
How do you get citizens more involved in energy transition projects? This is the central question of the new transdisciplinary research project EmPowe...
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‘If we want to be really inclusive, we need to step outside our comfort zone’ 24 January 2025
The experiential expertise of people with a disability needs to be integrated in diversity & inclusion policy. This message was the common thread at t...
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Mayor Heijkoop feels like an ‘ambassador’ for the university 21 January 2025
Leiden Mayor Peter Heijkoop visited the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and the Faculty of Science on 20 January. He met various university...
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Princess Beatrix to attend 450th Dies Natalis 21 January 2025
Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands will attend the Dies Natalis ceremony at Leiden's Pieterskerk on Friday 7 February to celebrate...
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Grants boost collaboration between university and The Hague 21 January 2025
How can we make our cities greener and more people-friendly? Two Campus The Hague projects have secured a grant from the Municipality of The Hague. Th...
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The face of the city: university buildings in Leiden 20 January 2025
The university has been shaping the city of Leiden for 450 years. A brief history of the university buildings that have helped define the city.
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PhD candidate develops new device for diagnosing erectile dysfunction 20 January 2025
Erection problems can have a huge impact on quality of life and health, but current diagnostic methods are painful, uncomfortable and technologically ...
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Love took Ephrem from a refugee camp to the lecture hall 15 January 2025
Raised by his grandmother and grandfather, trained as a doctor, the medical director of a camp for Eritrean refugees: Ephrem Tesfay was anything but a...
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Leiden University is travelling to the past and the future for its 450th birthday 14 January 2025
Leiden University is celebrating its 450th anniversary in 2025 with a feast for the eyes, ears and spirit. The anniversary year opens with an extra sp...
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450 trees for Leiden: join us 14 January 2025
Leiden University and Stadslab Leiden invite you to improve the Leiden and The Hague environment with 450 extra trees – a living reminder of 450 years...
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Students in the spotlight: why join the Honours College? 14 January 2025
Meeting new people, exploring other disciplines and growing academically, professionally and personally. The Honours College makes it all possible. Th...
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Participate in the Legal Tech Challenge: 'Access to Justice' 13 January 2025
Join the 2025 Legal Tech Challenge and collaborate with fellow students to design an innovative app that makes legal services more accessible. Gain pr...
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Nine US presidents and their Leiden roots 13 January 2025
There are many links between Leiden and the US. The highest office there has been held an impressive nine times by presidents with Leiden roots. This ...