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Goodbye SPSS, hallo R: ‘Now we can help students who like statistics to excel’ News - 12 April 2023
After the summer, the SPSS statistics programme will be replaced by the new ‘R’ software for first year students. Hemmo Smit and Sjoerd Huisman, both lecturers in Methodology and Statistics, initiated this major change in the curriculum. That did not happen overnight.

NATO Chief Rutte in conversation with The Hague students: ‘I’m glad about Trump’ News - 19 September 2025
Wearing All Stars and ‘just’ a pair of jeans, with a backpack slung over his shoulder. It was an informal Friday afternoon with Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, at Wijnhaven. Perched on a desk, he took questions from students in the audience.

The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War News - 28 April 2025
In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britain. ‘Soldier of Orange’ is the most famous, but who were the other ‘England voyagers’ or Engelandvaarders as they are known?

Festival showcases anthropology students’ work: scope of visual ethnography is widening News - 3 October 2021
Visual ethnography has become an integral part of anthropology in Leiden. The students from the master’s specialisation will present their work at the LUVE festival on 8, 9 and 10 October. ‘For a film you have to negotiate with your research participants.’

Huge interest from prospective students (and their parents) on Bachelor’s Open Day News - 4 March 2024
Presentations, city tours, themed cafés and information fairs − there was plenty to discover on the Bachelor’s Open Day last Saturday. Around 6,000 prospective students and 4,000 parents visited faculties in Leiden and The Hague to soak up the atmosphere and imagine how it would be to study at Leiden…

The Nuance Project: Respectful dialogue about sensitive topics give students hope News - 21 November 2024
Students from Leiden University have launched The Nuance Project, a platform for respectful, open-minded dialogue on divisive issues. The aim is to foster connection and understanding among people even if their viewpoints differ.

Students, staff and alumni to share the stage at Leiden Canal Concert News - 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 the Rapenburg Canal Concert will feature a unique orchestra made up of our students, staff and alumni, performing on a floating stage.

From hormone differences to valid questionnaires: psychology students present their research at the Science Day 2025 News - 19 June 2025
How do you measure over-protective parenting? Why are girls more likely to develop anxiety disorders? And do the social skills of therapists really make a difference in treatment outcomes?

End of year message from the Executive Board for staff and students News - 21 December 2023
With the holidays just around the corner in this dark month of December, when we light candles as a symbol of warmth and hope, we would like to take a moment to reflect on this past year. We have accomplished a great deal together but the year has been difficult at times.

Wanted: musical students, staff and alumni for the Leiden Canal Concert Announcement - 13 March 2025
Organisation, Social

Fieldwork in Leiden News - 16 June 2021
How do the residents of the Kooi neighbourhood in Leiden find living there? What can we do about loneliness? In this extraordinary academic year, students have been conducting all sorts of research, in Leiden. They presented their initial findings and recommendations at a Learning with the City meeting…

Dreaming of a start-up? These students are taking the plunge: ‘Just do it and see where it goes’ News - 4 July 2025
Many students dream of running their own business. But where to start? The Master Honours Challenge ‘Entrepreneurship’ helps students figure things out. ‘Now I can actually go for it.’

Una Europa Staff Week 2026: come together as staff and students to transform how we learn and work Announcement - 2 February 2026
Education, Research

Taarique teaches career planning but doesn’t want students to plan their future too strictly: ‘Keep on experimenting’ News - 27 May 2024
In the ‘Educatips’ column, psychology lecturers share their most important insights on teaching. This month: Taarique Debidin thinks making contact with one another is more important than cramming knowledge. ‘I’d get no energy at all from being a formal lecturer.’

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