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Climate and elections: these were your top stories from 2023
The year 2023 saw the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the Wagner Group rebellion and wildfires and floods as all the weather records were smashed. Our most-read stories were about the climate crisis and the elections: here’s the list.
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LUMC participates in pioneering type 1 diabetes research
The promising early results of an international study have shown that insulin-producing cells grown from stem cells can cure the disease. The new Cure One LUMC research centre aims to accelerate this breakthrough.
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Update Executive Board: 'These are difficult times for us all'
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.
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Minors in AI, Data & Digitialisation in Delft, Leiden and Rotterdam
The universities of Delft, Leiden and Rotterdam are working together to show their students what artificial intelligence (AI) means for their own field. Three AI minors will start in the 2022 – 2023 academic year and will answer questions such as: ‘How best can you use AI in your research discipline?’…
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Educational innovation at Humanities: 'Students are great initiators’
In the academic year 2018 - 2019, the Faculty of Humanities established the Educational Innovation Programme. In this way, the faculty wants to realise the ambitions from the educational vision of Leiden University in education. How is the programme currently doing? We talked to project manager Sanne…
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Hundreds of visitors learn about Leiden University science during 3 October University
Glorious sunshine, dozens of enthusiastic academics and huge numbers of Leiden residents ensured that this year’s special jubilee version of 3 October University was a great success.
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Transatlantic relations revisited: Europe's geopolitical position after 1 year of Trump presidency
Lecture, BASIS Europe Committee
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Voice of the ocean
There are many tributaries to Rosalin Kuiper’s story and they all lead to the sea. The 28-year-old sailor was one of the five-person Team Malizia in the world’s most prestigious sailing competition: the Ocean Race.
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Results of the 2025 university elections announced
The results of the 2025 university elections are in. Who will represent us in the participation organs?
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Development of the Faculty Strategic Plan
The development of the Faculty Strategic Plan (FSP) did not come to a standstill over the summer. We now have a draft version of the Plan that incorporates the feedback on the strategic objectives that we obtained from various meetings and bodies before the summer. The Research Directors and a number…
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1st year students information session “Start your career during your studies”
Career and apply for jobs
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Adriaan BednerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Miko FlohrFaculty of Humanities
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Ralph Rippe
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Jaap van den HerikFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tullio AbruzzeseFaculty of Archaeology
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Sylvestre BonnetFaculty of Science
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Arjen Boin
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Peter van der PuttenFaculty of Science
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Eduard Fosch VillarongaFaculty of Law
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Rick HoningsFaculty of Humanities
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Amy EaglestoneFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Alan SearsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rachel SchatsFaculty of Archaeology
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Judith PollmannFaculty of Humanities
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Young Hae ChoiFaculty of Science
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Léon BuskensFaculty of Humanities
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Mariëlle BruningFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maurits BergerFaculty of Humanities
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Alexander GeurdsFaculty of Archaeology
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Afshin EllianFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Leonor Alvarez FrancésFaculty of Humanities
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Wei ChuFaculty of Archaeology
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Lucien van BeekFaculty of Humanities
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Ineke van der HamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Maryla KlajnFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tessa MinterFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marian KlamerFaculty of Humanities
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Nidesh LawtooFaculty of Humanities
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Spinoza and Stevin Prizes for three Leiden professors
Three Leiden professors have recently been awarded the most prestigious scientific accolade in the Netherlands: Maria Yazdanbakhsh and Marc Koper have been awarded a Spinoza Prize and Judi Mesman a Stevin Prize. They received their prizes on 13 October.
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Field trip to sustainable farm shows ‘what you can achieve if you chart your own path’
How to take ownership of your career? To find out, students from ‘Design Your Career as a Climate Change Maker’ visited a farmer who has done just that. They learned from him that it’s never too late to start working on something you believe in.
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Anoma van der Veere did Japanese Studies at Leiden University
Alumnus Anoma van der Veere did Japanese studies and talks in this interview about his studies in Leiden and his work as a researcher at the Leiden Asia Centre and as Japanese correspondent in Tokyo.
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Strong muscles start in the gut
Researchers from the LUMC and the Universities of Granada and Almería have found a gut bacterium that is associated with stronger muscles in people and mice. Their findings, published in the journal Gut, hint at the potential for new probiotics to support muscle strength and healthy ageing.
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Suicide prevention professor: ‘Talking saves lives’
How can we as a society prevent suicide? According to Professor of Suicide Prevention Renske Gilissen, a better understanding and targeted action could help save lives.
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Introducing the new assessor: 'I immediately knew: this is what I want'
With the new academic year, the Honours Academy welcomes a new assessor: Maarten Kolpa. What does an assessor do? And what can he do for honours students? Maarten talks about it in an interview. "I find it important that the student perspective comes first."
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Joanne van der Leun to chair new knowledge security and fossil industry committees
Leiden University has set up two committees to consider issues that are the focus of much attention within our community and society at large. They are the Knowledge Security Committee and the Fossil Fuel Industry Collaboration Committee. Former dean Joanne van der Leun will chair both.
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A quick call with Nadine Akkerman about the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture: ‘I feel a connection with Annie’
Each year on or around International Women’s Day, the university hosts the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture. You are welcome to attend − even if you wouldn't call yourself a feminist, says professor and organiser Nadine Akkerman. ‘You get the best discussions with a diverse audience.’