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The eternal student: exhibition travels through 450 years of studying News - 23 April 2025
Over the centuries painters and photographers have depicted students at study in Leiden. An exhibition at the Hortus botanicus reveals the similarities and differences in 450 years of student life.

Put away those textbooks and relax: the Living Room is open News - 23 February 2023
Leiden University opened the doors of its new Living Room on Thursday 16 February. The Living Room is a home from home where Dutch and international students can relax and meet others and is a strictly no-study zone.

Student associations again offer a warm place during the Winter Weeks to combat loneliness News - 15 December 2025
Not all students spend the holiday season with family or friends. That is why the university is organising the fifth edition of the Winter Weeks this year. The goal remains unchanged: to offer both international and Dutch students who stay in Leiden or The Hague during the Christmas break a warm and…

Students work on a cold case: ‘We look in a different way than the police’ News - 1 July 2024
Sixteen master’s students from a variety of disciplines are helping The Hague Police to find new clues in a cold case.

Part-time work in schools: ‘Students get to see how great teaching really is’ News - 17 July 2023
Given the teacher shortage, secondary schools could use an extra pair of hands. Alfrink College in Zoetermeer is glad to have students from the university helping out in class. ‘We hope students will see how great it is to work in teaching.’

Art project has students and lecturers reflecting on pressure to succeed News - 17 November 2022
What does it mean to be the ‘perfect student’? This is the focus of the Perspectify exhibition, which was opened on 16 November by President of the Executive Board Annetje Ottow.

What do you do if your professor winks at you? News - 3 May 2023
Sexual harassment was the theme of the recent annual symposium of student ambassadors to the Leiden-Bollenstreek police in collaboration with the police and the municipality. An extremely important issue to students − if the 100 places being claimed as soon as the symposium was announced was anything…

International students in Leiden: ‘We can’t wait to go to lectures again’ News - 31 August 2021
An impressive 875 students from all corners of the globe are taking part in Orientation Week Leiden (OWL). After all the lockdowns in their own countries, they’re glad to meet up in real life in Leiden. What do they expect of their studies here?

University launches Vision on Student Well-Being: ‘An open culture where we look out for one another’ News - 23 March 2023
How can we work together to create a safe study and learning environment and offer students the support that they need? The Vision on Student Well-Being outlines the University’s plans to promote student well-being in the coming years.