Creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment where all students feel welcome is one of Leiden University’s main priorities. Hence, The POPcorner is building a community around creative social binding activities.

FSW building, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden

FSW building, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden

Gorlaeus Building, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden

Academy Building, Rapenburg 73, 2311 GJ, Leiden

FSW building, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden

Gorlaeus Building, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden

FSW building, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden

Gorlaeus Building, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden

FSW building, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden

Agora, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden

LUMC Research Building, Einthovenweg 20, 2333 ZC, Leiden

Academy Building, Rapenburg 73, 2311 GJ, Leiden

LUMC Education Building, Hippocratespad 21, 2333 ZD, Leiden

FSW building, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden

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FSW building, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden

Oude UB, Rapenburg 70, 2311 EZ, Leiden

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The housing crisis is affecting a substantial group of Dutch citizens and is one of the main election themes this year. How did things get this far and what should the new cabinet do in the coming four years to address the problems? Three Leiden researchers give their answer.

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Towards the end of February, three Leiden University buildings will be assessed for their accessibility to people with a disability. The assessment will be carried out by Ongehinderd, a social enterprise committed to making the Netherlands more accessible. Its founder and director, Gerard de Nooij,…

Confetti, stilt walkers and the new Einstein Fountain. On Monday, 2 September, the Gorlaeus Building of the Faculty of Science was festively opened. Together with Constantijn van Oranje, our students cut the ribbon. Dean Jasper Knoester: ‘The building is ready, now it is up to our students and researchers…

This page provides updates on the protest today at the Academy Building and Hortus botanicus in Leiden.

At around noon on Tuesday 9 April, a small fire started in the basement of Leiden University’s Snellius building. The fire brigade was quickly on the scene and soon extinguished the fire.

Around 1:00 p.m., a group of more than one hundred pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at the The Hague campus. Participants chanted slogans and put up banners. The vast majority of those taking part left the building after a short time. However, a small group refused to leave. Follow updates in this…

Members of the End Fossil climate action group, including students from Leiden University, have occupied two rooms in the Lipsius building at the Faculty of Humanities today (23 November 2023).

Important notice: Due to a burst water pipe in the Huygens Building, the building will be closed on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 October.

Everything is peaceful again in and around the Wijnhaven building at Campus The Hague. Earlier today, the location was the scene of a large pro-Palestinian protest. Lectures were cancelled. In the end, everyone left the building voluntarily.

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As of 12 Januari 2026, the FSW faculty building is called Agora. This name was chosen by the FSW community. In ancient Greece, the agora was the heart of the city: a place for meeting, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. This is exactly how we see our faculty building: an open space where knowledge,…

The plane trees from the forecourt of Cluster North have been moved to the Herta Mohr building (Cluster South). The trees could not remain in their original location because of the forthcoming renovation of Cluster North. They have been moved already in advance of the flowering season. In June, the…

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Biotechnological developments are moving fast. From genetically modified plant varieties we are now moving to cultured meat. These developments require moral interpretation - and they get it in the form of art. Lotte Pet wrote a dissertation about it.

On Thursday 8 December, the project teams of Leiden University and Heijmans Utiliteit, together with the construction workers of the project, celebrated reaching the highest point of phase 2a of the Gorlaeus Building. An important milestone in the construction and traditionally the moment to put the…

Students gain practical experience while clients receive a solution to their software needs: the student software company LUdev hits two birds with one stone. ‘Through LUdev, students learn what else is involved in software development besides programming.’ Interested? You can now submit new projects…

Leiden University is currently working on the new Gorlaeus Building, a sustainable modern building for the Faculty of Science. To make room for the phase 2A construction work, a plane tree of over 20 metres in height was moved on 17 December. The tree has been conserved. Its new home will be on the…

Work on the buildings for the Faculty of Humanities is continuing. Planning has begun for a modern, future-proof education building on the site of the current Reuvens building. The new education building is scheduled for completion in mid-2031.

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.

A small group of Students for Palestine demonstrators occupied the Academy Building on Rapenburg in the afternoon of Wednesday 26 November. The Cleveringa Lecture by political scientist Hélène Landemore had to be moved to Leiden Law School’s Kamerlingh Onnes Building.