In the media
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How is the Netherlands supporting scholars at risk? 03 June 2026Episode of Stop de Sloop (Stop the Demolotion), a podcast about higher education.
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Michiel van Elk in The Conversation on the importance of mystical experiences for therapy 24 February 2026In a new piece for The Conversation UK, Michiel van Elk examines whether mystical experiences are essential to psychedelic therapy. 'If the field is t...
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Spui Campus: a store of knowledge 07 January 2026Spui Campus is almost ready to open its doors. In the place where the iconic V&D department store started trading back in 1928, thousands of students ...
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Ancient humans may have been making fire 350.000 years earlier than previously thought 18 December 2025Buried beneath a Suffolk forest, archaeologists have uncovered the earliest known human-made fire. A fire that was sparked 400,000 years ago. This stu...
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400,000-Year-Old Mystery Unearthed Near Rome 16 October 2025Construction work at Casal Lumbroso, on the outskirts of Rome, led to the discovery of a fossilised elephant tusk, and soon after, the remains of a 40...
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125,000-year-old Neanderthal ‘fat factory’ discovered in Germany 10 July 2025The Neumark-Nord 2 site in central Germany, dates back to 125,000 years ago. During an interglacial period with temperatures similar to those today, N...
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How lasers and volunteers are uncovering thousands of archaeological sites 26 May 2025LiDAR, a laser-based remote sensing technology, is transforming archaeology by uncovering hidden landscapes beneath forests, vegetation, and shallow w...
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Update #iamapsychologist: Why Psychology and the international bachelor's programme are essential 22 May 2025It started with Judith Schomaker's #Ibeneenpsychologist initiative. Now the ikbeneenpsycholoog book with LindedIn posts has been published and sent to...
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Klokhuis episode about blushing and smiling? Your vote counts 06 March 2025Who wouldn’t want their own episode of Het Klokhuis? Researchers Milica Nikolic and Chris Riddell are in the running for the Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs...
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Lotte van Dillen in Washington Post about distracted eating and gaining weight 16 January 2025Distracted eating is common and has adverse health consequences. Read more about the research of Leiden social psychologist Lotte van Dillen and some ...
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Francesco Walker in The Conversation on how children look at art 03 January 2025Adults and children view art in completely different ways, Cognitive psychologist Francesco Walker discovered at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum. 'In a re...
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IPBES: Positive outcomes for people and nature are feasible, but we must act now 20 December 2024Changes to halt further biodiversity loss are more urgent than ever and feasible, says IPBES, the United Nations biodiversity panel. In two reports re...
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Leiden University to continue membership of The Conversation 09 December 2024Looking to share your academic results or insights with a global audience? Leiden University is a ‘contributing member’ of the international journalis...
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Archaeological Project Sheds Light on Ancient Water Management in Udhruh 31 October 2024In 2011, the Udhruh Archaeological Project was launched, bringing together teams of Jordanian and Dutch archaeologists to investigate the region and r...
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Highlighting Dutch-Jordanian archaeological cooperation in Udhruh 28 October 2024In 2011, the University of Hussein Bin Talal in Maan and Leiden University initiated the joint Udhruh Archaeological Project, led by Professors Fawzi ...