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Is the UN Refugee Convention still relevant? 20 July 2026The UN Refugee Convention was signed on 28 July 1951. Seventy-five years later the world has dramatically changed. Three researchers reflect on the si...
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Leiden researcher Sarah Wolff advises on EU rescue missions at sea 20 July 2026Together with Professor Violeta-Moreno Lax, Leiden researcher Sarah Wolff has advised Frontex, the EU and other institutions on a European framework f...
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Summer Message from the Executive Board 16 July 2026As the summer break approaches, Luc, Sarah and Timo from our Executive Board would like to share a few words with you. We invite you to watch their sh...
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Leadership helps reduce stress in operating theatre: ‘Performing under pressure begins before the operation’ 16 July 2026The success of an operation depends on more than just expertise and technical skills. A study by Leiden researchers shows that surgeons’ leadership sk...
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Veni grants for 19 Leiden researchers 16 July 2026Nineteen researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant provides creative space for ...
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Workshop ‘Geopolitics in Europe and the World’ marks start of interfaculty theme 15 July 2026Leiden researchers from law, political science, governance and global affairs and humanities gathered for the first workshop organised in the context ...
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Defending goals and borders: Wietse Jelles’ work for FC Utrecht and the Marechaussee 15 July 2026In the morning, Wietse Jelles can be found on the FC Utrecht training ground, working as Assistant Coach of the women’s team. In the afternoon, he adv...
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Kick-off event interfaculty theme Inequalities in September 15 July 2026Interested in research or education on inequalities? Researchers and lecturers are warmly invited to join the kick-off event for the interfaculty them...
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Existential Risk in the Anthropocene 14 July 2026Thanks to a 2025 Una Europa KIEM Grant and building on earlier conversations about existential risk, Leiden researchers Rob Cullum and Maud Rijks orga...
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Executive Board explores the option of appointing two vice-rectors 14 July 2026The Executive Board is exploring the option of appointing two part-time vice-rectors: one with a focus on teaching and the other with a focus on resea...
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Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old Egyptian tomb 14 July 2026A team of Dutch archaeologists headed by Carina van den Hoven from Leiden University has discovered a 3,000-year-old tomb in Egypt. The tomb sheds new...
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‘Collaboration with all the institutions in the region is the only way to make a real impact on education’ 13 July 2026The Municipality of Leiden has awarded a grant to the Leiden Education Action Research Network (LEARN). Through this network, Leiden University will w...
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Leiden University to play key role in new EU-funded Una Europa project 13 July 2026Leiden University and its partners have been selected to receive European Commission funding for the two-year Una.Via project. Una.Via is the next ste...
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PhD candidates getting started with embodied learning: boxing as the bridge between head and body 13 July 2026In a well-lit room with big windows, ten young people stand in a circle. They are wearing sports clothes, black boxing gloves on their hands, their fo...
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Controllers’ Day 2026: looking to the future together 13 July 2026Controllers are the colleagues responsible for the university’s financial management and oversight. During Controllers’ Day at Spui Campus, the Financ...