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Leiden University joins OpenAIRE 17 April 2026Leiden University has become a member of OpenAIRE, a European non-profit e-infrastructure organisation that supports open science. Leiden University L...
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‘Only in this way can we be prepared for both known and new infectious diseases’ 16 April 2026Good and up to date data are crucial for effectively combating infectious diseases and protecting public health. Endowed professor Susan van den Hof a...
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What do sushi, climbing and smoking having in common? How we talk about risk 16 April 2026Next week, Sara Perlstein will defend her PhD on risk talk: the everyday conversations we have about risks with people close to us. From eating sushi ...
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Crimmigration conference uses art to foster dialogue 15 April 2026The debate on migration and criminalisation concerns everyone from citizens and policymakers to academics. The Crimmigration in an Age of Authoritaria...
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Academia in Motion: ‘Our collective responsibility to create, share and improve knowledge’ 14 April 2026Anna van ’t Veer is the face of Open Science Community Leiden (OSCL). She calls for an academic system that centres transparency. ‘Culture chance can ...
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New University Sports Centre officially opened: more than a sports building 14 April 2026Sport brings people together. This became clear on 9 April during the official opening of the new University Sports Centre. In a varied programme with...
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No ordinary sea: who governs the Strait of Hormuz? 14 April 2026Which law governs the Strait of Hormuz? Under international law, both Iran and the US are expected to comply with the ‘Constitution for the Oceans’. I...
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AI agents, missing persons and human smuggling: students advise professionals 14 April 2026How can we become less dependent on the United States in multiple areas? These were the kinds of pressing security questions tackled by third-year Sec...
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From chants to a voice: how young workers organised 13 April 2026‘All the groceries, but not a fig for young workers’, read a banner during the occupation of Ahold’s headquarters in 1981. ‘For a long time, young wor...
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Yung Lin receives Young Scholar Award 2026 13 April 2026Researcher Yung Lin received the Young Scholar Award at the annual conference of the European Association for Taiwan Studies (EATS). She obtained her ...
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Between street culture and care: young people in hybrid worlds 13 April 2026Young people in forensic practice navigate between street culture, digital networks and care; worlds that are increasingly intertwined. This calls for...
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More things in heaven and earth: the benefits of space exploration 08 April 2026The Netherlands celebrates Space Exploration Day on 12 April each year. Space exploration has brought us ground-breaking discoveries with applications...
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When criminal law works unfairly against people in vulnerable positions 07 April 2026Criminal law can reinforce social inequality. ‘People at the lower end of society are hit harder by criminal law in a range of different ways’, says P...
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Marchien de Mooij new LLInC director 07 April 2026As of 1 May, Marchien de Mooij will take up the role of director of the Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre (LLInC). She brings extensive experience a...
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Npuls grant for Leiden Education Support Network 07 April 2026The national Npuls Growth Fund programme has awarded a grant for the development of the Leiden Education Support (LES) Network. The project led by pro...