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Bart Barendregt appointed Dean of Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences 02 March 2026In consultation with the Executive Board of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and having heard the views of the Faculty Council, the Exec...
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LUMC receives tens of millions for research into new stem cell-based treatments 02 March 2026Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), as a partner in the reNEW consortium, is once again receiving tens of millions of euros for research into new...
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Unequal academic freedom: women’s expertise more likely to be questioned 27 February 2026‘You’re not a real academic.’ This is a comment Nadia Bouras has heard often. It illustrates how women experts, particularly women of colour, are not ...
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Municipal elections: visit these debates in The Hague 26 February 2026A number of election debates will be taking place in the run-up to the municipal elections on 18 March 2026. Leiden University and its partners in The...
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Leiden Research Support: ‘We aim to be the one stop where researchers get their questions answered’ 26 February 2026From forwarding promising calls and arranging budgets to assisting in legal issues and keeping track of important deadlines: to associate professor Ro...
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Teams formed to lead university themes 26 February 2026The teams that will lead the themes guiding Leiden University’s strategic positioning in the coming years have been formed.
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Vici grants for research into antibodies, galaxies and Indigenous communities 26 February 2026Three Leiden researchers have been awarded a Vici grant by the Dutch Research Council. The funding of up to 1.5 million euros supports ‘talented, adve...
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Iran deserves our attention: ‘We must share our knowledge about this conflict’ 26 February 2026‘Don’t forget us. Don’t stop talking about Iran.’ In a packed lecture hall at the new Spui Campus in The Hague, a panel discussion was held this Tuesd...
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Four years of war in Ukraine: what Europe can learn from the battlefield 25 February 2026Four years of war in Ukraine have transformed the nature of warfare, with drones, digital defence systems and improvised solutions shaping the battlef...
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Hub for Impactful and Engaged Research launched 24 February 2026The Hub for Impactful and Engaged Research is a new collaboration that brings together five leading educational institutions in the province of Zuid-H...
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‘Violence has meaning’: what drives people to use it? 23 February 2026Violence such as assault or head-butting causes pain, shock and distress. It is often seen as savage or senseless. But for those who commit it, violen...
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Interdisciplinary archaeological investigation uncovers gender- and age-selective violence 2,800 years ago 23 February 2026New research has revealed that one of Europe’s largest prehistoric mass graves records the deliberate killing of women and children, showing how gende...
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People with Parkinson’s positive about digital at-home tests 23 February 2026Can cognitive decline in people with Parkinson’s disease be measured using digital tests at home? According to an interdisciplinary team of researcher...
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Largest radio survey ever maps the Universe in unprecedented detail 19 February 2026The radio telescope LOFAR, with a major contribution from Leiden Observatory, has produced the most detailed radio map of the Universe ever made. Neve...
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A quick call with Looi van Kessel on the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture: ‘International Women’s Day is important for everyone’ 17 February 2026Every year, Leiden University hosts the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture to mark International Women’s Day. This year, historian Nadia Bouras will speak...