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Executive Board visits Institute of Environmental Sciences: ‘Optimism-led solutions’ 14 July 2025The Executive Board is visiting the university’s institutes to find out what is going on. On 8 July 2025, it was the turn of the Institute of Environm...
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Leiden scientists join national effort to advance nanomedicine 10 July 2025A Dutch consortium has received €6.7 million to accelerate the development of nanomedicines together with patients. Researchers from Leiden University...
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These students are showing how the Groene Hart can become a little greener 10 July 2025Should we be growing rice and building materials instead of grass for cows? From invasive crayfish to cultural heritage and groundwater levels: ten gr...
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How we’re setting Academia in Motion: by promoting transparent research and societal engagement 09 July 2025‘I'm setting Academia in Motion by promoting transparent and rigorous research practices and by advocating for more interaction between science and so...
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Newly discovered enzyme could play crucial role in bacterial breakdown of plastics 09 July 2025Leiden researchers have discovered an enzyme that helps bacteria feed on everyday plastics. This common enzyme could play a crucial role in future res...
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Binary star reveals: planet formation doesn’t always happen in sync 09 July 2025A team of international researchers led by Tomas Stolker in the Netherlands has imaged a young gas giant exoplanet near a 12-million-year-old star. Th...
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Update Executive Board: Assessment of non-Dutch-taught programmes (TAO) scrapped for existing programmes 08 July 2025The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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New: 'AI in education’ webpage for lecturers 08 July 2025Over the past year, AI experts across the university have launched initiatives for and with lecturers, students and staff. This is in response to the ...
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LUMC participates in pioneering type 1 diabetes research 08 July 2025The promising early results of an international study have shown that insulin-producing cells grown from stem cells can cure the disease. The new Cure...
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Leiden University joins Global Coalition for Social Justice 07 July 2025Leiden University has become a partner of the Global Coalition for Social Justice, an international movement committed to advancing decent work and an...
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In pictures: jubilee edition of Leiden Canal Concert 07 July 2025Leiden’s Rapenburg canal was transformed into a magical open-air stage for the jubilee edition of the Leiden Canal Concert, as hundreds gathered to ce...
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At the forefront of AI innovation: in conversation with Julian van der Kraats 07 July 2025AI-related activities and programmes are springing up throughout the university. In research, for example, at SAILS, and for staff in workshops and co...
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Board visit: the Institute for Philosophy wants to continue to grow through new collaborations 07 July 2025The university is home to many pearls of research institutes that do not make the news every day. The Executive Board visited one such pearl, the Inst...
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Interfaculty themes chosen to strengthen university’s profile 07 July 2025Leiden University is introducing 15 interfaculty themes to improve its visibility and strategic positioning. These themes can now be found on our webs...
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Dreaming of a start-up? These students are taking the plunge: ‘Just do it and see where it goes’ 04 July 2025Many students dream of running their own business. But where to start? The Master Honours Challenge ‘Entrepreneurship’ helps students figure things ou...