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Changes to the security measures in the Campus The Hague buildings 24 June 2026Leiden University aims to achieve a good balance between a safe study and work environment and the openness and accessibility that are integral to a u...
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Leiden Research Support Network: ‘It takes a team to build a research project’ 23 June 2026How can we better align research support tasks across the project life cycle? That was the question explored by more than 100 research support profess...
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New housing plan focuses on collaboration and optimisation 23 June 2026We use university buildings differently from ten years ago. Students spend more time on campus, staff work more hybrid. At the same time, declining st...
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Interview with the Executive Board: ‘Our strength lies in academic depth and societal engagement’ 23 June 2026Since mid-January, Leiden University has had a new Executive Board. What are their impressions and their plans? An introduction in two parts.
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First quantum biosensor can detect rapid, invisible changes in cells 22 June 2026The laboratory of Leiden researcher Alireza Mashaghi is the first in the world to implement a quantum biosensor installation from QT-Sense. This enab...
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King brings Japanese Emperor to Leiden University 19 June 2026Amidst great interest from locals and visitors, Emperor Naruhito and King Willem-Alexander paid a visit to Leiden University on 18 June. In the Hortus...
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Honours education is changing 17 June 2026At the request of the Executive Board, the Honours Academy is working on a revision of our honours education and the way it is organised. This article...
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Alumna Melita van der Mersch: ‘Health law is extremely dynamic’ 17 June 2026Melita van der Mersch recently received a ‘Gouden Peer’ award for health law from ‘Mr. Online’. The seed for her interest in this field of law was pla...
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Proposed minors for the 2027–2028 academic year 17 June 2026In recent months, we have been working hard to develop the faculty minors we will offer as of the 2027-2028 academic year. In that year, for the first...
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LTA Education Conference: dare to ask whether things could be done differently 16 June 2026What if we let students assess themselves, or awarded fewer grades? What if we held challenging discussions in public rather than in the classroom, or...
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In pictures: Spui Campus opens its doors on Architecture Day 15 June 2026On Architecture Day, residents of The Hague had the chance to take a look inside Spui Campus. The event offered an informal introduction to the new bu...
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Plans to limit the right to protest go beyond recommendations 15 June 2026The Dutch government wants to tighten the law on the right to protest on certain points. Laura Hanrath, a PhD Candidate at the Department of Constitut...
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From dystopia to forgery: Kiem grants make innovative interdisciplinary research possible 15 June 2026At a celebratory event, 26 projects received a €10,000 Kiem grant for 2026-2027. No fewer than 108 interfaculty teams from Leiden University submitted...
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A cuddly toy with batteries: exploring the role of social robots in care for older people 11 June 2026From toy cats that purr to robot dogs that bark: what do such technologies mean for older people, healthcare providers and family members? A Dutch Res...
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Updated thesis repository built for the future 10 June 2026Student Theses, the thesis repository of Leiden University, has been migrated to the new Alma Digital platform. Due to this modernisation, Student The...