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Science campus transformed into a festival hub for three days during We are Science Week 28 May 2026This year’s We are Science Week was another great success! For the first time, the Campus Square was transformed into a true festival site. Take a loo...
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Grants for AI in healthcare, computing with light and climate-resilient cities 28 May 2026Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognis...
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Jetten at security conference: ‘The new generation should take the lead’ 27 May 2026From Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten to American ambassador Joseph Poplo, and from former defence minister Kajsa Ollongren to General Onno Eichelsheim...
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Physics alumni with a dream: making MRI scanners available worldwide 27 May 2026Building a high-quality MRI scanner at the lowest possible cost. That was the challenge Thomas O’Reilly and Karina Soemarwoto set themselves. This yea...
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Jasper's Day – From strategic meetings to pub quiz 27 May 2026By day it’s all about international collaboration; by evening, quiz questions. In between: a packed schedule, missed stroopwafels, and a faculty buzzi...
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From small programme to established field: ‘Science communication is becoming ever more important’ 27 May 2026Anne Land has been working at Science Communication & Society — the department that researches and teaches science communication — for fourteen years....
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NSE: students satisfied with programme, but for one-third, academic pressure is too high 26 May 2026Students at research universities and universities of applied sciences are positive about their lecturers’ expertise and the atmosphere within their p...
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Queen Máxima visits KITLV: from climate change to colonial collections 26 May 2026How can countries in Asia and the Caribbean protect themselves from rising sea levels? What should be done with colonial collections? During a visit o...
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‘We’re in this together’: watch the aftermovie of the Academia in Motion symposium and Town Hall 26 May 2026From the future of academic publishing and reshaping PhD trajectories to parenting during an academic career, leadership, societal engagement and qual...
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Executive Board President Luc Sels awarded honorary degree by the University of Edinburgh 26 May 2026Executive Board President Luc Sels will receive an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh on 2 July, in recognition of his exceptional leade...
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New clue to severe MS progression: ‘Overloaded cleanup cells’ in the brain 26 May 2026Researcher Daan van der Vliet, together with colleagues from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Leiden University and Utrecht University, has...
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University elections 2026 results announced 22 May 2026The results of the 2026 University elections are in. Who will represent us on the participation organs?
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POPcorner The Hague turns five: the meeting place for and by students 22 May 2026POPcorner The Hague has become a familiar and trusted space at Leiden University in The Hague. It’s where students meet, find support and work togethe...
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Grégory Schneider appointed Professor of Chemical Nanotechnology 21 May 2026Grégory Schneider has been appointed Professor of Chemical Nanotechnology at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) as of 1 May. ‘This title really e...
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New High-Tech Innovation specialisation: ‘Time for a small celebration’ 21 May 2026The Dutch high-tech industry urgently needs specialised technicians. Leiden University aims to help meet this demand with its new specialisation in Hi...