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Defending goals and borders: Wietse Jelles’ work for FC Utrecht and the Marechaussee 15 July 2026In the morning, Wietse Jelles can be found on the FC Utrecht training ground, working as Assistant Coach of the women’s team. In the afternoon, he adv...
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Kick-off event interfaculty theme Inequalities in September 15 July 2026Interested in research or education on inequalities? Researchers and lecturers are warmly invited to join the kick-off event for the interfaculty them...
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Executive Board explores the option of appointing two vice-rectors 14 July 2026The Executive Board is exploring the option of appointing two part-time vice-rectors: one with a focus on teaching and the other with a focus on resea...
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Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old Egyptian tomb 14 July 2026A team of Dutch archaeologists headed by Carina van den Hoven from Leiden University has discovered a 3,000-year-old tomb in Egypt. The tomb sheds new...
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‘Collaboration with all the institutions in the region is the only way to make a real impact on education’ 13 July 2026The Municipality of Leiden has awarded a grant to the Leiden Education Action Research Network (LEARN). Through this network, Leiden University will w...
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Leiden University to play key role in new EU-funded Una Europa project 13 July 2026Leiden University and its partners have been selected to receive European Commission funding for the two-year Una.Via project. Una.Via is the next ste...
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PhD candidates getting started with embodied learning: boxing as the bridge between head and body 13 July 2026In a well-lit room with big windows, ten young people stand in a circle. They are wearing sports clothes, black boxing gloves on their hands, their fo...
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Controllers’ Day 2026: looking to the future together 13 July 2026Controllers are the colleagues responsible for the university’s financial management and oversight. During Controllers’ Day at Spui Campus, the Financ...
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First impressions of the Una Europa General Assembly in Paris 09 July 2026The Una Europa General Assembly was held in Paris from 27 to 29 May and was hosted by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Ranoe Sewrattan (Head of S...
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Kick-off event interfaculty theme Health & Well-being in september 08 July 2026On Monday 28 September, the interfaculty theme ‘Health and Wellbeing’ will hold a kick-off event for researchers and lecturers who would like to get i...
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Science under pressure in the US: Cultural scholar continues her research in Leiden 07 July 2026Growing political pressure and increasing restrictions on academic freedom forced Cultural Studies scholar Maisha Wester to leave her tenured research...
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The forgotten deaths of fifteen Chinese workers during the Second World War 02 July 2026On 15 April 1942, members of the Dutch military police on Curaçao shot and killed fifteen Chinese Shell workers. Assistant Professor Vincent Chang has...
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University reflects on new strategy in times of geopolitical and digital change 30 June 2026Geopolitical tensions, the rise of AI, declining student numbers... How should Leiden University respond? At the Strategic Conference on 25 June, univ...
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Executive Board interview: ‘Trust is a key measure’ 30 June 2026A new Executive Board has been leading Leiden University since mid-January. What are their impressions and their plans? An introduction in two parts. ...
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Person-centred care thanks to digital solutions 26 June 2026More person-centred care with fewer people may sound contradictory, Professor Jildau Bouwman admits. But it is possible, she argues in her inaugural l...