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 Sustainability Day: Sustainability embedded in our education 10 October 2025 Sustainability Day: Sustainability embedded in our education 10 October 2025In our teaching, Leiden University gives all students the opportunity to learn about sustainability themes and issues. Social issues, including sustai... 
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 Restricting student numbers will cost society billions 10 October 2025 Restricting student numbers will cost society billions 10 October 2025A cap on the number of international students at the five broad-based Randstad universities will have a drastic effect on the Dutch economy. The gross... 
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 This new programme prepares students for today's sustainability challenges 08 October 2025 This new programme prepares students for today's sustainability challenges 08 October 2025How often do you consider the impact of your choices? 10 October is Sustainability Day: a good time to introduce the new bachelor's programme Science ... 
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 Strategic Litigation workshop unlocks new collaboration options for young researchers 07 October 2025 Strategic Litigation workshop unlocks new collaboration options for young researchers 07 October 2025Researchers Rowie Stolk and Caelesta Braun’s ‘Litigation in the name of public interest’ Kiem project included an interdisciplinary workshop on the sa... 
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 Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts 07 October 2025 Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts 07 October 2025The Schoof government, which has since assumed a caretaker role, presented its coalition agreement last year, followed later by its budget. As expecte... 
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 Chief Information Security Officer: ‘Don’t delete phishing emails right away’ 06 October 2025 Chief Information Security Officer: ‘Don’t delete phishing emails right away’ 06 October 2025It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and we’re spotlighting the importance of digital safety in the workplace. Our Chief Information Security Officer, ... 
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 Always a smile with your cappuccino: Pilvi stays cool under pressure 06 October 2025 Always a smile with your cappuccino: Pilvi stays cool under pressure 06 October 2025No matter how long the queue at Brasserie Science gets: Pilvi Kipper can handle it. Everyone is greeted with the same friendly smile, and chances are ... 
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 Hutspot, herring and... science: Community engagement with Leiden’s research at 3 October University 06 October 2025 Hutspot, herring and... science: Community engagement with Leiden’s research at 3 October University 06 October 2025Amid the many traditions of Leiden’s 3 October Festival, a relative newcomer is beginning to take hold: the Science Market. At market stalls, the peop... 
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 Championing educational innovation: new Leiden Teachers’ Academy Fellows 02 October 2025 Championing educational innovation: new Leiden Teachers’ Academy Fellows 02 October 2025Leiden Teachers’ Academy is proud to welcome six new fellows: Dennis Braekmans, Arjan Louwen, Noa Schonmann, Anouk van der Weiden, Deepak Balak and Jo... 
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 Pianist Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin unites science and music in concert 01 October 2025 Pianist Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin unites science and music in concert 01 October 2025On December 10, Kazakh pianist and composer Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin will perform at the Stadsgehoorzaal in Leiden. A remarkable event where music and mod... 
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 Executive Board visits African Studies Centre: ‘We work from African perspectives’ 30 September 2025 Executive Board visits African Studies Centre: ‘We work from African perspectives’ 30 September 2025From the energy transition in Namibia to sustainable jobs for young Nigerians, from African cookbooks to vodcasts on vintage Swahili booklets: during ... 
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 How can the Netherlands form a stable government? 29 September 2025 How can the Netherlands form a stable government? 29 September 2025Dutch politics is becoming increasingly polarised, and forming stable governments seems more difficult than ever. Is there a magic formula for politic... 
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 Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments 29 September 2025 Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments 29 September 2025Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in persp... 
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 Leiden University in The Hague praised by L’Express as one of Europe’s ‘schools of power’ 27 September 2025 Leiden University in The Hague praised by L’Express as one of Europe’s ‘schools of power’ 27 September 2025Leiden University is considered a ‘school of power’, and the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) has been described as ‘the diamond of Lei... 
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 Luc Sels new President of Leiden University 25 September 2025 Luc Sels new President of Leiden University 25 September 2025As of 1 November 2025, Professor Luc Sels will assume the role of President of Leiden University’s Executive Board, succeeding Annetje Ottow, who held... 
