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Isabel Casteels wins Praemium Erasmianum Foundation Dissertation Prize 19 May 2026Isabel Casteels is one of the five winners of a Praemium Erasmianum Foundation Dissertation Prize. She was awarded the prize for her dissertation Look...
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Peter Buwalda appointed as writer‑in‑residence at Leiden University 19 May 2026Peter Buwalda will join Leiden University as the new writer-in-residence from autumn 2026. As the 2026 writer-in-residence, Buwalda will contribute to...
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Podcasts for Whitsun 18 May 2026Fancy listening to a podcast over the long Whitsun weekend? Over the past few months, some excellent work has once again been produced at the faculty.
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Leiden University strengthens academic ties with Egypt 13 May 2026Egypt serves as a strategic gateway to Africa and the Middle East. For that reason, Luc Sels, President of the Executive Board and a delegation visite...
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Burying Hester Bijl’s valedictory lecture: how a joke became a tradition 13 May 2026The valedictory lecture of former rector magnificus Hester Bijl was buried on Tuesday 12 May in the garden of the Kamerlingh Onnes Building (KOG). Whe...
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New PhD Supervisor Handbook: all supervision information in one place 12 May 2026Maryam Alqassab, an assistant professor at ICLON (Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching), helps train new PhD supervisors and knows how demand...
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'Trust in polarised times': The launch of a sustainable and substantive research network 12 May 2026For the university-wide theme ‘Trust in polarised times’, researchers from Leiden and The Hague are joining forces. On Friday 5 June, the theme will b...
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‘Having children is increasingly seen as something that can be planned and managed’ 12 May 2026What are the main trends in family life today? Three stand out: young adults living with their parents for longer, people delaying parenthood and wide...
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University elections: which staff parties can you vote for? 11 May 2026Workloads, inclusion, sustainability: what should be the priorities? In the university elections from 18 to 21 May, you can vote for colleagues who wi...
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From Leiden student and petrol station attendant to diplomat of the football world 11 May 2026As Secretary General of the Royal Dutch Football Association, Gijs de Jong travels the world. The career of this Leiden public administration graduate...
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From assignment to action plan: students take on the housing crisis in The Hague 11 May 2026The Hague has positioned itself as a vibrant student city, and with its growing student population is well on its way to becoming one. But the student...
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Task Force issues recommendations to improve representation of the education sector 11 May 2026How can the voice of the education sector be better represented within the faculty? At the request of the Faculty Board, the Education Management and ...
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Development of the education building at the Reuvens site begins 11 May 2026Work on the buildings for the Faculty of Humanities is continuing. Planning has begun for a modern, future-proof education building on the site of the...
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Take our Europe quiz 08 May 2026On Europe Day (9 May), we celebrate the creation of the European Union. How well do you know the EU? Take part in our quiz on unexpected and interesti...
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Internist-infectiologist Meta Roestenberg and Arabist Petra Sijpesteijn elected as members of KNAW 07 May 2026The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has elected 16 new members, including two academics from Leiden. Internist-infectiologist ...