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Dutch MP Robert van Asten: ‘Our choices must also benefit future generations’ 24 March 2026Alumnus Robert van Asten has been an MP for D66 since 2025. He studied Tax Law at Leiden University from 1997 to 2005. After a career in that field, h...
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Psychology lecturers awarded grant for ‘Family Dinner’ critical thinking app 24 March 2026Lecturers Zsuzsika Sjoerds and Sebo Uithol have been awarded a 100,000-euro Dutch National Education Institute (NKO) Scale-Up Grant for their ‘Family ...
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Universities and research institutes join forces to drive digital innovation 24 March 2026How can we use new digital technologies in research and teaching? And how far are we in developing independent cloud solutions? These questions took c...
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Researchers awarded NWO grants for green technology and new enzymes 23 March 2026Developing safer alternatives to harmful PFAS filters and seeking new enzymes for medical applications. Two projects with Leiden researchers have been...
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The final conference of the Access to Justice in Libya (A2JiL) project 19 March 2026Recently, the Van Vollenhoven Institute and the Centre for Law and Society Studies at Benghazi University hosted the final conference of the Access to...
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Five reasons to stand for the university elections 18 March 2026The university elections are coming up. If you’d like to represent the interests of students and staff in the coming year, register as a candidate on ...
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Municipal elections: vote at Leiden University 16 March 2026It’s election time again on Wednesday 18 March – this time the municipal elections. Two Leiden University buildings are being used as polling stations...
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Academia in Motion: ‘Trying to do everything yourself is inefficient’ 16 March 2026A stronger focus on personal talents and team science. ‘Stop searching for those elusive hen’s teeth: they’d only get in the way’, says Professor Laur...
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‘Global challenges call for international knowledge exchange’ 13 March 2026A delegation from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, is on a two-day visit to Leiden University. The aim is to explore opportunities for further ...
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Strong muscles start in the gut 12 March 2026Researchers from the LUMC and the Universities of Granada and Almería have found a gut bacterium that is associated with stronger muscles in people an...
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Reflecting on our university’s colonial past: ‘We’re still too Eurocentric’ 12 March 2026How do colonialism and historical slavery continue to impact the university today? And what should happen next? Students and staff discussed these que...
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From holograms to case file analysis: students investigate real cold cases 11 March 2026Can students solve cold cases? In the elective courses ‘Introduction to Cold Cases’ and ‘Cold Cases’, theory is combined with practice and students in...
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Recognition for outstanding master’s programmes at Leiden Law School 11 March 2026Both Child Law (LL.M.) and Public International Law (Advanced LL.M.) score above average across the board in the 2026 ‘Keuzegids Masters’. The assessm...
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Ghent and Leiden celebrate collaboration with annual Thorbecke Lecture 10 March 2026On 6 March, this year’s Thorbecke Lecture was held in Leiden. Christoph Van der Elst of the Faculty of Law and Criminology at Ghent University deliver...
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Why International Women’s Day still matters: insights from three experts 05 March 2026The Netherlands is known globally for being a champion of equality. But is it really? On 8 March, International Women's Day, three Leiden experts refl...