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Rector Sarah de Rijcke: academic freedom makes reliable knowledge possible 21 September 2026Governments and research funders are intervening in universities with increasing frequency, often in the name of safeguarding quality. In an opinion p...
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Institute managers connect through their own network: ‘Everything comes together in this role’ 21 September 2026It’s a complex role, and an unusual one at that, say the managers of the institutes in Leiden and The Hague. That’s why they started the IMpact networ...
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New members of Leiden Teachers’ Academy dedicated to educational innovation 18 September 2026Five new Teaching Fellows have joined the Leiden Teachers’ Academy. Their educational innovation projects will introduce students and teaching staff t...
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No holds barred? New bill give Dutch intelligence services more leeway 17 September 2026The cabinet wants to significantly expand the powers of the Dutch intelligence services. This includes less screening, a special status for designated...
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Prinsjesdag: who will foot the bill? 17 September 2026The Miljoenennota (Budget Memorandum) shows households will bear most of the financial burden for 2027: purchasing power will decline slightly and hig...
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Claudia Bouteligier: ‘What is the purpose of legal education?’ 17 September 2026Years of experience with Honours education have given lecturer Claudia Bouteligier a different perspective on legal education. We asked her which appr...
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European scientists sign open letter on relaxation of pesticide regulations 16 September 2026More than 500 scientists and doctors from the EU are calling on the European Parliament to suspend its consideration of new European regulations on fo...
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Budget Day: government invests in higher education and research again 16 September 2026The government will invest more than €580 million extra per year in higher education and research in the coming years. This largely reverses the earli...
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‘Young Academy Leiden is an incredibly diverse group, and that’s what makes it strong’ 15 September 2026It’s September, which means that Young Academy Leiden (YAL) will once again change its board and welcome new members. Outgoing chair Ahmed Mahfouz and...
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Not all roads lead to Rome, researchers conclude in Nature 15 September 2026Although Rome was the political centre of the Roman Empire, geographically it lay closer to the edge of the road network than to its centre. That is t...
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Ancient trees reveal how the climate and landscape changed 15 September 2026Remains of trees that grew thousands of years ago can tell us how the climate and the landscape changed in the distant past. In his inaugural lecture,...
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Video message from Sarah de Rijcke: ‘Join us for Open Science Week!’ 14 September 2026It's National Open Science Week, and Leiden University is hosting a variety of activities over the coming days on inclusive and equitable science. So ...
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From Egypt to Panama: Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility grants awarded 11 September 2026Five Leiden University projects will receive an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility grant this year for exchange projects with non-European partner...
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Stefan Hoffmann on the Juncto Art Project in the C-Hall 10 September 2026Artist Stefan Hoffmann was invited by the Leiden Law School to create a large transparent screen-printed fresco in the C-Hall.
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Leiden researchers awarded ERC Starting Grants 09 September 2026Researchers Caspar Jacobs (philosophy) and Fiamma Salerno (immunology) have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant 2026. Jacobs will study mathematical eq...