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Meet fish caretaker Chloe Kenney: ‘Fish are so beautiful, but many people don’t realise that’ 17 August 2026On the top floor of the Sylvius Building, Chloe Kenney shows off the fish facility. From looking after the animals to carrying out technical maintenan...
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AI, parasitic plants and losing your way: seven tips for the Night of Discoveries 17 August 2026The Night of Discoveries on 19 December is an evening of art, chance encounters, thought-provoking talks, live music and interactive experiences acros...
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Join the Pride Walk on 31 August 17 August 2026We encourage our students and staff to join Pride Leiden’s Pride Walk on Monday 31 August at 19:30.
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From DJ booth to boardroom: meet the new assessor of Leiden Science 17 August 2026A passion for science and for students: that is exactly what Anniek Bodewes will bring to her new role as student assessor for the Faculty of Science ...
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Hacking your own university – and getting credits for it 14 August 2026For a group of students, ethical hacking started as an evening hobby. Now it has become a course within the Computer Science programme. Both the unive...
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Leiden researchers receive over €1 million for research into BRCA1 cancer treatment 12 August 2026Women with an inherited BRCA1 mutation have an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. This type of tumour depends on the protein EXO1 to survive...
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From hieroglyphs to geopolitics: discover at festival just how valuable an understanding of languages and cultures is 11 August 2026Which language will you pass on to your child? What did the people of Leiden sing in the seventeenth century? How does Russian propaganda work? Leiden...
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From freshers’ nerves to ‘the best week ever’: EL CID begins 10 August 2026Tense faces, nervous glances and lots of excited new students. Thousands of students gather at Lammermarket on Monday morning. EL CID 2026 is about to...
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Leiden research group sees spin-off grow into a success story 10 August 2026Mimetas, a spin-off from Thomas Hankemeier’s research group, is being acquired by Bruker Corporation. For Hankemeier, it is proof that scientific idea...
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Environmental hotspots: one-third of agricultural land accounts for two-thirds of global impact 06 August 2026A relatively small share of agricultural land is responsible for a large proportion of biodiversity loss and the loss of natural carbon storage. This ...
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When an eclipse inspires the search for other worlds 06 August 2026A solar eclipse reveals one of the most mysterious parts of our Sun, its corona. The same principle inspires Leiden researchers developing coronagraph...
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AI helps uncover weakness in cryptographic method of Leiden researchers 04 August 2026An AI model helped uncover a weakness in HAWK, an experimental digital signature system designed to protect online communications. HAWK was developed ...
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Measuring how well potential new medicines work – at an industrial scale 03 August 2026Many tests can show whether a potential new medicine binds to a protein involved in a disease. But whether it actually switches that protein off often...
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Discovery of new snail species bolster case for protecting Montenegro's biodiversity 30 July 2026Mixed teams of scientists and citizens, including Leiden evolution biologist Menno Schilthuizen, have discovered two new snail species in northwestern...
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‘Doctors need an AI model they can understand’ 29 July 2026Leiden-based researcher Lincen Yang worked with doctors from the LUMC to develop an AI model that helps assess whether a patient can be safely dischar...