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Ivo van Vulpen in Trouw: ‘Bringing the worlds of the humanities and sciences closer together’ 30 September 2026A Trouw journalist spent a day following the teaching programme of the minor The Mysterious Reality and turned it into a feature.
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The immune system’s key role in cardiovascular disease: Leiden researchers explore what happens inside artery walls 29 September 2026How can we keep our hearts and blood vessels healthy? To mark World Heart Day, researchers in Leiden explain how the immune system affects atheroscler...
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How many animals can you capture on camera? Take the challenge with the new Hortus game 28 September 2026Place a camera near a berry-laden shrub and click away: how many animals can you photograph? In Hortus Spotter, you go on a digital wildlife hunt thro...
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New research: how do officials shape your citizenship application? 28 September 2026How do Dutch and German street-level bureaucrats put naturalisation law into practice? Researcher Hannah Bliersbach hopes to gain more insight into th...
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Who is responsible for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees? 24 September 2026Even if industry rapidly becomes more sustainable, households will still need to change their lifestyles to meet climate targets. Industrial ecologist...
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Weekend of Science: discover how science works in Leiden and The Hague 23 September 2026Do you understand what your dog is trying to tell you? How does NATO work? And can you tell different smells apart? On 3 and 4 October, you can invest...
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In memoriam Frank Israel (1946 – 2026) 23 September 2026On 18 September, Prof. Frank Israel passed away at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife Isa and their children, Marinus and Adriana. Frank was as...
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Opinion piece Luc Sels: What The Hague sees more clearly than Brussels 22 September 2026Both Dutch and European leaders speak about research and innovation in their plans for the future. But the Netherlands is now making the case for them...
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Can AI build a beautiful city in Minecraft? These Leiden students did it better 22 September 2026Five Computer Science master's students from Leiden University have won an international Minecraft AI competition. Their program built the most beauti...
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New student and staff representatives: ‘It’s easy to criticise, but you also need to build bridges’ 22 September 2026A new academic year also marks the start of a new term for student and staff representatives. Two new council members tell us what motivates them and ...
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Research into Roman board game nominated for ‘Research of the Year’ 21 September 2026Leiden researcher Walter Crist and his team reconstructed the rules of a 2,000-year-old board game. For this extraordinary research, Quest magazine ha...
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Universities strengthen research collaboration with Ministry of Defence 21 September 2026The Dutch universities will strengthen their research collaboration with the Ministry of Defence.
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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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How bacterial breathing could contribute to sustainable energy and new antibiotics 21 September 2026How do bacteria breathe? This question has been the life’s work of biochemist Lars Jeuken. And it’s surprisingly relevant: research into bacterial res...
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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...