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Two new programme directors to start in the new year 26 November 2025In early 2026, two new programme directors will begin their roles at FWN. Joost Broekens will take charge of the bachelor’s programme in Data Science ...
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From lone genius to cocreator: how AI is changing the role of composers 26 November 2025Who is the real creator when a musician uses AI? This was the burning question for Adam Lukawski, himself a composer. During a fascinating premiere at...
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Nearly 200 million for new research buildings and facilities 25 November 2025The Dutch Research Council (NWO) is investing 197 million euros in 11 infrastructure projects that will be of great value to science and society. Leid...
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Jasper's day – ‘Everything comes together in Leiden’ 25 November 202517 November is all about high tech. From consultations with ASML and a component for the world's largest telescope to our high-tech education. Oh righ...
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A quick call with Andrei Poama on developing GenAI tools for fair formative feedback 25 November 2025If there's one thing that students should get from their teachers, it’s good feedback, says assistant professor Andrei Poama. ‘But we need to do it in...
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Arrival of cryostat marks milestone on the road to the world’s largest telescope 25 November 2025After years of development, the moment has finally arrived: a massive cryostat, a highly advanced freezer that keeps the sensitive components extremel...
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Occupation makes for eventful Cleveringa Lecture: ‘Protect free spaces for debate’ 25 November 2025Despite an eventful afternoon – with Students for Palestine occupying the Academy Building – political scientist Hélène Landemore gave her Cleveringa ...
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Academia in Motion: ‘Don’t be afraid to say what you can’t do’ 25 November 2025Setting a good example by showing that it’s good to make choices. That it’s okay say ‘no’. And as a manager, using a range of tools for Recognition & ...
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Consensus, bias and polarisation: How mathematicians study opinions 25 November 2025How do opinions form and change in large groups of people? That's not just a sociological question, it's a mathematical one. PhD candidate Federico Ca...
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HEAR ME NOW: exhibition on the impact of sexual misconduct 25 November 2025Portraits that gaze at you and have moving stories to tell: HEAR ME NOW says what usually remains unsaid. The exhibition in our Wijnhaven building bre...
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Three Leiden researchers receive NWO Open Competition grant for innovative science 24 November 2025Sustainable biotechnology, new insights into genome evolution and combining forces in mathematics. The NWO has awarded grants to these three innovativ...
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Sarah de Rijcke appointed Rector Magnificus of Leiden University 24 November 2025Professor Sarah de Rijcke will become the new Rector Magnificus on the Executive Board of Leiden University on 15 January 2026. She will succeed Profe...
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‘Training the pharmacists of tomorrow is something we do together’ 24 November 2025Martijn Manson became programme director for the Master’s in Pharmacy this month. He is a pharmacist as well as a lecturer and researcher at the LACDR...
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One step closer to understanding planet-formation: Julia Santos refutes a 20 year standing paradigm 24 November 2025How do atoms and molecules end up forming planets? That's what astrochemist Julia Santos studied during her PhD. She discovered the dominant process b...
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Which algorithm solves which problem? Diederick Vermetten developed methods to find out 19 November 2025Algorithms solve problems. But which algorithm is best suited to which problem? During his doctoral research, Diederick Vermetten developed methods to...