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Board visit: the Institute for Philosophy wants to continue to grow through new collaborations 07 July 2025The university is home to many pearls of research institutes that do not make the news every day. The Executive Board visited one such pearl, the Inst...
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Interfaculty themes chosen to strengthen university’s profile 07 July 2025Leiden University is introducing 15 interfaculty themes to improve its visibility and strategic positioning. These themes can now be found on our webs...
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Dreaming of a start-up? These students are taking the plunge: ‘Just do it and see where it goes’ 04 July 2025Many students dream of running their own business. But where to start? The Master Honours Challenge ‘Entrepreneurship’ helps students figure things ou...
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Additional funding for five experimental and innovative research projects 04 July 2025Five Leiden research projects in history, law and AI have received SSH Open Competition M 2024 funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The rese...
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Mette Kamerich appointed as assessor in the Faculty Board 04 July 2025The Executive Board has appointed Mette Kamerich as the assessor and student member of the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Humanities. The appointment...
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4 KIEM grants for HUM 03 July 2025Four projects led by the Faculty of Humanities have been awarded KIEM grants. The researchers will receive €10,000 to carry out their plans.
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Mirjam Oomens: ‘Healthcare professionals should be cautious about survival prognoses’ 03 July 2025Mirjam Oomens was working on her PhD research on language in the consulting room when she was diagnosed with metastatic cancer. Four years later, she ...
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Snacks, drinks, poster presentations: Education Market inspires teachers 03 July 2025On Thursday 19 June, the sun-drenched garden of the Huizinga Building was the setting for the Education Market. Over snacks and drinks, colleagues ins...
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What should the university do? Questions and emotions at university conversation on Israel-Palestine 02 July 2025Should we cut our ties with Israel or maintain them? The event ‘A university conversation on Israel/Palestine’ on 1 July revealed the depth of feeling...
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What will it be like to study in 2075? Uni-visionaries help shape the university’s future 02 July 2025LEGO creations, a clothesline of visions and a journey into the past and the future: just some of the highlights of Uni-vision day, where creatives de...
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Back among students: professionals get a taste of the Leiden Leadership Programme 01 July 2025Back to university to attend lectures with master's students: that's what professionals did at the Leiden Leadership Programme. Conclusion of the expe...
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The future of research support: a network of inspiration 01 July 2025The fifth Leiden Research Support Network Conference, on Monday 16 June, was about the future of research support. A great opportunity for the 100 sup...
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The world is changing. How should we as a university adjust our strategy? 01 July 2025At the halfway mark, how should we adjust our strategy to a rapidly changing world? Faculty administrators, academic directors, directors of expertise...
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Executive Board visits Institute for History: ‘History helps us make sense of the present’ 01 July 2025Each research institute has its own dynamic. The Executive Board is visiting our institutes to find out what they are up to. On 24 June, it was the tu...
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‘In the second half of the eighteenth century, decisions were made in the stadtholder’s audience chamber.’ 01 July 2025The stadtholder’s court in the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands has long been underestimated. Real courts and the associated court culture wer...