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Newly discovered enzyme could play crucial role in bacterial breakdown of plastics 09 July 2025Leiden researchers have discovered an enzyme that helps bacteria feed on everyday plastics. This common enzyme could play a crucial role in future res...
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Binary star reveals: planet formation doesn’t always happen in sync 09 July 2025A team of international researchers led by Tomas Stolker in the Netherlands has imaged a young gas giant exoplanet near a 12-million-year-old star. Th...
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Update Executive Board: Assessment of non-Dutch-taught programmes (TAO) scrapped for existing programmes 08 July 2025The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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New: 'AI in education’ webpage for lecturers 08 July 2025Over the past year, AI experts across the university have launched initiatives for and with lecturers, students and staff. This is in response to the ...
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LUMC participates in pioneering type 1 diabetes research 08 July 2025The promising early results of an international study have shown that insulin-producing cells grown from stem cells can cure the disease. The new Cure...
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Leiden University joins Global Coalition for Social Justice 07 July 2025Leiden University has become a partner of the Global Coalition for Social Justice, an international movement committed to advancing decent work and an...
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In pictures: jubilee edition of Leiden Canal Concert 07 July 2025Leiden’s Rapenburg canal was transformed into a magical open-air stage for the jubilee edition of the Leiden Canal Concert, as hundreds gathered to ce...
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At the forefront of AI innovation: in conversation with Julian van der Kraats 07 July 2025AI-related activities and programmes are springing up throughout the university. In research, for example, at SAILS, and for staff in workshops and co...
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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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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...