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Students compete in Monaco with ‘flying’ liquid-hydrogen boat 05 March 2026In the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, students from across the globe build and race boats powered by sustainable energy. Leiden public administration s...
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Keuzegids Master’s guide: which programmes score above average? 05 March 2026Four of Leiden University’s master’s programmes score above average across the board according to the Keuzegids Masters 2026 guide. This is based on t...
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Serge Lemay appointed professor of Iontronics at Leiden Institute of Physics 05 March 2026In his research, he uses the tools and methods of physics and applies these to today’s most important challenges in electrochemistry. Now, he brings h...
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Update on BAS InSite: ‘We’re working intensively’ 04 March 2026At the moment, many staff members are working intensively on the implementation of BAS InSite, our new administrative system. Much is already up and r...
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Wanted: assignments for first-year trainees. ‘A trainee really makes a difference’ 03 March 2026They are talented, independent and fit right into your team: LDE trainees. Every year, their knowledge and skills strengthen various university depart...
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Call for interdisciplinary Kiem grant opens on 30 March 03 March 2026The call for the ’26-’27 Kiem grant opens on Monday 30 March. Leiden University staff can apply for 10,000 euros for an interdisciplinary research or ...
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Leiden University joins forces with new supplier for sustainable furniture 03 March 2026Leiden University has appointed a new supplier for furniture procurement, signing a contract emphasising sustainability and reuse. This approach is al...
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War in the Middle East: What are the implications 03 March 2026The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domin...
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Leiden research that matters: how science is shaping European pesticide policy 03 March 2026Leiden ecotoxicologist Martina Vijver helped shake a European policy proposal in a single weekend. Not with a new experiment, but with years of resear...
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Bart Barendregt appointed Dean of Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences 02 March 2026In consultation with the Executive Board of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and having heard the views of the Faculty Council, the Exec...
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LUMC receives tens of millions for research into new stem cell-based treatments 02 March 2026Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), as a partner in the reNEW consortium, is once again receiving tens of millions of euros for research into new...
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Frederic Lens appointed Professor of Biodiversity and Anatomy of Plants 02 March 2026The Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) has a new professor: as of 1 March, Frederic Lens has been appointed Professor of Biodiversity and Anatomy of Pl...
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Unequal academic freedom: women’s expertise more likely to be questioned 27 February 2026‘You’re not a real academic.’ This is a comment Nadia Bouras has heard often. It illustrates how women experts, particularly women of colour, are not ...
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Municipal elections: visit these debates in The Hague 26 February 2026A number of election debates will be taking place in the run-up to the municipal elections on 18 March 2026. Leiden University and its partners in The...
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Leiden Research Support: ‘We aim to be the one stop where researchers get their questions answered’ 26 February 2026From forwarding promising calls and arranging budgets to assisting in legal issues and keeping track of important deadlines: to associate professor Ro...