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How we celebrated 450 years of Leiden University 10 February 2026Over the past year, Leiden University’s 450th-anniversary celebrations brought together students, staff, alumni, partners and the residents of Leiden ...
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Take a look at the new University Sports Centre 10 February 2026The doors of the new University Sports Centre are open to all students, staff and sports lovers. Want to see what it looks like? Watch the video and r...
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Researchers crack the rules of unknown board game from the Roman period 10 February 2026Researchers have used AI to reconstruct the rules of a board game carved into a stone found in the Dutch city of Heerlen. The team concludes that this...
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‘Universities are changing, but they remain essential to society’ 09 February 2026From academic freedom to security and medical breakthroughs: during the 451st Dies Natalis on 9 February, the speakers reflected on the role of univer...
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Interfaculty theme leads gather at kickoff meeting 06 February 2026The leads for our new interfaculty themes recently met for the first time. We asked three of them what opportunities their theme presents to society, ...
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'Open science must be accessible to everyone' 05 February 2026Mathilde Verdam and Julian Karch (Methodology and Statistics) have been awarded a grant as co-applicants by Openscience NL to promote "Open software f...
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Honorary Doctorate Recipients - Safiya Noble and Catherine Malabou: The Reading List 05 February 2026This February, Leiden University honors two scholars who have responded to the challenges of modern society in important, innovative and exemplary way...
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Eric van Dijk says farewell as Professor of Social Psychology: 'Economics and psychology are no longer separate disciplines' 05 February 2026What interests and motives shape how people cooperate, clash and place their trust in one another? For more than 36 years, Van Dijk explored these que...
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How research sheds light on the invisible symptoms of MS 05 February 2026What are the often invisible cognitive consequences of multiple sclerosis? Maureen van Dam mapped these out during her doctoral research. 'People usua...
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'The SKO highlights what is already happening and shows that educational professionalism is a fully-fledged career path.' 04 February 2026On Monday 12 January, Joanne Mouthaan, associate professor in the Clinical Psychology section, received the Senior Qualification in Education (SKO). W...
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Update: Executive Board responds to coalition agreement 04 February 2026The three parties currently forming a government – D66, CDA and VVD – have presented a new coalition agreement, in which they announce their intention...
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'Students are focussing on what is possible and then come up with concrete solutions' 04 February 2026On January 30th, students from the interdisciplinary LDE minor "Co-creating a Healthy Society" presented their findings to external clients, such as t...
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How Leiden University is taking action against cancer 04 February 2026One in two people will be diagnosed with cancer. World Cancer Day on 4 February raises awareness of the impact of this devastating disease. Leiden Uni...
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D&I Symposium 2026: ‘You can’t call something inclusive if it doesn’t include everyone’ 03 February 2026How can our university really become inclusive? This is what students and staff discussed at our annual Diversity & Inclusion symposium. ‘It’s moving ...
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The first few weeks of BAS InSite: ‘Together we’re gaining a clear picture of how this system works’ 03 February 2026We’ve been using BAS InSite, the university’s new basic administration system, for a month now. The transition to a single integrated platform for all...