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Student associations again offer a warm place during the Winter Weeks to combat loneliness 15 December 2025Not all students spend the holiday season with family or friends. That is why the university is organising the fifth edition of the Winter Weeks this ...
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Building a greener future at Leiden University in 2025 15 December 2025From a vegan community kitchen to a green framework for drug development: sustainability became more visible in everyday campus life at Leiden Univers...
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What a year: our most-read articles of 2025 15 December 2025The Russian threat to Europe, pro-Palestine protests, the passing of psychologist Andrea Evers and speculations on extraterrestrial life. These were a...
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Academia in Motion: ‘We have to challenge the status quo; otherwise, nothing will change’ 15 December 2025Recognising our colleagues’ teaching efforts – and as a manager, taking steps to do so. Broadening our understanding of quality. Marieke Adriaanse, Pr...
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Leiden University launches strategic framework for scientific publishing 11 December 2025Leiden University has adopted its first Strategic Publication Framework for publishing the works of its researchers. With this framework our universit...
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Leiden delegation expands collaborations with the University of Ghana 11 December 2025The Leiden Africa Platform is pleased to announce that a partnership agreement between Leiden University and the University of Ghana was signed in Nov...
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Strengthening Resilience in Youth: What We Learned from the Food for Thought Lunch Meeting 11 December 2025During the Food for Thought lunch meeting on 2 December, colleagues from across the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Governance and Globa...
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New AI Student Network is brimming with ideas about studying and testing in the age of AI 11 December 2025How should tests and assessments be organised now that students can use generative AI? This was the subject of one of the first meetings of the newly ...
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National Museum of Taiwan Literature donates to Leiden Chinese Queer Collection 10 December 2025On the occasion of the Workshop organized last July to officially launch the Leiden Chinese Queer Collection (LCQC), the National Museum of Taiwan Lit...
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Five questions about improving our educational logistics 09 December 2025The university is exploring how to improve our educational logistics. Deputy Director of Operations and project leader Joop van Pijkeren answers five ...
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Luris turns 20: ‘Our research drives real-world impact and innovations’ 09 December 2025It’s been exactly 20 years since Luris first began working with Leiden’s researchers and students to create an impact on society. To celebrate this an...
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Leiden University signs manifesto: ‘Think green, act green’ 09 December 2025Knowledge institutions play a unique role in society and can contribute to a future-proof and sustainable world. That’s why Leiden University has sign...
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Over a third of Leiden’s professors are women, just above national level 08 December 2025The proportion of female professors at Dutch universities is increasing, but at a modest rate. At 34.2%, Leiden University is in the top three. These ...
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Verena Ly appointed as PhD Confidential Counsellor 08 December 2025As of 15 October, Verena Ly has been appointed as the new PhD confidential counsellor for the Faculties of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Governance...
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Anke Klein appointed as faculty lead of the Leiden Healthy Society Center 05 December 2025Dr. Anke Klein, head of the Knowledge Center for Anxiety and Stress in Youth (KAS) and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sc...