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Suspend student exchanges with Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University 14 July 2025Leiden University’s Committee on External Collaborations – Human Rights and Conflict Zones advises the Executive Board to suspend student exchange pro...
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How we’re setting Academia in Motion: by promoting transparent research and societal engagement 09 July 2025‘I'm setting Academia in Motion by promoting transparent and rigorous research practices and by advocating for more interaction between science and so...
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Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts 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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Arjan Louwen nominated for the LUS Education Award: 'Just 100% myself' 07 July 2025University Lecturer Arjan Louwen has been nominated for Leiden University's prestigious LUS Teaching Award. The prize, awarded annually by the Leiden ...
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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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First joint meeting 'Collecting Global Heritage' in Leiden 04 July 2025On Thursday 26 June 2025, the Pavilion of the Wereldmuseum Leiden featured the first joint meeting of Leiden University and the Vrije Universiteit Ams...
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Neanderthals ran ‘fat factories’ 125,000 years ago 02 July 2025Fat is a very valuable food component, packed with calories, especially important when other resources might be scarce. Our earliest ancestors in Afri...
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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...