In his PhD research, historical geographer Marcel IJsselstijn developed a new approach that improves our understanding of how medieval cities were pla...

The Thematic Digital Competence Centres (TDCC) are network organisations that help researchers harness digital data and technology. They connect exper...

An independent review committee has unanimously selected three projects to receive a grant from the Prof. Andrea Evers Fund for Health, Behaviour and ...

Researchers in Leiden have, for the first time, observed how a specialised enzyme helps bacteria stay alinve when oxygen levels are low, and how that ...

This year’s We are Science Week was another great success! For the first time, the Campus Square was transformed into a true festival site. Take a loo...

Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognis...

From Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten to American ambassador Joseph Poplo, and from former defence minister Kajsa Ollongren to General Onno Eichelsheim...

Building a high-quality MRI scanner at the lowest possible cost. That was the challenge Thomas O’Reilly and Karina Soemarwoto set themselves. This yea...

By day it’s all about international collaboration; by evening, quiz questions. In between: a packed schedule, missed stroopwafels, and a faculty buzzi...

Anne Land has been working at Science Communication & Society — the department that researches and teaches science communication — for fourteen years....

Students at research universities and universities of applied sciences are positive about their lecturers’ expertise and the atmosphere within their p...

How can countries in Asia and the Caribbean protect themselves from rising sea levels? What should be done with colonial collections? During a visit o...

From the future of academic publishing and reshaping PhD trajectories to parenting during an academic career, leadership, societal engagement and qual...

Executive Board President Luc Sels will receive an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh on 2 July, in recognition of his exceptional leade...

Researcher Daan van der Vliet, together with colleagues from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Leiden University and Utrecht University, has...