News
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MIRD Graduation – Class of 2025: ‘More than a degree’ 09 July 2025
A day full of celebration, gratitude and even a few tears: that was the 2025 graduation of the two-year Advanced MSc International Relations and Diplo...
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A promising summer start: extra funding for research 09 July 2025
Two research projects focused on democracy and citizen collectives have been awarded grants through the 2024 round of the National Science Agenda’s (N...
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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 2025
The 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 2025
Over 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 2025
The 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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‘Democracy is not self-evident, it requires continuous engagement’ 08 July 2025
In a time of growing polarisation and declining trust, the rule of law is under pressure. The system as we know it today only took shape 177 years ago...
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Leiden University joins Global Coalition for Social Justice 07 July 2025
Leiden 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 2025
Leiden’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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Board visit: the Institute for Philosophy wants to continue to grow through new collaborations 07 July 2025
The 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 2025
Leiden 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 2025
Many 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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What should the university do? Questions and emotions at university conversation on Israel-Palestine 02 July 2025
Should 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...
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Opinion: AI is taking over our jobs – or is the reality more nuanced? 02 July 2025
Following the news that TomTom is cutting 300 jobs due to the use of artificial intelligence (AI), FGGA researchers Friso Selten and Alex Ingrams resp...
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What will it be like to study in 2075? Uni-visionaries help shape the university’s future 02 July 2025
LEGO creations, a clothesline of visions and a journey into the past and the future: just some of the highlights of Uni-vision day, where creatives de...