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Leiden University wins tender from Ministry of Economic Affairs to evaluate legislation 11 July 2025
Researchers from Leiden University, together with SEO Amsterdam Economics, have been chosen to evaluate the Dutch Telecommunications Sector (Undesirab...
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The law is constantly evolving: Mayor Heijkoop visits Leiden Law School 10 July 2025
On 7 July, the Mayor of Leiden, Peter Heijkoop, visited Leiden Law School. During his visit, he learned about the faculty’s commitment to advancing re...
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Alumnus Johan Visser: ‘Act, work and make decisions with a cool head and a warm heart’ 10 July 2025
For more than twenty years, Johan Visser has served as a family and juvenile court judge in The Hague where he is also a board member. Once a student ...
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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: Assessment of non-Dutch-taught programmes (TAO) scrapped for existing programmes 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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The danger of unregulated online communications 08 July 2025
Social media gives people a voice but also fuels online hate, especially against marginalised groups. PhD candidate Eva Nave: ‘While end-to-end encryp...
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Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts 08 July 2025
The Schoof government, which has since assumed a caretaker role, presented its coalition agreement last year, followed later by its budget. As expecte...
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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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eLaw presents two papers on fairness and vulnerability in AI at ACM FAccT 2025 07 July 2025
Staff from eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies contributed to the ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT), hel...
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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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At the forefront of AI innovation: in conversation with Julian van der Kraats 07 July 2025
AI-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 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...