Public funding for fundamental research is essential for innovation and the development of new medicines. This is demonstrated by Professor Science Ba...

The winner of the 'Nobel Prize for Mathematics' was there, Mayor Henri Lenferink was there, and 550 enthusiastic participants were there: Equadiff 201...

This summer, everyone from Leiden locals to day trippers and tourists can take a guided tour of the prettiest University buildings in the centre of Le...

As long as we humans have existed, we have told each other stories. But how does a story change each time it is told? Which elements stick and which o...

The Faculty of Science has received no less than seven Veni grants this year. Camila Correa, Max van Duijn, Stéphanie van der Pas, Sergii Pud, Mónica ...

From molecular ping-pong to cassava in the Amazon, and from extraterrestrial life to special antibodies. Twenty-five researchers from Leiden Universit...

This weekend, the very sad news reached us that former employee Peter Hovenkamp died during an excursion in Malaysia. He was surprised by a flash floo...

Ida Haisma has been appointed Director of the Leiden Bio Science Park. She will lead the transformation of the Leiden Bio Science Park from science pa...

The Executive Board has appointed Professor Hubertus Irth as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Science at Leiden University. Professor Irth will take up ...

Thanks to the University’ assessors, students have been given a permanent voice in the faculties. This unique role was celebrated on 5 July at a recep...

The Leiden-Delft-Erasmus strategic alliance (LDE) had reason to celebrate on 17 June, when the Executive Boards of Leiden University, TU Delft and Era...

Brightspace, the new online learning environment, will replace Blackboard as of September 2020. Around 50 courses will already be migrating to Brights...

Leiden University has published its Annual Report for 2018. Although it too has faced complex themes in the last year such as staff workload, internat...

Not a straight road in sight, but instead a route through buildings, alleyways and gardens that aren't usually open to the public. As in previous year...

The Leiden Science Run 2019 is dedicated to Scholars at Risk, a programme of the UAF, an organisation for refugee students. This programme offers enda...