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Back among students: professionals get a taste of the Leiden Leadership Programme 01 July 2025
Back to university to attend lectures with master's students: that's what professionals did at the Leiden Leadership Programme. Conclusion of the expe...
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The future of research support: a network of inspiration 01 July 2025
The fifth Leiden Research Support Network Conference, on Monday 16 June, was about the future of research support. A great opportunity for the 100 sup...
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In memoriam Frans Saris 01 July 2025
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Prof. Dr. Frans W. Saris.
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The world is changing. How should we as a university adjust our strategy? 01 July 2025
At the halfway mark, how should we adjust our strategy to a rapidly changing world? Faculty administrators, academic directors, directors of expertise...
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Executive Board visits Institute for History: ‘History helps us make sense of the present’ 01 July 2025
Each research institute has its own dynamic. The Executive Board is visiting our institutes to find out what they are up to. On 24 June, it was the tu...
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A campus in bloom: new book shows spectacular metamorphosis of Leiden Bio Science Park 01 July 2025
The university campus at the Leiden Bio Science Park is flourishing. Amid lush greenery, a modern and vibrant campus has taken shape. Students, resear...
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Luijten appointed as Professor of Human-Relevant Risk Assessment of Chemical Substances 01 July 2025
As of 1 July, toxicologist Mirjam Luijten from the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) starts as professor by specia...
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New partnership aims to enhance public sector leadership 30 June 2025
The newly launched Public Leadership in Collaboration partnership has been designed to enhance leadership within and across public sector organisation...
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Leideners find more than 2,000 species in urban biodiversity inventory 30 June 2025
Around 1,300 Leideners found 2,265 species during the Expeditie Stadsnutuur urban biodiversity inventory. ‘It’s been a huge success’, says scientific ...
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René Kleijn joins UN panel on resource use 30 June 2025
How can we manage our natural resources more sustainably? That’s the key question behind the United Nations’ International Resource Panel (IRP). The p...
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Personalised medicine? Then you’ll need to look beyond genetics 30 June 2025
Why does a medicine work well for one person, but cause side effects in another? Research by Laura de Jong shows that it’s not just our DNA that matte...
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Changes on Campus The Hague: what do they mean for you? 30 June 2025
From January 2026, Leiden University will have an additional location in The Hague: Spui Campus. As well as teaching, study and sport facilities, it w...
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Supermassive black holes: how do you study something that is invisible? 30 June 2025
How are supermassive black holes born? That is the question astronomer Elena Maria Rossi is trying to answer. But how do you investigate something you...
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Leiden physicists search for ultralight dark matter using a magnetically levitated particle 27 June 2025
Is it possible to measure subtle oscillations caused by dark matter moving through the earth? A Dutch-American physicist team have discovered a new ro...
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Students, staff and alumni to share the stage at Leiden Canal Concert 27 June 2025
Music lovers are welcome at this free open-air concert celebrating 450 years of Leiden University, on Sunday 6 July. This special jubilee edition of t...