News
-
After the launch of the next big space mission: ‘This is a big step towards understanding dark matter and dark energy.’ 07 July 2023
What is it like to work on the fundamental questions about the universe? On July 1, the Euclid satellite launched successfully. This mission from the ...
-
Jasper's day 06 July 2023
Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, J...
-
Rawi Ramautar new Programme Director of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences bachelor’s program 06 July 2023
Rawi Ramautar will be the new Programme Director of the bachelor of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences starting September 1. The appointment is for four year...
-
You should eat herring on the coast and not in Maastricht 05 July 2023
For thirty years, the Dutch Newspaper AD conducted an annual search for the best herring. This came to an end when economist Ben Vollaard, based on a ...
-
This is how physicists use light to build complex structures 04 July 2023
PhD candidate Petr Steindl creates complex structures of light using single photons. As a teenager, he wanted to study Czech poetry but decided on qua...
-
Does your office fridge need replacing? 04 July 2023
They are big and white, devour energy and could be gathering dust in your department: old, faulty or unused fridges are anything but sustainable. This...
-
These are the nominees for the Leiden Teaching Prize 2023 04 July 2023
Paul Gobée (LUMC), Kirsty Rolfe (Humanities) and Frank Takes (Science) have been nominated for the Leiden Teaching Prize 2023.
-
Annual Report 2022 published 04 July 2023
In the new Annual Report 2022 we report on not only research and teaching at Leiden University but also ICT, real estate, personnel, finance, impact a...
-
Leiden researchers on king’s apology for the Netherlands historical role in slavery 04 July 2023
In a speech on Keti Koti (meaning ‘the chain is broken’ and the name given to 1 July, the day marking the abolition of slavery) the Dutch king, Willem...
-
A piece of rubber can't count. Right? 03 July 2023
A block of rubber that can count to ten and even remember the order in which it is pressed. Physicists Martin van Hecke and Lennard Kwakernaak (Leiden...
-
Abolition of slavery Memorial Year has begun 01 July 2023
2023 is an important year for Leiden University, our students and staff, and for the Netherlands in general. On 1 July – Keti Koti – it will be exactl...
-
National Student Survey: Leiden University students are satisfied with their study programme 30 June 2023
The first results of the National Student Survey (Nationale Studenten Enquête: NSE) reveal that students at Leiden University are satisfied with their...
-
Can placebo techniques help rheumatism patients reduce their medication? 30 June 2023
From painful joints to intense fatigue: a third of rheumatism patients suffer serious effects from this chronic condition and rely long-term on medica...
-
Vidi grant for research into childhood trauma, friendship and mental health 29 June 2023
Anne-Laura van Harmelen – Professor of Professor Brain, Safety and Resilience and one of the coordinators of the Social Resilience and Security interd...
-
Sjoert van Velzen receives Vidi grant to solve 'riddles from the universe' 29 June 2023
Minuscule elementary particles from space colliding with Earth can give us an insight into the distant objects they come from. But first, you need to ...