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Five reasons to stand for the university elections 18 March 2026The university elections are coming up. If you’d like to represent the interests of students and staff in the coming year, register as a candidate on ...
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Municipal elections: vote at Leiden University 16 March 2026It’s election time again on Wednesday 18 March – this time the municipal elections. Two Leiden University buildings are being used as polling stations...
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Academia in Motion: ‘Trying to do everything yourself is inefficient’ 16 March 2026A stronger focus on personal talents and team science. ‘Stop searching for those elusive hen’s teeth: they’d only get in the way’, says Professor Laur...
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‘Global challenges call for international knowledge exchange’ 13 March 2026A delegation from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, is on a two-day visit to Leiden University. The aim is to explore opportunities for further ...
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Strong muscles start in the gut 12 March 2026Researchers from the LUMC and the Universities of Granada and Almería have found a gut bacterium that is associated with stronger muscles in people an...
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Reflecting on our university’s colonial past: ‘We’re still too Eurocentric’ 12 March 2026How do colonialism and historical slavery continue to impact the university today? And what should happen next? Students and staff discussed these que...
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Interior design Aleida Nijland: light, recognisable and future-proof 09 March 2026During the meeting on 26 February with the future users of Aleida Nijland, design agency Studio Linse presented the interior design. The design is bas...
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Five Humanities master's programmes highly rated in Keuzegids 2026 05 March 2026Five master's programmes from the Faculty of Humanities scored highly in Keuzegids 2026.
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Working together for ‘broad prosperity’ in the Leiden region 05 March 2026How can universities and research institutions, businesses and government bodies in the Leiden region drive ‘broad prosperity’? During the ‘Working on...
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Share in the chair at the [s]TATTOO studio – and leave with a personal artwork 05 March 2026We often feel at ease in a salon chair, and the conversation soon starts to flow. That feeling will be recreated in the coming weeks in the [s]TATTOO ...
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Call for Papers: Universities and Society at the End of Empire and Beyond (UniSoc) 05 March 2026Based upon an academic partnership between the Universities of Birmingham in the UK and Leiden in the Netherlands, Universities and Society at the End...
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Students compete in Monaco with ‘flying’ liquid-hydrogen boat 05 March 2026In the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, students from across the globe build and race boats powered by sustainable energy. Leiden public administration s...
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Keuzegids Master’s guide: which programmes score above average? 05 March 2026Four of Leiden University’s master’s programmes score above average across the board according to the Keuzegids Masters 2026 guide. This is based on t...
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Update on BAS InSite: ‘We’re working intensively’ 04 March 2026At the moment, many staff members are working intensively on the implementation of BAS InSite, our new administrative system. Much is already up and r...
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Japanese Literature Reading List 04 March 2026From experimental essays to comfort reads, and from manga to court literature in verse: Japanese literature has it all.