In prehistoric times there was a huge wave of migration, from the steppes in Russia and Ukraine to West Europe. The newcomers’ genes began to dominate...

Four promising young researchers from Leiden University have received a Rubicon grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This grant will enable th...

In this time of Covid-19, our way of working has changed. Many staff who used to work on a PC, and who now work from home with a laptop provided by th...

For some it will sound like music to their ears, but for others is may sound less appealing: now the advice on working from home has changed, we can o...

In the confrontational ‘House of Misconceptions’, visitors put themselves in another person’s shoes and have to justify their existence. The performan...

The Europaeum academic community was awarded the Scaliger medal on 23 September in recognition of its promotion of academic values. Andrew Graham, tru...

From 27 September onwards, almost all coronavirus-related safety measures at Leiden University Libraries will be lifted.

The Young Academy Leiden (YAL) acquired six new members on 1 September. We talked to the new and former chair of this platform for young academics abo...

What does research support involve? And what should we do to improve the support for researchers at the University? We spoke to Maribel Adame Valero, ...

The number of insect species is plummeting, which is why the University is creating a more biodiverse environment around its buildings. Annetje Ottow,...

Leiden University has a new FNV representative: Thecla Meyknecht. Employees can come to her with questions and problems related to the workplace. ‘All...

After the Second World War almost three million people emigrated from the Netherlands to countries such as Canada and Australia. The government inform...

With the long lockdown, it’s been a hard year for Leiden businesses. How can the local economy bounce back and how can the University help? Two talk s...

Leiden University and the Municipality of Leiden will develop new plans for an alternative Humanities Campus in the city centre. This means they will ...

Our lecturers are back on campus sooner than the rest of the staff. Away from their screens and in live contact with students: many lecturers are reli...