For the first time, contagious yawning has now also been found in a species that roams its territory mostly in solitude and is less frequently engaged...

Controversial environmental organisation Sea Shepherd fights illegal fishing all around the world and is not afraid to take direct action. Alumnus Gee...

At the end of the year we always compile a list of our most interesting, most popular articles from that year. In the crazy year that was 2020 one top...

How are you doing in these strange and unprecedented times? That’s the question we are asking our colleagues in this series. Jasmijn Mioch, for instan...

It’s been a turbulent, bizarre and extraordinary year, 2020. Coronavirus turned the lives of everyone at our University upside down. Out teaching, res...

Kerstin Perez has reached the position of Assistant Professor of Particle Physics at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). For peo...

It was with deep sorrow that we learned of the sudden death of our dear colleague Menno Tuurenhout on 7 December 2020.

How does it feel to be spied on by robots? Did you know that they too discriminate? Our entanglement with technology makes life easier, but there’s a ...

Online proctoring means that during the taking of a test in Remindo another programme, Proctorio, is active that is monitored digitally. It is used on...

'Getting used to things, doesn't necessarily mean it's getting easier. That's why we're incredibly impressed by what everyone has accomplished.' How d...

From fake news via WhatsApp to mini hearts from a 3D printer: four Leiden researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research ...

The Centre for Innovation has launched a new podcast series called What if Education… In each episode, the host Monika Theron invites students, teache...

Leiden University has appointed a commission to investigate whether there are any grounds for allegations of antisemitism within the Faculty of Law. T...

Mandrills keep track of how many days have passed to be the first to gather the food. This is shown by a team of researchers from the University of Am...

Leiden University’s Campus The Hague has published its new strategy for the next ten years. Martijn Ridderbos, Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board, a...