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A podium for science
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and society. In this series of pre-retirement discussions, Stolker will talk one last time to people from within and without the University. This edition…
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In memoriam Jan Zaanen 1957-2024: The universe in a speck of rusting copper
This Thursday, January 18th 2024, our esteemed colleague Jan Zaanen passed away. Jan was one of our star scientists, larger than life, with an unabashed, boisterous drive for the best of physics at the Institute Lorentz, at the Leiden Institute of Physics and in the full international scientific community.…
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Experts on the war in Ukraine, two years later: ‘Europe learned a lot from the war, help each other and don’t give up’
The one-day symposium ‘War in Europe: the impact of Russian aggression in Ukraine two years on’ on 23 February 2024
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Wayfarers: Roma and Sinti’s bumpy ride through education
Access to education for people from the lower socio-economic class has improved immensely in Europe from the 1950s onwards. Yet the Roma and Sinti were unable to reap benefits from this. PhD candidate Anita van der Hulst researched why so few Roma and Sinti went on to higher education. PhD defence on…
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Sovereign debt as strategy: Kathleen Brown on the politics behind the numbers
On Tuesday 30 September 2025, PhD candidate Kathleen Brown will defend her dissertation 'Deception, Risk, and Evasion: The Politics of Sovereign Debt in Emerging Markets' in Leiden’s Academy Building. Her research sheds light on the hidden world of sovereign debt politics, revealing how governments…
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Fifty years of teaching and research in Egypt: ‘Visit to Cairo a highlight for students’
The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Thousands of students and researchers from eight partner universities in the Netherlands and Flanders have been able to gain valuable experience in Egypt through the institute. Good reason for a celebrat…
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New: Teaching staff need to log on and log off in lecture rooms
Education, ICT
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The future belongs to the youth, but perhaps not in Netherlands
Three professors voice their concerns about a vulnerable group in our society: children who come into contact with youth care.
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Economic and fiscal policy of Member States: is the EU tightening or loosening its grip?
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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LCN2 seminar January 2026
Lecture
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Contested Mobility: Free African Americans and the Law in the U.S. South, 1790-1830s
PhD defence
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Let’s Connect webinar: Open communication
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Ideophones in Brazilian Portuguese: focusing on Afro-diasporic contexts in Brazil
Lecture, This Time for Africa! series
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Discover the Realities of North Korea: An Evening with Defectors Lee Young-Hyeon and Lee Byung-Lim
Lecture
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(CANCELLED) Incorporating Scientific Materialism in an Islamic Worldview: The Perspective of Abdullah Cevdet
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Workshop: Formulating impactful advice to researchers and building trust
Workshop
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SAILS & Una Europa Joint Lunch Seminar: Using AI and VR to train surgeons and assistants
Lecture
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Movie Screening: Gail and Bharat (2025), directed by Somnath Waghamare
Movie Screening | SSEALS
- Discover Brussels with Career Service
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Lorentz Lecture - Why study islands?
Lecture
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UnToLD: Unraveling cultural historical dimensions of contemporary experiences of tiredness of life among older adults
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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CRM 2025
Moot Court
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PhD Candidates: Get more success with less stress
Personal development, Working effectively
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Hybrid workshop: Narrating Highland Heritages of Bhutan
Lecture, Hybrid workshop
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Experience Day Leiden University College The Hague
Study information, On Campus Experience
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Update: Executive Board responds to coalition agreement
The three parties currently forming a government – D66, CDA and VVD – have presented a new coalition agreement, in which they announce their intention to reverse the substantial funding cuts to higher education. This is encouraging news, although many uncertainties remain. The Executive Board will closely…
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Frequently asked questions
You can find here questions and answers about the new mobility policy and what this means for the commuting allowance, the home-working allowance, the contribution to internet use, domestic business travel and the kilometre allowance via the Individual Choices Model.
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Find a coach
Are you looking for a coach? If so, you’re welcome to contact one of the university’s internal or external coaches; you can do this directly yourself, after choosing a coach who seems suitable.
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26 Research and Education Grants in 2020 for the Institute of Security and Global Affairs
Whilst 2020 has been an unusual and taxing year for colleagues at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), the Institute nevertheless can look back on an impressive range of successful grant applications during the previous year. This impressive result was achieved on top of excellent results…
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Frans de Ruiter Study Day
Conference
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Frontiers of Children's Rights: A Summer School for Professionals
Study information
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Writing a bottom-up, practice-oriented and connected history of Christianities in the medieval Middle East (12th-17th centuries
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Universiteit Leiden Academy Week
Study information
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Lorentz Lecture: Working towards evidence-based care for aging transgender and non-binary people
Lecture
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Delimiting ‘language maintenance’ – what is it, and what is it not?
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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Emergence of Linguistic Universals in Neural Agents via Artificial Language Learning and Communication
PhD defence
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The private and public sides of Weibo: combining economic and political economy perspectives
Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar
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80 Years of Peace in Europe?
Debate, Roundtable
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Virtual Reality documentary 'Shelter' at Campus The Hague
VR experience | Just Peace Festival
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Transformational leadership: Capacity Building for Equitable and Sustainable Change
Study support
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Finding Baby Black Holes with the James Webb Space Telescope
Lecture, Oort lecture
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When Deafness Enters the System: Family Dynamics and Psychosocial Functioning of Preschool Children
PhD defence
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CRG Seminar: The Economic Community of West African States at fifty: Edward Blyden and the road towards a people centered regional body
Lecture
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Indonesian Art Historiography: National and Transnational Perspectives
PhD defence
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Lorentz Lecture: Superconductivity
Lecture
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AnyAge.ai Hackathon: Addressing Age Bias and Fairness in AI-Driven Job Recruitment
Hackathon
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Acro dance: acrobatic flow
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Perovskite-based Photoelectrochemical Investigations for Artificial Photosynthesis
PhD defence
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Looking Inside — 3D Imaging Reimagined
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
- Remembering Sabine (Sabine Luning)