With Leiden2022 drawing nearer, LeidenGlobal is busy developing extra activities to demonstrate the knowledge that is present in Leiden and to create interaction with a wider audience. With this valorisation, the partnership between several cultural and academic institutions in Leiden matches the theme…

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Know what you're breathing! From 30 June to 2 July, the Citizen Science Lab will go on an expedition to record the air quality in Leiden.

On May 21, the French Language and Culture program will host a public lecture on creole languages. The lecture will be given by Prof. dr. Marlyse Baptista, professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a leading expert on creole languages. She is in Leiden in connection with a workshop on creole languages…

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If so, please join us for this lecture by Dario Fazzi — Professor of Transatlantic Environmental History at Leiden University. In his talk, Fazzi will explain how he uses techniques such as role playing and VR technology to teach ecological awareness to a global group of students. Following the…

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As a reseach support professional, this conference is your opportunity to connect with peers, share knowledge, and learn about the latest trends in research support under the theme: Connectors and collaborators - The evolving role of professional staff in research.

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Introducing the Leiden Academia in Motion programme - Embracing Open Science and Recognition & Rewards Leiden University is investing in various programmes to support and facilitate the change towards Open Science, and the recognition and rewards that go hand in hand with this cultural change.…

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The Leiden Research Support Network will organize a meeting on behalf of the Rector Magnificus for all colleagues who are directly involved in the process of research ethics: members of ethics committees, data stewards, privacy officers, security officers, and knowledge security experts. During the…

Research Software on the rise at Leiden University As one of the four pillars of Leiden University's Open Science Program, research software is receiving increased attention as part of our workflows and labour. But what does it mean to center research software at our institution? Where would…

On 27 November 2023 the Leiden Research Support Network will organize an event for all research support professionals (from all communities). During this afternoon, we will explore the need and opportunities for professional and personal development, with the focus on informal peer-to-peer learning.…

On this page we've bundled the best practices which will be presented during the Education Market of 19 June 2025.

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The Vereniging 'Vrienden van het Instituut Kern' is pleased to invite you to the lecture of Dr. Dmitry Komissarov, (Gonda Fellow at the IIAS), entitled "The dohada Motif in Ancient Biographies of the Buddha".

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The International Congress of Egyptologists is the largest regular gathering of Egyptologists and specialists from related fields worldwide. It is held every four years, each time at a different host institution, and provides hundreds of scholars with the opportunity to share their research with col…

Summer is here! Would you like to enjoy the new season during your break from work? Healthy University is organizing lunch walks for university staff in Leiden and The Hague. Whether you have gone on a walks with colleagues during lunch before, or if this is your first time, you are welcome…

PhD defence, Doctoral Exhibition

Debate, LUCL Fireside Chat

In this network event, we will have a closer look at Open Science and its efforts to make scientific research accessible, reproducible, and freely available to people within and outside of academics. Anna van t Veer is the coordinator of the Open Science Community Leiden. She will join us to tell…

If you buy something online, the webshop can adjust the price based on your data. Kimia Heidary investigated the phenomenon of online price discrimination. ‘It’s not necessarily unfair. Different prices for different people has been around for years.’

PhD candidate Alex Tutwiler, from the Faculty of Archaeology, has received a grant from Archol, via the P.J.R. Modderman Foundation, to investigate how child labor shaped the bones of Dutch children between the 17th and 19th centuries. Using CT scans, she aims to build a more comprehensive picture of…

On 11 May 2023 the LUMAN will be officially launched. We will celebrate this with short speeches and drinks.

Leiden psychologists receive an Outreach Grant from the Young Academy Leiden (YAL) to talk about facts and fables in their field of research. Marieke Bos, Lara Wierenga, Marit Ruitenberg and Sanne Willems will receive up to €1000 to realise their project.

The tuk-tuk of the European City Of Science Leiden 2022 sent science on its way to the neighbourhood. On the Vijf Meiplein in Leiden, Andrea Evers' placebo team pitched its tent to everyone who wanted to know more about the effect of words and expectations. Experience the day of the placebo effect in…

Master’s students in the Honours Class ‘Leiden, City of Refugees?’ were asked to contemplate the concept of ‘the other’ from both an academic and an artistic perspective. The result was the exhibition ‘The Invitation’ which was presented at Stadsbauhaus on 4 June.

From an academic study with local residents to a specially developed newspaper: humanities scholars contributed to Leiden European City of Science in various ways. In this video, they look back on a special year.

From 22 to 24 October, researchers of the MARBLES-project informed museum visitors about microbes: bacteria and fungi that live all around us. The event was organised around the Micro-day of Leiden, which is this year’s EU City of Science.

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Are we going vegetarian this year? Shall we keep the dessert the same? Where do I find inspiration for a festive meal during the holidays? For readers who like to postpone these questions, for those who like to tell a good story with their culinary contribution, or for those who simply want to know…

It is more myth than reality that people with migration backgrounds commit more crime. Leiden has successfully tackled anti-social behaviour by Moroccan youths, says former mayor Henri Lenferink. Good education forms the basis of a healthy and safe society, says ‘crimmigration’ researcher' Maartje van…

Last year, 15.8% of all employees of Leiden University experienced undesirable behaviour. This is one of the findings of the 2021 Personnel Monitor. ‘That number is far too high. We have to get rid of the taboo on raising this issue and addressing offenders,‘ says Martijn Ridderbos, in an open and…

In the Pioneers of Leiden University series, we talk to past and present students who were the first in their family to go to university. In this second instalment: historian and university lecturer Nadia Bouras (1981). ‘Although I only found out later that was my mother’s dream, it was as though I…

Graphic Novels and Comics have developed from pulp status to an entirely self-contained medium. This form of storytelling is not limited to stories of superheroes but has been used, molded and reshaped to display historical events, classic stories and autobiographical memoirs. But where should you begin…

We started this year as we ended it in 2021: in a lockdown. But the world continues to open up. We are occasionally allowed to go into the office and students are able to return to Campus. Continue reading to find out what the rest of the year has been like.

As University historian, Pieter Slaman researches the University’s past, but he’s equally interested in its present. ‘It’s useful to be familiar with issues from the past. Not to be rooted in the past because some developments from history are things you definitely don’t want to repeat.’

Writers are not just storytellers: with their novels, tales and critiques they broaden the social imagination, reflect on societal developments and sometimes put new themes on the map. This can easily lead to a conflict because writers and literati often think very differently about issues such as…