News A selection of news from Leiden University. News Report: Dutch media insufficiently prepared for psychological intimidation by China 30 October 2024 China is actively attempting to silence critical voices about the country, including in the Netherlands. This is the main conclusion of a report on Ch... New research to get young people back into reading for pleasure 30 October 2024 Young people are more likely to find long texts unappealing to read, particularly with all the digital distractions. To improve young people’s reading... Student and entrepreneur: ‘PLNT The Hague is the place to find like-minded people’ 28 October 2024 Taking a Bachelor’s in Security Studies while starting and running two businesses: student Mohamed Sulaiman never stops. But he wouldn’t have it any o... Sustainability Monitor 2023: Leiden University substantially reduces carbon emissions 28 October 2024 The Sustainability Monitor 2023 shows that Leiden University is taking its sustainability efforts seriously. It is working on a greener campus and to ... ‘American politics gives Europeans a glimpse of what lies ahead’ 24 October 2024 It’s impossible to avoid, even in the Netherlands: the US will soon be going to the polls. Where does it come from, this fascination with US elections... Eleven Leiden University researchers receive Vidi grants 22 October 2024 The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to 11 Leiden researchers. This grant of up to 850,000 euros will enable them to develop an in... Busy yet not a student in sight: the Online Master’s Open Days 22 October 2024 ‘Silence in the corridor please’ are not the words you expect to hear on an open day attended by 5,000 students. From 12 studios in Leiden and The Hag... Crash course in journalism: students make a podcast with TV presenter Twan Huys 21 October 2024 Leiden students are producing ‘College Tour, the podcast!’ with TV presenter Twan Huys. In next to no time, they have to find top journalists and prep... Alumnus and lawyer Roger Cox uses the law to enforce climate policy 17 October 2024 Limburg lawyer Roger Cox has caused a legal revolution. With high-profile cases against the Dutch state and Shell oil company, he transformed the law ... Alumnus teaching at a Texan university: pizza, guns and heated debate in the lecture theatre 17 October 2024 Americans are electing a new president in November but they also have other choices to make in the polling booth. Alumnus Sanne Rijkhoff works at a Te... All news items