News A selection of news from Leiden University. News Spui Campus: a store of knowledge In the media 07 January 2026 Spui Campus is almost ready to open its doors. In the place where the iconic V&D department store started trading back in 1928, thousands of students ... Professor of Urology Maxime Kummeling: ‘The human dimension should guide us’ Inaugural lecture 07 January 2026 As technology transforms healthcare and services come under mounting pressure, one question remains the same: Will the advice or treatment offered hel... Funding for Leiden projects that advance open science Open science 06 January 2026 Two Leiden projects have been awarded Open Science NL funding to make science more accessible to academia and the world outside. The projects will str... ‘Military strikes alone unlikely to fatally undermine Venezuelan government’ 03 January 2026 What will be the outcome of the US raid on Venezuela and capture of President Maduro? ‘History shows that people usually react to being bombed by a fo... From Japan Studies to junior school: ‘I was back to square one in the classroom’ Alumnus interview 18 December 2025 It was while wearing clogs at a Dutch theme park in Japan that Cindy Heijdra really got to know the country she was studying. Over 20 years later, she... Leiden University awarded Institutional Audit certificate 16 December 2025 For the third time in a row, Leiden University has received a positive assessment in the Institutional Audit for the way it provides good teaching and... University of Birmingham awards honorary degree to Hester Bijl Honorary degree 16 December 2025 Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl received an honorary degree from the University of Birmingham on Friday 12 December for her contribution to educational ... Leiden University supports Zuid-Holland Acceleration Programme Knowledge transfer 16 December 2025 Leiden University supports the new Zuid-Holland Acceleration Programme, which builds on the Growth Agenda for Zuid-Holland and focuses on accelerating... What a year: our most-read articles of 2025 Year in review 15 December 2025 The Russian threat to Europe, pro-Palestine protests, the passing of psychologist Andrea Evers and speculations on extraterrestrial life. These were a... Report: key role for Leiden in Dutch earning capacity Leiden Bio Science Park 12 December 2025 Leiden University and the Leiden Bio Science Park can make a significant contribution to the earning capacity of the Netherlands. This is the finding ... All news items