News A selection of news from Leiden University. News New platform to accelerate cardiac drug development Research 22 January 2026 Researchers from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and the Leiden-based biotech company Ncardia have joined forces to develop a new platform tha... Suicide prevention professor: ‘Talking saves lives’ Inaugural lecture 20 January 2026 How can we as a society prevent suicide? According to Professor of Suicide Prevention Renske Gilissen, a better understanding and targeted action coul... Acquisition of oldest map of Dutch island Dejima in Japan 20 January 2026 Houses, warehouses, wells, a mooring and even a stable. All of this can be seen on the oldest known map of the island of Dejima acquired by Leiden Uni... What could bring about change in Iran? Current affairs 20 January 2026 With ongoing protests across Iran, many are asking whether the regime is on the brink of collapse. What sparked the protests, what do Iranians want an... Hardline migration policy pushes ICE towards violence – could it happen here? Current affairs 16 January 2026 An ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis on 7 January, igniting nationwide fury over escalating federal violence. Could such an incident oc... Rubicon grants for research on fire and the first light Grants for young researchers 16 January 2026 Two talented academics from Leiden who recently obtained their PhD have been awarded a Rubicon grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant en... New traffic controller discovered on DNA railway 15 January 2026 A new LUMC study has changed our understanding of how cells work. Researchers have discovered that the CFAP20 protein acts as a kind of ‘traffic cont... How minority governments could benefit the Netherlands PhD defence 15 January 2026 Minority governments only become an option when attempts to form a government collapse. PhD candidate Corné Smit explored why such governments have be... Hora Hester Bijl! Farewell to a rector who steered the university through turbulent times Farewell 14 January 2026 The university bid farewell to its Rector Magnificus, Hester Bijl, on 13 January during the ‘Hester’s Highlights’ symposium. The themes of the day wer... Twenty-five lecturers gain Senior Teaching Qualification 13 January 2026 Twenty-five passionate lecturers earned their Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) on Monday 12 January. Five of these lecturers talk about how the SKO... All news items
