News A selection of news from Leiden University. News From Covid student to biotech entrepreneur: Violette Defourt is working on rapid STI diagnostics Alumnus 16 July 2025 Armed with a bachelor’s degree from Maastricht and a passion for infectious disease, Violette Defourt came to Leiden for her master’s just before Covi... Study and elite sports: three Leiden students competing in FISU Summer World University Games Elite sport 14 July 2025 Three student athletes from Leiden University are representing the Netherlands at the FISU Summer World University Games, a kind of Olympic Games for ... Suspend student exchanges with Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University Committee’s advice 14 July 2025 Leiden University’s Committee on External Collaborations – Human Rights and Conflict Zones advises the Executive Board to suspend student exchange pro... European Proof of Concept grants for two Leiden researchers 14 July 2025 Two Leiden researchers have been awarded ERC Proof of Concept grants. These grants, each worth EUR 150,000, will help the grantees in their efforts to... These students are showing how the Groene Hart can become a little greener 10 July 2025 Should we be growing rice and building materials instead of grass for cows? From invasive crayfish to cultural heritage and groundwater levels: ten gr... LUMC participates in pioneering type 1 diabetes research Diabetes 08 July 2025 The promising early results of an international study have shown that insulin-producing cells grown from stem cells can cure the disease. The new Cure... Leiden University joins Global Coalition for Social Justice Global Coalition for Social Justice 07 July 2025 Leiden University has become a partner of the Global Coalition for Social Justice, an international movement committed to advancing decent work and an... In pictures: jubilee edition of Leiden Canal Concert Lustrum 07 July 2025 Leiden’s Rapenburg canal was transformed into a magical open-air stage for the jubilee edition of the Leiden Canal Concert, as hundreds gathered to ce... Board visit: the Institute for Philosophy wants to continue to grow through new collaborations 07 July 2025 The university is home to many pearls of research institutes that do not make the news every day. The Executive Board visited one such pearl, the Inst... Additional funding for five experimental and innovative research projects 04 July 2025 Five Leiden research projects in history, law and AI have received SSH Open Competition M 2024 funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The rese... All news items