News A selection of news from Leiden University. News Timo Kos on the cuts and elections: ‘We’re fighting for the future of our university’ Interview 28 October 2025 The university may seem a bit subdued in the run-up to the Dutch elections on 29 October. The media has barely mentioned education as an election issu... What our experts have to say about the key issues in the Dutch elections Dutch elections 28 October 2025 Is your strategic vote actually strategic? How can the Netherlands form a stable government? And what should the next government do about migration, d... Civility, not opinions, was the real surprise in student debate Election debate 24 October 2025 The student debate in Leiden’s Stadsgehoorzaal promised to be ‘the key to your vote’. That may sound hyperbolic, but what this well-attended debate d... ‘Plastic politics’: how ideological debate was supplanted by abstract jargon PhD 23 October 2025 Over the course of the 20th century, politicians increasingly came to rely on experts. Their language was peppered with terms like ‘policy pathways’ a... Skeletons and beer at ArcheoHotspot 23 October 2025 How can you figure out if a skeleton is male or female? How did they brew beer in the distant past? Visitors to ArcheoHotspot could examine archaeolog... ‘Irregular warfare is not going away, however much we’d like it to’ Inaugural lecture 23 October 2025 The fight against insurgents, guerrillas and resistance movements is an ‘incredibly unpopular’ topic with experts and military personnel, says Profess... Fourteen Leiden University researchers receive Vidi grant 23 October 2025 The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to 14 Leiden researchers. This grant of a maximum of 850,000 euros will enable them to start ... Early hunter-gatherers reshaped Europe’s ecosystems long before agriculture 22 October 2025 In a new study published in PLOS One, Leiden archaeologist Anastasia Nikulina, together with an international team from France, Denmark, the United Ki... Do’s and don’ts for an effective immigration policy Dutch elections 17 October 2025 Stopping people at the border does not result in less refugee migration, but providing relief in the region where migrants come from does. What else w... No loss of patient confidence in environmentally friendly doctors 16 October 2025 The doctor suggests opting for a treatment that is better for the environment. How do patients react to this? Doctors and psychologists together disco... All news items
