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KNAW funding for research on social rights in the Thorbecke traditionKNAW research funding 09 July 2026The research project ‘Is there room for social rights in the House of Thorbecke? Socioeconomic security as a prerequisite for national strength', has ...
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Leiden students work on the next generation of lab-grown mini organsSynthetic biology 09 July 2026With a custom-designed protein and a strong team effort, Leiden's iGEM team hopes to improve organoids: tiny lab-grown organs that could advance resea...
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The Graduate School helps you navigate the PhD journeyOrganisation 09 July 2026A PhD at Leiden Law School is an individual journey, but you are supported every step of the way. The Graduate School is there for everyone who is par...
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Improvisation in music education: Empirical evidence, classroom practice, and teacher preparationphd defence 08 July 2026Improvisation is widely recognized as an important part of music education. It can enhance, among other things, creativity, musical understanding, se...
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Funding for AI and plant research, monitoring nature from space, and moreGrants and appointments for Faculty of Science 08 July 2026Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognis...
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Tougher penalties proposed for partner killings following domestic abuseTopical 07 July 2026Offenders who kill their (ex-)partner after a pattern of domestic abuse face harsher sentencing. Ellen Gijselaar, assistant professor in criminal law ...
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Antisocial Behaviour and the Adolescent Brain: Insights from the Largest Brain Study Ever ConductedResearch 07 July 2026What happens in the brains of children and young people who are frequently angry, defiant, or aggressive? The largest brain imaging study ever conduct...
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Academia meets Policy Workshop on 'Netherlands–Africa Relations in a Fragmenting World Order'07 July 2026On 26 May 2026, two colleagues from the Institute for History participated in an “Academia meets Policy” workshop organised by the Ministry of Foreign...
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Urban nature expedition: 3,939 species foundBiodiversity 07 July 2026In May and June, 2,636 residents of Leiden, Leiderdorp, Oegstgeest and Katwijk found 3,939 species of plants, animals and fungi. From oysters to orchi...
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Science under pressure in the US: Cultural scholar continues her research in LeidenTulip Fund 07 July 2026Growing political pressure and increasing restrictions on academic freedom forced Cultural Studies scholar Maisha Wester to leave her tenured research...
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Euclid spots dozens of quasars in the early universeAstronomy 07 July 2026The Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 extremely distant quasars, breaking the distance record for this type of bright galactic nucleus. Powered...
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Elizabeth I did not just have the heart and stomach of a man – in her letters, she commanded his bile, tooPhD defence 06 July 2026Queen Elizabeth I left behind more than three thousand letters upon her death. Whilst historians have so far focused primarily on the hundred or so wr...
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Dorine van Norren appointed Professor by Special Appointment at LUC The Hague: ‘Global ambassador for happiness’Interview 06 July 2026Dorine van Norren has been appointed Professor by Special Appointment in ‘Intercultural Rights, Citizenship, and Sustainability’ at Leiden University ...
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‘My dream is to be able to see how the cell’s entire repair machine works’Inaugural lecture 06 July 2026How do cells protect our DNA from damage? Professor of Human Genetics Martijn Luijsterburg studies how DNA repair offers insight into fundamental biol...
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AI as a listening ear: helpful or risky?Human & AI 06 July 2026More and more people are turning to AI when they feel stressed or worried. Researchers at Leiden University studied how and why people use chatbots fo...