News
-
New exoplanet found hidden in old observationsAstronomy 15 July 2026Astronomers have discovered a third planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. The newly found planet, Beta Pictoris d, is one of the least massive exopl...
-
Elvira Mora wins Speckmann Prize for participatory research with migrant communities in SpainStudent Research 15 July 2026The image of migrants portrayed in public opinion often swings between two extremes: on the one hand, representations in which migrants are depicted a...
-
Tanja Bender retires: ‘I may be leaving, but I’ll remain involved’Emeritaat 15 July 2026Nearly 40 years after Professor Tanja Bender first joined the Department of Tax Law, she is now closing this particular chapter. On 1 July, she reflec...
-
The future of criminal justice in the EU relies on Member States working togetherEurojust visit 15 July 2026As the world changes, transnational crime changes with it. Are EU countries cooperating effectively to combat these evolving forms of crime? Jannemiek...
-
Crimmigration: a global phenomenonResearch 15 July 2026More and more countries regulate migration through criminal law. With the introduction of the European Pact on Asylum and Migration, Europe in undergo...
-
As the supervision of trust offices improves, illegal practices emerge elsewhereResearch 15 July 2026A new evaluation finds that the Dutch Trust Offices Supervision Act has strengthened the integrity of trust offices. These provide financial and legal...
-
Defending goals and borders: Wietse Jelles’ work for FC Utrecht and the MarechausseeAlumnus 15 July 2026In the morning, Wietse Jelles can be found on the FC Utrecht training ground, working as Assistant Coach of the women’s team. In the afternoon, he adv...
-
Existential Risk in the AnthropoceneA Collaborative Syllabus for An Upper-Level Undergraduate Class 14 July 2026Thanks to a 2025 Una Europa KIEM Grant and building on earlier conversations about existential risk, Leiden researchers Rob Cullum and Maud Rijks orga...
-
Ákos Kovács appointed Director of Education at the Institute of Biology LeidenAPPOINTMENT 14 July 2026Ákos Kovács has been appointed as Director of Education at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL). He succeeds Dennis Claessen. Kovács has been appoint...
-
uNMR-NL awarded €3.4 million to future-proof its infrastructure14 July 2026The consortium for ultrahigh field NMR spectroscopy (uNMR) has been awarded €3.4 million by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to modernise its NMR infr...
-
Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old Egyptian tombEgyptology 14 July 2026A team of Dutch archaeologists headed by Carina van den Hoven from Leiden University has discovered a 3,000-year-old tomb in Egypt. The tomb sheds new...
-
Workshop ‘Geopolitics in Europe and the World’ marks start of interfaculty theme13 July 2026Leiden researchers from law, political science, governance and global affairs and humanities gathered for the first workshop organized in the context ...
-
Depression in people living with HIV is more common than you might think: a self-help booklet proves effectiveHIV 13 July 2026People with an HIV diagnosis often suffer psychologically as well. Yet this particular group has poor access to mental healthcare. In her PhD research...
-
MIRD Class of 2026 bids adieu: a journey to remember!Graduation 13 July 2026A day of celebration marking two years of hard work, creativity and camaraderie for the graduating class of the Advanced MSc International Relations a...
-
Indonesia Human Rights Update: Dismantling Impunity and Reclaiming the Rule of LawReport from Symposium 3-4 June 2026 13 July 2026The recent Indonesia Human Rights Update convened a critical dialogue that moved beyond abstract debates about democratic backsliding and its effects ...