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‘Universities are changing, but they remain essential to society’Dies Natalis 09 February 2026From academic freedom to security and medical breakthroughs: during the 451st Dies Natalis on 9 February, the speakers reflected on the role of univer...
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The Van der Loon family has had ties with Japan and Leiden University for over a hundred years.450 years 09 February 2026Over a century ago, Alexandra van Elroy's great-grandfather left for Japan, where her grandmother was born. Together with her mother, Maaike van der L...
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More health, less care: how can we make this happen?Inaugural lecture 09 February 2026Professor of Population Health Management Marc Bruijnzeels calls for a healthcare system in which prevention really works. Together with his team and ...
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Two awards for biodiversity research in LeidenFunding 09 February 2026From more natural beaches to research on how peace advances biodiversity. Two Leiden research projects have been awarded funding from the European Bio...
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Discussing the role of AI in education: ‘We need a shared vision’AI symposium 09 February 2026How do you ensure that students still learn anything when they can have AI write an entire thesis in a matter of minutes? Staff members from the Facul...
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'Open science must be accessible to everyone'Open science 05 February 2026Mathilde Verdam and Julian Karch (Methodology and Statistics) have been awarded a grant as co-applicants by Openscience NL to promote "Open software f...
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Honorary Doctorate Recipients - Safiya Noble and Catherine Malabou: The Reading List05 February 2026This February, Leiden University honors two scholars who have responded to the challenges of modern society in important, innovative and exemplary way...
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Eric van Dijk says farewell as Professor of Social Psychology: 'Economics and psychology are no longer separate disciplines'Psychology 05 February 2026What interests and motives shape how people cooperate, clash and place their trust in one another? For more than 36 years, Van Dijk explored these que...
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How research sheds light on the invisible symptoms of MSMS 05 February 2026What are the often invisible cognitive consequences of multiple sclerosis? Maureen van Dam mapped these out during her doctoral research. 'People usua...
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'The SKO highlights what is already happening and shows that educational professionalism is a fully-fledged career path.'04 February 2026On Monday 12 January, Joanne Mouthaan, associate professor in the Clinical Psychology section, received the Senior Qualification in Education (SKO). W...
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Skating together for FIT-HEART04 February 2026On Saturday 7 February the Dutch Heart Foundation will organize the first edition of IJsbrekers (Icebreakers): a skating event raising money for resea...
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'Students are focussing on what is possible and then come up with concrete solutions'04 February 2026On January 30th, students from the interdisciplinary LDE minor "Co-creating a Healthy Society" presented their findings to external clients, such as t...
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Advancing child-friendly justice through dialogue and exchange in Santiago, Chile04 February 2026From 12 to 16 January 2025, Professor Ton Liefaard, UNICEF Chair in Children’s Rights and Head of the Department of Child Law and Health Law visited S...
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How Leiden University is taking action against cancerWorld Cancer Day 04 February 2026One in two people will be diagnosed with cancer. World Cancer Day on 4 February raises awareness of the impact of this devastating disease. Leiden Uni...
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Leiden Jewish Studies Network convenes 'Care and the Jewish Experience Conference'04 February 2026Building off the success of the 'Jews at Home' conference in December 2023, the Leiden Jewish Studies Network convened its second conference 'Care and...