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Throwback to the Living in a wetland landscape symposiumExperimental archaeology 05 June 2026Reaching the end of the academic year, we look back fondly on the symposia, conferences and events that our faculty hosted in the previous months. One...
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Podcast series: Dive into the world of cybersecurity & cybercrime05 June 2026Curious about the world behind digital attacks, online fraud, and cybercriminals? To mark the launch of the Dutch-taught bachelor's programme in Cyber...
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Colleagues honour Leiden astrochemist Harold Linnartz with a collection of academic articlesFestschrift 05 June 2026In memory of Harold Linnartz (1966–2023), Professor of Laboratory Astrophysics at Leiden University, a special Festschrift has been published. The vol...
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How can we push back Earth Overshoot Day?Sustainability 05 June 2026Earth Overshoot Day, the day on which humanity has used all the natural resources that the Earth can regenerate in a single year, falls on 30 July thi...
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Cosmic magnifying glass reveals exceptionally heavy dormant black hole in the early universeAstronomy 05 June 2026Astronomers have measured the mass of a dormant, supermassive black hole in the early universe for the first time. Thanks to a combination of the Jame...
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Martina Vijver reappointed as Scientific Director04 June 2026Martina Vijver has been reappointed as Scientific Director of the Centre for Environmental Sciences Leiden. Vijver has been Director of CML since 2022...
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How can we properly measure the impact of disasters, attacks, and wars?Book 04 June 2026In Chasing Events, researcher Thijs van Dooremalen explores how we can truly understand the impact of major events. He shows that traditional comparis...
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Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman back in The Hague: ‘Good policy is not always good politics’Lecture 03 June 2026For the second time this academic year, Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman visited The Hague. Addressing a packed lecture theatre in our new Spui buildin...
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Students bring turbulent past of Valkenburg airfield to lifeHeritage 03 June 2026The former Valkenburg airfield is steeped in history: the Romans defended their empire here, German forces landed here in 1940 and even the Cold War l...
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How a small amount of rare earth metal shapes the environmental impact of magnetsEnvironmental sciences 02 June 2026Magnets for electric cars and wind turbines contain only a small amount of the rare earth metal dysprosium. Yet, this metal is responsible for a large...
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King Willem-Alexander and Emperor Naruhito of Japan to visit Leiden UniversityState visit 02 June 2026Emperor Naruhito and King Willem-Alexander will visit Leiden University on Thursday 18 June. The Emperor and his wife, Empress Masako, will be in the ...
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Leiden Declaration: AI is challenging the core values of mathematicsOpinion 02 June 2026In the ‘Leiden Declaration’, an international group of researchers warns that AI is putting fundamental values of the discipline under threat. The ris...
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Where do the stereotypes about Africa come from?PhD research 02 June 2026In the seventeenth century, stereotypes about Africa and its inhabitants became deeply ingrained in European culture. PhD candidate Matthias Lukkes is...
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Austria Centre Leiden hosts Seventh Annual Lecture featuring Professor Jakub Beneš02 June 2026On Wednesday April 8, 2026, the Austria Centre Leiden and the Special Chair for Central European Studies hosted the Seventh Annual Lecture in Austrian...
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Visiting Professor for Central European Studies Saskia Jaszoltowski talks about 'lullabies' with the ERC Starting Grant 'CareCentury' team01 June 2026On May 15, Prof. dr. Saskia Jaszoltowski, the Visiting Professor for Central European Studies this semester at Leiden University, led a seminar on the...