During this LUMAN meeting we discussed the concept of "disappointment".

Before researchers can develop targeted drugs, they need to know exactly how a disease works. Biochemist Bert Beerkens created molecules that allow th...

Purple clothing and a pride flag flying from all University buildings: Leiden University is once again taking part in Purple Friday. How do people exp...

She narrowly defied bureaucracy and spent days angling for cod. In the North Sea, marine biologist Inge van der Knaap discovered that noise significan...

What makes a good leader, and is there such a thing as a born leader? These are questions that the master's students of the Leiden Leadership Programm...

Two organisers at heart. In the background, facilities managers Nick van Asperen and Kees Schoonwater ensure that staff and students have everything t...

‘Yamila Miguel brings along immense enthusiasm that sparks over to the students in the lectures,’ her students say about her. ‘She inspires us as scie...

'Frans Rodenburg is an excellent teacher who is able to convey difficult information,' say his students. In his statistics classes, he wants to make s...

‘Rudy van Vliet is always willing to go that extra mile to help us,’ is what students say about him. The lecturer in the Computer Science bachelor’s p...

Starting in September 2024, the Europa Institute will host a new LL.M. on the Governance of Migration and Diversity [GMD].

The Student Assistant (SA) will provide support to the Grotius Centre Project Managers in organizing and coordinating the 2024 activities of the Centr...

A wind turbine near your home? The energy transition is not seen as just by all parties concerned. It’s essential to involve local residents, argues E...

For the first time, astronomers have observed in three dimensions that gas from spiral galaxies is blown upwards and downwards at high speed, far out ...

In the Netherlands, 1.55 million people suffer from cardiovascular diseases. Yet, acute cardiovascular events, such as a heart attack or stroke, often...

As of 1 November, Jan Vonk has been appointed full professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute (MI). The institute is delighted with Jan’s ...