News
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Ammodo Science Award to bring cultural heritage to life through play 05 March 2024
A team with Leiden researchers has won the Ammodo Science Award for innovative humanities research on perceptions of cultural heritage. They are resea...
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LUCSoR student perspectives on the Jewish Experience, in podcast form 05 March 2024
In her “Jews and Judaism” lecture class, Dr. Sarah Cramsey’s students produced 7-minute long podcasts instead of final papers.
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Flentrop organ in Academy Building turns 25: ‘It’s a whole orchestra’ 05 March 2024
The organ in the Academy Building is 25 years old. University organist Jan Verschuren and tuner Bert Crama talk about the long history of university o...
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Bachelor's Open Day at Leiden Law School 05 March 2024
A day filled with sunshine and prospective students. On Saturday 2 March, Leiden University's faculties welcomed around 6,000 prospective students and...
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Important findings in plain language: Leiden University introduces lay talk 05 March 2024
PhD ceremonies in the Academy Building will be much easier for family, friends and other non-specialist audience members to follow after the summer. T...
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Dutch people adapt their climate beliefs more easily than their behaviour 05 March 2024
Climate interventions do not lead to more climate action among Dutch, but they do raise awareness about climate change. That can be derived from the C...
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The whole world knows the way to the Leiden institute in Morocco 05 March 2024
A delegation from Leiden University visited the Netherlands Institute Morocco (Nimar) in Rabat at the end of February. For a whole host of disciplines...
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In memoriam: Dr Andrzej Antczak (1956-2024) 05 March 2024
On February 28th of this year Dr. Andrzej Tadeusz Antczak died of cancer after a long battle. Until his retirement in 2023 Andrzej was attached to the...
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New special chair in Educational Theory and Law 05 March 2024
Following a special donation, the Stichting Pro Juventute foundation is facilitating a new special chair in Educational Theory and Law. Through the ch...
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Why take the AI & Society minor? These students explain 05 March 2024
The interdisciplinary AI & Society minor of Leiden University brings together students and lecturers from a wide range of disciplines. Together they l...
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Sjef Barbiers appointed Scientific Director: 'LUCL is unique in the world' 05 March 2024
The LUCL has a new Scientific Director. Professor Sjef Barbiers took over the reins from Lisa Cheng with effect from 1 January. 'This is a great oppor...
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In memoriam: Juan José Jaime Aloísio Archidona Ramírez (1992 - 2024) 04 March 2024
On Monday 26 February the terrible news reached us that our gifted former Egyptology student – and former student assistant at the Leids Papyrologisch...
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Daniel Peat to speak at Inaugural NATO Mission Appeals Tribunal Conference 04 March 2024
On 8 March, Daniel Peat will speak at the 1st Annual Conference of the newly-established NATO Mission Appeals Tribunal (MAT), to be held in Naples.
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Huge interest from prospective students (and their parents) on Bachelor’s Open Day 04 March 2024
Presentations, city tours, themed cafés and information fairs − there was plenty to discover on the Bachelor’s Open Day last Saturday. Around 6,000 pr...
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LUMC first hospital with AI admissions predictor for Acute Admissions Unit 04 March 2024
High demand at emergency departments is not a reliable indicator of the number of patients that will be sent to the Acute Admissions Unit. The LUMC ha...