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eLaw coauthors award-winning article on Explainable AI 2.010 December 2025Dr. Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law & Technology at eLaw, is co-author of the article “Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) 2.0:...
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Leiden historian and Arabist awarded ERC Consolidator GrantsEuropean Research Council 09 December 2025Historian Paul van Trigt and Arabist Peter Webb have been awarded Consolidator Grants by the European Research Council (ERC). This grant of up to two ...
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Peter Webb Awarded ERC Consolidator Grant for groundbreaking research on Pre-Islamic Arabia09 December 2025Dr Peter Webb (LIAS) has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for his project Geo-Poetic Analysis of Pre-Islamic Arabia (GeoPo).
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Answering the biggest questions with the tiniest particlesLeiden Science Young Talent Award 09 December 2025From lectures by Robbert Dijkgraaf to a telescope on the ocean floor: during his double bachelor’s in Physics and Astronomy, Jelle Oonk discovered tha...
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Alex Tutwiler receives Archol grant to reveal hidden stories of child labor08 December 2025PhD candidate Alex Tutwiler, from the Faculty of Archaeology, has received a grant from Archol, via the P.J.R. Modderman Foundation, to investigate ho...
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NWO and Groeifonds funding for research into smart light-responsive chipsPHYSICS 03 December 2025Physicists at Leiden University are developing smart chips that can be programmed with light. These chips are more energy-efficient than traditional c...
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Sofie Hajer wins prize for research on balancing wind energy and biodiversityUnilever Research Prize 01 December 2025How do you combine the growth of wind energy with the protection of vulnerable seabirds? With her master’s thesis on this delicate balance, Sofie Haje...
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Five Leiden contributions to NWO Perspectief projectsGrant awarded 01 December 2025Five consortia within the Perspectief programme that include Leiden researchers have received funding to start their research projects. These projects...
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NWO grant for insecticides without side effects for humans and wildlifeGRANT AWARDED 27 November 2025Maurijn van der Zee searches for insecticides that protect crops without harming wildlife or leaving residues in our food. His GREENSHIELD project rec...
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Three Leiden researchers receive NWO Open Competition grant for innovative scienceRESEACH GRANTS 24 November 2025Sustainable biotechnology, new insights into genome evolution and combining forces in mathematics. The NWO has awarded grants to these three innovativ...
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Anne Urai wins Rising Stars of Neuroscience Award 202520 November 2025Neuroscientist Anne Urai is one of 25 early-career researchers recognised with the Rising Stars of Neuroscience Award for outstanding achievements. Kn...
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Leiden University Global Seed Fund for Sara de Wit and Miriam Waltz17 November 2025Congratulations to Sara de Wit and Miriam Waltz, who have just won a Leiden University Global Seed Fund. Their proposed project entails 'Climate Talks...
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Craig Crews awarded the Havinga Medal 202514 November 2025Professor Craig M. Crews of Yale University (USA) is the recipient of the 2025 Havinga Medal.
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Listening to the deep sea: NWO Roadmap funding for the highly successful KM3NeT telescopePHYSICS 13 November 2025The highly successful deep-sea telescope KM3NeT can now expand both its size and scope. Using a new type of microphone for underwater use, the telesco...
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LUC awarded NVAO special feature sustainable higher education11 November 2025Leiden University College (LUC) is proud to announce that it have been awarded the Special Feature Sustainable Higher Education by the Accreditation O...