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International human rights lawyer Helen Duffy named ‘Lawyer of the Month’04 May 2026Helen Duffy, Professor of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, has been named ‘Lawyer of t...
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Louie Buana receives Philippus Corts Fund grant04 May 2026Louie Buana, a PhD candidate at the Institute for History, has been awarded the 5th Philippus Corts Fund grant, together with Wengki Ariando and Adria...
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Carsten Stahn in Best Scientists ranking for 2026Ranking Best Scientists 28 April 2026Research.com publishes the 2026 ranking of top legal scholars. Carsten Stahn, professor of International Criminal Law & Global Justice, at the Grotius...
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CML talents receive Stans Award 202623 April 2026CML grants three Stans Awards each year, for the best student thesis, best PhD paper, and best outreach from the past year. The CML staff nominated st...
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Grants for research on immune cells, vegan cheese and PFAS detectionGrants and appointments for Faculty of Science 21 April 2026Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognis...
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Dr Jake Benson wins J.P. Gumbert Dissertation Award15 April 2026Dr Jake Benson, who completed his PhD in Persian Studies at Leiden University in 2024, has been awarded a prestigious international prize for the best...
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Rafal Matuszewski elected to the Board of the Young Academy of Europe14 April 2026Rafal Matuszewski has been unanimously elected to the Board of the Young Academy of Europe.
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Karwan Fatah-Black appointed as UNESCO Chair holder13 April 2026Karwan Fatah-Black, a historian at Leiden University’s Faculty of Humanities and senior researcher at the KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southea...
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Rafal Matuszewski receives Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research AwardAward 09 April 2026Assistant professor Ancient History Rafal Matuszewski has been honored with the prestigious 2026 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alex...
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European Commission appoints Anna Marhold as 'EU Trade Champion'07 April 2026Anna Marhold, Assistant Professor at the Grotius Centre of International Legal Studies, was appointed 'EU Trade Champion' by the Directorate-General f...
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Faculty of Science appoints three new professors01 April 2026The Leiden Faculty of Science has appointed three new professors. Daniel Rozen, Frank Takes and Matthijs van Leeuwen were appointed on 1 April.
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Grants and appointments for microbiome research, enzyme development and moreGrants and appointments for Faculty of Science 24 March 2026
Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognis...
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From walking sticks to guide dogs: Krista Milne charts the lives of medieval people with disabilitiesVIDI-beurs 24 March 2026What was life like for people with disabilities in the Middle Ages? University lecturer Krista Milne delved into medieval manuscripts and found more t...
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Femke Reidsma to Harvard with Rubicon Grant for research on early fire usePaleoecology 23 March 2026Researcher Femke Reidsma has been awarded a prestigious Rubicon grant. With this fellowship, she will spend two years conducting research at Harvard U...
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Researchers awarded NWO grants for green technology and new enzymesInnovative technology 23 March 2026Developing safer alternatives to harmful PFAS filters and seeking new enzymes for medical applications. Two projects with Leiden researchers have been...