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Funding for AI and plant research, monitoring nature from space, and moreGrants and appointments for Faculty of Science 08 July 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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Aida Tadesse awarded grant for PhD research on ancient NubiaNWO PhD in the Humanities 03 July 2026PhD candidate Aida Tadesse of the Faculty of Archaeology has been awarded the prestigious NWO PhD in the Humanities grant. The funding will allow her ...
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The cat’s-eye effect, a platinum accident and galaxy-like proteins: Three winners share the Physics Image AwardPHYSICS 02 July 2026The glow of a century-old ceramic glaze, a microscope tip covered with platinum and a network of proteins that looks like a galaxy. These three beauti...
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Jojanneke van der Toorn receives European career award for research in diversity and inclusionSocial psychology 02 July 2026Social psychologist Jojanneke van der Toorn receives the Mid-Career Award from the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP), one of the leadin...
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What justice looks like up close: the Kavien Justice Award nominees01 July 2026The Kavien Justice Award recognises LUC Bachelor’s theses that connect scholarship to justice, human rights, peace, and accountability. This year’s no...
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Dutch Education Award for suicide prevention: ‘A massive honour’Teaching prize 25 June 2026A collaboration led by psychologist Joanne Mouthaan won second prize at the Dutch Education Awards on 25 June. The team will receive €800,000 to devel...
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Spinoza Prize for chemical biologist Hermen Overkleeft25 June 2026Professor of Bio-organic Chemistry Hermen Overkleeft develops innovative methods to study disease processes. This increases our understanding of the h...
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ERC Advanced Grant for research into slowing ovarian ageingGrant 23 June 2026Ovaries age faster than the rest of the body. Once women reach their mid 30s, their supply of egg cells begins to decline rapidly and menopause draws ...
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Making laboratories more sustainable with a Kiem GrantGoing green 22 June 2026At a celebratory event, 26 projects received a €10,000 Kiem grant for 2026-2027. One of these projects is titled ‘Our laboratories are going green’. A...
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Archaeology alumni awarded prestigious Shelby White and Leon Levy GrantArchaeology of West Asia 18 June 2026The Faculty of Archaeology is pleased to announce that alumni Dr Diederik J. H. Halbertsma (NINO, Leiden University) and Dr Michel de Vreeze (Durham U...
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Julia Röhrig wins Daniël Heinsius prize for master’s thesis about states’ responses to EctHR rulings17 June 2026Julia Röhrig, a graduate from Universiteit Leiden’s Political Science master’s programme, has won the 2026 Daniel Heinsius Prize of the Flemish and Du...
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Kathleen Brown awarded Dutch-Flemish thesis prize15 June 2026The 2026 Els Witte Annual Prize in Political Science has been awarded to Kathleen Brown. As a PhD candidate at Leiden University’s Institute of Politi...
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Bakels Fund Grant for research into landscape use on MallorcaMallorca through time 15 June 2026Letty ten Harkel has received a Bakels Fund grant from the Leiden University Fund (LUF) for a two-year research programme at the archaeological site o...
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Funding for green fertilisers, high-energy particles and a circular power plantGrants and appointments for Faculty of Science 11 June 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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Three Comenius Teaching Fellowships for Leiden lecturersInnovation in teaching 09 June 2026Four lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius Teaching Fellowships to innovate within their teaching, together with their project t...