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‘Universities are changing, but they remain essential to society’Dies Natalis 09 February 2026From academic freedom to security and medical breakthroughs: during the 451st Dies Natalis on 9 February, the speakers reflected on the role of univer...
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Honorary Doctorate Recipients - Safiya Noble and Catherine Malabou: The Reading List05 February 2026This February, Leiden University honors two scholars who have responded to the challenges of modern society in important, innovative and exemplary way...
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‘Medieval women had their first child much later than previously thought’NWO grant 03 February 2026Costume dramas would have us believe that women in the Middle Ages became mothers at a much younger age than they do today. University lecturer Krista...
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Grants for new antibiotics, urban resilience and the health impact of nanoplasticsGrants for Faculty of Science 03 February 2026Researchers at the Faculty of Science work every day at the frontiers of knowledge, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognis...
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Ronny Boogaart, Henrike Jansen and Maarten van Leeuwen receive LOT popularisation award02 February 2026Assistant professor Ronny Boogaart, associate professor Henrike Jansen and assistant professor Maarten van Leeuwen have received the popularisation aw...
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VVI, LIAS, and Universitas Indonesia to organise Indonesia Human Rights Update in June 202601 February 2026This initiative is supported by the Leiden University Global Seed Fund (LUGF) 2025, awarded to Santy Kouwagam (VVI) and Irene Hadiprayitno (LIAS) toge...
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Maartje van der Woude appointed Mercator Fellow in GöttingenAppointment 27 January 2026Professor of Law and Society Maartje van der Woude has been appointed as a Mercator Fellow at the University of Göttingen’s research group Mobility Ri...
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Anouk Goemans receives National Youth Care Award 2025Prize 27 January 2026Professor by Special Appointment Anouk Goemans has received the National Youth Care Award 2025 from the ‘Stichting Steunfonds Pro Juventute’. The cash...
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How does artificial intelligence influence democratic processes?Una Europa Seed Funding Grant 22 January 2026An international team of researchers, including scholars from Leiden University, has received a Seed Funding Grant within the Una Europa network. The ...
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NWO and the National Science Foundation China award 1.1M euro to urban resilience researchBIODIVERSITY 21 January 2026From flooding to heat stress or biodiversity loss: cities everywhere face challenges due to climate change. Arnold Tukker and Mingming Hu (CML) will l...
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Olga Ceran awarded the Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Fellowship 2025/2616 January 2026Dr Olga Ceran has been selected as a 2025/26 Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Fellow. As one of 11 fellows in this year’s cohort, she will work on a projec...
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5 NWO XS grants for the Faculty of HumanitiesNWO XS grants 09 January 2026Five researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an Open Competition Domain Science ENW XS grant by the Dutch Research Council for their rese...
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Communicating effectively about Antimicrobial Resistance09 January 2026Building a sustainable, international and interdisciplinary consortium for developing evidence-based communication strategies about Antimicrobial Resi...
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Yvonne Erkens appointed Professor of Labour LawAppointment 08 January 2026Yvonne Erkens has been appointed Professor of Labour Law at Leiden University as of 1 January 2026.
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Funding for Leiden projects that advance open scienceOpen science 06 January 2026Two Leiden projects have been awarded Open Science NL funding to make science more accessible to academia and the world outside. The projects will str...