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Hacking your own university – and getting credits for it14 August 2026For a group of students, ethical hacking started as an evening hobby. Now it has become a course within the Computer Science programme. Both the unive...
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In memoriam Vladimír Ponec13 August 2026On 7 August 2026, Prof. Dr Vladimír Ponec, Emeritus Professor of Catalysis at the Faculty of Science, Leiden University, passed away at the age of 93.
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Behind the scenes at the Honours Academy: Alexa was student and honours assessor13 August 2026For two years, Alexa represented the voice of the honours students on the Honours Academy board. She is now stepping down as assessor. It’s time to lo...
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Psychologists will investigate why you can get lost even in your own neighbourhoodNavigating 13 August 2026Frequently getting lost, even on the way to the supermarket in your own neighbourhood. It happens to a significant proportion of the population. What ...
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Leiden researchers receive over €1 million for research into BRCA1 cancer treatmentCancer research 12 August 2026Women with an inherited BRCA1 mutation have an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. This type of tumour depends on the protein EXO1 to survive...
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From hieroglyphs to geopolitics: discover at festival just how valuable an understanding of languages and cultures isDay of Languages and Cultures, 26 September 2026 11 August 2026Which language will you pass on to your child? What did the people of Leiden sing in the seventeenth century? How does Russian propaganda work? Leiden...
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From freshers’ nerves to ‘the best week ever’: EL CID beginsIntroduction weeks 10 August 2026Tense faces, nervous glances and lots of excited new students. Thousands of students gather at Lammermarket on Monday morning. EL CID 2026 is about to...
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Jilles Tjoelker new Student Assessor for Archaeology per September 1Appointment 10 August 2026As of 1 September 2026, Jilles Tjoelker will take up the position of student assessor at the Faculty of Archaeology. Jilles is 19 years old and will s...
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Leiden research group sees spin-off grow into a success story10 August 2026Mimetas, a spin-off from Thomas Hankemeier’s research group, is being acquired by Bruker Corporation. For Hankemeier, it is proof that scientific idea...
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Your brain makes decisions differently than you think10 August 2026We all make choices every day, but what actually happens in your brain when you make a decision? Neuroscientist Anne Urai explains how brain cells pro...
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Environmental hotspots: one-third of agricultural land accounts for two-thirds of global impactSustainability & biodiversity 06 August 2026A relatively small share of agricultural land is responsible for a large proportion of biodiversity loss and the loss of natural carbon storage. This ...
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When an eclipse inspires the search for other worldsAstronomy instrumentation 06 August 2026A solar eclipse reveals one of the most mysterious parts of our Sun, its corona. The same principle inspires Leiden researchers developing coronagraph...
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Ninety international students work on sustainable solutions in The Hague04 August 2026Ninety students from Europe and Africa came together in The Hague for an international conference on sustainability. During the three-day programme, t...
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AI helps uncover weakness in cryptographic method of Leiden researcherscryptography 04 August 2026An AI model helped uncover a weakness in HAWK, an experimental digital signature system designed to protect online communications. HAWK was developed ...
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The trends of tomorrow shape the choices of todayInterview 03 August 2026The future cannot be predicted, but it can be anticipated, according to strategic analyst Gerben Bakker. He helps security professionals analyse trend...