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Leiden highlights strong life sciences position to European CommissionerLeiden Bio Science Park 15 June 2026European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva (Startups, Research and Innovation) visited the Leiden Bio Science Park on 12 June to see how the Leiden lif...
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Michiel Hogerheijde appointed Vice-Dean of Faculty of Science09 June 2026Michiel Hogerheijde has been appointed Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science as of 1 January 2027. He succeeds Bart de Smit, who has held the position s...
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Podcast series: Dive into the world of cybersecurity & cybercrime05 June 2026Cyberattacks, online fraud and digital security are among the most pressing challenges of our digital age. In this podcast series by the Institute of ...
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New High-Tech Innovation specialisation: ‘Time for a small celebration’Leidraad 21 May 2026The Dutch high-tech industry urgently needs specialised technicians. Leiden University aims to help meet this demand with its new specialisation in Hi...
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Stronger together in high tech: 125 years of collaboration between Leiden University and the Leiden Instrument Makers School125 years LiS 04 May 2026For 125 years, Leiden University and the Leiden Instrument Makers School (LiS) have worked together on science and technology. This partnership is mor...
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Bats on a break: tracking the secret life of pond batsEcologie 14 April 2026What do bats do at night when they’re not hunting? Using tiny GPS trackers, Leiden researchers discovered that pond bats spend a substantial portion o...
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Teaching and learning toolkit on stars and their many meaningsUni-visions 13 April 2026Download free: an inspiring teaching and learning toolkit by Jos van den Broek exploring star shapes, their symbolic meanings and their role across cu...
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Science Skills team helps students develop essential skills for the job market: ‘This is what energises us’09 April 2026As a student, you’re expected to write papers and collaborate. But how do you do that if you’ve never been taught? Thanks to the Grassfields grant, th...
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Master’s Open Day: tours, presentations and making the right choiceChoosing your degree 09 February 2026With lab tours, presentations and an information fair, Leiden University’s Master’s Open Day gave students a good impression of our master’s programme...
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How a coach can empower first generation studentsPHYSICS 13 January 2026Since 1 October, Sabina Chiță has been working as a coach for first-generation students in Physics. But who are first-generation students, and why mig...
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‘Teaching is like a professional sport: you always have to be switched on’Teacher of the Year awards 11 December 2025For a long time, Thijs Bosker was an average student, until he discovered how exciting learning becomes when there are no ready-made answers. To his s...
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‘I’m always proud when a student follows their own interests’Teacher of the Year awards 11 December 2025He is always positive towards his students, helps them see the bigger picture of the programme, and tries to remind them that ‘a degree is an enormous...
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Extraterrestrial life, AI and more: these are the most-read Leiden Science articles of 2025A look back 11 December 2025Speculation about alien life, a new nitrogen map, AI as a thesis supervisor, groundbreaking telescopes and multi-million-euro investments to combat an...
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‘A last-minute challenge became my biggest breakthrough’Leiden Science Young Talent Award 11 December 2025Data Science & AI student Nataliia Bagan combines a passion for mathematics, language, and artificial intelligence. Her exceptional bachelor’s thesis ...
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‘As long as the logic works, you can do whatever you want’Leiden Science Young Talent Award 11 December 2025With a healthy dose of logic and creativity, mathematics student Lance Bakker shows how computers can prove complex mathematics. His method proves int...