Leiden University is working increasingly closely with Chinese universities. On 22 November the Rector signed a statement of intent to ratify the rela...

Making Mars suitable for human habitation or giving first-year lectures as a student. For the past three years, 150 bachelor’s students have followed ...

The "Keuzegids Universiteiten 2017" has labelled the bachelor programme in Mathematics a "topopleiding"; this is to say that it fulfils the highest ...

Broad universities that focus strongly on fundamental research have the best chance of contributing to economic innovations, for example in the life a...

In June 2016, Janine Geerling and Marjo de Graauw were awarded a LUF-grant of €10.000 to design a digital laboratory support tool for the 2nd year BFW...

By delivering his inaugural lecture titled ‘Where Science Meets Business,’ Simcha Jong accepted his appointment as Leiden’s first Professor of Science...

Sixty-four high school students from Slovenia, Czech Republic and The Netherlands have visited Leiden University in the week of 7-11 November, as part...

Leiden University organizes a course on quantum mechanics for high school Physics teachers. As the curriculum gains a new quantum component, the unive...

How can we increase the openness and reproducibility of quantitative research? This was the central theme of a workshop on openness and reproducibilit...

The Executive Board has adopted a new Code of Conduct on Integrity for staff. This new code encompasses all the existing regulations within Leiden Uni...

On 28 October 2016, prospective female students explored the natural sciences at the annual Physics Ladies’ Day. This event, specially for girls in th...

In September 2016, the educational programme Universe Awareness (UNAWE) implemented a series of educational activities at Basisschool De Verrekijker, ...

On the 10th of October, several students from SBB went to visit cosine measurement systems in Warmond for a presentation, tour and case afternoon.

Are you keen to immerse yourself in a new culture, broaden your horizons and make friends for life? If so, come to the Study Abroad Festival on Friday...

We celebrate Leids Ontzet, the Relief of Leiden, on Monday 3 October. This means that all University buildings in Leiden will be closed. The Universit...