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Identifying educational goalsPhD defence 29 September 2025How do teachers work on their pupils' development? Kevin Zweeris, PhD candidate at ICLON, designed tools to identify teachers' objectives.
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Professor Ewine van Dishoeck named Citation LaureateAstrochemistry 25 September 2025Emeritus Professor of Molecular Astrophysics Ewine van Dishoeck has been named a Citation Laureate by Clarivate, a research analytics provider. Clariv...
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‘I want to organise processes in such a way that researchers can focus mostly on the content of their work.’25 September 2025Research Director Judy Veldhuijzen, who started her new role this month, answers questions from colleagues. What is her vision for the institute? How ...
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LUMC researchers use viruses to fight prostate cancerLUF research 24 September 2025Modified viruses can both kill cancer cells and activate the immune system. This is what an LUMC team discovered while researching a new prostate canc...
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What does the Wadden Sea sound like? New research sheds light on porpoises and underwater noiseGrant 24 September 2025‘Wadden Sea Sounds’ is the name of a new project launched by the Waddenvereniging in collaboration with researchers from Leiden University and the Uni...
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Grotius Centre at 2025 European Society of International Law ConferenceConference 23 September 2025Between 11 and 13 September 2025, the ESIL Annual Conference took place in Berlin, Germany. This year's conference unfolded on the theme 'Reconstructi...
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Young Academy Leiden: ‘helping young researchers focus in a fast moving academic world’23 September 2025Young Academy Leiden (YAL) will change its board this month and welcome six new members. Outgoing chair Rachel Plak and incoming chair Ahmed Mahfouz t...
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Christa Tobler speaks on the negotiated EU-Swiss package of agreements23 September 2025The EU and Switzerland have negotiated a broad package of agreements that awaits formal signature by the parties.
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From street harassment to abuse of power: social dynamics of gender-based violence23 September 2025From street harassment to coercive control: gender-based violence has many faces. Assistant professor Mischa Dekker has studied street harassment in t...
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Lennart Kruijer returns to Archaeology: ‘It’s good to be back!’22 September 2025After a three-year absence, Lennart Kruijer has returned to the Faculty of Archaeology. He previously completed his PhD within the VICI project Innova...
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Pre-registering your research: Extra effort, but what's the pay-off?Open Science 22 September 2025Registering your hypothesis and analysis plan online before starting your study – why should researchers bother? Henk van Steenbergen, a researcher in...
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Open Science Survey launched to map awareness and needs across Leiden University19 September 2025A new university-wide survey is now open to all involved in conducting, teaching, advising on, or supporting research related activities at Leiden Uni...
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Kirsten Sandberg appointed as Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s Rights 2025/202619 September 2025Leiden University is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Kirsten Sandberg as the Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s R...
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Leiden students build smart antibodies with protein 'Velcro'iGEM-competition 18 September 2025Nine students dove into a challenging iGEM project this summer. With their idea, they aim to make antibodies more efficient - and in the meantime lear...
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Archaeologist at Binnenhof: ‘Even the staff ate heron’Alumnus interview 18 September 2025An Iron Age skull, a unicorn for cleaning your ear and thousands of beer jugs. Alumnus and archaeologist Chris Muysson has made remarkable discoveries...