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Four years of war in Ukraine: what Europe can learn from the battlefieldAnalysis 25 February 2026Four years of war in Ukraine have transformed the nature of warfare, with drones, digital defence systems and improvised solutions shaping the battlef...
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The EU-Mercosur agreement: Latest developments, significance, and next steps25 February 2026
The EU has been negotiating a trade deal with Mercosur, a South American trade bloc, for over 25 years. In recent weeks, significant progress has been...
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CFP: Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq24 February 2026The Leiden University Centre for Islamic Thought and History (LUCITH) will host a two-day conference on the topic of Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq
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Grenzen stellen zonder muren bouwenOnderzoek 24 February 2026In 2025 verzocht het Ministerie van Economische Zaken SEO Economisch Onderzoek en de Universiteit Leiden (Afdeling Ondernemingsrecht en Financieel rec...
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Interdisciplinary archaeological investigation uncovers gender- and age-selective violence 2,800 years ago'This improves our understanding of the diverse manifestations of structural violence' 23 February 2026New research has revealed that one of Europe’s largest prehistoric mass graves records the deliberate killing of women and children, showing how gende...
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COIn grant enables Leiden researchers to improve their research infrastructureCOIn grant 23 February 2026The COIn grants enable researchers to improve the infrastructure for their research. The four initiators of two projects explain how the grant has hel...
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People with Parkinson’s positive about digital at-home tests23 February 2026Can cognitive decline in people with Parkinson’s disease be measured using digital tests at home? According to an interdisciplinary team of researcher...
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90 years of labour law in Leiden: Evolving with the timesAnniversary 19 February 2026Labour law professors have shaped research and education in Leiden since 1936. From the rise of trade unions to the AI revolution, the field has const...
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New report: Understanding tenure security in rural Mozambique19 February 2026Carolien Jacobs and Bernardo Almeida have recently published a new study for RVO examining how rural communities in central Mozambique experience land...
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Largest radio survey ever maps the Universe in unprecedented detailAstronomy 19 February 2026The radio telescope LOFAR, with a major contribution from Leiden Observatory, has produced the most detailed radio map of the Universe ever made. Neve...
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The State of Open Science at FGGAAcademia in Motion 18 February 2026What is the state of open science at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs? Our faculty offers a unique environment for moving open science pra...
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Professor Madalina Busuioc on AI as a ‘go-to’ solution: The institutional costs of uncritical adoption17 February 2026The lecture series 'Humanity in the Automated State' continued on 12 February 2026 at Leiden Law School with Professor Madalina Busuioc of VU Amsterda...
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Knowing the ocean means living with uncertaintySocial sciences connect 17 February 2026As sea levels rise and climate change speeds up, knowledge about the ocean becomes increasingly important. But how is this knowledge being created and...
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Quantum research in two ways: from proving someone's location to simulating financial marketsQuantum physics 13 February 2026Quantum physics may sound abstract, but PhD candidates Kirsten Kanneworff and David Dechant show that quantum research can also be very concrete. Toge...
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Listen to studentsPhD defence 13 February 2026We often look at the behaviour of students and label them motivated or not based on that. But what motivates students? We can respond to their needs b...