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New start-up company: Leiden astronomers develop a technology to detect gas leaksSOCIETAL IMPACT 26 March 2026Helping industry to spot dangerous and climate-harming gas leaks faster, cheaper, and more reliably than today’s tools: that's what Leiden University ...
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Max van Duijn, new chair of The Young Academy: ‘We need to be more resilient to ideological pressure’The Young Academy 25 March 2026Assistant professor Max van Duijn is the new chair of The Young Academy. He aims to support young academics, bring research closer to society and make...
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Paper versus practice: border control is in human handsPhD defence 25 March 2026Even when a border has officially disappeared, it is still people who decide whether others may cross freely. This was also true for the Polish-German...
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How vulnerable is the Netherlands to an energy crisis?Current affairs 24 March 2026The Iran war has pushed up fuel prices and raised concerns about a global energy shortage. How well prepared is the Netherlands? We asked two experts,...
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Researchers awarded NWO grants for green technology and new enzymesInnovative technology 23 March 2026Developing safer alternatives to harmful PFAS filters and seeking new enzymes for medical applications. Two projects with Leiden researchers have been...
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Master's students organise graduate conference ‘Who is Asian?’19 March 2026Master's students Adam El Amraoui, Eesha Sheel, Frieda Chen and Lawrence Kurowski are organising a graduate conference. On March 26, students will gat...
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Unsafe and discriminatory algorithms: ‘Regulating AI begins with experimentation’Inaugural lecture 16 March 2026AI, data and algorithms are developing at breakneck speed, while legislation inevitably lags behind. But laws and regulations are essential – look no ...
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‘Global challenges call for international knowledge exchange’Collaboration with Zhejiang University 13 March 2026A delegation from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, is on a two-day visit to Leiden University. The aim is to explore opportunities for further ...
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Reflecting on our university’s colonial past: ‘We’re still too Eurocentric’Dialogue session 12 March 2026How do colonialism and historical slavery continue to impact the university today? And what should happen next? Students and staff discussed these que...
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Sexual abuse between siblings: what can be done about it?Guidelines 10 March 2026Sexual abuse between brothers and sisters can cause deep psychological wounds. Little is known about how, as a practitioner, you can help heal these w...
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Working together for ‘broad prosperity’ in the Leiden regionSymposium 05 March 2026How can universities and research institutions, businesses and government bodies in the Leiden region drive ‘broad prosperity’? During the ‘Working on...
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Exhibition Archaeo‑Sexism on display throughout March in Van Steenis03 March 2026On Monday 2 March at 16:00, the Faculty of Archaeology opened the travelling exhibition Archaeo‑Sexism. The exhibition will be on display throughout t...
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War in the Middle East: What are the implicationsAnalysis 03 March 2026The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domin...
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Leiden research that matters: how science is shaping European pesticide policyChangemakers 03 March 2026Leiden ecotoxicologist Martina Vijver helped shake a European policy proposal in a single weekend. Not with a new experiment, but with years of resear...
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International Women’s Day: four women on pride, leadership and impactInternational Women's Day 02 March 2026On 8 March it’s International Women’s Day. We spoke to four women from our faculty about what they are proud of, their personal journeys and social ch...