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How science informs policy: ‘As a researcher, my work only becomes truly relevant once it is used in society’IMPACT 11 December 2025Green cities and a well-protected food system: Roy Remme and Oliver Taherzadeh study ways to achieve these. But how can their scientific findings lead...
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Podcasts for the holidaysImpact 11 December 2025Long evenings and closed university buildings make a perfect combination for listening to podcasts. Over the past six months, staff, students and alum...
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LUF grant for Urban Studies aims to make The Hague safer and greenerInterdisciplinary collaboration 11 December 2025Starting this semester, Urban Studies students will be able to work on the urban development of the municipality of The Hague. A LUF incentive grant w...
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Leiden University signs manifesto: ‘Think green, act green’09 December 2025Knowledge institutions play a unique role in society and can contribute to a future-proof and sustainable world. That’s why Leiden University has sign...
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Anke Klein appointed as faculty lead of the Leiden Healthy Society Center05 December 2025Dr. Anke Klein, head of the Knowledge Center for Anxiety and Stress in Youth (KAS) and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sc...
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How should we deal with global warming? Anthropologist Marja Spierenburg answers this question on the “Beste-ID” platformGlobal warming 04 December 2025At the end of 2024, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency stated that it is “highly unlikely that the Netherlands will achieve its statutory...
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Breaking the silence: Latin America’s fight against femicide04 December 2025Across Latin America, stories of violence against women reveal how deeply gender, power en inequality are intertwined. Researcher Martín Hernán Di Mar...
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Proceeds from Ameland children’s book support new research into the microbiota–gut–brain axisGut–brain axis 03 December 2025Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology Laura Steenbergen has received a donation from the Klei & Zand Foundation to conduct research into the micr...
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Contribute to the fifth edition of the national Historians’ Days in LeidenAnniversary edition 03 December 2025The History Days are coming to Leiden for their anniversary edition! The History Days in Leiden on 27, 28 and 29 August 2026 bring together everyone w...
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Video: Leiden staff and external partners reap the fruits of the Knowledge Orchard03 December 2025Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration can be tricky. We don’t all speak the same ‘language’ or know how to find each other. At the Kno...
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‘We all support equal opportunities, but disagree on how to achieve them’Widespread prosperity 02 December 2025Rotterdam is an extreme example of inequality in the Netherlands. There are huge health and life expectancy differences between neighbourhoods. Good a...
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Another successful year of the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme02 December 2025In the second year of the implementation of the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme, Leiden University hosted a group of 30 civil servants from pre-a...
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Students come up with creative solutions to make Leiden-Noord healthierTeaching 01 December 2025Nearly 100 students from Leiden University, University of Applied Sciences Leiden and mboRijnland worked together to improve the health of Leiden-Noor...
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LUC The Hague once again recognised as a national top programme28 November 2025Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges at Leiden University College The Hague has once again been awarded the coveted Top programme label. This ...
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Sustainability Monitor 2024: Leiden University slashes carbon emissions and strengthens role in climate transition27 November 2025The Sustainability Monitor 2024 reveals that Leiden University has again taken significant steps to become a more sustainable and future-proof univers...