News
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Room for women in Senate Chamber 07 March 2016
For the duration of a month, the portraits of female professors only will hang in the Senate Chamber of Leiden University. This is the initiative of A...
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5 figures about the Open Day on 5 March 01 March 2016
Thousands of curious students and parents are visiting the Open Day on 5 March. How do they get a good idea of the study programmes and the city?
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Cancer vaccine packaged in minute particles 22 February 2016
Leiden researchers have carried out successful tests using a new method of packaging a cancer vaccine in nano-particles. The new vaccine has induced a...
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FameLab: all about blood vessels in 180 seconds 17 February 2016
PhD candidates in medicine, Wouter Jan Geelhoed and Nan van Geloven, are the winners of the Leiden preliminary round of FameLab. They are through to t...
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Vici grants for 7 Leiden researchers 12 February 2016
Seven Leiden researchers have been awarded a prestigious Vici grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
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Their first time in the procession 09 February 2016
Portraits of six Leiden professors for whom 8 February 2016 was the first time that they took part in the procession of Leiden professors at the Dies ...
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Practice lab for training professionals and students 09 February 2016
The Biotech Training Facility (BTF) on the Leiden Bio Science Park is now officially open. Professionals and students can practise their skills and le...
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Dies Natalis: 'The big questions call for collaboration' 08 February 2016
Universities cannot survive in this highly competitive world without collaboration. And the ultimate aim is to make the world a safer and more sustain...
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Come to the qualifying round of Famelab on 16 February in Leiden 02 February 2016
Which two scientists will present their research best in three minutes? It could be the one with the most supporters.
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Entrepreneurial students who care about society 02 February 2016
Students of the minor in Innovation, Cocreation and Global Impact present their idealistic projects. Watch the film!
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‘Be open to other cultures’ 26 January 2016
This week more than 400 international students are starting their study programme in Leiden or The Hague. Why did they choose to study here? And what ...
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First baby born after reimplantation of ovarian tissue 20 January 2016
Late in 2015 a woman gave birth to a baby conceived following the reimplantation of thawed ovarian tissue. The woman was able to become pregnant thank...
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Innovation centre for drug development on Bio Science Park 07 January 2016
International pharmaceuticals company Grünenthal is to open an innovation hub on the Leiden Bio Science Park. The hub will make it easier for scientis...
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LUMC offers free online course on transplantation 07 January 2016
The LUMC is the first medical institution in the world to offer a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on clinical kidney and pancreas transplantation.
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Hall of Fame 2015 24 December 2015
Many of our staff and students have won prizes over the past year. Others have been awarded a subsidy, or, because of their eminence in their field, t...