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Leiden highlights strong life sciences position to European CommissionerLeiden Bio Science Park 15 June 2026European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva (Startups, Research and Innovation) visited the Leiden Bio Science Park on 12 June to see how the Leiden lif...
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‘The surgeons of tomorrow will operate with light as an extra sense’Inaugural lecture 11 June 2026In his inaugural lecture, Alexander Vahrmeijer, Professor of Surgery specialising in Molecular-targeted Precision Surgery, explained how light, fluore...
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Grant for projects that help researchers harness data and technologyNWO grants 01 June 2026The Thematic Digital Competence Centres (TDCC) are network organisations that help researchers harness digital data and technology. They connect exper...
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Life after a stem cell transplant: research on recovery and supportDonor support 28 May 2026What is life like after a stem cell transplant? Haematologist Jennifer Tjon and nurse practitioner Kyra Oosterink from the LUMC are studying how patie...
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‘Children do not fit into the adult mould’Inaugural lecture 11 May 2026The healthcare system still treats children as though they are small adults. And that approach does not work, says Lissy de Ridder, professor and head...
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Internist-infectiologist Meta Roestenberg and Arabist Petra Sijpesteijn elected as members of KNAWRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences 07 May 2026The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has elected 16 new members, including two academics from Leiden. Internist-infectiologist ...
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‘Only in this way can we be prepared for both known and new infectious diseases’Inaugural lecture 16 April 2026Good and up to date data are crucial for effectively combating infectious diseases and protecting public health. Endowed professor Susan van den Hof a...
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Staying a step ahead of infections that threaten safe transfusion and transplantationInaugural lecture 30 March 2026Preventing viral infections from being transmitted through blood transfusion and organ transplantation lies at the heart of the work of medical microb...
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‘You can be excellent in your field, but that does not make you a good teacher’Inaugural lecture Alexandra Langers 19 March 2026Training students to become medical professionals is an important task of a university medical centre. But teaching does not always receive the space ...
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Tailored solutions for older people with cancer: ‘We need to look at the individual’PhD defence 16 March 2026Half of all people with cancer in the Netherlands are aged 70 or older, and as the population continues to age, this number will only rise. Yet vulner...
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Japanese Ambassador visits Leiden UniversityJapan 03 March 2026The new Japanese Ambassador, Michii Rokuichiro, visited Leiden University on 2 March. The Netherlands and Japan share a long-standing relationship in ...
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LUMC receives tens of millions for research into new stem cell-based treatments02 March 2026Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), as a partner in the reNEW consortium, is once again receiving tens of millions of euros for research into new...
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Six Leiden professors elected as members of the KHMWSociety of Sciences and Humanities 12 February 2026The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has elected six professors from Leiden as members. Sarah de Rijcke, Sense Jan van der Mole...
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DNA study reveals remarkable stability in prehistoric Low Countries populationsPublication in Nature 11 February 2026For thousands of years, the prehistoric communities of the Low Countries followed their own path compared with the rest of Europe. This unique region ...
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Doctors discover a simple method to predict the risk of brain tumour recurrenceResearch 11 February 2026The risk of a brain tumour recurring can be predicted more accurately by counting the number of immune cells in the tumour under a microscope. These a...