News
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Fourteen women professors take over the Senate Chamber 07 March 2018
Fourteen women professors are to be given a place in the classic portrait gallery in Leiden University’s Senate Chamber. The portraits will be unveile...
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Smallest-ever Leiden University logo 21 February 2018
The logo of Leiden University, with letters as small as a bacterium. Researchers from LUMC and the Institute of Biology have created the smallest logo...
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Here’s to the next 443 years as a bastion of freedom 08 February 2018
‘Praesidium Libertatis is a daily responsibility.’ These were the words of Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker on 8 February during the 443rd Dies Natalis...
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Christmas dinner with international flair 18 January 2018
Over fifty international students celebrated last Christmas at the homes of staff or students of Leiden University. As part of the Holiday Hosting Pro...
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Got an old mobile left over? Play the Funky Phone Challenge! 16 January 2018
Have you got an old mobile phone lying around? If so, you can hand it in at Funky Phone in Lipsius. The phone will be recycled and you get to play an ...
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Maarten Asscher as mentor: ‘It's at the periphery of your own discipline that things happen' 11 January 2018
Alumnus Maarten Asscher (60) is mentor of the month. He studied Law in Leiden and has worked as a literary publisher, senior official at the Ministry...
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Leiden University taking part in Warm Sweater Day 09 January 2018
Everyone can contribute to a better climate. One thing you can do is to turn the heating down in your room and wear a warmer sweater! Leiden Universit...
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Tracing cancer with a simple blood test 02 January 2018
Thanks in part to the persistence of a Leiden research group, cancer could be detected in the near future with just a single drop of blood. Not only c...
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Exaggeration in medical news starts with the press release 02 January 2018
Medical research is often exaggerated in the news. Medical journalists are not the only ones guilty of such sloppiness; results are also often exagger...
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Hall of Fame 2017 22 December 2017
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...
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Science and business working together on affordable alternatives for antibiotics 19 December 2017
Almost fifty scientists and twenty companies will be working on developing new antibiotics and alternatives for antibiotics use. NWO and the Ministry ...
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Our year in 12 Facebook posts 19 December 2017
From BBC film shootings to a video of snowy Leiden and from bikes in the canal to our birthday, the Dies Natalis. This was our year in 12 Facebook posts!
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This was the Leiden Asia Year 18 December 2017
2017 was the Leiden Asia Year. Leiden has had connections with Asia and built up extensive knowledge of the continent over many centuries. This Leiden...
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Forging ties abroad 15 December 2017
In 2017, Leiden University secured ties with numerous foreign partners. This is how we bring foreign talent to Leiden, and ensure our students and sci...
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LERU universities generated 100 billion euros for the European economy 01 December 2017
In 2016, the 23 members of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) generated a collective economic value of €99.8 billion in Gross Value A...