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What wild honey from the Philippine jungle reveals about biodiversity23 April 2026In the Philippines, Indigenous communities have been harvesting wild honey for centuries. A new chemical analysis of this honey now provides insights ...
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CML talents receive Stans Award 202623 April 2026CML grants three Stans Awards each year, for the best student thesis, best PhD paper, and best outreach from the past year. The CML staff nominated st...
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Leiden University outlines approach to responsible collaboration following advice of Committee on Human RightsSensitive collaboration 23 April 2026Leiden University is announcing its approach to sensitive collaboration with external partners. This has been prompted by the ongoing, troubling situa...
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‘History has long been written mainly from a male perspective’Interview 23 April 2026Historian Seran de Leede delved into the life of Lie Alma (1909–1990), the courageous woman from the Dutch province of Drenthe who spoke out against f...
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Two Education Directors appointed for the Faculty of Archaeology23 April 2026The Faculty of Archaeology is welcoming two new Education Directors this spring: Aris Politopoulos for the bachelor’s programme and Rachel Schats for ...
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Students meet potential employers at Career Events in Leiden and The Hague23 April 2026On Wednesday 15 April, two career events for students took place: the Humanities Career Event in Leiden and the Job Fair in The Hague. Together, these...
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Smiling, yawning and gesturing: why we unconsciously imitate one anotherMimicry 22 April 2026By copying each other’s non-verbal behaviour, we gain access to what others think and feel. In psychology, this is known as mimicry. As part of her Ph...
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How should we measure progress? Rutger Hoekstra nominated for prestigious Frontiers Planet PrizeSustainability 22 April 2026Well-being economist Rutger Hoekstra has been named as one of the 26 National Champions of the international Frontiers Planet Prize. He is receiving t...
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Grants for research on immune cells, vegan cheese and PFAS detectionGrants and appointments for Faculty of Science 21 April 2026Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognis...
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Helen Duffy appointed to Spanish Truth CommissionAppointment 21 April 2026The Spanish government has established a truth commission to address human rights violations committed during the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent...
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Call for papers on Quantum Technology and Law21 April 2026Leiden Law School (departments of Private Law and eLaw) invites you to contribute a chapter in a book on Quantum Technology and Law. The book will con...
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EU action against unjustified price disparities in consumer goods across Member StatesResearch 21 April 2026Ben Van Rompuy, Associate Professor of European Competiton Law, appeared on 15 April as an expert before the European Parliament's Committee on the In...
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Alumni meet in Brussels: ‘Contributing to the values of the future with Leiden building blocks’21 April 2026As many as 180 Leiden University alumni met in Brussels last week. A young, diverse and international group, they listened attentively to speeches by ...
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From nanoscale to whole organism: at the Cell Observatory, researchers study life in detailMY JOB ROCKS 21 April 2026About forty microscopes, various laboratories, and some 15,000 zebrafish: that’s Sylvia le Dévédec's workplace. She is one of the managers of the Leid...
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Chemotherapy without side effects: Matthijs Hakkennes helps find the needle in the haystack fasterCancer research 20 April 2026Chemotherapy, but without hair loss or extreme fatigue. It may be possible if the toxic drug only becomes active where it is ‘switched on’ by light. M...