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Harvest: a garden for learning, experimentation and community07 January 2026LUC students and staff came together this past semester to transform a local urban garden into a hands-on space for learning, experimentation, and com...
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Leiden University supports Zuid-Holland Acceleration ProgrammeKnowledge transfer 16 December 2025Leiden University supports the new Zuid-Holland Acceleration Programme, which builds on the Growth Agenda for Zuid-Holland and focuses on accelerating...
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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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Spui Campus counts down to grand opening01 December 2025Spui Campus, Leiden University’s fourth location in The Hague, will soon open its doors. The former V&D department store’s transformation into a unive...
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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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‘Being healthy isn’t an individual choice – it depends on your circumstances’Inaugural lecture 20 November 2025‘Fighting for health’ is the title of Professor of General Practice Hedwig Vos’s inaugural lecture – and for good reason. Public interest is at the he...
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LUC awarded NVAO special feature sustainable higher education11 November 2025Leiden University College (LUC) is proud to announce that it have been awarded the Special Feature Sustainable Higher Education by the Accreditation O...
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Why our welfare state doesn’t always reach vulnerable peopleHealth 03 November 2025In general, there are significant health disparities between people with low and high incomes, particularly in countries with an extensive welfare sta...
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In a world without certainty: Jaap de Hoop Scheffer’s call for European resolve30 October 2025Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and Secretary General of NATO, has returned to Leiden University College ...
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Joris Larik, new Director of Education at LUC: ‘Keep growing in quality’Interview 22 October 2025Joris Larik has been appointed Director of Education at Leiden University College The Hague (LUC). The timing is perfect: this year marks his tenth an...
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No loss of patient confidence in environmentally friendly doctors16 October 2025The doctor suggests opting for a treatment that is better for the environment. How do patients react to this? Doctors and psychologists together disco...
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Terrorism is declining, but the fear of extremism is on the rise. Why is this?Inaugural lecture 29 September 2025Just a few years ago, jihadist terrorism was seen as Europe’s most pressing threat. Today, we are facing hybrid warfare and extremist groups that are ...
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Join us at 3 October University and the Weekend of ScienceEvents 22 September 2025Are you brave enough to enter a haunted house? Curious about how the human skeleton works? Discover this and more on 3 October at the Science Market i...
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Archaeologist at Binnenhof: ‘Even the staff ate heron’Alumnus interview 18 September 2025An Iron Age skull, a unicorn for cleaning your ear and thousands of beer jugs. Alumnus and archaeologist Chris Muysson has made remarkable discoveries...
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Thriving together: How Ghana’s forest communities and ecosystems stay resilient10 September 2025At a time when the climate crisis demands global action, Leiden University College’s (LUC) research project REFloC (Resilient Ecosystems and Flourishi...