News
-
From Covid student to biotech entrepreneur: Violette Defourt is working on rapid STI diagnosticsAlumnus 16 July 2025Armed with a bachelor’s degree from Maastricht and a passion for infectious disease, Violette Defourt came to Leiden for her master’s just before Covi...
-
A staunch defence of the ‘right to relate’: Kees Waaldijk receives ovation at farewell lectureFarewell lecture 15 July 2025Kees Waaldijk has worked for many years to map the rights, or lack thereof, of the gay and lesbian community across the world. As he bids farewell to ...
-
Leiden mayor visits Humanities: ‘The diversity of subjects is fantastic’10 July 2025Mayor Peter Heijkoop is busy getting to know his city better. On Monday 7 July, he visited the Faculty of Humanities. ‘A few hours and you can see how...
-
Student protests in Serbia: Evolution, prospects and lessons10 July 2025On June 16, 2025, the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University hosted a panel debate about the ongoing mass student-led protests in Serbia....
-
These students are showing how the Groene Hart can become a little greener10 July 2025Should we be growing rice and building materials instead of grass for cows? From invasive crayfish to cultural heritage and groundwater levels: ten gr...
-
The danger of unregulated online communications08 July 2025Social media gives people a voice but also fuels online hate, especially against marginalised groups. PhD candidate Eva Nave: ‘While end-to-end encryp...
-
LUMC participates in pioneering type 1 diabetes researchDiabetes 08 July 2025The promising early results of an international study have shown that insulin-producing cells grown from stem cells can cure the disease. The new Cure...
-
Arjan Louwen nominated for the LUS Education Award: 'Just 100% myself'07 July 2025University Lecturer Arjan Louwen has been nominated for Leiden University's prestigious LUS Teaching Award. The prize, awarded annually by the Leiden ...
-
Leiden University joins Global Coalition for Social JusticeGlobal Coalition for Social Justice 07 July 2025Leiden University has become a partner of the Global Coalition for Social Justice, an international movement committed to advancing decent work and an...
-
Board visit: the Institute for Philosophy wants to continue to grow through new collaborations07 July 2025The university is home to many pearls of research institutes that do not make the news every day. The Executive Board visited one such pearl, the Inst...
-
Dreaming of a start-up? These students are taking the plunge: ‘Just do it and see where it goes’Master Honours Challenge 04 July 2025Many students dream of running their own business. But where to start? The Master Honours Challenge ‘Entrepreneurship’ helps students figure things ou...
-
First joint meeting 'Collecting Global Heritage' in Leiden04 July 2025On Thursday 26 June 2025, the Pavilion of the Wereldmuseum Leiden featured the first joint meeting of Leiden University and the Vrije Universiteit Ams...
-
Opinion: AI is taking over our jobs – or is the reality more nuanced?Opinion 02 July 2025Following the news that TomTom is cutting 300 jobs due to the use of artificial intelligence (AI), FGGA researchers Friso Selten and Alex Ingrams resp...
-
Millions in grant funding for research on traumascapes: sites of pain and lossInterdisciplinary research 02 July 2025A consortium led by Leiden University has been awarded 6.75 million euros to research traumascapes: physical places associated with collective trauma ...
-
Luijten appointed as Professor of Human-Relevant Risk Assessment of Chemical SubstancesReliable method 01 July 2025As of 1 July, toxicologist Mirjam Luijten from the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) starts as professor by specia...