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How do we deal with the messy reality of psychiatric diagnoses?Mental health 16 March 2026Depression or ADHD? Neatly delineated diagnoses fail to do justice to the infinitely complex reality that they refer to, argues Eiko Fried in a new pa...
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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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Carolien Stolte appointed visiting professor at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome16 March 2026Associate Professor Carolien Stolte has been appointed visiting professor at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR). Stolte will continue her ...
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2025: Yonwaba Matshobotiyana16 March 2026The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2025 prize has been awarded to Yonwaba Matshobotiyana of the University of the F...
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ERC-funded research uncovers the role of stereotypes in citizens’ support for EU policy13 March 2026Two years after launching an ERC Starting Grant to investigate cultural stereotyping in European Union governance, Adina Akbik and Christina Toenshoff...
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‘Global challenges call for international knowledge exchange’Collaboration with Zhejiang University 13 March 2026A delegation from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, is on a two-day visit to Leiden University. The aim is to explore opportunities for further ...
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In Memoriam: Wim van Zanten5 February 1942 - 5 March 2026 12 March 2026It's 6:30 PM, and the Faculty of Social Sciences is quiet. Classes are over, students and staff have gone home. But at the Institute of Cultural Anthr...
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Strong muscles start in the gutHealth 12 March 2026Researchers from the LUMC and the Universities of Granada and Almería have found a gut bacterium that is associated with stronger muscles in people an...
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Europe Hub launches new minor programme: European Approaches to Societal Challenges12 March 2026As of September 2026, Leiden University’s Europe Hub will be offering a new interdisciplinary minor: European Approaches to Societal Challenges.
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Reflecting on our university’s colonial past: ‘We’re still too Eurocentric’Dialogue session 12 March 2026How do colonialism and historical slavery continue to impact the university today? And what should happen next? Students and staff discussed these que...
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International research consortium on elderly healthcare in East Kalimantan12 March 2026An interdisciplinary international consortium to address critical healthcare gaps for older adults in indigenous Dayak communities has been awarded an...
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Leiden wins regional round of the Helga Pedersen Moot CourtMoot Court 12 March 2026Advanced LL.M. European and International Human Rights Law and LL.M. European Law students won one of three regional rounds of the Helga Pedersen Moot...
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Video: Who makes the rules in space?LDE Space & Society Honours 11 March 2026At the LDE Space & Society Honours, students explore everything the universe has to offer. From the technical frontiers to the rules that govern it: s...
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From holograms to case file analysis: students investigate real cold casesEducation 11 March 2026Can students solve cold cases? In the elective courses ‘Introduction to Cold Cases’ and ‘Cold Cases’, theory is combined with practice and students in...
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Still unsure who to vote for? Here’s how to tell if your strategic vote is truly strategic11 March 2026On 18 March the municipal elections will be held, and you can cast your vote strategically for what you consider important in your town. This raises a...