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A future with tailored therapy for patients with atherosclerosisGrant awarded 11 September 2025Personalised treatment for patients with atherosclerosis. That is what the researchers of the AtheroNeth consortium are working towards. The Dutch Hea...
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Why the law has not eliminated race discriminationLaw 11 September 2025Despite being prohibited by law since 1971, race discrimination continues to exist in the Netherlands, making it harder for some people to find a job ...
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Inspirational start to faculty year10 September 2025On Friday 5 September, to mark our 450th anniversary we celebrated the opening of the faculty year together with the Leiden Revisited alumni event. Co...
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Uzbek mathematician refines world-famous theory: ‘So many things are connected’PhD 10 September 2025Predicting the collective behaviour of systems, like a large group of people electing one of the parties, is no easy task. But there’s a theory that s...
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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...
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Negotiating with the enemy: this ‘unloved masterpiece’ is a great exampleInterview 09 September 2025During the Cold War, 35 states sat down at the table and negotiated for three years – with results. Lecturer Kai Hebel sees the Helsinki Final Act (19...
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MIRD Students visit international organisations in The Hague09 September 2025On 5 and 8 September 2025, first-year students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) visited the Organisation for the Pr...
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Why early detection of bone disorders mattersInaugural lecture Natasha Appelman-Dijkstra 09 September 2025As a professor, Natasha Appelman-Dijkstra understands better than anyone how important it is to recognise bone and mineral conditions at an early stag...
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CfP: Human Development and Its OutliersCall for papers for workshop 26-27 March 2026 at Leiden University 09 September 2025We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a workshop organized as part of the project 'Human Development and Its Outliers', taking place on 26–...
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Active Acquaintance for 130 new BA Archaeology students: ‘Wellbeing, study succes, and having fun is all connected’09 September 2025Every year the newly arriving Archaeology students are invited to join an active introduction day during which they get to know the Faculty and each o...
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Annual Levenbach Day 2025 in Leiden08 September 2025The annual Levenbach Day was held on Wednesday 27 August, bringing together lecturers and researchers with expertise in labour and social security law...
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Pride is a celebration, but also a fight for visibilityPride Leiden 08 September 2025‘Be yourself. Be as gay, queer, trans as you can and show the world you exist.’ These rousing words from Looi van Kessel marked the start of the third...
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Sustainability Challenge: students trace plastic pellet pollution in the Port of RotterdamLDE Sustainability Honours 08 September 2025In the Port of Rotterdam, tiny industrial pellets leak into the environment, causing a form of pollution that’s hard to trace but highly persistent. T...
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Remco Breuker makes documentary series about South Korea: 'The Netherlands and Korea are structurally related'08 September 2025Professor Remco Breuker plays the leading role in the new documentary ‘Big in Korea’. Over three Sunday evenings, viewers can follow his journey throu...
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Sunny message during rainy Faculty Year Opening08 September 2025It was pouring with rain during the Opening of the Faculty Year, but in the Oranjerie, Dean Henk te Velde had a positive message for those present: th...