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Clingendael Institute hosts MIRD students in exclusive welcome event27 September 2025On 19 September 2025, the Netherlands Institute of International Relations or the ‘Clingendael Institute’ welcomed first-year students of the Advanced...
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Leiden University in The Hague praised by L’Express as one of Europe’s ‘schools of power’27 September 2025Leiden University is considered a ‘school of power’, and the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) has been described as ‘the diamond of Lei...
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Visual Ethnography alumna Wilke Geurds exhibits photography during Leiden KunstrouteAlumni in the spotlight 25 September 2025Photographer and Visual Ethnography alumna Wilke Geurds captured special encounters during her travels. As an anthropologist, Wilke is always curious ...
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Luc Sels new President of Leiden UniversityExecutive Board 25 September 2025As of 1 November 2025, Professor Luc Sels will assume the role of President of Leiden University’s Executive Board, succeeding Annetje Ottow, who held...
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Podcasts as assessment method? 5 tips from the educational testing ground25 September 2025How to innovate education? In this series, the Honours Academy highlights examples from their educational testing ground that aim to inspire. Today: p...
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Professor Ewine van Dishoeck named Citation LaureateAstrochemistry 25 September 2025Emeritus Professor of Molecular Astrophysics Ewine van Dishoeck has been named a Citation Laureate by Clarivate, a research analytics provider. Clariv...
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‘I want to organise processes in such a way that researchers can focus mostly on the content of their work.’25 September 2025Research Director Judy Veldhuijzen, who started her new role this month, answers questions from colleagues. What is her vision for the institute? How ...
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Daniel Peat appointed as Secretary-General of ESIL24 September 2025At its recent Annual Conference in Berlin, the European Society of International Law (ESIL) appointed Daniel Peat, Assistant Professor at the Grotius ...
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Karel Berkhoff appointed professor by special appointment: ‘Focus on Ukrainian history a milestone’Appointment 24 September 2025As of 1 September , Karel Berkhoff has been appointed professor by special appointment in Ukrainian History. In this position, made possible in part b...
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LUMC researchers use viruses to fight prostate cancerLUF research 24 September 2025Modified viruses can both kill cancer cells and activate the immune system. This is what an LUMC team discovered while researching a new prostate canc...
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What does the Wadden Sea sound like? New research sheds light on porpoises and underwater noiseGrant 24 September 2025‘Wadden Sea Sounds’ is the name of a new project launched by the Waddenvereniging in collaboration with researchers from Leiden University and the Uni...
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Grotius Centre at 2025 European Society of International Law ConferenceConference 23 September 2025Between 11 and 13 September 2025, the ESIL Annual Conference took place in Berlin, Germany. This year's conference unfolded on the theme 'Reconstructi...
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New easy-to-use tuberculosis vaccine patch in developmentPhD defence 23 September 2025Researchers from Leiden have developed a promising TB vaccine that users can self-administer via a special patch. This could be beneficial for countri...
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Young Academy Leiden: ‘helping young researchers focus in a fast moving academic world’23 September 2025Young Academy Leiden (YAL) will change its board this month and welcome six new members. Outgoing chair Rachel Plak and incoming chair Ahmed Mahfouz t...
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Christa Tobler speaks on the negotiated EU-Swiss package of agreements23 September 2025The EU and Switzerland have negotiated a broad package of agreements that awaits formal signature by the parties.