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Spanish village full of Leiden residents: dozens of textile workers once migrated to GuadalajaraNWO grant 14 October 2025In the Spanish town of Guadalajara, there is a street named ‘Burgemeester Fluiterstraat’, named after a descendant of Leiden migrants who had done wel...
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From market-driven thinking to ‘Build, build, build’: Leiden experts on the housing crisisPARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 14 October 2025The housing crisis is affecting a substantial group of Dutch citizens and is one of the main election themes this year. How did things get this far an...
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Was Suriname expensive or not? ‘The economic situation has never been properly assessed’14 October 2025His Surinamese neighbours in Amsterdam gave Russia expert and economic historian Isaac Scarborough an idea: a re-evaluation of the Surinamese economy ...
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Xiang van der Boon on exchange in Bilbao: ‘A unique opportunity to step outside your comfort zone’Exchange 13 October 2025Xiang van der Boon, a third-year Law and Tax Law student, went to Bilbao in 2025 to study at the University of Deusto for five months. She learned a l...
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Leiden ‘super antibiotic’ keeps dangerous gut bacterium under control with a low doseDrug development 13 October 2025The antibiotic EVG7, developed in Leiden, has proven capable of fighting the dangerous gut bacterium C. difficile with only a minimal dose. What’s mor...
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Astronomy for beginners: new minor opens up the universe to everyoneonderwijs 13 October 2025From telescopes to science fiction: in just one semester, students with no background in physics or astronomy get to explore the universe. The first g...
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Flooded polder helps fight mosquito-borne diseasesField research 13 October 2025One and a half hectares of polder, a large volume of water, and a group of curious researchers from various universities and scientific backgrounds le...
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Join the Pre-PhD Programme and discover if doing PhD research is for you13 October 2025The Pre-PhD Programme offers master’s students the chance to gain research experience. ‘The programme helps you discover if doing research is somethin...
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The Dutch ‘just in time’ mentality won’t work in a war situationDutch general election 13 October 2025Modern warfare knows no boundaries. Threats are increasingly digital. PhD candidate Annelies van Vark claims that Scandinavia is better prepared to de...
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Owada keynote Fatou Bensouda on international justice: ‘We need courageous leadership’Interview 13 October 2025Are international courts effective? Dr Fatou Bensouda, a former Lead Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC), will discuss t...
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Finding our way out of the hyper-nervous society? ‘Time to pause and reflect on our basic human needs’Mental health 13 October 2025Hit the brakes! That’s the advice of the Council for Public Health and Society in a recent report. Life in an individualistic, achievement-driven soci...
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Greedy black hole feeds via two spiral armsAstronomy research 13 October 2025The supermassive black hole at the center of the Circinus galaxy is being fed with gas by two spiral arms. This is what PhD candidate Wout Goesaert di...
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New model explains extreme jet streams on all giant planetsAstronomy 13 October 2025For the first time, an international team of scientists led by Leiden Observatory and SRON can explain the extreme jet streams observed around the equ...
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‘Don’t let algorithms determine what happens in class’Inaugural lecture 10 October 2025From TikTok to ChatGPT: digital technology is permeating our whole existence. What does that mean for education and upbringing? It’s not about screen ...
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Restricting student numbers will cost society billions10 October 2025A cap on the number of international students at the five broad-based Randstad universities will have a drastic effect on the Dutch economy. The gross...