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Executive Board interview: ‘Trust is a key measure’Executive Board 30 June 2026A new Executive Board has been leading Leiden University since mid-January. What are their impressions and their plans? An introduction in two parts. ...
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FGGA students share their experiences from the past year: ‘Experiences really bring theory to life’29 June 2026The academic year is coming to an end, and the summer break is approaching. FGGA students are working hard to complete the final stretch. We asked the...
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Utrecht’s buried treasures: Roman boats along the old Rhine29 June 2026Students and staff from the Ancient History department recently visited Utrecht for the fifth annual study trip, combining a museum visit with a boat ...
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A new light on Medieval ceramics chronology of South LimburgMedieval Archaeology 29 June 2026On July 1, Maurice Janssen will defend his doctoral thesis on pottery production in South Limburg during the Middle Ages. For his research, he studied...
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Person-centred care thanks to digital solutionsInaugural lecture 26 June 2026More person-centred care with fewer people may sound contradictory, Professor Jildau Bouwman admits. But it is possible, she argues in her inaugural l...
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Dutch Education Award for suicide prevention: ‘A massive honour’Teaching prize 25 June 2026A collaboration led by psychologist Joanne Mouthaan won second prize at the Dutch Education Awards on 25 June. The team will receive €800,000 to devel...
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Euclid space telescope reveals the heart of the Milky Way in unprecedented detail25 June 2026Scientists from the consortium behind the Euclid space telescope, including researchers at Leiden University, have created the largest and most detail...
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"Leiden is gaining a reputation for hosting meetings on integrity in science"Leiden Declaration on AI 25 June 2026In this editorial, Nature endorses the 'Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics', which was published earlier this month by rese...
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Koen Lenaerts delivers annual Europa Lecture at Leiden UniversityEuropa Lecture 25 June 2026What can the EU do when a Member State tramples on European values? Can, and should, courts directly enforce principles such as equality, human dignit...
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Politics Without Politicians: why ordinary citizens should be lawmakersCleveringa Professor 25 June 2026Parliamentary democracy is under severe strain, says Hélène Landemore. Her solution is surprisingly simple: allow ordinary citizens to replace profess...
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Digital vulnerability exposed: is anyone still safe online?Research 25 June 2026Digitalisation affects us all, but in different ways. A new project involving four research consortia has been established to gain a clearer understan...
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Students tackle the issue of a sense of purpose among young peopleLearning with the city 25 June 2026How can community organisations strengthen the sense of purpose among young people in Leiden? Students of Religious Studies undertook this project on ...
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‘The cask is the shipping container of the late Middle Ages’Archaeology 25 June 2026What do wooden casks tell us about trade and everyday life between 1300 and 1800? PhD candidate Jeroen Oosterbaan studied the life cycle of this shipp...
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Leiden researchers test a smart lion collar in TanzaniaEnvironmental biology 25 June 2026A new generation of lion collars in Tanzania’s Serengeti shows that human–wildlife encounters are becoming increasingly common. Researchers from Leide...
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Spinoza Prize for chemical biologist Hermen Overkleeft25 June 2026Professor of Bio-organic Chemistry Hermen Overkleeft develops innovative methods to study disease processes. This increases our understanding of the h...