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Explosive expansion of invasive marsh frogsStudent project 22 October 2025Exotic marsh frogs from distant lands are colonising the south-east of the Netherlands. This has been demonstrated by biology students from our facult...
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Why thinking outside the box can improve healthcare22 October 2025To truly help citizens, professionals sometimes need to dare to deviate from the rules. That was the main message during the meeting on ‘rebellious pr...
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Scientists discover building blocks of life in ice around a forming star in neighboring galaxyAstrochemistry 21 October 2025Astronomers have found complex organic ice outside the Milky Way for the first time. The discovery shows that the building blocks of life could arise ...
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Research into government confidentiality practices20 October 2025In a democracy, the government must strive for openness. But sometimes confidentiality is necessary to protect interests such as security or privacy. ...
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Internal Research-Internship: Into the Archives20 October 2025What to do when more than forty boxes, filled to the brink with archival materials from the study of religion ranging all the way from the 1960’s up u...
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Lou Boshart, Xiaohui Liu, and Sarah Noordeloos winners of the Metje Postma AwardsMetje Postma Awards 20 October 2025Lou Boshart won the Excellence in Visual & Multimodal Ethnography Thesis Prize for his film ‘Layers of Confidence’. Lou produced a multimodal thesis a...
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Jonathan Powell: ‘In early modern England, people went to court very often.’Humans of Humanities 20 October 2025Jonathan Powell came to Leiden from England to conduct research into the role of women in early modern court cases. In addition to all kinds of exciti...
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Daan Weggemans: 'Digital security is not just for specialists'20 October 2025Within a single generation, the digital world has changed completely: from a technical niche for ‘nerds’ to a reality that affects everyone. Cyberatta...
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CV of Failures exhibition opens in the Herta Mohr BuildingExhibition 17 October 2025Doctorates, scholarships, or a trip around the world during a sabbatical: when it comes to our careers, we often talk about what went well. The CV of ...
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Alisa van de Haar: ‘People with linguistic skills have always played a very important role in society’New research 17 October 2025Who was professionally involved in language between 1550 and 1650? And what were the financial returns of this language sector? Assistant Professor Al...
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Do’s and don’ts for an effective immigration policyDutch elections 17 October 2025Stopping people at the border does not result in less refugee migration, but providing relief in the region where migrants come from does. What else w...
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What really happens behind the scenes at a Lorentz Center workshop?PHYSICS 17 October 2025When you imagine a scientific conference, you might think of endless presentations and coffee breaks. But at the Lorentz Center in Leiden, things are ...
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Dick Stufkens Prize 2025 awarded to physical chemist Begüm Demirkurt17 October 2025The Dick Stufkens Prize 2025 for best PhD thesis of the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry (HRSMC) has been awarded to Begüm Demirkurt for...
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Narrating Highland Heritages of Bhutan16 October 2025Highland Bhutan is facing unprecedented challenges from a combination of climate change, new economic opportunities, and changing cultural aspirations...
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‘If you understand the risks, AI is an incredible tool’Artificial intelligence 16 October 2025Thomas Moerland studied medicine and mathematics in Leiden and has a lifelong fascination with the origins and workings of intelligence. He brought al...