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What justice looks like up close: the Kavien Justice Award nominees01 July 2026The Kavien Justice Award recognises LUC Bachelor’s theses that connect scholarship to justice, human rights, peace, and accountability. This year’s no...
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Heart valve disease: ‘We want to prevent it.’Inaugural lecture 01 July 2026Heart valve diseases are becoming easier to treat, but there is still much to discover about the cause and progression of these diseases. That is the ...
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Timely research sheds light on failings in Dutch administrative lawPhD research 30 June 2026How can administrative law better protect citizens against the government? A topical and pressing question, says PhD candidate Joyce Esser. On 23 June...
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News shaped the seventeenth-century Atlantic worldBook 30 June 2026When people think of Atlantic trade, they often think of sugar, tobacco and cotton. However, there was something else of crucial importance on board s...
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University reflects on new strategy in times of geopolitical and digital changeStrategic conference 30 June 2026Geopolitical tensions, the rise of AI, declining student numbers... How should Leiden University respond? At the Strategic Conference on 25 June, univ...
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Rethinking sentence transfers: ‘It can mean three, sometimes up to eight years longer in prison’Research 30 June 2026Dutch nationals convicted in another EU Member State who want to serve their sentence in the Netherlands, are not normally entitled to a court hearing...
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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...