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ERC-funded research uncovers the role of stereotypes in citizens’ support for EU policy13 March 2026Two years after launching an ERC Starting Grant to investigate cultural stereotyping in European Union governance, Adina Akbik and Christina Toenshoff...
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‘Global challenges call for international knowledge exchange’Collaboration with Zhejiang University 13 March 2026A delegation from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, is on a two-day visit to Leiden University. The aim is to explore opportunities for further ...
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In Memoriam: Wim van Zanten5 February 1942 - 5 March 2026 12 March 2026It's 6:30 PM, and the Faculty of Social Sciences is quiet. Classes are over, students and staff have gone home. But at the Institute of Cultural Anthr...
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Strong muscles start in the gutHealth 12 March 2026Researchers from the LUMC and the Universities of Granada and Almería have found a gut bacterium that is associated with stronger muscles in people an...
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Europe Hub launches new minor programme: European Approaches to Societal Challenges12 March 2026As of September 2026, Leiden University’s Europe Hub will be offering a new interdisciplinary minor: European Approaches to Societal Challenges.
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Reflecting on our university’s colonial past: ‘We’re still too Eurocentric’Dialogue session 12 March 2026How do colonialism and historical slavery continue to impact the university today? And what should happen next? Students and staff discussed these que...
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International research consortium on elderly healthcare in East Kalimantan12 March 2026An interdisciplinary international consortium to address critical healthcare gaps for older adults in indigenous Dayak communities has been awarded an...
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Leiden wins regional round of the Helga Pedersen Moot CourtMoot Court 12 March 2026Advanced LL.M. European and International Human Rights Law and LL.M. European Law students won one of three regional rounds of the Helga Pedersen Moot...
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Video: Who makes the rules in space?LDE Space & Society Honours 11 March 2026At the LDE Space & Society Honours, students explore everything the universe has to offer. From the technical frontiers to the rules that govern it: s...
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From holograms to case file analysis: students investigate real cold casesEducation 11 March 2026Can students solve cold cases? In the elective courses ‘Introduction to Cold Cases’ and ‘Cold Cases’, theory is combined with practice and students in...
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Still unsure who to vote for? Here’s how to tell if your strategic vote is truly strategic11 March 2026On 18 March the municipal elections will be held, and you can cast your vote strategically for what you consider important in your town. This raises a...
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Ghent and Leiden celebrate collaboration with annual Thorbecke LectureCollaboration 10 March 2026On 6 March, this year’s Thorbecke Lecture was held in Leiden. Christoph Van der Elst of the Faculty of Law and Criminology at Ghent University deliver...
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Dr Sarah Schrader appointed Head of Department Archaeological Sciences10 March 2026The Faculty of Archaeology is pleased to announce that Dr Sarah Schrader has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of Archaeological Scienc...
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Contributions in New World Archaeology Vol. 18 dedicated to our late colleague Dr Andrzej Antczak10 March 2026The latest volume of Contributions in New World Archaeology (Vol. 18) has been dedicated to the memory of Dr Andrzej Tadeusz Antczak, an eminent archa...
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Protecting the tiniest lives: how biological signals can improve care for premature babiesMetabolomics 10 March 2026When a baby is born too soon, every minute counts – and so does every decision. To reduce uncertainty in those critical moments, biopharmaceutical sci...