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Alex Geurds' first months as Dean: ‘It is important to be an organization without pain or scruples’Dean Archaeology 30 March 2026Since January 2026, Alex Geurds has been the new Dean of the Faculty of Archaeology. His start was calmer than many expected, but behind that calm lie...
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Staying a step ahead of infections that threaten safe transfusion and transplantationInaugural lecture 30 March 2026Preventing viral infections from being transmitted through blood transfusion and organ transplantation lies at the heart of the work of medical microb...
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Students connect generations in new podcastMedia platform 27 March 2026A group of Leiden students launched the Van Leiden tot Later (From Leiden to Later) media platform on 27 March. In podcasts and videos, they talk with...
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Why parents play a key role in depression in adolescentsDepression 27 March 2026Depression in young people is often treated as an individual problem. But looking only at the child means that an important part of the story is misse...
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Spui University Campus officially opened: the puzzle is now completeOpening 27 March 2026With the six pieces of the puzzle now assembled by the partners of the University Campus and the Mayor of The Hague, Jan van Zanen, the building at th...
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Alive or not? Tiny 3D printed robots that swim and navigate just like animalsPHYSICS 27 March 2026They are only a few tens of micrometres long — far smaller than the width of a human hair – yet these robots can swim, sense, navigate and adapt in wa...
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Belle Beems contributes to meeting of the Digital Markets Act High-Level Group in BrusselsResearch 26 March 2026Belle Beems, Assistant Professor at the Europa Institute, joined the sixth meeting of the DMA High-Level Group in Brussels. She shared her insights on...
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In Memoriam: Harriet Zurndorfer (1946-2026)26 March 2026Harriet Zurndorfer passed away on 18 March 2026 in Leiden.
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New start-up company: Leiden astronomers develop a technology to detect gas leaksSOCIETAL IMPACT 26 March 2026Helping industry to spot dangerous and climate-harming gas leaks faster, cheaper, and more reliably than today’s tools: that's what Leiden University ...
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Dutch MP Robert van Asten: ‘Our choices must also benefit future generations’Alumni interview 25 March 2026Alumnus Robert van Asten has been an MP for D66 since 2025. He studied Tax Law at Leiden University from 1997 to 2005. After a career in that field, h...
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Book presentation: Corporate Sustainability25 March 2026On 26 February, the new book ‘Corporate Sustainability’ was presented in the Academy Building of Leiden University. Authors Tineke Lambooy, Bas Rombou...
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Congratulations, Dr. Verena Weimer!phd defence 25 March 2026On 19 March 2026, Verena Weimer successfully defended her PhD thesis at Leiden University, titled 'Operationalisation of Higher Education Teaching Per...
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How false consensus biases AI against vulnerable stakeholders25 March 2026The lecture series 'Humanity in the Automated State' continued on 19 March 2026 at Leiden Law School with Dr Mengchen Dong from the Center for Humans ...
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New Collection Policy Plan Leiden University Libraries25 March 2026Leiden University Libraries (UBL) recently issued a new collection policy plan, containing priorities for the coming years regarding the formation, ma...
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Max van Duijn, new chair of The Young Academy: ‘We need to be more resilient to ideological pressure’The Young Academy 25 March 2026Assistant professor Max van Duijn is the new chair of The Young Academy. He aims to support young academics, bring research closer to society and make...