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From walking sticks to guide dogs: Krista Milne charts the lives of medieval people with disabilitiesVIDI-beurs 02 April 2026What was life like for people with disabilities in the Middle Ages? University lecturer Krista Milne delved into medieval manuscripts and found more t...
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‘Interaction between politics, science and colonial impact often overlooked’NWO grant 10 March 2026How did science relate to politics and colonialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? Assistant Professor Lauren Lauret has been aw...
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Japanese Literature Reading List04 March 2026From experimental essays to comfort reads, and from manga to court literature in verse: Japanese literature has it all.
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Jan Pronk reappointed as Executive Director of the Faculty of Archaeology03 March 2026Jan Pronk has been reappointed by the Executive Board of Leiden University as Executive Director of the Faculty of Archaeology. Pronk will begin his s...
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Serge Lemay appointed professor of Iontronics at Leiden Institute of PhysicsPHYSICS 03 March 2026In his research, he uses the tools and methods of physics and applies these to today’s most important challenges in electrochemistry. Now, he brings h...
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In Memoriam professor Rudolf de Bruyn OuboterPHYSICS 03 March 2026With great sadness, we have learned of the passing of professor Rudolf de Bruyn Ouboter. As Professor of Experimental Physics, he made fundamental c...
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War in the Middle East: What are the implications?Analysis 03 March 2026The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domin...
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Japanese Ambassador visits Leiden UniversityJapan 03 March 2026The new Japanese Ambassador, Michii Rokuichiro, visited Leiden University on 2 March. The Netherlands and Japan share a long-standing relationship in ...
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Joëlle Kraaijeveld wins Jan Brouwer Thesis Prize03 March 2026Joëlle Kraaijeveld has won the Jan Brouwer Thesis Prize for history with her master's thesis.
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Leiden research that matters: how science is shaping European pesticide policyChangemakers 03 March 2026Leiden ecotoxicologist Martina Vijver helped shake a European policy proposal in a single weekend. Not with a new experiment, but with years of resear...
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International Women’s Day: four women on pride, leadership and impactInternational Women's Day 02 March 2026On 8 March it’s International Women’s Day. We spoke to four women from our faculty about what they are proud of, their personal journeys and social ch...
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LUMC receives tens of millions for research into new stem cell-based treatments02 March 2026Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), as a partner in the reNEW consortium, is once again receiving tens of millions of euros for research into new...
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Summer School: ‘The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance’02 March 2026What does global governance look like in practice? In this advanced Summer School, Master’s and PhD students explore how the European Union and the Un...
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Vasiliki Kosta appointed member of the Committee of the KNAW02 March 2026Vasiliki Kosta has been appointed as a member of the Committee of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) tasked with writing an adv...
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Frederic Lens appointed Professor of Biodiversity and Anatomy of Plants02 March 2026The Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) has a new professor: as of 1 March, Frederic Lens has been appointed Professor of Biodiversity and Anatomy of Pl...