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A new microscope for the quantum age: finally seeing how quantum materials behavePHYSICS 12 February 2026Physicists in Leiden have built a microscope that can measure no fewer than four key properties of a material in a single scan, all with nanoscale pre...
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Better understanding cancer drugs – Leiden spin-off Omivera receives seed investmentImpact 12 February 2026How do you know if a drug will actually work? The Leiden-based spin-off Omivera is developing a new technology that could provide clearer answers. The...
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Global network puts spotlight on quantum softwareQUANTUM 10 February 2026Quantum software is essential to make quantum technology work. Research centers QuSoft and aQa work together at the forefront of the Netherlands’ quan...
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Master’s Open Day: tours, presentations and making the right choiceChoosing your degree 09 February 2026With lab tours, presentations and an information fair, Leiden University’s Master’s Open Day gave students a good impression of our master’s programme...
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Two awards for biodiversity research in LeidenFunding 09 February 2026From more natural beaches to research on how peace advances biodiversity. Two Leiden research projects have been awarded funding from the European Bio...
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How Leiden University is taking action against cancerWorld Cancer Day 04 February 2026One in two people will be diagnosed with cancer. World Cancer Day on 4 February raises awareness of the impact of this devastating disease. Leiden Uni...
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Grants for new antibiotics, urban resilience and the health impact of nanoplasticsGrants for Faculty of Science 03 February 2026Researchers at the Faculty of Science work every day at the frontiers of knowledge, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognis...
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Turning the tables on tuberculosis: boosting our own immune forcesImmunobiology 02 February 2026Tuberculosis bacteria survive by hiding in our immune cells. In her PhD research, biologist Salomé Muñoz Sánchez explores how boosting the body’s own ...
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A small step on platinum, a giant leap for electrochemistry: A more realistic picture of platinum electrodes02 February 2026Current electrochemical theory does not adequately describe realistic platinum electrodes. Scientists at Leiden University have now, for the first tim...
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Volunteers vital for protecting wildlife and tackling plastic pollutionPhD defence 02 February 2026From researching plastic pollution to caring for injured wildlife, volunteers play a crucial role in conservation. But much of the valuable knowledge ...
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Examining DNA molecules one by one: how combining techniques can help us understand diseases such as dementiaPHYSICS 30 January 2026‘By cleverly combining new techniques for analysing DNA at the level of individual molecules, we can achieve real breakthroughs in research into condi...
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From lab to startup: scientist develops new treatment for nerve painChangemakers 27 January 2026What do you do when a discovery in the lab shows real promise? Scientist Mirjam Huizenga founded a startup to develop a new treatment for nerve pain c...
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In Memoriam – Emeritus Professor Marc Spijker27 January 2026On 11 January 2026, our esteemed and much-loved former colleague, Prof. Dr Marc Spijker, passed away.
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Launch of the Prof. Andrea Evers Fund for Health, Behaviour and SocietyNew fund 26 January 2026In memory of Andrea Evers, Professor of Health Psychology, the Prof. Andrea Evers Fund for Health, Behaviour and Society has been established. With th...
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Halley’s Comet wrongly named: 11th-century English monk predates British astronomerAstronomy 23 January 2026The British astronomer and mathematician Edmond Halley was not, after all, the first to understand the cycle of the comet that now bears his name. Thi...