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Leila Akkari appointed Special Professor of Cancer–immune interactionsAppointment 08 January 2026Leila Akkari was appointed Special Professor of Cancer-immune interactions at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) on 15 December. Akkari is a rese...
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Yvonne Erkens appointed Professor of Labour LawAppointment 08 January 2026Yvonne Erkens has been appointed Professor of Labour Law at Leiden University as of 1 January 2026.
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The link between students and the stars: Sanne works at the Old ObservatoryMy job rocks 07 January 2026From children’s birthday parties to international ambassadors, the Old Observatory attracts a wide range of visitors. Student coordinator Sanne van Be...
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Celebrate free access: Public Domain Day 202607 January 2026At the start of the new year, we celebrate the release of a new selection of collection items into the Public Domain. This year, Leiden University Lib...
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Professor of Urology Maxime Kummeling: ‘The human dimension should guide us’Inaugural lecture 07 January 2026As technology transforms healthcare and services come under mounting pressure, one question remains the same: Will the advice or treatment offered hel...
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Harvest: a garden for learning, experimentation and community07 January 2026LUC students and staff came together this past semester to transform a local urban garden into a hands-on space for learning, experimentation, and com...
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Jan Kolen concludes his term as Dean of Archaeology: 'It's part of the role'06 January 2026After 7.5 years, Jan Kolen is stepping down as Dean of the Faculty of Archaeology. For him, it does not feel like a dramatic moment. ‘It is part of th...
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Funding for Leiden projects that advance open scienceOpen science 06 January 2026Two Leiden projects have been awarded Open Science NL funding to make science more accessible to academia and the world outside. The projects will str...
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Podcast: What drives sixteen-year-olds to carry out attacks with explosives?Podcast announcement 05 January 2026Young people being deployed to carry out explosive attacks: how do they come into view, and what motivates them? The podcast 'Action/Reaction: From At...
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‘Military strikes alone unlikely to fatally undermine Venezuelan government’03 January 2026What will be the outcome of the US raid on Venezuela and capture of President Maduro? ‘History shows that people usually react to being bombed by a fo...
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New blog in the context of the Picturing Scholasticide project23 December 2025Nadia Sonneveld and Matthew Canfield and other researchers in the Picturing Scholasticide project have published a blog on their research on the websi...
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Appointment of Dr. Leila Akkari as professor by special appointment at Leiden University19 December 2025Dr. Leila Akkari has been appointed professor by special appointment at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) as per 15 December 2025. Her chair, en...
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Teaching across bordersCharlotte and Malou taught classes abroad 19 December 2025What is it like to teach at an international school, surrounded by different languages, cultures and educational traditions? The World Teachers Progra...
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Leiden Jewish Studies Network awards second 'Best Thesis in Jewish Studies'19 December 2025This November, Leiden Jewish Studies Network has presented the Best Thesis in Jewish Studies award to a highly talented Leiden graduate, Lotte-Sofie G...
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In memoriam Emile van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal (1939-2025)18 December 2025On 4 December Professor Emile van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal passed away. Van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal worked at the African Studies Centre from 1967 to 2002,...