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‘It’s a great motivator if your research can be life-changing in the real world’ 21 January 2025Our university labs are bursting with cutting-edge research, but how do you commercialise these inventions and discoveries or translate them into outc...
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Princess Beatrix to attend 450th Dies Natalis 21 January 2025Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands will attend the Dies Natalis ceremony at Leiden's Pieterskerk on Friday 7 February to celebrate...
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Grants boost collaboration between university and The Hague 21 January 2025How can we make our cities greener and more people-friendly? Two Campus The Hague projects have secured a grant from the Municipality of The Hague. Th...
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‘You don’t have to be a doctor or psychologist to talk openly about suicide’ 21 January 2025You might not have gone to medical school but you can still help someone with suicidal thoughts. This is what three staff members who took training fr...
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The face of the city: university buildings in Leiden 20 January 2025The university has been shaping the city of Leiden for 450 years. A brief history of the university buildings that have helped define the city.
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Leiden University is travelling to the past and the future for its 450th birthday 14 January 2025Leiden University is celebrating its 450th anniversary in 2025 with a feast for the eyes, ears and spirit. The anniversary year opens with an extra sp...
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450 trees for Leiden: join us 14 January 2025Leiden University and Stadslab Leiden invite you to improve the Leiden and The Hague environment with 450 extra trees – a living reminder of 450 years...
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‘Geopolitical tensions call for extra vigilance when sharing knowledge’ 14 January 2025International collaboration is essential to research and teaching but it also brings risks. Such as sharing sensitive knowledge and technology or fore...
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Nine US presidents and their Leiden roots 13 January 2025There are many links between Leiden and the US. The highest office there has been held an impressive nine times by presidents with Leiden roots. This ...
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Leiden University 17th in global sustainability ranking 08 January 2025Leiden University has taken 17th place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Over 1,400 universities from all arou...
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The foundation of the university: two friends, one success story 06 January 2025The university was a gift from William of Orange to the people of Leiden for their courageous resistance to the Spanish. We’ve all heard the story of ...
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Leiden University will recognize and reward open science more 20 December 2024Leiden University has received a €50,000 grant from Open Science NL to develop a roadmap for integrating open science into the strategic priorities of...
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Keuzegids: six top bachelor's programmes at Leiden University 19 December 2024Leiden University has six top bachelor's programmes according to Keuzigids universiteiten 2025, a consumer guide to university programmes. This puts L...
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Leiden Research Support: transforming research findings into products that benefit society 17 December 2024How do our researchers and support professionals work together to ensure that groundbreaking innovations from the lab are given a place in society? Pr...
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These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 2024 17 December 2024Connecting scientific fields, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind in...