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Leiden University will recognize and reward open science more 20 December 2024
Leiden 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 2024
Leiden 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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Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts 17 December 2024
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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Leiden Research Support: transforming research findings into products that benefit society 17 December 2024
How 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 2024
Connecting scientific fields, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind in...
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Household Slavery: 'An Overlooked Method of Enslaving People' 17 December 2024
When discussing enslavement, attention often focuses on Africans forcibly shipped to South America. Researcher Timo McGregor's new Veni research sheds...
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‘Truly the future of Europe’: colleagues share their 2024 Una Europa highlights 17 December 2024
Seed funding to summer schools, research collaborations and joint degree programmes: in these ways and more, we’re creating impact as a partner in Una...
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So long, Gravensteen: ‘History dripped off the walls’ 16 December 2024
Historic and iconic yet expensive and cold. It’s with mixed feelings that the university is leaving the Gravensteen building, which dates back to the ...
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Rudi van Maanen receives Cornelis Joppenszoon statuette 16 December 2024
Emeritus Professor Rudi van Maanen has received the Cornelis Joppenszoon statuette. He was presented with the distinction by Deputy Mayor Julius Terps...
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New committee to assess fossil fuel collaboration 16 December 2024
From 1 March 2025, a new university ‘fossil fuel collaboration’ committee will assess potential new collaborations with the fossil fuel industry and d...
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Love, war and... football: 2024 in Leiden stories 16 December 2024
A new government, conflicts around the world and obviously a lot of science: these are the five stories about Leiden University that you enjoyed readi...
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University and associations join forces to beat loneliness during Winter Weeks 16 December 2024
Not all students spend the holidays with family and friends. The Leiden University Winter Weeks gives these students the opportunity to take part in a...
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Open Science as the standard: ‘You don’t do science for yourself’ 16 December 2024
Open Science is changing how people work together and share research. Anna van ’t Veer won the Leo Waiijers Open Science Award for a career full of Op...
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Leiden University honours Lex van der Eb with University Medal 13 December 2024
Leiden University has awarded its prestigious University Medal to Emeritus Professor Lex van der Eb. As a pioneer in genetics and molecular biology, h...
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Leiden University Global Fund grants 14 project proposals 12 December 2024
On 9 December, a lottery to conclude the first call of the Leiden University Global Fund (LUGF) Seed Fund has granted 14 project proposals €15.000. Th...