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Science for Sustainable Societies: a new interdisciplinary bachelor’s programme 12 September 2024
How do you tackle environmental challenges and societal transitions from an interdisciplinary perspective? Starting from September 2025 students will ...
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University introduces lay talk and it looks like this 11 September 2024
Complex research with a generous sprinkling of jargon: PhD defences can be difficult for non-experts to follow. In the compulsory new lay talk, PhD ca...
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‘Lifelong development is the perfect way to connect science with society’ 10 September 2024
As well as offering students a first-rate education, Leiden University provides a wide range of training for professionals, so they can be lifelong le...
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Learning by doing: how to take advantage of everyday growth opportunities 10 September 2024
When a challenge or question presents itself, our first reaction is often: ‘Let’s organise training’. But is that always the best solution? The workin...
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‘Partying is fine but we still need to protest’ 09 September 2024
Leiden University was present for the second time at the second Leiden Pride on Saturday. With a boat with room for 60 students and staff, decorated i...
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‘Digital services lean heavily on the social infrastructure’ 09 September 2024
Governments worldwide invest huge sums in their digital services and data strategies. Efficiency and effectiveness are key. But these are not achieved...
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During the next pandemic, this mathematical model will speed up the search for treatment 09 September 2024
Do you recall all those drugs that were hastily proposed as potential treatments for COVID-19? In the event of a future pandemic, the goal is to offer...
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Executive Board member Martijn Ridderbos to leave Leiden University 06 September 2024
Vice-chairman of the Executive Board Martijn Ridderbos will leave Leiden University at the end of this year. As of 1 January 2025, he will take up a n...
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NWO grant for research on new type of global organisation 05 September 2024
To what extent can global issues be solved by multistakeholder collaboration, a relatively new type of organisation? Jan Aart Scholte, the coordinator...
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What responsibility do we have towards the Earth System science? An interview with Joeri Reinders 05 September 2024
More and more people are facing climate change. How can we ensure that we act climate-proof and climate-neutral? We asked climate and earth scientist ...
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What makes our university strong and distinctive? Let your voice be heard! 03 September 2024
What sets Leiden University apart from other universities? And what research themes would you like us to showcase to the outside world? Share your ide...
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Queen Máxima talks to students in Leiden about mental health 03 September 2024
How do you know if your idea has succeeded? The Queen coming to call a year and a half later might just be a clue. This happened to the Leiden student...
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3D-printed mini-tumours: a leap forward in improving cancer immunotherapy 03 September 2024
Leiden researchers have developed a groundbreaking model to advance cancer immunotherapy. Using a 3D printer, they create mini-tumors within an enviro...
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Stop the cuts to education’ 02 September 2024
Scrap the radical cuts to research and teaching. This was researchers and students’ message to government at the opening of the new academic year. Var...
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Top 450 continues to grow: lawyer and feminist Lizzy van Dorp is the 100th entry 02 September 2024
Lawyer, economist, politician and women’s rights activist Lizzy van Dorp is the 100th entry in our Top 450. We are compiling this special list in the ...