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Join us at 3 October University and the Weekend of Science 22 September 2025
Are you brave enough to enter a haunted house? Curious about how the human skeleton works? Discover this and more on 3 October at the Science Market i...
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From tulip to quantum: Leiden discoveries revisited 22 September 2025
To mark the university’s 450th anniversary, the Leiden Discoveries science route has been updated and was relaunched on the Night of Discoveries. New ...
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Kirsten Sandberg appointed as Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s Rights 2025/2026 19 September 2025
Leiden University is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Kirsten Sandberg as the Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s R...
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Oldest parts of Leiden University Archives digitised 11 September 2025
Recently, the oldest parts of the Leiden University Archives have been preserved and digitised thanks to a grant from Metamorfoze. This makes an impor...
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What will university be like in the future? Vote for your favourite ‘uni-vision’ 02 September 2025
What will it be like to study at Leiden University in 2075? Ten surprising, artistic uni-visions could be brought to life. It’s up to you to vote for ...
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Researchers in the city: photo exhibition in The Hague City Hall 28 August 2025
Leiden University has been firmly rooted in The Hague for 25 years. This could be seen very clearly during the celebrations around the Leiden Universi...
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Warm welcome for new students during El CID 11 August 2025
On a sunny Lammermarkt, thousands of new students have gathered to kick off their student life in Leiden. The 56th edition of EL CID promises to be a ...
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What will it be like to study in 2075? Uni-visionaries help shape the university’s future 02 July 2025
LEGO creations, a clothesline of visions and a journey into the past and the future: just some of the highlights of Uni-vision day, where creatives de...
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Crowdfunding for Leiden Chinese Queer Collection 25 June 2025
Help us develop and expand the recently established Leiden Chinese Queer Collection (LCQC, 莱顿华语酷儿文献收藏) at Leiden University Libraries (UBL).
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Announcement of Scaliger Institute research fellowship winners 18 June 2025
With support of several companies, including Brill Publishers, Elsevier and private foundations, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) and the Scaliger In...
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The Chinese Queer Collection - A Workshop for Activists, Archivists and Academics at Leiden University 12 June 2025
To celebrate the formal launch of the Leiden Chinese Queer Collection (LCQC, 莱顿华语酷儿文献收藏), promote Chinese queer studies scholarship, and raise the vis...
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Hora est! Exhibition reveals the ritual world of earning a PhD 03 June 2025
A dissertation covered in hot pink faux fur, antique prints of PhD ceremonies, a pot encrusted with sealing wax: the Hora est! anniversary exhibition ...
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Large delegation heading for African Studies Conference in Prague 02 June 2025
A large group of researchers from Leiden University will convene a panel or present a paper at the 10th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS),...
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Statement on Academic Freedom – The Rectors of the Dutch Universities (2025) 30 May 2025
Without academic freedom, we might not have antibiotics, nor a deep understanding of human behaviour. Literary criticism, climate models, and ecologic...
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What the Leiden Teaching Prize has meant for three past winners 26 May 2025
You win the Leiden Teaching Prize and suddenly all eyes are on you. Three past recipients reflect on how this student-awarded prize has changed how th...