News A selection of news from Leiden University. News Researchers and members of the public bring a sustainable world a little closer 01 October 2024 Researchers, civil servants and local residents met on 27 September to talk about partnering for sustainability. What were the results? In a green ‘ci... Exhibition featuring 50 years of Leiden’s archaeological excavations in Oss 01 October 2024 Princely graves, swords, pots or just soil discolouration. Leiden archaeologists have been conducting research with students and local archaeologists ... Scores of visitors attend open evening at new Middle Eastern Library 26 September 2024 Over 200 people paid their first visit to the new Middle Eastern Library on a special open evening. As well as exploring the library, they got to see ... Leiden University researchers tackle global challenges with Una Europa-Africa grants 26 September 2024 Three international research projects involving Leiden University researchers will receive funding from the Una Europa university alliance. The projec... Leiden-Delft-Erasmus alliance signs collaboration agreement with Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture and Science 25 September 2024 The Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) alliance signed a collaboration agreement with the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology on... Come to the (science) fair on 3 October! 24 September 2024 Want to find out how to assemble a human skeleton? Do you know what chemistry can be found around you? And are you easily fooled by fake news? Discove... The long-awaited UN Summit of the Future has ended − what are the results? 24 September 2024 Many saw the UN Summit of the Future as the moment of truth for the United Nations and its plans for the world. Joris Larik, Assistant Professor of Co... Leiden PhD candidate writes children’s book to get girls excited about technology 24 September 2024 PhD candidate Karen van den Akker has written a children’s book to get young girls excited about technology. The picture book ‘Met mama naar Mars’ tel... Three Leiden students in the running for an ECHO Award 23 September 2024 Three Leiden students are in the running for the annual ECHO Award. This prize is for students from non-Western backgrounds who are actively engaged i... Discover 450 years of parades at Museum De Lakenhal 20 September 2024 The exhibition ‘Leiden celebrates – 450 years of parades’ at Museum De Lakenhal shows how parades and society have changed through the centuries. Alum... All news items