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Turnips from Amsterdam? How rooftop gardens can strengthen the food supply chainGreen roofs 02 April 2026‘Darling, fetch some broccoli from the roof, would you?’ This could be a reality in the future. Ecologist Pengxuan Xie investigated whether rooftop fa...
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This chapter has been removed: American censorship affects academics in the Netherlands02 April 2026Of course, Jan Melissen is proud of the publication of his new book. Even so, one painful memory lingers: because of American interference, he was for...
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‘Learning languages opens up your perspective of life’ - Wessam Semida on learning Arabic at the Academic Language Centre02 April 2026Why would someone choose to learn a language like Arabic? For Wessam Semida, teacher at the Academic Language Centre (ATC), the answer goes far beyond...
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Faculty of Science appoints three new professors01 April 2026The Leiden Faculty of Science has appointed three new professors. Daniel Rozen, Frank Takes and Matthijs van Leeuwen were appointed on 1 April.
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Not one, but two changes of the guard within FSW01 April 2026Two changes of leadership will take place within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FSW) on April first 2026. Shelley van der Veek will b...
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Giant Robots, Big Ideas - Exploring the World of Mecha in Japanese Animation31 March 2026From towering mechanical heroes to city-destroying battles, giant robots have become one of the most iconic images in Japanese animation. On 28 April ...
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Students bring ‘Archaeology of the Margins’ to centre stage at SOYA 2026Student-organised conference 31 March 2026On 10 April, the Faculty of Archaeology will host the Symposium of Young Archaeologists (SOYA), a fully student organised conference dedicated to the ...
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‘Materiality, Religion, and the Environment’: L*CeSAR’s second workshop31 March 2026On Thursday, the 19th of March 2026, students and staff had the chance to partake in the second full-day workshop organized by the Leiden Center for t...
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A combination of telescopes reveals hidden star formation in the early universePHD RESEARCH 31 March 2026Galaxies in the early universe contain more dust and hidden star formation than previously thought. That's what Ivana van Leeuwen concludes in her PhD...
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Planet Earth as an example in the search for life on distant planetsASTRONOMY & INSTRUMENTATION 31 March 2026How do you detect life on a planet light years away? During her PhD research, astronomer Willeke Mulder worked on an instrument to detect such signals...
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Quantum experts from Taiwan and The Netherlands meet in LeidenPHYSICS 31 March 2026Photonics, quantum research and semiconductor technology: Leiden University welcomed a high-level international delegation from Taiwan, to explore new...
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Leiden University and Xi’an Jiaotong University mark a decade of trusted scientific collaborationInternational delegation 31 March 2026A delegation from Xi’an Jiaotong University visited Leiden University on 25–26 March, celebrating ten years of cooperation in education and research, ...
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LUCL to start working with Macroscope: ‘One place filled with datasets and tools’31 March 2026Over the coming years, LUCL will be collaborating on the development of Macroscope, a new scientific infrastructure that maps social change at the pop...
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Holly Riach: ‘Early modern books are less chaotic than previously thought’PhD research 31 March 2026In the early modern period, it was perfectly normal to find recipes, legal documents or medical writings in a book of poems. PhD candidate Holly Riach...
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Looking critically at autism research: ‘We have to get away from us-versus-them thinking’Autism 30 March 2026Autism research is at times saturated with implicit values, norms and possible prejudices. Researchers should be more aware of this, says development ...