News
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Leiden Science Buddy Programme off to a sunny start 10 August 2017
With a barbecue at the Scheveningen beach the Leiden Science Buddy Programme was kicked off on 7 August. In this first round, 64 new international stu...
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Gold for Leiden Maths team 09 August 2017
During the prestigious International Mathematics Competition in Blagoëvgrad, Burgary, the Leiden University team won one golden and four silver medals...
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Interdisciplinary research and new friends during LACDR Summer School 31 July 2017
From the Republic of Moldova to Italy and from Indonesia to Greece, students from all over the world participated in the Bio-Pharmaceutical Science Su...
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Over 200 spectators Andrei Linde in Leidse Schouwburg 29 June 2017
As part of his guest professorship in Leiden, famous theoretical physicist Prof. Andrei Linde (Stanford University) gave a public lecture on June 23 a...
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Twentieth anniversary of the Lorentz Center: developing ideas in a scientific bubble 27 June 2017
The 20th anniversary of the Lorentz Center will be celebrated on 28 June 2017 with the opening of an exhibition in the Oude UB. For two decades alread...
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Cognitive tool for the swamp 13 June 2017
Fred Janssen is curious about how best to teach students and students to gain a good understanding of complex ‘swamp situations’. This is the subject ...
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Successful implementation of BFW LabBuddy tool 09 June 2017
In June 2016, Janine Geerling and Marjo de Graauw were awarded a LUF-grant of €10.000 to design a digital laboratory support tool for the 2nd year BFW...
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Ewa Snaar-Jagalska appointed as Professor in the field of cellular tumor biology 24 May 2017
From the 1st of April Ewa Snaar-Jagalska has been appointed Professor in the field of cellular tumor biology within the Faculty of Science at the Inst...
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Physics Teacher Meeting at Science Faculty 19 April 2017
On April 20, sixty participants will take part in LION’s triannual meeting for high school physics teachers, to deepen their knowledge of physics and ...
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Museum Night in Leiden all about time 13 April 2017
The ninth Museum Night in Leiden will take place on Friday 19 May 2017. This year's theme will be 'About time'. Nine museums are taking part and the ...
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Management Fundamentals Spring 2017 session successfully concluded 08 April 2017
On April 7th, the February 2017 cohort of the MSc specialisation Science Based Business successfully completed the Management Fundamentals course.
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Studying with a disability: 'Accessibility alone is not enough' 07 April 2017
How can we make studying easier for students with a functional disability? This will be the key question during a public conference on 20 April. Romke...
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Change Make Challenge Award for Biology Master student: Gayathri Jaikumar 27 March 2017
Gayathri Jaikamur has been awarded by the Dopper Foundation in the Change Make Challenge. She is a student of Masters Biology (Specialisation: Evolut...
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Alumni mentors answer student’s questions 23 March 2017
Students get free advice of Leiden alumni about their career, applying for a job, social networking and more. The Mentor Network is an online platform...
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Dr. Constance Eikelenboom (1921 – 2017) 21 March 2017
Mrs. Dr. Constance (Stans) Eikelenboom passed away on Sunday, March 12th, at the age of 95. She was the founder of the 'Stans Award', a prize which ev...