News
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First graduates of Master’s Programme Governance of Sustainability 07 October 2021
The first generation of Governance of Sustainability master's students has graduated. They received their diplomas during a festive ceremony at Wijnha...
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Back to the Faculty with lecturer Alexander van Oudenhoven 05 October 2021
Last year he became Teacher of the Year because of his innovative and online teaching, now Alexander van Oudenhoven has to change course again and tea...
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Leiden students are finalists of ‘Most innovative student of the Netherlands’ 27 September 2021
Identifying pathogens with a mobile testing kit, even in remote areas. Rapidemic, a student team of Leiden, are trying to make it possible. Now, they ...
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A ‘lock’ to make genetic modification safer 23 September 2021
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) could be useful allies in the fight against critical environmental problems. Could because the use of GMOs is st...
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Young Star Renske Donkers: how is she doing now? 20 September 2021
How is Young Star Renske Donkers doing now? Early this year she was the second person ever to win the Young Star Award for the best bachelor student. ...
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Leiden students develop highly contagious card game 14 September 2021
Infecting each other with viruses and bacteria while protecting yourself with medicines and vaccinations. Sounds like a fun evening, right? Master stu...
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New lecture series: Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA) 13 September 2021
On September 15th a new series of lectures will start, the Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA). This series of events is aimed at dissem...
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A summer abroad, but then virtually 13 September 2021
For many students, a summer school abroad is a fun and useful way to spend the summer. This year, because of the travel restrictions, many summer scho...
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Back to Faculty with Nikie Veld 02 September 2021
Nikie Veld is an education coordinator at Biology. Her job now mainly revolves around getting students back to the Faculty. ‘In the corona era, we wer...
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Master projects continue thanks to lab automation 09 August 2021
The fact that corona has created a wave of creativity is evident when walking around in the lab of pharmacologist Coen van Hasselt from the LACDR. Sud...
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Summer camp, but behind a laptop. 21 July 2021
From Monday 19 July onwards, eighteen children between the ages of 10 and 12 are learning the programming language Hedy. In the Snellius building of L...
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Post-lockdown ceremonies: corona-proof but festive nonetheless 20 July 2021
After the lockdown, it was again possible to receive graduates and guests at the University. In recent weeks, BSc and MSc graduates from various study...
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Senior Teaching Qualification for Linda Holtman 15 July 2021
Congratulations to Linda Holtman, lecturer at LACDR, for receiving her Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO).
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Artificial intelligence can discriminate. How can this be prevented? 05 July 2021
What do gender identity and digital technology have to do with each other? Together they are the subject of research at Leiden University. Researchers...
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Leiden students brew coasters from beer waste 01 July 2021
Turning beer waste into a useful, sustainable product. That was the mission of students from Leiden at the international BISC-E event. The biology stu...