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Universities stand up for threatened scientists
Scientists who join in the public debate are frequently faced with threats, harassment and hateful messages. Universities are now taking collective action: more reports will be filed and a national point of contact will be established.
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Students launch petition: smart cameras have to go 123
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Suddenly there are smart cameras everywhere (and they see everything)
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Protest against termination of sexual violence support group: ‘No more silence’
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These students long for a return to online classes: ‘If I stay at home, I won’t be in pain’
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Foreign PhD candidates victims of Dutch coarseness
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The losing battle against summaries
Much to the frustration of lecturers, the slides and summaries of their lectures are being offered all over the internet and the possibilities of intervention are time-consuming and limited. ‘Students are losing academic skills.’
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How one lawsuit against the university can have major consequences
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Months of room searching leads to nothing but rejection
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Sidelined and exhausted: how internationals are striving for legitimacy in the university council
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One university, two cities, one divide: why internationals never feel linked to Leiden

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This professor laid the foundation for the corona vaccine
His ground-breaking work allowed biologist Lex van der Eb to create an immortal cell that forms the backbone of the new corona vaccine. His secret? ‘Doing fundamental research. That’s the source of all major breakthroughs.’
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Student discovers poetic women who took matters into their own hands
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Don't panic! The comforting lessons from a sinking ship
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Dream job on offer: gaming for science
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How the brilliant computer HOI predicts dangerous asteroids, at lightning speed

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Action groups deliver ultimatum to universities
Action groups Casual Academy, 0.7 and WOinActie have jointly issued an ultimatum to the Dutch universities: the workload and the number of temporary contracts need to go down. If not, action will be taken on Valentine’s Day.
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Scientists call for boycott of Israel
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The Hague is growing: 9000 new students, new study programmes and a campus boulevard
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Covid numbers in Leiden and The Hague are on the rise
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The new schedule, this September: classes between 8:30 and 21:15