News A selection of news from Leiden University. News Leiden University starts dismissal procedure against professor on the grounds of unacceptable behaviour 25 April 2024 A professor from Leiden University, together with a former employee (who is also the professor’s partner), has been guilty of long-term unacceptable a... ‘American’ Black Power movement was also active in the Kingdom of the Netherlands 24 April 2024 When you hear ‘Black Power’, you probably think of the United States. But in the 60s and 70s, Black Power groups were also active in the Kingdom of th... Leiden workshop on post-consumer textile 'waste’ in the Netherlands (and beyond) 23 April 2024 On Thursday 30 May, Leiden University hosts a workshop to foster collaborations to improve the governance of European textile waste export. Different ... Buzzing decline: Dutch landscape is losing insect-pollinated plants 22 April 2024 The Netherlands is losing plant species that rely on pollination by insects. Leiden environmental scientist Kaixuan Pan demonstrates this after analys... Two researchers receive Rubicon grant for research abroad 22 April 2024 Uncovering ageing processes in the brain and research on the use of the word ‘that’. Thanks to a Rubicon Grant, two Leiden researchers who were recent... ‘Children’s healthcare rights deserve more attention’ 19 April 2024 ‘Children’s rights are somewhat of a poor relation’, says Professor of Law and Health Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm. In her inaugural lecture, she will em... Military pilot and political scientist Jorik ter Veer: ‘I work with the invisible heroes of society’ 17 April 2024 Not your typical student life but training that demands sheer hard work: that was the choice Jorik ter Veer (now 45) made when he signed up for the Ro... Erwin Muller appointed Vice-Rector of Organisational Development 17 April 2024 Leiden University’s Executive Board has appointed Erwin Muller as Vice Rector of Organisational Development. In this role, he will help further profes... ‘Scientists should be careful when interpreting results of AI models’ 16 April 2024 Anthropologist Rodrigo Ochigame studies how AI is changing the practice of scientific research. From astrophysics to mathematics to climate science, t... Leiden’s poo can help rid patients of resistant gut bacteria 16 April 2024 Transferring poo from healthy donors to the intestines of chronically ill people has beneficial effects on these recipients’ gut bacteria, also in the... All news items