Can the Department of Defence be a safety net for science? A paratrooper from the Marine Corps takes the leap during a commemoration in Normandy. Image credit: Mediacentrum Defensie To offset some of ...

The new cabinet aims, as outlined in its coalition agreement, to introduce a slow-progress penalty of 3,000 euros per year for students who fall more than a year behind in their studies. The main goal ...

Behind the house where I live, there’s a 20-metres-tall teddy bear holding out his hand to me. It’s actually a clump of trees, spread over several gardens, that looks like a teddy bear from my window.

NRC journalist Süeda Işık discusses the meme culture around Kamala Harris. Around four hundred students and staff gathered in the Arminiuskerk to experience the American election night together. The ...

The Leiden Faculty of Humanities will also be undergoing a major overhaul, as indicated in faculty board plans revealed by Mare two weeks ago.The board wants to terminate the Bachelor’s programmes in ...

This is not an oversight by the organisers but appears to be an intentional strategy. Anyone who responds in any way to an invitation risks finding their name in the preliminary programme, used as ...

Eva Hermans-Kroot’s days are numbered. She has terminal lung cancer. The 26-year-old stopped by the Molecular Diagnostics of Lung Cancer lecture on Friday to talk to second-year medical students about ...

Members from Dispuut De Raad. Youri is on the right. Dispuut De Raad of student association RSG is once again taking part in Movember, raising awareness for men’s health. This year, the group aims to ...

Every researcher contributes a little bit to the sea of knowledge humanity already has. It always starts with wonder, followed by research, discovery and results. In this feature, academics talk about ...

The team of In de Smitse having a beer just before reopening the bar after Covid. Image credit: Urmi Vallassery Campus café In de Smitse will close for almost three months due to refurbishment. The ...

An advisory committee has recommended that Dutch academics take on commissioned research for Defence, providing a way to secure much-needed funding. Share your comment here (anonymously if you prefer) ...

Many staff members in the Econometrics department are unhappy with the flexible workspaces. Nearly half now work from home more often, and they feel less productive. This result emerged from the ...