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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every Monday, an overview of the most important news about Erasmus University and what’s happening. This week: Rector magnificus Jantine Schuit will be officially announced during the Dies on Friday.

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 ...

There is no immediate prospect of government security screening for foreign students and researchers. Justis, the organisation charged with this task, says it will not be able to start the screening ...

W e academics are trained to believe that knowledge holds priority over other things – just check with our loved ones, I’m sure they’ll agree. Most of us share the primary value of contributing to ...