Joop Schaye, Professor of The formation of galaxies, has been elected as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). He will be officially inaugurated on 29 September.
'I defended my PhD in 2003, in the Senate Chamber,' shares alumnus Michel Buijs. 'You sit facing the opposition, but also facing Scaliger. In the corner of your left eye, you catch sight of Bolland.'
What looked like an ordinary coot’s nest turned out to be a five-star location with a remarkable backstory. Beneath a jetty biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra discovered a true time capsule.
Are you ready for an energetic challenge? On Saturday 21 June 2025, the Leiden Science Run is back! To celebrate 450 years of Leiden University, we’ll be running a relay through the Leiden Bio Science Park.
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