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Each with his or her individual expertise and personal fascination for a particular discipline, they are the public face of the University.</p> <p>Leading academics give shape to our research and teaching. They are given the scope and resources to excel, and their high calibre is affirmed time and again, making them a role model for our students and young academics.</p> <p>Leiden University was founded in 1575 and is one of the leading international research universities in Europe. Its motto is Praesidium Libertatis – Bastion of Freedom. It performs exceptionally well in international rankings, and its researchers have been awarded many academic grants, prizes (such as the Spinoza and Stevin Prizes) and international awards such as honorary doctorates.</p> <p>The five disciplinary clusters in which Leiden University and Leiden University Medical Center excel are:</p> <ul> <li>Fundamentals of Science</li> <li>Life Sciences</li> <li>Health and Wellbeing</li> <li>Law, Politics and Administration</li> <li>Languages, Cultures and Societies</li> </ul> <p>In addition, <a href="https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/artificial-intelligence">artificial intelligence</a> is an overarching research theme at Leiden University.</p> <p>The University’s academic partners in the province of Zuid-Holland are Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam. Leiden University also works intensively with the other universities in the League of European Research Universities (LERU) as well as with universities all around the world.</p> </article> <div class="aside"> <div class="box-row full"> <div class="box facts-figures nolink"> <div class="box-header alt"> <h2>Fact & figures</h2> </div> <div class="box-content"> <ul> <li class="laurel"> <strong>27</strong> <span>Spinoza winners until now</span> </li> <li class="academic"> <strong>8</strong> <span>Academy Professorships</span> </li> <li class="diversity"> <strong>32%</strong> <span>Female professors</span> </li> </ul> </div>  </div>  </div> </div>  </div> <div class="box-row threes"> <div class="box news"> <div class="box-header alt"> <h2>In the media</h2> </div> <div class="box-content"> <ul> <li> <a href="/en/in-the-media/2025/02/media-spotlight-on-neutrino-detection-by-underwater-telescope"> <img src="/binaries/content/gallery/ul2/main-images/science/lion/2025-images-lion/03.-credit-n.-busser_cnrs-banner.jpg/03.-credit-n.-busser_cnrs-banner.jpg/d64x64" alt="" width="64" height="64" /> <div> <span class="meta">21 February 2025</span> <strong>Media spotlight on neutrino detection by underwater telescope</strong> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/in-the-media/2025/02/carlo-beenakker-explains-quantum-in-de-ongelooflijke-podcast-on-nporadio1"> <img src="/binaries/content/gallery/ul2/main-images/science/lion/2025-images-lion/podcast-eo-carlo2.png/podcast-eo-carlo2.png/d64x64" alt="" width="64" height="64" /> <div> <span class="meta">21 February 2025</span> <strong>Carlo Beenakker explains quantum in de Ongelooflijke Podcast on NPOradio1</strong> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/in-the-media/2025/02/barista-sander-snel-every-customer-deserves-a-friendly-welcome"> <img src="/binaries/content/gallery/ul2/main-images/humanities/gedeelde-content/2025/02/header-sander-snel.jpg/header-sander-snel.jpg/d64x64" alt="" width="64" height="64" /> <div> <span class="meta">20 February 2025</span> <strong>Barista Sander Snel: ‘Every customer deserves a friendly welcome’</strong> </div> </a> </li> </ul> <p class="more"> <a href="https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/in-the-media?category=In+the+media">More news</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="box ajax" data-content="/en/async/blog?uuid=836007ec-2f55-45ae-b74e-203bca8aa89a" data-loading="Loading..." data-hide-while-loading="true" data-remove-on=""> <div class="box-header alt"> <h2>Blogs</h2> </div> <div class="box-content"> <noscript>JavaScript is required to load this data.</noscript> </div> </div> <div class="box figure "> <div class="box-content"> <a href="/en/yal"> <figure> <img src="/binaries/content/gallery/customsites/yal/groepsfoto-young-academy-leiden-1.jpg" alt=""/> <figcaption> <strong>Young Academy Leiden</strong> <span class="meta">Shaping the future of academia</span> </figcaption> </figure> </a> </div> </div> <div class="box events"> <div class="box-header alt"> <h2>Inaugural lecture, PhD defence</h2> </div> <div class="box-content"> <ul> <li> <a href="/en/events/2025/02/establishing-control-the-krio-elite-and-the-transformation-of-labour-relations-in-colonial-sierra-leone-1868-1919"> <span class="event-date one-day"> <time datetime="2025-02-21T10:00"> 21 <abbr title="February"> Feb </abbr> </time> </span> <div> <span class="meta alt"> PhD defence </span> <strong>Establishing Control: The Krio Elite and the Transformation of Labour Relations in Colonial Sierra Leone, 1868-1919</strong> <span class="meta">F.D. Kram</span> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/events/2024/11/donor-t-cell-responses-and-interaction-with-graft-versus-host-target-tissue-after-allogeneic-stem-cell-transplantation"> <span class="event-date one-day"> <time datetime="2025-02-21T11:30"> 21 <abbr title="February"> Feb </abbr> </time> </span> <div> <span class="meta alt"> PhD defence </span> <strong>Donor T-cell responses and interaction with graft versus host target tissue after allogeneic stem cell transplantation</strong> <span class="meta">B. van der Zouwen</span> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/events/2025/02/visible-discovering-the-impact-of-research-conducted-by-universities-of-applied-sciences"> <span class="event-date one-day"> <time datetime="2025-02-21T13:00"> 21 <abbr title="February"> Feb </abbr> </time> </span> <div> <span class="meta alt"> PhD defence </span> <strong>Visible: Discovering the Impact of Research Conducted by Universities of Applied Sciences</strong> <span class="meta">S.K. 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alt="" width="64" height="64" /> <div> <span class="meta">21 February 2025</span> <strong>Exploring the materials and heritage involved in the Belt and Road Initiative</strong> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/news/2025/02/new-technology-could-make-hard-to-recycle-plastics-recyclable"> <img src="/binaries/content/gallery/ul2/main-images/science/nieuws/2025/2/energy-259725_1920.jpg/energy-259725_1920.jpg/d64x64" alt="" width="64" height="64" /> <div> <span class="meta">18 February 2025</span> <strong>New technology could make hard-to-recycle plastics recyclable</strong> </div> </a> </li> </ul> <p class="more"> <a href="https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news?category=Awards">More news</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="footer-container"> <footer class="wrapper clearfix"> <section> <h2>Study programmes</h2> <ul> <li> <a href="/en/education/bachelors">Bachelor's programmes</a> </li> <li> <a href="/en/education/masters">Master's programmes</a> </li> <li> <a 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