Leiden University wants to attract the best academics. What requirements does it set for new academic staff members? What requirements must you meet for a career in academia? Read more about our career policy for academic staff.

Leiden University wants to attract the best academics. What requirements does it set for new academic staff members? What requirements must you meet for a career in academia? Read more about our career policy for academic staff.

Leiden University wants to attract the best academics. What requirements does it set for new academic staff members? What requirements must you meet for a career in academia? Read more about our career policy for academic staff.

At Leiden University, we expect our researchers and lecturers to share our ambition to become one of the best. This is the crux of our HR policy. Read more about our policy below. Also, you will find more information about temporary staff, staff participation, leadership and how we ensure our integr…

There are regulatory policies and recommendations in place, which you should comply with and take into consideration during your research.

Sebastian Sewerin is Lecturer of Environmental Politics at the Institute of Political Science.

Join diplomats and scholars for a dynamic discussion on how Mexico, Chile, and Colombia are advancing feminist foreign policy across Latin America and the Caribbean. A conversation meant to highlight concrete experiences, strategic challenges, and opportunities for advancing gender-equitable diplomacy…

The European automotive industry is not just about cars; it’s one of the cornerstones of the European economy. It contributes around 7% of the EU’s GDP, supports millions of jobs, and sustains a vast, interconnected supply chain that fuels growth, exports and innovation across the continent. But this…

Leiden ecotoxicologist Martina Vijver helped shake a European policy proposal in a single weekend. Not with a new experiment, but with years of research on pesticides – and an urgent letter that reached Brussels.

Professor Wolff discusses the EU migration policy on Global Europe.

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Bribing a politician to gain influence or making sure friends end up in powerful positions: Brazilian energy companies use these power strategies daily.

Ellen van Reuler is a lecturer at the Institute of Political Science.

Dutch knowledge institutions are taking steps to recognise and reward open science. On 13 December, the Open Science NL Steering Board approved a total of 1.2 million euros in grants to 23 institutions. The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) will lead the national coordination of the local…

On 1 November 2024, the university introduced a new mobility policy, facilitated by Shuttel. Since then, we have been logging our travel (commuting and domestic business travel) and homeworking days in the Shuttel app. As agreed, we evaluated this policy after a year, and the result was positive. We…

‘Crisis and change in European Union foreign policy.’ That is the title of Nikki Ikani’s book that was published last month. We asked the writer five questions about her book. Presentation: 5 & 20 April.

AI is becoming increasingly relevant in our daily work. Last month, FGGA launched its 'Principles for Working with GenAI'. On 1 September, a basic e-learning module will go live to support staff in getting started. But this is just the beginning. To develop useful, practical AI support—training,…

Are you doing research on migration policy in a country that is facing democratic backsliding or breakdown, or that is deepening its already-autocratic character? Are you struggling with how to best do your research so that it is meaningful and scientifically sound yet safe for you and research participants?…

John Kroes received a royal honour from Leiden deputy mayor Julius Terpstra on 20 November. He was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau for his exceptional services to the university and his extensive voluntary work for organisations in Leiden and The Hague.

Climate change affects our well-being in many ways. On the science platform The Conversation, Inge Schrijver, Paul Behrens and Rutger Hoekstra of the CML describe how this is hardly taken into account in the climate models on which global policy is based.

American foreign policy in the period after the Second World War is often characterised as liberal. This is, however, not the full picture, argues university lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe. He has been awarded a Vidi grant to research and rewrite this popular narrative.

Katharina Natter is Senior Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science.

Max van Lent is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Leiden University. He obtained his MSc in Economics degree from Erasmus University Rotterdam, and defended his PhD thesis in October 2017 at the same university. His research interests include behavioral, and experimental economics.

Valerie Pattyn has received Veni funding for her project Policy evaluations evaluated. When do they prompt an overhaul of policies? 'I am really looking forward to immerse myself in this study, and I am enormously grateful for this unique opportunity'.

How do we balance policy critique with constructive policy recommendations? How do we navigate power relations between policy makers and (disadvantaged) communities, without estranging either? And what are particularly productive methods for translating our medical anthropological insights into poli…

As of 1 September 2025, a uniform policy will be in effect within our faculty for the use of earned income. This policy provides clear guidelines for the use of funds obtained by staff through activities carried out outside their regular duties as agreed with the institute. These activities therefore…

The 2025 Data for Policy conference at Leiden University explored how digital and green transitions can shape a more sustainable and inclusive future.

From 1 October 2025, the Faculty will operate under the University Knowledge Security Policy Framework. This brings an end to the temporary faculty procedure that has been in place since October 2023. The University policy aligns with the broader societal and geopolitical context and follows the principle:…

Are you doing research on migration policy in a country that is facing democratic backsliding or breakdown, or that is deepening its already-autocratic character? Are you struggling with how to best do your research so that it is meaningful and scientifically sound yet safe for you and research participants?…

The Moria deal has been marked as a controversial issue in the formation process for a new Dutch government – a development that fits with the government’s hesitancy in implementing what is already a meagre asylum policy, writes master’s student Nina Fokkink in an article in Dutch newspaper NRC.

Taking responsibility concerning colonial heritage and restitution is a pressing issue for countries and museums worldwide. On 23 and 24 May, a Leiden University interdisciplinary symposium will explore new perspectives as a basis for policies. Organising professors Carsten Stahn and Pieter ter Keurs…

Bert Koenders, professor of Peace, Law and Security at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, has been appointed chairman of the Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV), or foreign policy.

Minister Silvania of Curaçao has announced that Germaine Rekwest, who was awarded a PhD from Leiden University in September, will support him on treaty policy for Curaçao. The minister announced this in his travel report.

Rianne Bouwman recently started as policy officer for education.

Nikki Ikani, Assistant Professor Intelligence and Security at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), has recently published her latest monograph 'Crisis and change in European Union foreign policy' with Manchester University Press.

To what extent can Parliament limit freedom with the so-called 2G policy? Associate Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law Ingrid Leijten of Leiden University discussed this topic on NOS Nieuws en Co.

Dr Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law at eLaw, will receive the AI Policy Leaders Academia Award from CAIDP Europe (Center for AI and Digital Policy Europe) alongside Professor Alessandro Mantelero from the Politecnico di Torino. The award is 'for their collective call on EU policymakers…