From Wednesday 13 July 2022, for four days, Leiden is at the epicentre of European science, as it hosts Europe's largest interdisciplinary conference, the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF). We interviewed Marja Spierenburg, Professor in the Anthropology of Sustainability and Livelihood. In addition to being…

Tomer Fishman is an industrial ecologist whose research is focused towards understanding the materials that accumulate in our buildings, vehicles, infrastructure, consumer products, and green technologies, and how they form the interlinkages between well-being and welfare, economic development, and…

Jyothi Thrivikraman is an Assistant Professor of Global Public Health. She completed her PhD in Social Policy at the Heller School of Social Policy and Management (Brandeis University) in Waltham, Massachusetts (USA). For her PhD, Jyothi focused on the extent of and impacts of medical debt for those…

Jennifer started as a PhD researcher at the Industrial Ecology department of CML in September 2022.

Marieke van der Maden is a PhD candidate at Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science.

Aimee Nelen is a PhD candidate at the Department of Clinical Psychology. She researches the mechanisms of rupture and repair events in psychotherapy sessions, the therapeutic alliance, Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), and psychotherapy training.

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Leiden University has joined the Hague Climate Agreement. This comprises 38 climate deals aimed at making The Hague climate neutral by 2030.

The Council of Ministers has appointed Jan Willem Erisman, Professor of Environment and Sustainability at Leiden University, as chair of the new Scientific Climate Council (WKR) from 1 March. This council will advise the government on climate policy.

At the first Climate Café of 2025, we celebrated the one-year anniversary of The Hague Climate Agreement and reflected together on the successes and opportunities for the future.

Christina Toenshoff is an assistant professor of European politics and political economy at the Institute of Political Science.

In their February online meeting session, The Hague Program on International Cyber Security welcomes Matthijs M Maas for a talk about his new book Architectures of Global AI Governance: From Technological Change to Human Choice.

Sebastian Diessner is an assistant professor at the Institute of Public Administration at Leiden University. His research focusses on the politics of economic policy and has been published in academic journals including Perspectives on Politics, Socio-Economic Review, Review of International Political…

Dr. Emilia Hannula is a soil ecologist passionate about all soil creatures and especially soil fungi.

Michiel Veldhuis is an ecologist trying to understand the drivers of organization of communities and ecosystems, how this is affected by humans and its consequences for ecosystem services and stability.

Limburg lawyer Roger Cox has caused a legal revolution. With high-profile cases against the Dutch state and Shell oil company, he transformed the law into a tool to enforce climate policy. Leidraad alumni magazine spoke to him about a life defined by radical choices for a better world.

Having lectures on sustainability when you're a first-year student of Law, or a course on climate change when you're studying Public Administration may sound odd, but that is just what Associate Professor in Environmental Sciences Thijs Bosker wants to see happening. Together with his colleague Paul…

In historical linguistics, cognates in related spoken languages are identified by the presence of regular, systematic correspondences. Such regular correspondences have not yet been identified among sign languages thought to be related, such as those of the French sign family. In consequence, sign historical…

During a working visit to a company that cleans up space debris, the British Prince Charles suggested that a climate agreement specifically for space might be a good idea. Experts, including Leiden Law School’s Tanja Masson-Zwaan, say the idea is wishful thinking.

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On 24 January 2026, the Advanced MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) hosted its Annual Reconnect & Gala, bringing together alumni from across the world, current students, and faculty. The event celebrated shared values, connection, and purpose, focusing on ‘The great shifts in international…

Shivant Jhagroe is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Public Administration. His current research focusses on marginalised and more-than-human actors in policy and politics (e.g. racialised/low-income groups, ecosystems, algorithms).