As you may know, a draft profile for a broad BA programme in Languages and Cultures has been in development for some time. On 21 December 2021, the Faculty Board decided to end the design process of that broad bachelor’s degree programme. However, as the Faculty Board and partners in the discipline…

Sterre ter Haar has won the Rachel Carson Graduation Prize for her thesis on how rising levels of CO₂ affect the nutrient content of plants. For the Industrial Ecology student, the award is a crowning achievement after a difficult period of recovering from long COVID.

On Thursday afternoon, 6 October, Lara Wierenga, Anne Urai and Niels van Doesum kicked off the first edition of Psychology Connected, a recurring event organised by the Science Committee, where big questions and small conversations easily alternate.

During her master's thesis, Nashanty Brunken (24) worked in a team with five other women. With this female team, they discovered the largest molecule so far identified in a disc. 'I have learned so much and because we are all women, it is incredibly empowering. It's very cool to see how far we've come…

Nova Verkerk has represented the interests of students as assessor for the past two years. Now her term has come to an end, and on 1 September she will be succeeded on the Faculty Board by Mette Kamerich.

Eugénie Stapert is a University Lecturer at the Centre for Linguistics.

Dr. Jasper van den Boom is assistant professor EU competition law at the Europa Institute at Leiden University. His research focuses in particular on competition in digital markets and digital regulation including the Digital Markets Act (EU), as well as comparative research between EU, UK, and US…

Martijn van den Brink is an Assistant Professor in EU law at the Europa Institute, Leiden University. His research interests lie at the interface of EU constitutional law and political theory. In his research, Martijn focuses in particular on the constitutional position of the EU legislature, on EU…

Elise Alberts is pursuing a doctoral degree at the Protestant Theological University and Leiden University in the fields of theology and sociolinguistics. In her research, she is investigating the effect of multilingualism on faith experience. In particular, she is examining how language attitudes and…

Darinka Piqani lectures EU law and conducts research in the field of European constitutional law.

Piet Jan Slot taught European substantive law including competition law and state aid at the University of Leiden for more than twenty five years. He is also fellow of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies London and member of the Advisory Board, Common Market Law Review.

Ron Diris is Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics.

Our university labs are bursting with cutting-edge research, but how do you commercialise these inventions and discoveries or translate them into outcomes that benefit society? Professor of biological chemistry Nathaniel Martin started a spin-off company with his team. ‘When it comes to valorisation…

Speaking with your manager more often, focusing explicitly on well-being and giving more recognition and rewards for teamwork and team performance: the annual Performance & Development (P&D) interview will have a new format and also a new name. With the acronym GROW (Gesprekken over Resultaat, Ontwikkeling…

We have to do all we can to stop climate change. But: the Earth is more resilient than we thought. That is the surprising conclusion of an international team of ecologists and mathematicians, which included Leiden mathematician Arjen Doelman. The team discovered that ecosystems can still avoid tipping…

Prof.dr. F.A.J. de Haas dr. R.M. van den Berg Summary This study aims to reconstruct Plato’s theory of change and motion, a topic that has not been adequately or systematically explored despite its critical importance. The pre-Socratic philosophers’ diverse perspectives and debates provide the context…

Following a successful first edition, the Department of Education is organising the next Teaching Fair, Onderwijsparade, on Thursday 3 April. This event is organised by and for our colleagues involved in education and teaching in collaboration with LLinC and the Department of Education. Together, they…

Teaching for Sustainable Tomorrows is a two-part, hands-on, reflective workshop designed for educators who want to meaningfully incorporate climate change and sustainability into their teaching—whether through a single lesson or a course-wide transformation. Each session has a distinct focus, and…

In the ESOF2022 mini-symposium organized by the Social Resilience & Security programme, international experts with a background in psychology, philosophy, and law discussed how the online world is related to adolescent mental health issues, moral and emotional awareness and children’s rights. In three…

What do jellyfish have to do with climate change? Find out as you walk beneath hundreds of jellyfish. Organised by Leiden University Green Office and by our university's central sustainability team, the Cinquecento Medusae exhibition by artist Rosanna Baledda aims to raise awareness…

From 24 March to xxxx, come visit the art installation Cinquecento Medusae, on display in the Leiden Law School.

Anna van Duijvenvoorde examines how brain development relates to changes in decision making, risk-taking and social learning during adolescence. She is also a co-founder of the research platform CHANGE Leiden. She is professor Developmental Psychology.