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

Valerie de Koeijer is Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution and International Organisation at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs of Leiden University. Her research is on responses to disaster and climate change, with a focus on conflict and cooperation in the relationships between various…

Thijs van Dooremalen is an Assistant Professor within the Governance of Crises research group of the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. He researches how and why events can cause transformations within national public spheres (media, politics, policy making). He employs a mixed methods perspective…

Charlotte Boin is a PhD candidate in Governance of Crisis at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. She’s fascinated by the effect crises have on social systems. For her PhD research, she studies how groups adapt to chronic threats when there are no easy or attractive options left on the table.…

From academic freedom to security and medical breakthroughs: during Leiden University’s 451st Dies Natalis, the speakers reflected on the role of universities in a world of social and geopolitical tensions.

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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Artificial intelligence can help doctors analyse images such as MRI scans. In future it may even be able to predict how a tumour will grow. And that is badly needed to relieve the pressure on healthcare workers.

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…

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.

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

This month, the FSW Art Committee made a new purchase: the work “Remembering AE” by Fenna Poletiek. 'Remembering AE' refers to Professor Andrea Evers, who passed away last year.

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…

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…

Healthy lifestyle campaigns are often unsuccessful. It is hard to get people to eat healthily or do more exercise. Behavioural science expertise should be drawn on at a much earlier stage in policy development, say twelve behavioural scientists in a position paper. They will present the paper to Maarten…

Chengyi started as a PhD researcher at the Environmental Biology department of CML in September 2022.

Oscar investigates Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) solutions at CML’s Industrial Ecology department since October 2019.

Shijie started as a PhD researcher at the Industrial Ecology department of CML in October 2020.