There is a widespread belief that people with autism are less empathetic. In other words, that they are less able to put themselves in someone else's ...

At the Lowlands festival last weekend, visitors could test their navigation skills and contribute to scientific research. Leiden psychologists were st...

A major lawsuit has begun in the US against the parent company of Whatsapp and Instagram. Prosecutors allege that Meta intentionally designs apps that...

All the continents are represented, as around 1,300 students from 75 different countries start Orientation Week Leiden. What’s on the programme?

Scientists at Leiden University have discovered how a beneficial bacterium helps plants cope with drought. The finding reveals a previously unknown bi...

Philosopher Alexandra Prégent has explored how emotion recognition technology could change the way we interact with one another. In her dissertation, ...

New European rules should make batteries more sustainable. But proving that manufacturers meet those requirements will require a verification system t...

Always losing your way, even in places you’ve been visiting for years? You may have Developmental Topographical Disorientation (DTD). Psychologists fr...

Researchers Dietsje Jolles and Rachel Plak are helping bring science to a wider audience as ambassadors for the Weekend of Science on 3 and 4 October....

Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognis...

Tjerk Kroes (1965-2026), a member of the Board of Governors, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Saturday 15 August.

Portraits, encounters, domestic scenes, street views, and landscapes. The earliest photographs of Japan not only show the development of a new techniq...

For two years, Alexa represented the voice of honours students within the Honours Academy board. She is now stepping down as assessor. It’s time to lo...

Astronomers at Leiden University have led an international team to discover that the most massive galaxies in the young Universe contain far more smal...

A woman is killed every eight days in the Netherlands. More knowledge is vital to protecting women. Professor Marieke Liem and her team aim to conduct...