Each year, around forty women in the Netherlands lose their lives, most often at the hands of a (former) partner or family member. Judges, lawyers and...

From the energy transition in Namibia to sustainable jobs for young Nigerians, from African cookbooks to vodcasts on vintage Swahili booklets: during ...

The balance is positive: the faculty is growing faster than expected, reserves have been built up, and new programmes are attracting many students. At...

On 19 September 2025, the Netherlands Institute of International Relations or the ‘Clingendael Institute’ welcomed first-year students of the Advanced...

How to innovate education? In this series, the Honours Academy highlights examples from their educational testing ground that aim to inspire. Today: p...

From street harassment to coercive control: gender-based violence has many faces. Assistant professor Mischa Dekker has studied street harassment in t...

The thesis is the ‘pièce de résistance’ in all the programmes offered by the Institute of Political Science. Students are requested to give their all ...

Polarisation is pervasive: in the workplace, within teams, and even at the top of organisations. Discussions become entrenched, emotions rise, and col...

Leiden University is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Kirsten Sandberg as the Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s R...

Nine students dove into a challenging iGEM project this summer. With their idea, they aim to make antibodies more efficient - and in the meantime lear...

‘Dutch politics are changing, but they also are characterised by stability; that tension fascinates me.’ Sarah de Lange studies, among other things, t...

Master’s student in Company Law Jelle van der Werff left for Melbourne in February 2025 for a six-month exchange. It turned out to be a great opportun...

The Master's programme in History at Leiden University is set to change. From September 2026, three of the five specialisations will be replaced by ne...

A new student-curated exhibition in the F1-corridor of the Van Steenis building brings history to life through remarkable finds from the Amsterdam, a ...

Every Political Science master’s student at Leiden University completes their degree with thesis. The thesis provides students with the opportunity to...