News
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Recap LUMAN Launch 17 May 2023
On Thursday May 11, medical anthropologists from Leiden University organized a festive opening of their new network, the Leiden University Medical Ant...
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Launch of Marco Bronckers’ Liber Amicorum 10 May 2023
On 2 June 2023, the Liber Amicorum – 'The EU and the WTO: Ever the Twain Shall Meet' – in honour of Marco Bronckers will be officially launched at Lei...
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In memoriam: Professor David Fontijn (1971-2023) 03 May 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague, mentor, and friend prof. David Fontijn this Monday, May 1st, 2023. As he share...
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Documentary film alumna Visual Ethnography on show at Pakhuis de Zwijger 02 May 2023
Wilke Geurds graduated from the Visual Ethnography master's programme last year with her intimate and vulnerable documentary 'F*ck Endo. More than jus...
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‘An internship at Foreign Affairs is an incredible experience and a good way to boost your career’ 02 May 2023
Niels van Leeuwen is enrolled in the Master Public Administration: Economics & Governance. During the first stage of his master, he did an internship ...
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Nicolien Mizee new writer in residence at Leiden University 01 May 2023
Writer and columnist Nicolien Mizee will be Leiden University’s new writer in residence from autumn 2023.
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From Zuidas intern to legal-aid lawyer | Leiden Lawcast S02E03 01 May 2023
Nicolette Heijkant is our guest on the latest episode of Leiden Lawcast. Heijkant is an experienced lawyer who won her spurs working in the legal prof...
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Should we build a European mega-dam? 20 April 2023
A mega-dam around Europe is a possible solution as protection against rising sea levels. Whether that is really a good idea, was debated on by young p...
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‘This prize is a great push for my self-esteem and motivation’ 19 April 2023
Not only does she excel at her research, she is also active in outreach and started a collaboration outside her own field during her PhD. Yevheniia Ch...
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Rubicon grant for Leiden physicist: why do leaves of a tree always grow in the same shape? 13 April 2023
PhD candidate Ludwig Hoffmann will spend two years at Harvard University in the US thanks to a Rubicon grant he won on April 11. Using theoretical mod...
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How does the ethics committee work? Suzan Verberne gives an insight 06 April 2023
How ethical is research involving humans and robots? And can research on artificial intelligence cause problems when it ends up in the wrong hands? In...
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Mandy Koenraads: ‘We can really fortify the links between practice, research, and policy’ 05 April 2023
The Scriptiewerkplaats (thesis workshop) is an initiative of Leiden University, TU Delft, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and the municipality of The Ha...
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Back to Leiden for the Science Run: ‘As founder, I just have to participate' 03 April 2023
Once a year, former employee and avid runner Dennis Hoencamp returns to his old workplace. That’s when he competes in the Leiden Science Run. As an ev...
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In memoriam professor Harry Wijshoff 30 March 2023
On March 28, 2023, our esteemed colleague Prof. Harry Wijshoff passed away. He died after a struggle of several months against a serious illness.
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In memoriam: dr. Karin Willemse (1962-2023) 29 March 2023
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of our former colleague dr. Karin Willemse, who passed away on Saturday 18 March 2023.