News
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Global citizenship research launched in cooperation with NCDO 22 October 2020
At the initiative of the National Commission for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development (NCDO), Leiden University has commenced researc...
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Steven Truxal appointed Professor of Air and Space Law in Leiden 22 October 2020
Steven Truxal joins Leiden University as Professor of Air and Space Law on 1 December 2020. Truxal holds a BA in International Affairs with concentrat...
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‘Surgeons and rowers have a lot in common’ 19 October 2020
Rower Boudewijn Röell (31) already has one Olympic medal, but he's hoping to win another in Tokyo. 'At some point, though, you do have to stop.' Easi...
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Alumna Fleur van Elk about studying and working 19 October 2020
Alumna Fleur van Elk graduated cum laude for the research master's program Cognitive Neuroscience and started her PhD trajectory at the Erasmus Univer...
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Welcome Janice McNab 13 October 2020
We welcome artist Janice McNab to ACPA as a post-doc scholar.
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Helen Pluut new chair of Young Academy Leiden 07 October 2020
Young Academy Leiden brings together young researchers, gives them a say in policymaking and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration. Chair Tom Louwer...
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Gijsbert Rutten new Professor of Historical Sociolinguistics of Dutch 05 October 2020
As of 1 July, Gijsbert Rutten is Professor by special appointment of Historical Sociolinguistics of Dutch at Leiden University. Rutten, who also works...
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Jan van de Streek appointed Professor of Tax Law in Leiden 02 October 2020
Jan van de Streek is a tax scholar who conducts research into the taxation of multinationals. His appointment will commence on 1 January 2021.
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Alumna Cultural Anthropology Van der Helm is 'Stadsfotograaf' Leidsch Dagblad 28 September 2020
Every year a photographer portrays Leiden as Stadsfotograaf (City Photographer) of the Leidsch Dagblad. This year it is the honor to Leonie van der He...
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Anneloes van Iwaarden: 'I think writing is one of the most fun things to do.' 28 September 2020
Anneloes van Iwaarden works part-time as a communications manager at the Centre for Linguistics (LUCL). She grew up in England, Switzerland and the Ne...
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Asma Mehan about PortCityFutures, anthropology and Leiden 25 September 2020
Port cities are internationally connected. Decisions and changes occurring in one city have a direct impact on port cities in other parts of the world...
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In lockdown during fieldwork abroad 23 September 2020
Imagine: you are at the end of your fieldwork in Peru and ready to go home when all flights get canceled because of Covid-19. It happened to master st...
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Leiden Law School and University of Stirling investigate migrant homelessness within ‘crimmigration’ systems 22 September 2020
This collaborative study examines the major challenges facing migrant groups and the implications of deep social exclusion for policy and practice.
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‘I hope to leave a little mark on the field’ 16 September 2020
Born in Hungary and moved to Austria, András Bárány grew up bi-lingual. It undoubtedly ignited his interest in languages. In Leiden, he now researches...
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From Leiden student to Australian Ambassador to the Holy See 15 September 2020
Chiara Porro from Australia studied International Relations and Diplomacy at Leiden University and has been Australia’s Ambassador to the Holy See sin...