On World Press Freedom Day (3 May) the 16th edition of the Freedom of the Press Monitor was published, on press freedom in the Netherlands. While the ...

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has elected 16 new members, including two academics from Leiden. Internist-infectiologist ...

From skincare and manosphere videos to in-game chat: children are growing up in a world that is not always visible to parents. Child development exper...

During an inspiring meeting at the Health Campus The Hague on 2 April, Jan Anthonie Bruijn and Jet Bussemaker reflected on their experiences in politi...

After more than thirty years in the military, Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan has recently become Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning. In a conversati...

CML grants three Stans Awards each year, for the best student thesis, best PhD paper, and best outreach from the past year. The CML staff nominated st...

Injections can be a source of stress and anxiety for children. The Willem-Alexander Children’s Hospital is exploring ways to improve the experience. T...

Well-being economist Rutger Hoekstra has been named as one of the 26 National Champions of the international Frontiers Planet Prize. He is receiving t...

The Spanish government has established a truth commission to address human rights violations committed during the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent...

Social safety in PhD trajectories is high on the agenda both nationally and at Leiden University. In practice, however, it can be challenging to embed...

Tobacco use in the Netherlands is no longer declining and is instead increasing, raising concerns among public health experts and policymakers. Partic...

The School of Democracy is an initiative of several Dutch political foundations aimed at engaging and empowering young people who are eager to strengt...

The ‘Schijf van Vijf’ is the Dutch official dietary guideline, similar to a food pyramid, that shows what a healthy daily diet looks like. The updated...

Which law governs the Strait of Hormuz? Under international law, both Iran and the US are expected to comply with the ‘Constitution for the Oceans’. I...

“Europe must look […] southward, where the global majority resides. The BRICS countries alone represent almost 50% of the world economy and a quarter ...