News
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Agreement between ISGA and NIPV made official 07 June 2022
The collaboration between ISGA and the NIPV (Netherlands Institute for Public Safety) has been made official. This took place under the guidance of in...
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Farewell Paul Abels as Professor 01 June 2022
On 25 May, Professor Paul Abels retired as professor by special appointment. Abels has been working as Professor by special appointment Governance of ...
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Video: Is the hypersonic rocket system the new super weapon? 01 June 2022
Missiles that travel at approximately six thousand kilometres per hour, up to 5 or 6 times the speed of sound. Has Russia used those against Ukraine a...
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The person behind the murderer 26 May 2022
Are all murderers calculating psychopaths with an obscene predilection for bloody chainsaws? Yes, if Hollywood is to be believed, but in the real worl...
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Should intelligence services have a ‘licence to kill’? 19 May 2022
The ‘University of the Netherlands’ is a series of lectures in which academics address topics based on their expertise. In the latest instalment, cult...
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Kluitersprijs for excellent students Minor Intelligence Studies 2021- 2022 18 May 2022
The ‘Kluitersprijs’ is awarded to students who achieve excellent results in the minor Intelligence Studies every year.
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Violations of law during armed conflicts should be investigated – also by Russia 12 May 2022
The chance that it will do so is about zero, but Russia is legally obliged to investigate violations of law during the war in Ukraine. States that ent...
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Call for Applications: PhD Supervision Excellence Training for Academic Staff 09 May 2022
What is ‘teaching excellence’ in Higher Education? Which different teaching excellence training, promotion and reward schemes exist across Europe? How...
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Becoming a terrorist provides income, safety and identity 06 May 2022
How do people become involved in terrorist organisations? Liesbeth van der Heide sought the answer to this question in a Malian prison, where she inte...
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The interdisciplinary programme Social Resilience and Security brings out a new minor: Violence Studies 03 May 2022
In the academic year 2022-2023 the Social Resilience and Security interdisciplinary programme will offer a new minor for students who are interested i...
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Registration open new minor Violence Studies 22 April 2022
In the academic year 2022-2023 the Social Resilience and Security interdisciplinary programme will offer a new minor for students who are interested i...
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War and Peace Studies: New CSM track focusses on modern war, warfare and peace building efforts 21 April 2022
War and peace studies. A topic that is more relevant than ever because of the war in Ukraine. In September, the MSc Crisis and Security Management (CS...
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Very successful conference marks end of Integrated Project for students Security Studies 12 April 2022
Last week, third-year students of the Bachelor Security Studies concluded a seven-week intensive programme with a two-day conference. They presented t...
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‘You can’t just go to the field and leave again with data’: meet LUCIR scholar Corinna Jentzsch 11 April 2022
Corinna Jentzsch, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science and co-convener of the Leiden University Center...
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Ten Leiden researchers awarded a Veni grant 11 April 2022
Ten Leiden researchers will receive funding of up to 280,000 euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). They will use this grant to develop their re...