News
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Interview with Markus Davidsen on his Comenius project 12 April 2024
Assistant professor Markus Davidsen has received the Comenius grant, with which he wishes to improve secondary education on religion. In this intervie...
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In memoriam: Alexander Hendrik (Sander) de Groot (3 april 1943 - 1 april 2024) 12 April 2024
Op maandag 1 april 2024 stierf onze leermeester, vriend en gewaardeerd collega Dr. Alexander Hendrik de Groot (Sander).
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Religious Studies students "learn with the city": bridging the gap between religion and society 10 April 2024
Three students in Elpine de Boer’s class “Practicing Religious Studies” have been working together on a “Leren met de Stad” (“Learning with the City”)...
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How live bloggers balance speed and credibility 28 March 2024
PhD candidate Sebastiaan van de Lubben has written live blogs about Leiden politics. But how do you go about covering an event while it unfolds? ‘You ...
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Susanna Lindberg: ‘I want to protect our plurality and openness’ 26 March 2024
Professor Susanna Lindberg has been appointed Scientific Director of the Institute for Philosophy with effect from 1 February. In her new role, she ai...
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Ronald Giphart writer in residence at Leiden University this autumn 25 March 2024
Writer in residence Ronald Giphart will explore a number of his own fascinations with Leiden students.
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‘Maybe interdisciplinarity could function as a way to change the university’ 25 March 2024
This year, in a three-part symposium series, we are exploring how interdisciplinary collaboration can be promoted at the university. In the second ses...
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Minor Violence Studies: interesting encounters and flying wooden blocks 21 March 2024
The English taught interdisciplinary minor Violence Studies looks into various facets of interpersonal violence. Is this minor for all Leiden students...
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Quality of master’s programmes assessed in new guide 21 March 2024
The Air and Space Law (Advanced LL.M.) master’s programme at Leiden University is among ten ‘excellent master’s programmes’ at Dutch universities. Thi...
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Herta Mohr Building officially handed over to the Faculty of Humanities 20 March 2024
On Tuesday 19 March, Chris Suijker (Director of Real Estate) handed over the key of the Herta Mohr Building to Saskia Goedhard (Executive Director of ...
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The European Commission, “a humanities-friendly work environment” 20 March 2024
On February 29 2024, the Humanities Career Service of Leiden University organised a career day to the European Union institutions in Brussels. Natalia...
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Call for applications: Aspasia Travel Grant 20 March 2024
Travel grant call for applications open to people who were identified as female at birth or who identify as female at the time of application for exte...
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Alumnus Emma Govaart is fighting for equal opportunities for young people 20 March 2024
Leiden alumnus Emma Govaart (24) wanted to make an impact on society, so she took a job in the non-profit sector after graduating. She now promotes eq...
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Wouter Kalf and Niels van Doesum win a Seed Grant 19 March 2024
To support interdisciplinary research on today's world-scale changes and governing challenges, the GTGC programme awards a number of seed grants to sc...
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‘Stemmen van Afrika’ wins popularisation prize: 'Language is more than grammar' 19 March 2024
The Voices of Africa platform is ten years old and has just recently won the annual popularisation prize of the Netherlands Graduate School of Linguis...