The Business & Liability Research Network's (BLRN) vision is that company law should be aligned with socio-economic developments requiring a continuous observation of interactions between the law in the books and the law in action.

The chemical industry must continue to innovate for a more sustainable, healthier society. The reseachers from the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) contribute by applying their knowledge to themes such as sustainability, energy and health.

LUCIR aims to bundle together, strengthen and disseminate existing research in the field of international relations.

CompaRe aims to conduct and stimulate research on comparative regional integration in Europa, Asia, Africa and Latin-America.

The institute hosts criminal lawyers and criminologists who engage in high-quality scientific research that is also relevant for society.

The Institute of Political Science has a multi-dimensional research programme that promotes the unity of the institute as an intellectual community rooted in the social sciences and especially political science, while enabling overlapping groups of colleagues to develop particular research agendas within…

The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo provides myriad forms of assistance to researchers from our affiliated institutions. For more information on the current research NVIC is involved in, please select your field of academic interest on the left.

Computers are becoming ever more powerful and are taking on more complex tasks. The Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) contributes to revolutionary scientific research and applies the latest inventions in the field, offering answers to today’s questions of society.

Research in the group Clinical Neurodevelopmental Studies is focused on understanding and influencing developmental mechanisms in children and adolescents, in particular the development of psychopathology, ranging from mild to severe neurodevelopmental disorders.

The research within the Private International Law Department covers private international law, with a particular focus on the fundamental principles of formal private international law.

Research at the Leiden Centre of Data Science covers a wide range of topics and is connected to many different academic disciplines.

The mission of our group is understanding how science communication works to improve the interaction between science and society.

If you want to help make the world a better place, you first have to understand this world. This conviction forms the basis of our research and teaching in Leiden and The Hague.

The research carried out within the unit Health, Medical and Neuropsychology investigates the psychological factors of health and disease, and the development of innovative treatment.

Research at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies is primarily carried out under its Research Programme ‘Exploring the Frontiers of International Law’.

Our researchers are experts in the fields of languages, cultures, history, arts, societies and philosophy. Together we cover almost all continents and time periods. Knowledge of these disciplines contributes to a humane, safe and sustainable world.

Research at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) focuses on linguistic variation and diversity.

Our Institute’s research focuses on ‘global vulnerabilities and social resilience’. Specifically, we highlight three interconnected themes: diversity, sustainability, and digitalisation.

Research within the department of Philosophy of Law is mainly focused on the history of the philosophy of law.

Leiden Law School has a long tradition of research in Air Law and, of more recent vintage, in Space Law.

The programme group Research Methods and Statistics has a broad orientation on research. It offers support to researchers from a variety of research projects within Education and Child Studies.

The Cognitive Psychology Unit has two main reseach lines, which focus on basic research questions and more applied challenges.

Research at the Catalysis and Surface Chemistry group is comprised of the following research themes:

The theme in the research of the Educational Sciences program group is "the learning individual in education". This theme is viewed from various angles, with particular attention to normative learning and development processes.

Find out more about the impact of Brexit on research projects.

Research by the Hazelhoff Centre for Financial Law covers financial law in a broad sense.

The faculty’s scientific research is organised around a number of centres and institutes in The Hague, city of peace, security and justice.

Projects and Programmes

The Leiden Leadership Centre conducts research into the development of effective public leadership within and between organisations. On the basis of our research and development agenda ‘Furthering Public Leadership’, we focus on public leadership in a public context, on its societal impact, and on leadership…

The Faculty of Archaeology is the largest academic centre of Archaeology in Continental Europe with over 170 staff members.

Enduring influence of Roman law

Physicists at the Leiden Institute of Physics (LION) conduct fundamental research into physical phenomena. They are inspired by curiosity and the desire to know more about the world in which we live. This research has always paved the way for new practical applications. These are something that the…

At the Sport Data Center, five research themes are explored.

The M&S unit has three central themes of research:

Research at the MCBIM group is comprised of the following research themes:

The aim of our research program is to better understand the aetiology and course of mood, anxiety and trauma and stressor-related disorders and to test and improve treatments for these disorders.

How do people acquire language? How can you train your brain? What is the effect of stress on an unborn child? LIBC research topics range from language processing to cognitive robotics, and from psychiatric disorders to neuro-pharmacology. Meet several main research topics called 'hotspots'.

The Forensic Family and Youth Care Studies research group conducts innovative high-quality research aiming to gain knowledge about deviant developmental trajectories of vulnerable children, adolescents, and families, about how to prevent problematic development and how to intervene when necessary.

The conquest by Rome brought profound changes to large parts of Europe. Unprecedented infrastructural works such as roads and harbours were created, towns sprang up, a ribbon of fortresses was laid out along the frontiers and there is a vast increase in material culture to inform us about the lives…

Research at LUC fits within the general frame of global challenges that is central to our teaching program, covering major societal issues including Peace & Justice, Diversity, Prosperity, and Sustainability.

Research at the SBC group is comprised of the following research themes:

The LLRC has collaborated on developing the communicative tasks for the Leiden Learner Corpus (LLC).

Overview of the main research projects at the Leiden Papyrological Institute.

The current projects of the Molecular Physiology group focus on kinases and proteins of the endocannabinoid system.

Research at the THEOR group is comprised of the following research themes:

Through metabolism, biochemical processes give rise to the complexity of life. Acquired and inborn errors in metabolism underlie many diseases occurring in man. The challenge for present day medical biochemistry is to find, and integrate, pieces of information at molecular, cell and organismal level…

The CSPRR hosts several research projects.

The research of the unit is aimed at the development of models to explain and describe the influences in social systems. Social influences are studied in three ways: from the perspective of group dynamics, from an individual-cognitive perspective, and from an economic and consumer psychological pers…

An overview of the research at the Biologics Formulation group

Although there has been an increase in the research into brain function and dysfunction in relation to stress and emotions, there are still many unanswered questions.