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.

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

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

The current rule of law debate in the EU occupies not only the mind of European policy and lawmakers, but also of legal practitioners on the ground. The Europa Institute, in collaboration with the Meijers Committee, therefore organized a Leiden Law Exchange (LLX) to facilitate the exchange of ideas…

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.

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

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

The subject of this thesis is Alverata, a twenty-first-century typeface whose design was inspired by the shapes of Romanesque capitals such as those found in inscriptions of the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

This monograph, written by dr. Dennie Oude Nijhuis and published by Cambridge University Press, discusses the postwar development of the welfare state.

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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.

The Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) is an internationally oriented institute for research and education in biology.

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

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

The JASON Institute, together with the Jean Monet Centre of Excellence, Leiden University Campus The Hague, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Jonge Atlantici, is very pleased to invite you to the Symposium on European Defence- and Security Policy.

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

Projects and Programmes

In the new board game Epoch – Early Inventors you explore the prehistoric landscape. You gather food and raw material to develop tools and skills, and you try to appease the gods. Dr Maikel Kuijpers was involved in its development from the start and he is very happy with the result. “There is a lot…

Would it be possible for local and traditional European forms of parrhesiastic theater—by which Eleni Kamma means events, actions, and performances staged by characters who courageously speak their minds through scenes of excess and laughter, that take place in public view and incite the spectator’s…

The LLC conducts research into the development of effective public leadership within and between organisations.

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

The LUGO team is part of the Administration and Central Services department of the university. Within this department the Business Office (Bedrijfsbureau) is situated. Which supports the directorates within Administration and Central Services. It also supports directors of expertise centers in terms…

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

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

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…

The experimental approach of science applied to artistic research

Dutch political party VVD wants to set up a 'Mini Schengen zone' to control immigration better. But that is easier said than done, says Professor of European Law, Jorrit Rijpma.

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.

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 title of European City of Science was officially handed over to a delegation from Leiden in the Italian city of Trieste on 6 September. Leiden will be the science capital of Europe for the year 2022. The EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF), the largest interdisciplinary science conference in Europe, will…

Collaboration within Europe is currently at a low ebb. This is threatening to undermine our freedom and the rights that are anchored in the European legal order, says Piet Hein Donner, Vice-President of the Council of State and Cleveringa professor at Leiden University for 2015. His lecture on 26 November…

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…

After the successful visit to Brussels of last year, staff of the MA International Relations specialisation European Union Studies, the Communications&Marketing team of Humanities and colleagues from the Law faculty joined forces to organise another great visit to Brussels this February.

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.

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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:

The CSPRR hosts several research projects.