News
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LTA Education Festival: working together to find connection in education 18 June 2024
Education never stops because society is always changing. It is up to students and lecturers to align learning and teaching with current demands. Duri...
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Leiden Research Support Network: invisible forces in science 18 June 2024
They are not always in the spotlight but are essential to our scientific research: Leiden research support professionals. And their network is growing...
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Fed up with having to log in all the time? Here’s why it’s essential 18 June 2024
It can be irritating, all that logging in to university systems: entering your password for the umpteenth time and confirming in an app or with a code...
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Nico Schrijver appointed Interim Chair of Netherlands Institute for Human Rights 17 June 2024
Nico Schrijver, Professor Emeritus of Public International Law, has been appointed Interim Chair of the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights. He wil...
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Third Congress of Members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration 17 June 2024
Between 12 and 14 June, Professor Larissa van den Herik and Dr Mamadou Hébié participated in the Third Congress of the Members of the Permanent Court ...
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Leiden University fifth in SustainaBul sustainability ranking 17 June 2024
Leiden University has secured fifth place in SustainaBul, the sustainability ranking for universities and universities of applied sciences in the Neth...
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Interview with interim cabinet minister Van Leeuwen: from lawyer to diplomat to politician 17 June 2024
In his last week as interim cabinet minister, alumnus and outgoing Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Geoffrey van Leeuwen s...
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Hilde Woker and Renate Reitsma appointed members of National Ocean Decade Committee 14 June 2024
The National Ocean Decade Committee has appointed two new members from Leiden University. As members of this committee, Hilde Woker and Renate Reitsma...
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Prison reward systems do not work well and prisoners are the ones who pay 13 June 2024
Ten years ago, a new reward system was introduced in Dutch prisons: the only way prisoners could earn extra ‘freedoms’ was through good behaviour. Fre...
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Unique exhibition translates science into music, images and dance 13 June 2024
Leiden researchers from different disciplines look together at complex social problems. What happens when they join forces with artists? The results c...
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Farewell to Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa: Tireless advocate for D&I 12 June 2024
Aya Ezawa bade farewell as Diversity Officer of Leiden University at a celebration in the Academy Building on 11 June. Since her appointment in 2019, ...
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The environment: victim and initiator of armed conflict 12 June 2024
The Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding is set to take place between 19 and 21 June at the Wijnhaven building in The Hague. ...
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Using health data for scientific research isn’t that simple 12 June 2024
While health data is essential for scientific research, that data also needs to be protected. In her doctoral thesis, Irith Kist found a balance betwe...
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The OIC puts its heads together 12 June 2024
The Education Information Centre (OIC) plays a key role in organising the teaching and education provided at our faculty. But what does this departmen...
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Seven Comenius grants for Leiden lecturers 11 June 2024
Eleven lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius grants that will allow them to work with their teams on an innovation project withi...