News
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Fifteen years of Dual PhD Centre: ‘The programme is solid as a rock’ 05 December 2023
December marks the 15th anniversary of the Dual PhD Centre (DPC). Director Johannes Tromp and associate professor Mark Dechesne look back and ahead. D...
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Jeroen Touwen joins Campus The Hague Board 01 December 2023
Jeroen Touwen officially joined the Campus The Hague Board on 28 November. Together with Jan Crijns, he has been responsible for the education portfol...
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Student mental health problems still common but less so than in covid year 2021 30 November 2023
The number of students suffering from stress and anxiety has decreased slightly compared with 2021. But around half still suffer from mental health pr...
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COI stakeholder meeting 2023 on governmental problem-solving and implications for legitimacy 30 November 2023
On November 30, 2023, the research group Institutions for Conflict Resolution (COI) organized a stakeholder meeting on governmental problem-solving an...
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A better world begins with bringing together economic law, environmental law and human rights 30 November 2023
Economic law, environmental law and human rights are important fields of law for sustainable development. But they do not interact sufficiently, which...
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Our perspective on history is changing and our museums are changing too 30 November 2023
Museums have long focused on power, wealth and a few famous figures. But that is changing, says Valika Smeulders, head of the history department at th...
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Keuzegids consumer guide: six top programmes at Leiden University 30 November 2023
Leiden University has six top bachelor’s programmes, according to Keuzegids universiteiten 2024 consumer guide to universities published on 30 Novembe...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri nominated in the '35 under 35' Future Leaders list 28 November 2023
The 4th edition of the award for young leaders in digital policy included Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor at eLaw, among the award recipients.
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Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons 28 November 2023
From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western rememb...
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Dutch people are understanding the term ‘violence’ to mean more and more 27 November 2023
When do we say violence was used in an incident? The answer may seem obvious at first. But interim results from a study by Jolien van Breen show that ...
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Lipsius building occupied by End Fossil 23 November 2023
Members of the End Fossil climate action group, including students from Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotte...
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Augustinus receives first Student Well-being Award 23 November 2023
A growing number of student organisations are focusing attention on the mental, social and physical well-being of their members. This year, the first ...
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden 22 November 2023
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal...
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Short prison sentences: More recidivism and expensive 21 November 2023
Dutch political parties have presented their own 'solutions' to make society 'safer'. How do the party positions compare with scientific research on c...
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‘Let’s try not to lose sight of each other’ – Interview with Annetje Ottow 21 November 2023
The conflict between Israel and Hamas has had a clear impact on Leiden University. Students and staff are angry or scared, feel unsafe and are experie...