The Research Master in Classics and Ancient Civilizations covers two years (120 EC) and provides intensive and comprehensive training across the entire range of present-day research on the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome and the Ancient Near East.

In the field of Western art music, improvisation has become a much discussed topic. In this interdisciplinary study I argue that in this context, improvisation is not to be seen as a quasi-autonomous skill or art form, but as an aspect of music-making in general.

In the field of Western art music, improvisation has become a much discussed topic. In this interdisciplinary study I argue that in this context, improvisation is not to be seen as a quasi-autonomous skill or art form, but as an aspect of music-making in general.

Conference, First Annual Symposium of the Leiden Jewish Studies Association

Online Workshop

Lecture, Leiden Translation Talks

Lecture, Special Topics in Dialectology (2023)

Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars

Debate

Esa Kasmir (21) is a third-year student in International Studies and is doing a minor in Philosophy. How does he cope with the present situation and how does he keep in touch with friends and family?

Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series

Samineh Bagheri is the first PhD candidate to defend her thesis fully remotely.

Everyone who is moving to a new address in The Hague will need to register in the Municipal Personal Records Database of The Hague.

VVI Research Meeting 2023-2024

Lecture

Lecture

Roundtable

Lots of efforts are being made to promote open science practices in scholarly publishing. However, information on the openness of scholarly journals is highly fragmented. There are various data sources that provide information on specific aspects of openness, but there is hardly any integration of these…

This volume of Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia focuses on how local communities in prehistory define themselves in relation to a bigger social world.

You study in the heart of The Hague’s many E&G-focused public organisations, and will hear from practitioners working in policy-making, economic regulation and public administration in guest lectures. This contact gives you insights into your future direction, and enables you to start building your…

PhD defence

Conference

Lecture, Part of Open Lectures Serie

This project explores the religious lives of a Surinamese Hindu community practicing in Amsterdam at the Sri Radha Krishna Mandir from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Lecture, Research Seminar Europe 1000-1800

Lecture

Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and the Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR) are taking part in the phase 2 clinical trial of Janssen Vaccines’ candidate coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine will be tested on 45 test participants in Leiden from 14 September onwards.

How do people vote? How rational are voting choices? How much do external factor weigh in? In this article social scientis provide some background.

A diverse team of Leiden archaeologists applied for, and was awarded, the KNAW ‘Appreciated!’ grant, meant to further their science communication endeavours. We speak with Dr Maikel Kuijpers, who is the main contact person of the application.

How and why governments engage with civil society as well as how civil society organizes itself and exerts political influence constitute the key focus of the research programme Public Governance & Civil Society. As such, this research programme offers unique expertise within the field of public administration…

Lecture, VVIK Lecture

Exhibition

Inaugural lecture

Lecture

Lecture

Lecture

Lecture, Histories Connected: Work-in-Progress

Lecture, Lunch Time Talk

Lecture

When we think of unethical medical experiments, we tend to think first of Nazi Germany. What is less well known is that experiments were also carried out in colonised areas without the explicit consent of the test subject. University lecturer Fenneke Sysling has received a European grant to research…

This book is about what happens when two people meet. Its main aim is to present an account of intersubjectivity.

On 17 October 2018, Thomas Sanders defended his doctoral thesis 'Invordering door de overheid: de invordering van geldschulden uit herstelsancties onder de Awb'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. mr. T. Barkhuysen and Prof. mr. M.W. Scheltema.

How can the Indonesian National Ombudsman make the transition from autonomous to responsive justice in view of the day-to-day challenges it is faced with?

Can we make quantum devices from quantum surprises? And can we explore and build life from the nanoscale up?

This political theory specialisation focuses on the concepts of legitimacy and justice—political philosophy’s core themes. Immersing yourself in theories, philosophical and theoretical methods, and complex cases, you will make the leap from opinion to analysis.

Are you a curious and enthusiastic student, and do you want to do more besides your regular studies? If so, Honours education might be something for you!