This initiative is supported by the Leiden University Global Seed Fund (LUGF) 2025, awarded to Santy Kouwagam (VVI) and Irene Hadiprayitno (LIAS) together with Universitas Indonesia.

Are you a researcher or educator passionate about connecting your work with societal needs and actors? Do you want to learn and experience how to integrate civic engagement into your work while building meaningful partnerships and enhancing your impact? This hands-on, interdisciplinary training is designed…

What does GenAI mean for assessment and teaching formats? During the Education Kick-off 2026, course coordinators discussed new guidelines from the Psychology Board of Examiners and explored alternative forms of assessment and AI tools for education.

No procession of professors, just a handful of people in the church and snowdrifts outside Leiden’s Pieterskerk: 8 February 2021 was no ordinary Dies Natalis. Carel Stolker transferred the rectorate to Hester Bijl, and Annetje Ottow became the new President of the Executive Board. With an honorary doctorate…

Every year around 8 February, Leiden University, the oldest university in the Netherlands, is celebrating its birthday. Why does the King still receive a telegram on the day of the Dies Natalis? 4 questions on the origins of Leiden University and its traditions for celebrating its foundation day.

Would you like to reimagine your role as a member of staff or as a student, and the role of the university, in researching, teaching, and community building? If so, please apply by 23 February for this year’s Una Europa Staff Week, happening from 2 to 5 June in Helsinki, Finland. This year’s theme,…

The theme of the celebration of Leiden University's 449th Dies Natalis is curiosity: the inquisitive behaviour that is at the basis of all science and that also engages and moves us forward in our daily existence.

How can our university really become inclusive? This is what students and staff discussed at our annual Diversity & Inclusion symposium. ‘It’s moving from a have-to to a want-to’

This workshop will be held in Dutch. For all the information, please see the Dutch page.

This workshop will be held on this date in Dutch. For all the information, please see the Dutch page.

The official Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2026 and the grant application deadlines for Call 2026 have been published by the European Commission. The Programme Guide provides details on all Erasmus+ programmes in the field of individual mobility and international cooperation, including Coorperation…

On this date, this workshop will take place in English. AI and Education: What Does It Mean for Your Course? During this workshop, we explore what AI means for your own education and teaching practice. Instead of working with AI tools, the workshop supports you in analysing your course and exploring…

On this date, this workshop will take place in English. AI and Education: What Does It Mean for Your Course? During this workshop, we explore what AI means for your own education and teaching practice. Instead of working with AI tools, the workshop supports you in analysing your course and exploring…

The outline agreement proposed by the new cabinet will have serious consequences for higher education and research. If the plans go through, there will be significant cutbacks in our sector. We will keep you up to date with developments on this page.