Each year, the Faculty of Science celebrates exceptional teaching with its annual award. Here you’ll find how the tradition began, how the winner is chosen, and where to explore the lecturers who have earned the title in previous years.

Leiden University offers many possibilities to Chinese students that want to study abroad.

This book offers a historical and historiographical analysis of the Spanish asiento de negros, a contract between the Spanish Monarchy and private parties to introduce specific number of enslaved Africans to Spanish America.

The motivation of student teachers for the teacher's profession depends on various factors. Teacher training can influence the commitment of students.

Brian Shaev

The Greater China Region Group develops and monitors Leiden University's cooperation with China.

LUdev is a student-run company within the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS). We are responsible for acquiring real-world software development projects, giving bachelor’s students the opportunity to apply the technical and theoretical knowledge gained during their studies in a professional…

This project examines the meaning of this historical place, and the way it has been used by the political institutions that have had their seat there.

The Graduate School Management (GSM) module is a registration and monitoring module for you and your supervisor(s). All information is stored in a uniform way and made accessible in one place. Converis is the software behind LUCRIS.

To what extent can digital technologies be considered as authorities?

Herta Mohr, Maliebaan 30, 2311CC, Leiden

At the LAK, you can participate in a wide range of creative courses, supervised by passionate professionals. From drama and presentation to dance, visual arts, singing and music, photography, and writing – there's always something for you. You'll not only develop your talents but also meet like-minded…

This article, by Sara Perlstein, explores how perceived social acceptability shapes whether people talk about risks, showing that risk perceptions and conversations are socially negotiated rather than purely individual.

We highly advise you to register with a GP in Leiden or The Hague before arrival or soon after you get here.

This is the physics summer school of Leiden University. It is part of the Leiden Institute of Physics (LION). The summer school is intended for Bachelor (BSc) students in physics. It covers topics from quantum matter and optics, to biological & soft matter physics and cosmology and theoretical physics.…

Dr. Leila Akkari has been appointed professor by special appointment at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) as per 15 December 2025. Her chair, entitled Cancer-Immune Interactions, has been established by the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), where Dr. Akkari works as a researcher.

Martina Vijver talks about the impact of pesticides on nature in many Dutch media outlets. This news is now also covered internationally. In Chemical & Engineering News, Vijver argues periodical reassessments of pesticides are crucial to prevent unexpected harm to nature.

Martina Vijver talks about the impact of pesticides on nature in many Dutch media outlets. This news is now also covered internationally. In Chemical & Engineering News, Vijver argues periodical reassessments of pesticides are crucial to prevent unexpected harm to nature.

The specialisation consists of 120 European Credit Transfer System (EC) points and includes mandatory courses and electives (60 EC) and two research projects (60 EC).

The doors of the new Gorlaeus Building are officially open! With an additional lab wing, new lecture halls and offices, a library, a brasserie, and spaces for student associations, the building offers a vibrant and inspiring environment for research, study, and social interaction. Explore on your…

This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of the Faculty of Science and Leiden University College with four universities in Nigeria.

Are you passionate about our planet? Are you keen to find solutions to environmental problems that make a real impact? Do you feel that either natural sciences or social sciences by themselves are not enough to tackle today’s complex sustainability issues? Then Science for Sustainable Societies at Leiden…

To be eligible for Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences and Science Communication and Society at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

To be eligible for Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences and Business Studies at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

Visual art today is strongly interlinked with today’s society, a connection which is reinforced and deepened by social and other media. In Arts, Media and Society you will explore this relationship and analyse how it reflects and impacts the issues of our time, while also learning practical and academic…

To be eligible for Research in Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

Research projects for students of the University of Leiden and other Dutch Universities are often available at the MacBio group. The research lines are also described in the Research section. For details of specific projects contact the supervisor (Ubbink, Dame, Boyle, Jeuken or Wentink).

JUSTREMIT is an ERC-funded project that brings together political theory, ethnography, and security studies in an interdisciplinary study of remittances and global justice.

Join-in courses zijn MA-cursussen over middeleeuwse onderwerpen gegeven binnen vastgestelde MA-programma's van de zes deelnemende universiteiten van de Onderzoekschool. Op aanvraag zijn deze vakken toegankelijk voor studenten van andere (Nederlandse) universiteiten. De cursusbelasting en het aantal…

Forum essays provide a framework for intellectual exchange and debate about the role of diplomacy around a particular theme. The essays are argumentative contributions and are shorter than research articles.

In our lab, we investigate the physics and material properties of low-dimensional systems.

Industrial Ecology is the science of sustainability, a discipline which is vital to solving today’s environmental problems. In this two-year MSc programme, we are committed to training students who will go on to play instrumental roles in addressing and positively impacting the world’s sustainability…

How do we address the society’s most pressing issues through governance? The Master of Public Administration gives you a unique research-led multi-level perspective on the practice of management, steering, and coordination of political, economic and societal actors, with three specialisations to suit…

Do you want to know more about LUC's bachelor’s programme and experience what it’s like to study in The Hague? Join one of our introductory activities!

Solve challenges in healthcare through policy, data sciences and health management with this combined programme: Population Health Management at Leiden University and Public Health at the University of Birmingham.

To be eligible for Creative Intelligence & Technology (previously Media Technology) at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

The research project entitled De Leidse Stadscriminoloog (‘Leiden’s City Criminologist’) is a collaboration between the municipality of Leiden, the police and Leiden University. Below you can see which researchers are involved in this project.

Watch our video about the activity programme titled Beyond Content: materiality of text and image and the in depth video's with our curators. (with subtitles in English)

Are you thinking about studying Religious Studies? Learn more and watch the programme presentation.

This programme video is presented in Dutch

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This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of Leiden University’s Faculty of Medicine with Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz in Brazil.

Meet the people behind the Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) programme.

The LIAS Office conducts the Institute's administration. Please feel free to stop by for information or assistance.

Check what has been published in the media about Heritage Quest and view the articles, webinars and video's the project has published.

This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of Leiden University’s Faculty of Humanities with Tbilisi State University in Georgia.