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PhD Career Event on 23 October 2025
Research
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Executive Board: temporary allocation of portfolios
Organisation
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Podcast: Starting the conversation on trauma and suicidality
What do you do if you suspect someone around you is struggling with suicidal thoughts but you aren’t sure how to bring it up? And how can we support loved ones who’ve experienced trauma? In this episode clinical psychologist Joanne Mouthaan shares valuable insights on how to approach these topics and…
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Podcast: The art of Presenting
We have the pleasure of hosting organisational psychologist Fieke Harinck. Fieke is an expert on negotiation, communication skills and improvisation and co-author of the book ‘The Art of Presenting’. She shares invaluable insights and advice on how to deliver impactful presentations that captivate your…
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Bachelor’s students Law and Criminology take centre stage at graduation ceremony
On 7 November, we marked an important milestone for our Law and Criminology bachelor's students who celebrated at their graduation ceremony.
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This was 2023! An overview of Humanities in the news
So much has happened this year! 2023 was an eventful year in which several wars raged about which our experts could offer interpretation. It was also the year in which the government made apologies for the slavery past. Leiden humanities scholars were at the forefront of this with their research on…
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Household Dominium and Enslavement in the Seventeenth-Century Dutch Empire
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Shadow orders: clandestine non-state power in the international system
PhD defence
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Extracellular Matrix Mechanics in the Regulation of the early steps of the Metastatic Cascade
PhD defence
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From the ground up: The politics of burial and memory in the early Islamic world
Conference
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Please note: No network in the PdlC building from Friday 28 November 6 pm until Monday 1 December 5 am
Education, Facility, ICT, Research
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Societal impact
You can apply various means to increase your societal impact: through interaction with professionals, the commercial sector or general audiences. The University can support you in this process in a number of ways.
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Yenching Academy of Peking University
Bachelor, Master
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Highlights of 2025 at Leiden Law School
2025 was a year to remember at our faculty. We celebrated our 450th anniversary, launched new degree programmes and welcomed many inspiring speakers, yet we also felt the weight of budget constraints. Our year in a nutshell:
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Ariane BriegelFaculty of Science
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Arthur RamFaculty of Science
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Salvador Santino RegilmeFaculty of Humanities
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Erik de MaakerSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
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Flash interview with alumnus and new Faculty Advisory Council member Yousef Yousef
Yousef Yousef is a 'self-made man'. But he first obtained his bachelor's degree in tax law in Leiden. 'A CEO needs to have a basic understanding of the principles of law', he says.
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Why Humanities? Arthur Crucq on Art as a "Leftist Hobby"
Lecture
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Arm or Disarm: The Nexus of International Control Regimes, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in Times of Geopolitical Tensions
Lecture
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LUC awarded NVAO special feature sustainable higher education
Leiden University College (LUC) is proud to announce that it have been awarded the Special Feature Sustainable Higher Education by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO). This recognition affirms the deep commitment to embedding sustainability across the curriculum, research,…
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New Executive Board at Leiden University
Leiden University has a new Executive Board. Since 8 February 2021, Annetje Ottow has been the new President and Hester Bijl the new Rector Magnificus of the Board, while Martijn Ridderbos has continued in his role as Vice-Chairman.
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Call for Nominations Now Open – Krijn Rietveld Memorial Awards 2025
The Leiden University Fund and dsm-firmenich are proud to open the call for the Krijn Rietveld Memorial Awards 2025. These annual prizes honour innovative research at the Faculty of Science that contributes to a more sustainable world and has a clear societal impact.
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Faculty Strategic Plan Archaeology: May update
Organisation
- start facultair jaar 2025-2026
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Launching Leiden Law Academy
Organisation
- Where did the 450-bunting go?
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LLB students take centre stage at their graduation ceremony
On 11 April, we marked an important milestone for our LLB students who celebrated at their graduation ceremony.
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More attention than ever for digitalisation within the government: ‘A good thing’
Minister of Digitalisation Alexandra van Huffelen will give a guest lecture on the government’s ambitions in the field of digitalisation on Monday 12 September. Bram Klievink, professor Digitalisation and Public Policy and founder of The Hague Centre for Digital Governance will act as mediator. ‘Digitalisation…
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SIGN UP: Leiden University Immersive Tech Day - Expanding Horizons
Education, ICT, Organisation, Research
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Sterre won an award for her research on how CO₂ is changing our food
Sterre ter Haar has won the Rachel Carson Graduation Prize for her thesis on how rising levels of CO₂ affect the nutrient content of plants. For the Industrial Ecology student, the award is a crowning achievement after a difficult period of recovering from long COVID.
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Exhibition unveils Central Asian part of Silk Road
An exhibition at Oude UB takes visitors to the historical Silk Road. Old maps, clothes and jewellery reflect the rich heritage of the cities of Central Asia and their inhabitants.
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Stijn BusselsFaculty of Humanities
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Mingming HuFaculty of Science
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Nira WickramasingheFaculty of Humanities
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Annachiara RaiaFaculty of Humanities
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Martina Revello LamiFaculty of Archaeology
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Pepita HesselberthFaculty of Humanities
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Gjovalin MacajFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Reimbursement of expenses for business trips in the Netherlands
If you want to travel on business in the Netherlands, you must request permission to do so from your manager. If you travel for work, you are entitled to an allowance for travel and subsistence expenses.
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FGGA in 2024: This was the year of our faculty
2024 was a remarkable and eventful year for the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. In this year overview, we look back month by month at the key events and developments.
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adolescence through COVID-19: a multi-system view on mental health in the Chilean context
PhD defence
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Celebrating 40 Years of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences
During our special Fall symposium on November 28, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences. Organized in collaboration with our study association L.P.S.V. „Aesculapius”, the event brought together staff, students, and alumni for an afternoon focused on four decades of ‘Innovation…
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Programme innovation at Dutch Language and Culture
In 2018, the undergraduate programme Dutch Language and Culture embarked on sweeping programme innovations to educate its students ‘in a way that focusses more on the challenges of Dutch Studies in a 21st century society’. What does this entail and what was the approach? Esther Op de Beek, university…
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Interview with interim cabinet minister Van Leeuwen: from lawyer to diplomat to politician
In his last week as interim cabinet minister, alumnus and outgoing Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Geoffrey van Leeuwen set time aside to give a guest lecture at his alma mater, Leiden Law School. It was the perfect opportunity for a flash interview.
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Nine US presidents and their Leiden roots
There are many links between Leiden and the US. The highest office there has been held an impressive nine times by presidents with Leiden roots. This has led to memorable visits to Leiden University.
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Newsletter Student Support FSW May 2022
This Student Support FSW newsletter tells you all about the services provided by the FSW POPcorner, Career Service, and Community Engagement Service. You can read about upcoming activities and vacancies, and pick up tips on study skills, personal and professional development, student well-being, study…