This academic year, seven (teams of) teachers will receive a Grassroots or Grass shoots grant. Here you can read about their projects.

The Peace Movements project proudly presents the "Peace Histories Seminar Series". This seminar series will provide a space for discussing how different actors, organisations, powers, and regions perceive peace. We invite speakers to present frontline research on a specific historiography of peace,…

All are welcome. Please join us for presentations and friendly discussions.

The Research Seminar of the Team Greek and Roman History.

From health to migration to climate: 25 interdisciplinary research and education initiatives received a Kiem grant in 2024.

Hanneke Hulst is the Leiden chair in Neuropsychology in Health and Disease. Her research focuses on cognitive impairment in people with multiple sclerosis, utilizing advanced MRI techniques to identify neurobiological correlates while developing digital tools to improve care and treatment.

As societies confront rapid technological transformation, shifting public expectations, and growing political and environmental instability, policing and the Rule of Law face an era of challenging dynamics. Policing, as Robert Reiner once noted in The Politics of the Police, often attracts attention…

The Leiden Law Blog is a platform of Leiden Law School where researchers, lecturers and students contribute to current discussions on topics related to law and economics. An opportunity to share expertise and insights with a broader audience and contribute to academic debate. A blog is a short…

Emma ter Mors is an associate professor at the unit of Social, Economic and Organisational Psychology. She is also Head of Advice at the Knowledge Centre Psychology and Economic Behaviour (KCPEG).

On March 24, 2025, World TB Day, we (Annemarie Meijer (IBL), Matthias Barz (LACDR), and Simone Joosten (LUMC) hosted the symposium „A Dutch Perspective on Mycobacterial Infections“, which brought together the Dutch scientific community working on mycobacterial infections.

During the summer period from 7 July to 29 August, 2025, the Faculty of Social Sciences will have adjusted opening hours: from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM.

Anyone who wanted to get an impression of the Dutch East Indies between 1800 and 1945 quickly turned to travel literature. Large groups of readers devoured non-fiction accounts of the island empire on the other side of the world – and were given a one-sided picture. Most of the sources that reached…

On Friday 21 November salaries are paid for November 2025. From the same day, the salary statement will be available in Self Service.

International collaborations, stories from around the world, and big questions about identity and connection. Explore the boundaries of heritage with us! Engage in dialogue and find inspiration during Heritage Day on Thursday, October 2nd, at the Sint-Janskerk in Gouda. See the full program or…

Last month, eLaw had a strong presence at the annual Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) conference in Brussels. All Law and Digital Technologies master's students attended the programme and many of our researchers made contributions: moderating panels, hosting book clubs, and presenting ongoing…

It was great to welcome so many people at the LACDR Spring symposium which was held on May 19th. After an inspiring lecture of Dr. Frederica Eduati, associate professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology, the PhD speakers impressed with their talks. The poster sessions gave a good inside in the…

LACDR is committed to preparing its PhD candidates and postdocs for their future in the best possible way. One of the activities for this is the annual PhD-Postdoc event focused on career prospects. This year’s event was held on March 4th, 2025.

Grassfields is a yearly grant opportunity to scale successful educational innovations within Leiden University.

Emilie Prast is an assistant professor at the Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University.

Studenten blijven tevreden over hun opleiding en docenten, maar studentenwelzijn en de aansluiting op de arbeidsmarkt blijven belangrijke aandachtspunten.

It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear colleague, Sabine Luning, passed away on Thursday, 6 March 2025, at the age of 65.

In 2025, students, lecturers, researchers and alumni of the Faculty of Humanities were once again at the heart of society. They demonstrated the importance of the humanities through their groundbreaking research, meaningful education and strong collaborations.

Did your colleagues develop an inspiring educational innovation? Or, did you collaborate with teachers and/or support staff to do so?

On 24 and 25 April 2025, the Trippenhuis in Amsterdam — home to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) — hosted an interdisciplinary workshop organized by dr. Rafal Matuszewski, an ancient historian at the Institute for History in Leiden.

In the CLA NU 2024-2025, two structural wage increases were agreed upon last year. A 3.7% wage increase with effect from September 1, 2024 and a 1% wage increase with effect from January 1, 2025. The 3.7% wage increase was already implemented last year and has since been received by all employees. Meanwhile,…

At Leiden Law School’s first Faculty Research Day, scholars were invited to consider the ongoing war in Ukraine from their own perspectives and expertise. Various aspects surrounding this topic were addressed during lectures, discussions, and workshops.

On 23 and 24 October, eLaw - Center for Law and Digital Technologies hosted the 2025 edition of Privacy Law Scholars Conference Europe at Leiden Law School. Over two days, participants discussed more than 40 work-in-progress papers, with materials available to participants ahead of time. The conference…

By the time you read this message, it will already be February. But since this is our first newsletter of the year, I still feel compelled to wish all of you a very happy New Year!

The Faculty of Humanities is proud to launch its new D&I Calendar for the academic year 2025-2026. This calendar is an effort to build awareness and cultural understanding of important religious holidays and other special observances of the diverse groups within our academic community.

Atte Ahola, who graduated last year from the bachelor’s programme in Urban Studies, has won the award for Best Undergraduate Thesis in Europe in the category of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the Global Undergraduate Awards 2025.

Inequality could be addressed in the classroom without taking too much time, effort or money. By making one small change, teachers can make a big difference, says Professor by Special Appointment in Equal Educational Opportunities Lisa Gaikhorst in her inaugural lecture.

What role did inequality play in the past? On Friday 5 December, Master's students in history presented their answers at a conference they organised themselves.

The results of the 2025 university elections are in. Who will represent us in the participation organs?

LION

Which teacher knows best how to inspire their students? Carmen van den Bergh (Humanities), Egbert Koops (Law) and Arjan Louwen (Archaeology) have been nominated for the 2025 Leiden Teaching Prize.

The Graduate School and the PhD Committee (LLPC) cordially invite you to the upcoming PhD Career Event at Leiden Law School. This event offers valuable insights into career paths within and beyond academia, with practical guidance from those who have recently completed their PhDs. We are pleased…

The Faculty of Humanities is proud to launch its new D&I Calendar for the academic year 2024-2025. This calendar is an effort to build awareness and cultural understanding of important religious holidays and other special observances of the diverse groups within our academic community.

The Graduate School and the PhD Committee (LLPC) cordially invite you to the upcoming PhD Career Event at Leiden Law School. This event offers valuable insights into career paths within and beyond academia, with practical guidance from those who have recently completed their PhDs. We are pleased…

One perspective, one cell, one outlook on life: what are we all prisoners of? That’s the question Vrij Nederland put to various experts, including Joni Reef, Assistant Professor and Research Fellow at the Department of Criminology.

Who can pitch a book so well that everyone wants to read it? These are the winners of the 2025 Alternative Reading List Awards.

Is the photo on your website profile page rather dated, or missing? Then we would like to offer you, free of charge, the opportunity to have your photo taken by Arash Nikkhah

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Is the photo on your website profile page rather dated, or missing? Then we would like to offer you, free of charge, the opportunity to have your photo taken

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:

It is mid-July and as I sit in my office in the Herta Mohr building, I notice how quiet it is around campus. Yet, this is in direct contrast with a flurry of activity by LUCSoR colleagues and students in recent weeks. I highlight just a few examples here.

It is with great sadness that we have learned that Jan Vranken passed away on Tuesday 17 June. In 2005, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Leiden University in recognition of his work.