The Around the Rapenburg walk takes you along the canal where Leiden University was founded 450 years ago.

Deze onderzoeksgroep richt zich op het thema ondermijning en financieel-economische criminaliteit, in het bijzonder de aanpak ervan op een aantal deelterreinen.

On this page you can learn more about the history of our Faculty Awards and view the previous winners.

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On 28 November 2025, Leiden University and PLNT Leiden hosted “The Knowledge Orchard” - an event aimed at starting up/ enhancing interdisciplinary cooperation between academics at Leiden University, and improving collaboration between Leiden researchers and external partners in research and educatio…

With Muslim Futures, our ambition is to create spaces where imagination leads. In an increasingly destabilizing global context, where climate, economic, and social crises expose the limits of current systems, people across disciplines are beginning to ask: 'What kind of society do we want to live in?'…

The Leiden Leadership Programme (LLP) employs experts in the field of leadership. They equip LLP students with the necessary leadership knowledge, insights and skills to increase their social impact.

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Is this the master's specialisation of your choice? Please read here about the admissibility for this programme.

Is this the master's specialisation of your choice? Please read here about the admissibility for this programme.

Choosing a study programme at a research university or university of applied sciences can be tricky. There are so many options! Where should you begin? We will guide you step by step through the study choice process, to the study programme that’s right for you.

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What did PhD ceremonies look like through the centuries? From a plush thesis cover and ornate graduation prints to a historic gown, wax seals, and menu cards: Hora est! showcased the doctoral ceremony in its most festive, formal, and surprising forms.

n this thesis we study curves. In the first half, we study moduli spaces of curves and Gromov-Witten invariants, certain kinds of curves counts. We employ logarithmic geometry for this.

Civil service systems are often targets of criticism globally. This article seeks to fill an evidence void about government performance and meritocracy

This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of Leiden University’s Faculty of Science with the University of Pretoria.

Promotor: Prof.dr. C.U. Keller, Co-promotor: Dr. ir. Frans Snik

This thesis investigated how microphones and loudspeakers could become musical instruments.

Netwerk en projecten duurzaamheid verduurzaming green office en green team

There are several training oportunities within the cell observatory

Sonic Modernities situates Southeast Asian popular music in specific socio-historical settings, hoping that a focus on popular culture and history may shed light on how some people in a particular part of the world have been witnessing the emergence of all things modern.

LCCP has a research seminar that meets once a month. It is devoted to discussion of work in progress, but it also hosts guest speakers from other universities presenting their current or ongoing work.

Organized by the GSA, all PhD candidates undergo a personal progress interview known as the Monitoring Meeting. Internal PhD candidates have the Monitoring Meeting annually, while external PhD candidates have it biannually.

The purpose of LENS is to foster, coordinate and support research of visual media of analog and digital photography, film, and video, and the visual arts.

The language learning resource centre unites all language teaching professionals working at Leiden University: teachers and researchers at the LUCL, ATC, LUCAS, LIAS, and ICLON.

One of the core themes in CPL's offerings is public leadership.

Update : August 2017

How does preschoolers’ play style relate to their aggressive impulses?

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If you really want to understand East Asia, you can't overlook Korea. At the Bachelor's programme Korean Studies at Leiden University you will discover a fascinating mix of age-old traditions and modern customs through intensively studying culture, history and language.

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Do you want to apply for the bachelor’s programme Arts, Media and Society at Leiden University? Find out how to apply by following the step-by step guide below.

Do you want to apply for the bachelor’s programme English Language and Culture at Leiden University? Find out how to apply by following the step-by step guide below.

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Do you enjoy a great story? In the Bachelor's programme Film and Literary Studies at Leiden University you study the stories behind the stories. Because what makes a novel fascinating or a horror movie frightening? Study film, literature and media from around the entire world and discover the differences…

Get in touch for enquiries about the MSc International Politics at Leiden University, including programme questions and support from the Admissions Office.

The LIBC is actively involved in training and education in the field of brain and cognition.

Discover the master program Health, Ageing and Scoiety at Leiden University and contribute to a future proof health care system. Read more.

Do you want to apply for the bachelor’s programme Linguistics at Leiden University? Find out how to apply by following the step-by step guide below.

Promotores: S.J. Edixhoven, F. Andreatta

LIAS aims to advance the globally conscious vision of area studies, both within and outside the academic community. Focusing on Asia and the Middle East, the institute is a meeting place of multiple fields of inquiry, theories and methods, historical periods, and areas.

Registration is open.

Integration of research and teaching is the core of Leiden University’s teaching in all programmes. The university stimulates students’ research-oriented attitudes.

Studies in Human Evolution is a series of the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University and The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig.