From August 14-18 the UvA and VU organise a Summer School in Classics.

From 1 August 2020, smoking on the premises of Leiden University will be prohibited. Dutch law obliges institutions of higher education to enforce a full smoking ban on their premises as of that date.

The project has been done in the Dirk Bouwmeester Lab under the supervision of Dr. Wolfgang Loeffler, Dr. Michiel de Dood and Frank Buters. The title of the presentation is:“A membrane-in-the-middle device for optomechanics.

The project has been done in the Quantum Matter Optics group under the supervision of Dr. Wolfgang Löffler and Prof.dr. Carlo Beenakker. The title of the presentation is:

The project has been done in the Quantum Matter Optics under the supervision of Dr.ir. Sense Jan van der Molen and Dr. Johannes Jobst. The title of the presentation is:

In August 2019, Debating Public Diplomacy: Now and Next, edited by Jan Melissen and Jian Wang, is out as a paperback issue. There is a special discount available for a limited time only.

The Survey of Literature is published twice a year (February and August).

At our Summer School on Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World we offer graduate students and researchers lectures by experts, practical classes, and hands-on experience with manuscripts from Leiden University’s famous collection of oriental manuscripts.

Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World

Opening hours are based on local time. On national and Moroccan holidays the NIMAR is generally closed.

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This summer school is for graduate (MA and PhD) students and researchers who have an interest in handwritten materials, editing, and the tradition of editing in the Muslim world. It offers theoretical lectures as well as hands-on practice with samples from the world-famous collections of the Leiden…

The Division of Systems Pharmacology and Pharmacy (SPP) aims to develop precision medicine approaches to characterise and predict variation in treatment response and enhance translational drug development strategies.

The CIGR brings together a diverse range of unique expertise in genome research rooted in biology, chemistry and physics. Members of the CIGR investigate genome folding and genome transactions. An important aspect is direct as well as long term relevance for medicine.

Since 2017, NVIC offers an interdisciplinary semester in Middle East Studies for students of Dutch and Flemish universities, primarily in the fields of International Studies. Half the semester (15 ects) is devoted to Arabic language acquisition, both Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial…

We warmly welcome late abstracts for Poster Communications! Late abstracts submission closes on the 1st of August 2022.

CML-IA is a database that contains characterisation factors for life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) and is easily read by the CMLCA software program.

The LUC Intro Week 2025 will take place from Monday August 18th through Friday August 22nd. The introduction week is your way to settle into LUC!

The research of the Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory cluster tries to bridge the gap between abstract theory and the world of algorithms and applications.

This book examines how Muslim communities in the Netherlands perceive and experience extremism, counter-radicalisation policies, and Islamophobia.

Great that you are interested in one of the master's programmes of Leiden Law School. Apply before 15 June if you would like to start your master's programme this September. For students who expect to graduate with a bachelor's degree in Law (LL.B.) from Leiden University before the starting date in…

Zeynep Sarlak defended her thesis on 25 August 2020

As a university we stand with both feet firmly in the world. Internationalisation is in Leiden’s DNA: from the very foundation of our university, the ideal of the free academy has always attracted researchers and students from across the whole world.

Alongside Leiden, Leiden University has a second hometown: The Hague.

The opening of the Academic Year 2020-2021 took place on Monday 31 August 2020 in Pieterskerk church.

The One Amongst Zeroes project is funded by the NWO-Vici grant. The grant runs from October 2021 to August 2026. Grant No. VI.C.201.058

At the Faculty of Archaeology, we investigate the development of human societies worldwide, from the earliest beginnings to modern times. We also study the heritage of mankind, which evokes this deep history, and which connects with, and informs, contemporary society.

De opening of the Academic Year 2021-2022 took place on Monday 6 September 2021 in Pieterskerk church.

You can find more information on the Dutch webpage. Click on the “Nederlands” button above.

Social, Economic and Organisational Psychology focuses on the application of scientific psychological knowledge of social processes within and between groups of people and individuals, in organisations, but also during economic and consumer decisions.

The Board of Governors monitors the management and administration of the University as a whole, and assists and advises the Executive Board.

In a century replete with radical politics, final liberations, historical codas, and dreams of eternity, the shadowy figure of Louis-Auguste Blanqui, the constant revolutionary, wrote Eternity by the Stars in the last months of 1871 while incarcerated in Fort du Taureau, a marine cell of the English…

A measured yet theoretically innovative exploration of how Islamophobia and radicalisation intersect and reinforce each other.

Are you interested in the minor Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology? Find out more about admission and application.

In this thesis, several aspects of software debugging from automated crash reproduction to bug report analysis and use of contracts have been studied.

Find out how to apply for Public Management and Leadership at Leiden University by following our step-by step guide.

The Institute organises Arabic courses for universities, but also for companies, international organisations and individuals.

Find out how to apply for International and European Governance at Leiden University by following our step-by step guide.

The registration period for semester 1 (2025/2026) is closed. Registration for semester 2 courses opens on November 14th.

BSc Security Studies is a bachelor’s programme with a compulsory matching module.

Crises like climate change and loss of biodiversity threaten our planet. That’s why sustainability is an important topic in research and education across Leiden University. On this website you read how scientists from many disciplines work together in researching sustainability.

Below you will find some of the questions most frequently asked by students. You will find the direct links to these answers or whom you can approach for more information.

Update : August 2017