In dermatology, there should be a high level of multidisciplinary collaboration among institutes and specialists, Professor of Translational Dermatolo...

How do digital technologies affect adolescent mental health and resilience? How do we foster a secure online environment? How should we deal with incr...

The relationship between academia and democracy is a complicated one. Should policy makers listen to scientists or to citizens? That is the dilemma Va...

It’s become somewhat of a tradition at Leiden University: the strategic conference at the end of June each year. About a hundred staff including the f...

How can Europe lead the way in vaccine development that is fast and for all? To answer this pressing question, Professor of Vaccinology Meta Roestenbe...

‘We can only achieve this if we work together.’ This is what Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl emphasised as she spoke about professional research support...

Many traces of the city's slavery history can be found in Leiden but the public isn't always aware of them. The initiators of 'Mapping Slavery in Leid...

After three years of covid postponements, the time had finally come on Wednesday 29 June 2022: Carel Stolker’s last speech as Rector Magnificus was bu...

An impressive 12 researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an 800,000-euro grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This will enable them...

The interdisciplinary programme Social Resilience & Security is inviting proposals for seed funding. The programme aims to combine knowledge and expe...

The Social Resilience & Security interdisciplinary programme broadens its scope by imbedding two research projects lead by Dr. Joanne Mouthaan. The pr...

One of the good things about my job is that I come into contact with so many different alumni. It’s incredibly important that we build good relationsh...

Interviewing pupils and brainstorming with judges and lawyers. Students from the Trust in the Rule of Law honours course discovered how pupils at the ...

The Leiden Leadership Programme is going to innovate. After 12 years, the honours track for master’s students will get a new set-up. We asked two of t...

Theo van den Doel received his PhD in January for his research on veteran support. This showed that for long the government learned little from past m...