News
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Robin Neumann honoured for her award-winning thesis 02 April 2025
Nominated as best Master thesis by the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA), Robin Neumann has received the second prize in the Leiden Univ...
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University passes Institutional Audit 01 April 2025
An independent panel recently conducted an Institutional Audit (ITK) of Leiden University. It assessed whether our quality assurance and quality cultu...
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From wish to timetable: In conversation with FGGA's timetable makers 01 April 2025
Planning the timetables in FGGA is a challenging process. To offer a look behind the scenes, we spoke to Quino - functional administrator, Mandy and R...
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Take the Employee Experience Survey 2025: ‘Help us find opportunities to improve’ 01 April 2025
How satisfied are you with your work? And how can we improve? On Tuesday 6 May, our partner Welliba will invite you to take our 2025 Employee Experien...
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Staff symposium on student well-being: ‘A lot is expected of students nowadays’ 01 April 2025
How can staff help create a healthy and inclusive learning environment? How do today’s students differ from previous generations? And what does this m...
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Governance in motion: How to combine steadfastness with responsiveness 01 April 2025
The Dutch polder model has provided stability and administrative calm for many years, but is it still resilient enough to withstand the dynamics of to...
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Many playgrounds unsuitable for children with autism 27 March 2025
Playgrounds often fail to accommodate children with autism, according to researchers Carolien Rieffe and colleagues. For Autism Week (Dutch) and World...
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Quality of master’s programme rated in Keuzegids 2025 27 March 2025
Leiden University’s Master’s in Advanced Studies in International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration is one of the 15 ‘excellent master’s programmes’ ...
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Lecturer sets up Italian summer school with Una Europa seed funding 27 March 2025
Una Europa, an alliance of 11 top European universities, provides annual seed funding for new research and teaching projects. Assistant Professor Carm...
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Symposium ‘Diversity and Inclusion in the Police’ a success: ‘It requires vision and expertise’ 26 March 2025
At the symposium ‘Diversity and Inclusion in the Police: from Aspiration to Reality’, the central question was how organisations can truly embody dive...
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Leiden University signs Durham Declaration: intensified climate collaboration 26 March 2025
The Durham Declaration was presented at the Climate Symposium marking the Coimbra Group’s 40th anniversary on 26 March. Leiden University is proud to ...
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Don Weenink appointed as professor of Violence and Policing: ‘I am fascinated by how violence emerges’ 25 March 2025
Why do people commit violence? A question that may not occupy many minds, but one that Don Weenink has been researching for many years. Since 1 March,...
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Photo exhibition 'NATO and the Netherlands: A Journey' at Wijnhaven 25 March 2025
From 25 March to 15 April, the photo exhibition 'NATO and the Netherlands: A Journey' will be on display on the third floor of Wijnhaven. This traveli...
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A quick call with Erwin Muller about organisational development 25 March 2025
Various meetings will be held over the next few weeks to discuss organisational development at Leiden University. On the agenda are a vision of organi...
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Four hundred and fifty trees for Leiden University’s 450th anniversary 24 March 2025
Leiden and The Hague have an extra 450 trees thanks to a special campaign to mark the 450th anniversary of the Relief of Leiden and Leiden University’...