Sander Bax is a professor at the Centre for the Arts in Society.

Otto Boele is a Senior University Lecturer with expertise on Russian literature, film and popular culture. In addition to publishing scholarly articles, he serves a wider audience through lectures, film reviews and podcasts (for instance the Home Academy), often with a historical dimension.

Jan Frans van Dijkhuizen is Associate professor at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.

Dorine Schellens is a cultural historian with expertise on contemporary Russian and German literature and culture. In addition, since Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, she has been actively advocating for students and scholars who are at risk or have fled as a result of Russia's war or political…

Geert Onno Prins is an external PhD candidate at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.

Knowledge institutions play a unique role in society and can contribute to a future-proof and sustainable world. That’s why Leiden University has signed the ‘Think green, act green’ manifesto. The manifesto is the initiative of The Young Academy and The Green Young Academy, who are calling on universities…

Annelies Schulte Nordholt is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.

Researchers at Leiden University have been awarded a €4 million EU grant to develop climate-neutral fuels. With this money they will expand the broad research community that focuses on green energy. If we work together, we can make the rapid progress that is needed, says Prof. Huub de Groot, Professor…

Jonathan Price has been PhD Fellow of the Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Law since December 2011, where he teaches philosophy of law.

When do we define a piece of nature in the city as a park? And when is something a tree or shrub? It may seem obvious, but in scientific literature the definitions vary quite a bit. That makes comparisons difficult. Environmental scientist Joeri Morpurgo looked at the differences and designed a general…

Building more in urban areas is, in most places in the Netherlands, the smartest way to tackle the housing crisis. This is evident from research conducted by Janneke van Oorschot, published in a partner journal of Nature. Remarkably, this does not have to come at the expense of green spaces in cities.…

Felix Smits is dedicated to energy research using plasma technology and radio waves. Since climate change cannot wait for nuclear fusion to become commercially viable, he combines his broad experience to develop the TECH microwave plasma reactor, which is the missing technology link in a circular power…

On top of the Gorlaeus Building’s bike parking sits a hidden green surprise: Leiden’s largest rooftop garden. Since this academic year, the garden has been open to all students and staff.

Céline Zaepffel is a Lecturer in French literature and culture. Her research focuses on the transmission of ideologies through modern children's literature and culture, based on an intermedial and sociological analysis of children's media and the historical and cultural context of their publication.…

With its Green Deal The European Union has set itself much-needed ambitious climate goals. But the energy crisis and geopolitical tensions are making these difficult to achieve. Seven researchers from the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities (LDE) alliance have written a white paper offering solutions.

Developing safer alternatives to harmful PFAS filters and seeking new enzymes for medical applications. Two projects with Leiden researchers have been awarded funding through the Dutch Research Council's (NWO) Open Technology programme.

Leiden University is seeking bids from developers for housing in Nieuw Rhijngeest-Zuid, the Oegstgeest part of the Leiden Bio Science Park.

Emma Grootveld is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.

Medical drugs are expensive to make and can have an adverse effect on the environment. Researchers Stefano Cucurachi and Justin Lian have developed a framework to help the healthcare system assess the economic and environmental sustainability of medical compounds.

Oussama Macnack is external PhD candidate at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics.

Esther Edelmann is a University Lecturer in modern and contemporary literature. Her teaching and research activities focus on the intersections between literature and law, literature and political economy, and culture and environmental humanities. She teaches in literature programs, International Studies,…

In cities, parks take the blame for mosquito problems. However, the real issue is usually a few streets away. Drains and standing rainwater create ideal breeding grounds for larvae. As a result, controlling adult mosquitoes in parks makes little sense, says environmental scientist Louie Krol in his…

In supermarkets, consumers are drowning in a sea of sustainability labels. Confusing for them, but also farmers can't see the forest for the trees. Obtaining these labels demands an enormous amount of time and effort. Berent Baris is investigating ways to simplify this process, benefiting both farmers…

A complete transformation of the steel cycle in the Netherlands with the ultimate goal of a CO2 neutral steel sector by 2050. For this purpose, the Growing with Green Steel program receives €100 million from the National Growth Fund. From Leiden, Professor of Industrial Ecology René Kleijn is involv…

Although there is considerable evidence that nature in the city is beneficial to both people and animals, we still do not have an overall picture of those benefits. To rectify that, a Leiden PhD candidate and a student – armed with a cargo bike – are using The Hague as a life-size laboratory.

Judith Bosnak is a lecturer and researcher in the field of Indonesian Languages and Cultures at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.

Renske Janssen is a postdoctoral researcher in Classics and Ancient History. She has a particular interest in Roman law and administration, as well as religion in the Roman world.

Yinzhi Zhang is a Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Gabrielle van den Berg is Professor of Cultural History of Central Asia and Iran at Leiden University. She teaches courses on the cultural history of Central Asia and Iran. In 2016, she received an NWO VICI grant for her project

Does a communal garden provide cool air and warm neighbourly relations? Does an additional row of trees increase biodiversity? These kinds of questions are key in the COMBINED project, on which Leiden scientists and residents of The Hague, among others, can work for six years with 4 million euros from…