Maarja Beerkens' research focuses on governance issues, regulation, and empirical policy analysis and evaluation. Her field of interest lies in higher education and science policy in which she has published academically as well as conducted policy advising in different parts of the world (Armenia, Botswana,…

Sebastian Diessner is an assistant professor at the Institute of Public Administration at Leiden University. His research focusses on the politics of economic policy and has been published in academic journals including Perspectives on Politics, Socio-Economic Review, Review of International Political…

Mark Rutgers is Professor of Social Philosophy. As philosopher he specialises in the philosophy of administration and public sector values. All his research has been in the humanities and typically covers conceptual linguistic and historical subjects.

Joery Matthys is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, where he is part of the team Policing Studies. He concentrates mostly on the governance of policing, including cooperation with other public and private actors.

Kirsten Kanneworff and David Dechant defend their PhD research on quantum physics at Leiden University. Fundamental work with applications in location verification and the financial world.

In bankruptcies, proceeds are often too low to pay the trustees and fraud often occurs. This lack of resources means that fraudsters can get off scot-free, according to research by Leiden University and SEO Economic Research.

Thijs van Dooremalen is an Assistant Professor within the Governance of Crises research group of the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. He researches how and why events can cause transformations within national public spheres (media, politics, policy making). He employs a mixed methods perspective…

Sarah Hinman is a broadly trained human geographer with research and teachings interests meeting at the intersection of geographic information systems, urban sustainability, and public health. Her current research draws on her passion for digital mapping and visualization through the development of…

Yung Lin received her PhD in Security and Global Affairs from Leiden University in December 2025. Her research examines identity-based conflict, public diplomacy, and non-traditional security in the Indo-Pacific.

Marco Bronckers (1956) is Professor of WTO and EU law at Leiden University.

Bert Fraussen's (associate professor) research agenda focuses on interest representation and lobbying, as well as how policymakers can ensure the effective and inclusive engagement of societal stakeholders in public governance.

Sophie Starrenburg is Assistant Professor of Public International Law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden Law School. Her work broadly focuses on the intersections between public international law and cultural heritage. Currently, her research concentrates on cultural heritages…

David de Buisonjé conducts research on how financial incentives can stimulate health behavior. He is researcher at the Unit of Health, Medical, and Neuropsychology at Universiteit Leiden.

Mohamed Muse is a researcher at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University. Mohamed Muse’s current research focuses on diaspora remittances and international financial regulations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mohamed’s background is in International Development and International Political…

Min J Cho blends her expertise in global health and international development with contributions to knowledge and skills in academia. Her previous research projects include analyzing health risks in urbanizing regions of Central Asia (Uzbekistan) and examining health research systems through historical…

The Faculty of Humanities is heading for a financial deficit in 2024 and subsequent years. After the report of the analysis core group, the Perspective 2028 steering group submitted their advisory in report in May. The Faculty Board has now has drawn up a Plan of Action, in consultation with the institutes…

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Jeroen Wolbers is an Associate Professor specialising in public safety at the Institute for Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) at Leiden University. His expertise lies in organising under pressure, focusing on processes such as coordination, sensemaking, and decision-making. His work has been published…

Rob de Wijk is Professor of International Relations at Leiden University. Besides that, he is also chairman of the National Security Think Tank (Denktank Nationale Veiligheid) and columnist for the national daily newpaper Trouw and monthly for Energiepodium.nl.

Ruth Prins has published on the role of Dutch mayors in local safety networks, integrated safety policies in the Netherlands, policing in European metropolises and crisis management structures. In her current research projects, Ruth Prins focuses on mayors tackling various threats to public order, the…

Georgina Kuipers is a guest at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law of Leiden University.

Dimiter Toshkov's main fields of research are European Union politics, comparative public policy, and research methodology. His earlier research focused on the implementation of EU law in the post-communist countries from Central and Eastern Europe.

John Dugard has been a staff member of the Grotius Centre since 1998.

Marret Noordewier is an Associate professor at the unit of Social, Economic and Organisational Psychology. She’s also Head of Research at the Knowledge Centre Psychology and Economic Behaviour (KCPEG).

Caspar van den Berg is Guest Professor at the Institute of Public Administration. For further information, including his research fields and activities, please see www.casparvandenberg.com.

Lack of money impacts how a person takes financial decisions: now or preferably later. Procrastination and avoidance behaviours in turn have an effect on lack of money, which can result in a sense of loss of control. These are the findings of psychologist Leon Hilbert in his PhD research, although the…

The Leiden Leadership Centre (LLC) aims to connect science with practice when it comes to public leadership. The Centre, founded by, among others, Dr. Ben Kuipers and Prof. dr. Sandra Groeneveld, is collaborating with a number of organisations. A recent result was a research assignment for a new vision…

What factors play a role in determining inclusive leadership in public organisations? On Friday June 4, dr. Tanachia Ashikali answered this question as she shared the findings from her recent research on inclusive leadership with various academics and professionals.

The Faculty Board has appointed Professor Ymre Schuurmans as Academic Director of the Institute of Public Law. Schuurmans is Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law and was Head of the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law for the past six years.

The introductory meeting of the new evening track Management and Consultancy (MSc Management Public Sector) was held on Thursday 3 February at Wijnhaven. Prof. dr. Frits van der Meer, in charge of the professional Public Administration master programme, welcomed the first cohort of students together…