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• Expressions of "war" and "peace" in medieval Arabic North African conquest narratives Event - 12 February 2026

  Lecture | Leiden Lectures on Arabic Language & Culture

• Cleveringa professors target of hate campaigns: ‘Intimidation frustrates Holocaust research’ News - 11 November 2021

  Holocaust scholars Barbara Engelking and Jan Grabowski will jointly hold the Cleveringa lecture on November 26. They were accused of defamation in Poland for a book they co-edited. How has this affected them? ‘This is an attempt to wear us down.’

• World Women's Committee Against War and Fascism (WWCAWF) 1934-1941 Event - 24 February 2025

  Lecture, Peace Histories Seminar Series

• Depressed teens appear to be extra sensitive to parental criticism News - 7 September 2023

  Teens with depression appear to be more sensitive to criticism from their parents than their healthy peers are.

• A quick call about Ukraine: 'Putin wants to be taken seriously' News - 15 February 2022

  Suddenly there they were, the Russian soldiers near the border of Ukraine. Since then, reports of tensions between Russia on the one hand and the United States and Europe on the other have dominated the news. What is going on? An interview with Russia expert André Gerrits.

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  Anne-Laura van Harmelen Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.van.harmelen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276186

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  Stephanus Huijbregts Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  shuijbregts@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271723

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  Christine Espin Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  espinca@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kristiaan van der Heijden Vice Dean / Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  kbheijden@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274003

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  Dietsje Jolles Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.d.jolles@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Contested heritage in The Hague: what to do with the remains of the Atlantik Wall? News - 28 June 2022

  During World War II, the Nazi’s ordered a coastal defensive line to be built from the south of France to Norway. This Atlantik Wall aimed to defend their territories in continental Europe from an Allied naval invasion. The defensive line went right through the Dutch city of The Hague. The material remains…

• Innovation in the shade: the difficulties for secret services News - 4 July 2024

  ‘Intelligence and security services need to adapt urgently to their constantly changing environment,’ says Professor by Special Appointment Bas Rietjens.

• The Art of Cold War Globalism: A Visual History of Post-Migration and Minority Alliances after 1945 Event - 25 April 2025

  Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar

• Educational Support

  SOLO helps lecturers to use ICT in education. We offer practical support and advice.

• Daisy Smeets: “Rotate the type of assignment and challenge your students”

• Karlijn Pieterse: “Be part of the group and learn together”

• Grotius Dialogue: The U.S. - China Competition and the Law of the Sea Event - 19 June 2026

  Grotius Dialogue

• From War on Drugs to Criminal Governance: Mexico’s Security Dilemmas Event - 20 October 2025

  Lecture

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  Bas Rietjens Professor by Special Appointment

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  s.j.h.rietjens@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Rosanne Baars Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.m.baars@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272720

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  Pepijn Tuinier Research Fellow

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  d.h.tuinier@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Maarten Broekhof External PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  m.p.broekhof@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Gerald Acho External PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  g.a.acho@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

• Age checks need to respect children's rights News - 29 October 2024

  A variety of age checks are required, both in order to protect children and to ensure that they can participate online, a new study funded by the European Commission finds. The article on the study, co-authored by Simone van der Hof, Professor of Law and Digital Technologies at eLaw, was published in…

• The Shii Law of War Booty: What Imamis and Zaydis Say about the Division of the Khums Event - 18 March 2025

  Middle East Studies Lecture

• Political Scientist Matthew Longo wins Orwell Prize for his book News - 18 July 2024

  The latest book by political scientist Matthew Longo came out this spring: 'The Picnic: A Dream of Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain'. In addition to its many favourable reviews, the book received the prestigious Orwell Prize this summer, which highlights exceptional books on politics.

• Cleveringa Lecture by Gert Oostindie: Leiden University should also reflect on its colonial history News - 24 November 2022

  It is crucial that Leiden University reflects on its colonial history. These were the words of Cleveringa Professor Gert Oostindie in his inaugural lecture on 24 November. ‘As a university community, we must dare to hold up a mirror to ourselves and, where possible and necessary, also take concrete…

• Rodrigo Duterte in The Hague: The International Criminal Court, the War on Drugs, and the Global Politics of Justice Event - 29 October 2025

  Lecture, Roundtable Forum

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  Hinke Endedijk Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.m.endedijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271435

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  Eva Schmidt Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  e.p.schmidt@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rehana Dole

• Identity and “Germanness” in Interwar Hungary and “Hungarianness” Post-War Germany Event - 15 October 2025

  Lecture, Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk

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  Rik Schalbroeck Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.schalbroeck@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maarten Wille PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.e.wille@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Xing Zhao PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  x.zhao@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Carmen Sergiou Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.sergiou@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nikki Nibbering PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.nibbering@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Myrthe Kamphof Clinical Psychologist in training

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.r.m.kamphof@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Esther Mertens Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.c.a.mertens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Fatima El Bouk

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.el.bouk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274674

• Projects 2025-2026

  For the academic year 2025-2026, nine (teams of) teachers will receive a Grassroots or Grass shoots grant. Here you can read about their projects.

• Education of your children Social life and settling in

  In the Netherlands, children attend school from the age of 4 and are legally required to do so from the age of 5. Elementary school, or primary education (basisschool), lasts 8 years.

• Expert Exchange on accountability for crimes against children in Ukraine News - 11 December 2025

  Leiden University co-hosts Council of Europe expert exchange on accountability for crimes against children in Ukraine

• Moji Aghajani: "Make your course multidimensional"

• New steering group brings internationalisation into focus Announcement - 15 April 2026

• War, Governance, and the Environment in Ottoman Yemen, 1870-1924: Revisiting the History of the Late Ottoman Frontier Event - 27 January 2025

  Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series

• Nog meer kennis over kinderrechten News - 19 December 2022

  Universiteit Leiden en Unicef werken al 10 jaar samen om kennis over kinderrechten uit te breiden en te verspreiden. Ze verlengen deze samenwerking.

• Guest lecture on Deterrence in the era of Great Power Competition News - 11 February 2022

  During the guest lecture on 9 February, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Rob de Wijk and Frans Osinga discussed the situation in Ukraine and Taiwan. The crises in eastern Ukraine and the increasing tensions around Taiwan highlight the challenges the West faces in deterring aggression in the new era of key dynamics…

• Belarus is the only Russian ally left in Europe: what is in it for them? News - 2 June 2022

  While all European nations have condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is one country Russia can still count on: Belarus. Russia even used its territory as a stepping stone for the invasion. We spoke with Matthew Frear, Assistant Professor and expert on contemporary Belarus, to shed light…

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  Isabelle Duijvesteijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.duyvesteyn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009325