Lecture, China Seminar

Workshop

This presentation delves into the intricate dynamics of language accommodation within the Egyptian diaspora residing in Paris, amidst the predominantly Maghrebi Arab community comprising Algerians and Tunisians. The study foregrounds the struggle of Egyptian Arabic to maintain its prestigious status…

PhD defence

Managing your data during and after your research project is essential. In this workshop you will learn how to write a Data Management Plan (DMP) according to the regulations of Leiden University. Planning how to deal with your data during and after your research project is considered to be essential…

Managing your data during and after your research project is essential. In this workshop you will learn how to write a Data Management Plan (DMP) according to the regulations of Leiden University. Planning how to deal with your data during and after your research project is considered to be essential…

Research

This roundtable discussion centres on the notion that storytelling is a practice capable of shaping collective memory and envisioning future trajectories. It will start with brief introductions highlighting the work of each participant. Join scholars and artists in conversation on indigenous…

Managing your data during and after your research project is essential. In this workshop you will learn how to write a Data Management Plan (DMP) according to the regulations of Leiden University. Planning how to deal with your data during and after your research project is considered to be essential…

Lecture | Leiden Lectures on Arabic Language & Culture

Workshop

Prof.dr. J. Grijzenhout dr. A.G. Dorst Summary Scholars have contended that the challenge for translators of poems lies in achieving equal fidelity between form and content. Most of the time, a decision must be made to prioritize either form or content in the translation process. This research delves…

Managing your data during and after your research project is essential. In this workshop you will learn how to write a Data Management Plan (DMP) according to the regulations of Leiden University. Planning how to deal with your data during and after your research project is considered to be essential…

Few in the academic world will have missed it: the Dutch government plans to impose substantial budget cuts on higher education, posing a significant threat to the humanities. Separately, plans were presented earlier this year in Leiden to merge the language programmes French, German, Italian,…

This month's flash interview is with alumna Sytske Besemer, Criminologist, who works at a startup called Cradle. Sytske has specifically chosen to work for a company with societal impact. And she is about to move again, this time to Zürich.

Natalia Sobrino-Saeb, third-year student at Leiden University College The Hague, won the challenge by the Ignitor Fellowship Program held by the Nobel Peace Center for her essay on the threats to journalism in Mexico. On December 10th Natalia met the Committee of the Ignitor Fellowship in Oslo and attended…

Persian stories with beautiful miniatures, letters on papyrus from Egyptian traders and medicinal manuscripts translated from Greek and edited in Arabic. Studium Generale organizes a lecture series on the world-famous manuscripts from the Middle East collection of Leiden University Libraries (UBL).…

How has progress been made on diversity and inclusion at Leiden University over the past decade? Attendees reflected on this at the D&I Symposium 2024: Untold Stories. And in the workshops, students and staff discussed the next steps toward a more inclusive community.

In 2025, students, lecturers, researchers and alumni of the Faculty of Humanities were once again at the heart of society. They demonstrated the importance of the humanities through their groundbreaking research, meaningful education and strong collaborations.

On 14 February, the university’s Academic Freedom Core Team is holding a dialogue session on the role of academics in the public debate and how this relates to academic freedom. There are different perspectives on this topical issue. How should academics join the public debate? Is active participation…

Surprising vacuum forces in a superconductor In this upcoming ‘Tuesday Talks: Science Insights’, we will dive into the realms of quantum mechanics and nanotechnology. A few months ago, Carlo Beenakker's interest was piqued by signs that Casimir's universal attractive force also manifests itself…

Workshop

The Social Citizenship and Migration research program would like to invite you to a seminar given by Bea Cantillon (University of Antwerp). Lunch will be served at this event, to attend please contact: e.suari.andreu@law.leidenuniv.nl Abstract The main mission of the welfare state is to improve the…

Film screening and Book Launch

This workshop is fully booked Managing your data during and after your research project is essential. In this workshop you will learn how to write a Data Management Plan (DMP) according to the regulations of Leiden University. Planning how to deal with your data during and after your research project…

The Centre for Public Values and Ethics (CPVE) is pleased to announce the inaugural Leiden Public Ethics Undergraduate Conference. As a leading interdisciplinary academic centre of expertise, the CPVE is dedicated to advancing research on normative issues in public sector governance and ethics. This…

Lecture

On Tuesday 16 May, Dr. Maria Grazia Porcedda, Trinity College Dublin, will talk about her book ‘Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection in EU Law’.

Workshop

Lecture

Workshop

Festival

The Interdisciplinary Research Group Museums, Collections and Society (MCS) will organize a conference about four topics that are at the core of the group’s research activities. Together with national and international colleagues we will discuss issues and problems in our fields of expertise. Save the…

Staff from Leiden University are starting the Dutch universities’ staggered strike against the government cuts on 10 March. Follow the strike in this liveblog.

The Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) of Leiden University and art institute West Den Haag are pleased to announce their close collaboration in the new public series In the Making. In six public sessions they will present to the public different practices of research in the arts. Artistic…

Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series

Lecture, CHiLL series

The making and tracing of lineages has been an important feature in Muslim communities since the early phases of Islam. Many early Arab tribes boasted about the superiority of certain lineages and taunted others for their lower or weaker ancestries. ʿIlm al-nasab or the science of genealogy emerged…

Interested to join us in The Hague? Conference tickets available here. Tickets: €320 regular price (early bird rate until 15 September: €220); €165 for students/PhD candidates. Tickets can only be bought online via this page, offering various online payment options. The registration fee includes admission…

The rise of authoritarianism, the strengthening of the radical right, and the role of the EU in defending democracy—these are just a few of the issues causing concern today. Is the EU capable of defending democratic values within the Union and beyond its borders? In an interview from the Lithuanian…

Conference

The Campus The Hague event 'Meet the employer' will take place again this fall, sign up soon! This event is organized by the faculties of Governance and Global Affairs, Humanities and Social Sciences. During the day you get to meet interesting companies and organizations, such as KPMG, Commit Global, Europese…

The Schoof government, which has since assumed a caretaker role, presented its coalition agreement last year, followed later by its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly (see updates below) look at the consequences of what…