Human resources

The Middle East has a rich literary tradition, which is steadily gaining a foothold in the West. Modern literary works deal with contemporary issues, such as the legacy of colonialism, the struggles between traditionalism and modernity, the place of women in society and the war in Israel/Palestine.

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.

Wiktor Pawlowski is a PhD candidate at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics.

Jelena Prokic is an Assistant Professor in Computational Linguistics at the Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities (LUCDH) and Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL). Since September 2024, Jelena Prokic has also been the Head of the Digital Humanities and AI Lab at the Faculty of H…

How can parents avoid passing on stress and mental health problems to their children? Professor of Stress-Related Psychopathology Bernet Elzinga develops simple interventions to help both parents and young people. For her research, she has been awarded the Spinoza Prize, the highest academic honour…

Around seven per cent of children have difficulty learning their mother tongue because they have some form of developmental language disorder (DLD). World DLD Day on 15 October called attention to this disorder. Development psychologist Neeltje van den Bedem explains why this is important.

Marga Sikkema-de Jong is Professor of Digital Education and Child Development at Leiden University. Marga combines academic expertise in education and child development with practical experience in (special) primary education. She earned her master’s degree in Education and Child Studies at Leiden University…

Leiden University has become a partner of the Global Coalition for Social Justice.

Playgrounds often fail to accommodate children with autism, according to researchers Carolien Rieffe and colleagues. They have published an essay offering practical advice on how to make all children feel safe and welcome for Autism Week (Dutch) and World Autism Autism Awareness/ Acceptance Day on 2…

Despite an eventful afternoon – with Students for Palestine occupying the Academy Building – political scientist Hélène Landemore gave her Cleveringa Lecture as planned on 26 November. She reflected on the protest and the importance of open debate, within the university and within a democracy.

Only one in five young people with emotional health problems such as an anxiety disorder receives appropriate professional help. GPs often fail to properly recognise the signals in children and young people, according to psychologist Semiha Aydin. How can we improve this? PhD defence 23 February.

Whom do you ask for permission to conduct research at a primary school? And how do you collect data in countries where freedom of expression is under threat? This is what staff directly involved in the – often complex – process of research ethics recently discussed at a meeting, with the aid of some…

If you are pregnant, you are entitled to a minimum of 16 weeks of maternity leave. You may take this leave at least four and no more than six weeks before your due date. If you stop working four weeks before your due date, you will have 12 weeks of maternity leave after you have given birth. If you…

When moving to the Netherlands, it is important to know whether you are considered resident tax payer or non-resident. Both residents and non-residents are taxed on their taxable income. A number of criteria help determine your status as resident or non-resident.

If you work at Leiden University, you automatically accrue pension with the Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds (ABP). You can supplement your pension with ABP. In addition to a retirement pension, ABP also offers surviving dependents insurance and a work disability pension. From 1 January 2027, the…

Krista A. Milne researches book history and medieval English and French literature at Leiden University.

From research on the first human ancestors to leave Africa to mathematical models in random disturbances. For Leiden researchers have been awarded a prestigious Vici grant by the Dutch Research Council.

Evelien Broekhof is an assistant professor in the unit Developmental and Educational Psychology of the Institute of Psychology at Leiden University.

Bart Vogelaar is an assistant professor in the unit Developmental and Educational Psychology of the Institute of Psychology at Leiden University.

My research has a focus on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and a strong translational character, integrating basic genetic and neuroimaging research with clinical interventions. My work at the Faculty of Social Sciences is closely related to my research position at the RadboudUMC, the Donders Institute…

Iris Koele is a PhD candidate at the Developmental and Educational Psychology Unit of Leiden University's Institute of Psychology.

Lucy Ataro Opoka is since 1st September 2021, connected to Meijers Research Institute and Graduate School as a PhD Research Candidate.

Sheila Varadan is an Assistant Professor of Children’s Rights and Global Health in a joint appointment with the Department of Health and Child Law and the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL). Sheila is also part of the Leiden University Network for Health in Africa (LUNHA), an interdisciplinary research…

Adva Eichengreen (alias Eichengrün) is a postdoctoral researcher in the Developmental and Educational Psychology unit of the Institute of Psychology at Leiden University.

Elisabeth Schreuders is an assistant professor in the unit Developmental and Educational Psychology of the Institute of Psychology at Leiden University.

Femke Stad is an assistant professor in the Developmental and Educational Psychology unit of the Institute of Psychology.