288 search results for “children rights” in the Staff website
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Lies PunselieFaculty of Law
e.c.c.punselie@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Afrooz Kaviani JohnsonFaculty of Law
a.kaviani.johnson@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Apollonia BolscherFaculty of Law
k.g.a.bolscher@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3925
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Suzy DuivenvoordeFaculty of Law
s.c.g.a.duivenvoorde@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3557
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Ruhama Yilma AbebeFaculty of Law
r.y.abebe@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Rehana DoleFaculty of Law
n.r.s.dole@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sayeh MohammadiFaculty of Law
s.mohammadi@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nina van CapelleveenFaculty of Law
n.u.van.capelleveen@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7607
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Ton LiefaardFaculty of Law
t.liefaard@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Katrien KlepFaculty of Law
k.f.m.klep@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1325
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Education of your children
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.
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Ann SkeltonFaculty of Law
a.m.skelton@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Lucy OpokaFaculty of Law
l.a.opoka@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Sabine WittingFaculty of Law
s.k.witting@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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Mirjam Sombroek-van DoormFaculty of Law
m.p.sombroek@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mariëlle BruningFaculty of Law
m.r.bruning@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8913
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Sara VelthuizenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
s.l.m.velthuizen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Christina Pasvanti GkiokaFaculty of Law
c.pasvanti.gkioka@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mia DambachFaculty of Law
m.dambach@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bored or scared children? Teachers’ behaviour makes a big difference
Teacher training should do more to prepare teachers for the pedagogical aspects of teaching, Professor of Educational Sciences Tim Mainhard will argue in his inaugural lecture. ‘Children who find learning difficult particularly benefit from a close relationship with their teacher.’
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Anne VersluisSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.w.e.versluis@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Frontiers of Children's Rights: A Summer School for Professionals
Study information
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Joseph Finnerty
Faculty of Law
j.c.finnerty@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Honorary doctorate for child rights activist Graça Machel
Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University for her commitment to the rights of women and children in Africa and elsewhere. She will be awarded the honorary doctorate on the Dies Natalis, the University’s foundation day, on 8…
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Simona FlorescuFaculty of Law
a.s.florescu@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Rick LawsonFaculty of Law
r.a.lawson@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Elias TissandierFaculty of Law
e.t.n.tissandier@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Narin IdrizFaculty of Law
n.f.idriz@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Annelieke HagenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.hagen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Simone van der HofFaculty of Law
s.van.der.hof@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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Committee on Human Rights / Conflict Zones
On 27 May 2025, the Executive Board decided to establish a Committee on Human Rights / Conflict Zones.
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Shannon YuenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
s.yuen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Zijian LiSocial & Behavioural Sciences
z.li.20@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Vasiliki KostaFaculty of Law
v.kosta@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8540
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Luisa -Pinto E NettoFaculty of Law
l.c.pinto.e.netto@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Pinar ÖlcerFaculty of Law
f.p.olcer@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7520
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Autistic children develop social-emotional skills with other children
Autistic children have indeed potential: most of their emotional abilities improve with age, concludes developmental psychologist Boya Li in her research on the emotional development of autistic children. Promotion on 10 November 2021.
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Jenneke EversFaculty of Law
g.h.evers@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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Tarlach McGonagleFaculty of Law
t.e.mcgonagle@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maria de KruijfFaculty of Law
m.p.de.kruijf@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Research: Verbal abuse and clip around the ear common in Caribbean Netherlands families
People from the Dutch islands of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius say that violence (mainly verbal) is fairly common in families. This is according to research by Leiden University, the University of Curaçao and UNICEF Netherlands. The researchers make recommendations for preventing such violence over…
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Evelien Broekhof
Social & Behavioural Sciences
e.broekhof@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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CADS Alumna writes children's book that encourages diversity and inclusiveness among children and their parents
Monique Tekstra-van Lochem decided to develop a book of her own that all children can recognize themselves in. In May "Hey, who are you?" will be released, a children's book in which twenty fictional children from all over the world take you with them into their daily lives.
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David HeyneSocial & Behavioural Sciences
d.heyne@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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An app to help children overcome anxiety
Anke Klein and her team have devised a fun and useful app to help anxious children. In the app, children can upload a video of themselves showing, for example, something that went well for them and share their success with parents, granny or grandad. Developmental psychologist Klein talks about the…
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Many playgrounds unsuitable for children with autism
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…
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Francesco Walker in The Conversation on how children look at art
Adults and children view art in completely different ways, Cognitive psychologist Francesco Walker discovered at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum. 'In a recent study at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, I used eye-tracking technology.' Walker talks about his research on media platform ‘The Conversation’.
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Three questions about delayed language development in children
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.
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A real professor in the classroom: ‘What do you like best about your work?’
Each year on the university’s birthday, children at primary schools in Leiden and The Hague have a lesson from a professor – about children’s rights and robots in surgery, for example. The children get to do activities. And ask questions: ‘How do you become a professor?’
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Dan SaxonFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
d.r.saxon@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503