Lipsius, Cleveringaplaats 1, 2311 BD, Leiden

University Library, Witte Singel 27, 2311 BG, Leiden

FSW building, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden

Snellius, Niels Bohrweg 1, 2333 CA, Leiden

Plexus Student Centre, Kaiserstraat 25, 2311 GN, Leiden

Kamerlingh Onnes Building, Steenschuur 25, 2311 ES, Leiden

Huygens, Niels Bohrweg 2, 2333 CA, Leiden

Schouwburgstraat, Schouwburgstraat 2, 2511 VA, The Hague

Van Steenis, Einsteinweg 2, 2333 CC, Leiden

Lecture Hall, Einsteinweg 57, 2333 CC, Leiden

On 19 September 2023 Tabitha Speelman successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

On 19 February 2020, Richard Jiang defended his thesis '‘Greening’ the WTO Ban on China’s Export Duties'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. M.C.E.J. Bronckers.

Wijnhaven, Turfmarkt 99, 2511 DP, The Hague

Low-carbon (LE) technologies have a significant potential to reduce the total carbon emissions in China.

Food relations (through production, distribution, circulation, exchange and waste) represent the embodiment of our relation to the environment.

On Wednesday 25 June 2025 Dechun Zhang successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

This project intends to provide an integrated linguistic assessment of the hypothesised migration route of the Tocharians.

On Thursday 11 January 2018, Xiang Li defended her doctoral thesis: “Collective Labour Rights and Collective Labour Relations of China”. The supervisors are Professor Guus Heerma van Voss and Professor Barend Barentsen.

The civilizations of ancient China and Mesoamerica, although not historically related and obviously different in many specific aspects (such as language and writing), show many interesting commonalities and similar tendencies in their cultural manifestations.

Anna van Buerenplein, Anna van Buerenplein 301, 2595 DG, The Hague

How do the starchy botanical foodways reflect upon previous archaeological understandings in the northern and circum-Caribbean?

Plastics have become an integral part of modern society due to their versatility and durability.

Xinrong Ma defended her thesis on 13 February 2018

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of China's global resurgence and its effects on U.S. dominance.

This is the first special issue of any organisation studies journal on food labour. Why is this a big deal? In this Introduction, we argue that the field should pay much more attention to the agri-food system and the work that goes into producing, distributing and consuming foodstuff. Food is such an…

Over the last decades, income inequality has increased globally. How do social policies affect this increasing trend? How do international trade and technological progress affect inequality? What is the profile of income inequality in China?

A study by a Leiden-Wageningen group shows that present-day humans are biologically poorly equipped to deal with the toxins they are regularly exposed to in smoky environments: compared to earlier hominins, we modern humans are probably even worse off. The study appeared in Molecular Biology and Evolution.…

Escalating tensions in South China Sea have epitomized US–China relations for nearly a decade. Warning signs of a possible collision between a rising China and steadfast US, bring to light the need to think about ways that can halt and reverse the intensification of their confrontational moves.

On Tuesday 3 September 2024 Straton Papagianneas successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

In this article in International Affairs, Saskia Postema and Jan Melissen examine Chinese celebrities' UN-affiliated Weibo activism in the context of China's increasing engagement in the United Nations, which coincides with a shrinking domestic public sphere under Xi Jinping's leadership.

A delegation from Leiden University, headed by Vice-Rector Hester Bijl, was in China from 9 to 11 October. During the visit to different universities and partner organisations, existing bonds were reinforced and new contacts made. These agreements will make the future exchange of students and researchers…

On 23 January 2020, Paula Kemp defended her thesis 'Enforced performance of commercial sales contracts in the Netherlands, Singapore and China'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. H.B. Krans and Prof. M.H. Wissink (RU Groningen).

The double issue of kritisk etnografi – Swedish Journal of Anthropology, has a question: Is Europe skilling for sustainable food? The two guest editors, Professor Maris Boyd Gillette from the University of Gothenburg and Professor Cristina Grasseni from Leiden University, have convened an esteemed…

Today, humanity produces sufficient calories, in theory, to feed the 7.7 billion people on the planet: the amount of food produced per person on the planet has gone up more than 40% since the 1960s. Yet, ironically, the prevalence of undernourishment – which had been declining for decades – has started…

Microwear and starch grain analysis on experimental and archaeological grinding tools from Central

We complete this thematic issue’s contribution on skill, food, and sustainability with a team report based on ethnographic research which focuses on reskilling for sustainability in multiple European locations and involving diverse social actors and stakeholders. The Food Citizens? project (2017-2024)…

Ms. Monica Klasing Chen defended her thesis on 16 December 2020

The global agri-food system plays a critical role in food security and environmental issues.

On the 26th of May Pao-Yi Yang successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

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In the past half a century, China has transformed from an underdeveloped and inward-looking country to a major player in world politics. The country asserts itself more boldly on the world stage; not only in relation to nearby countries and places such as Taiwan, Japan, and other countries that share…

Leidsch Dagblad reports February 2022 in two articles about the cooperation between Leiden University and China.

The emissions of the Chinese industrial sector alone comprise 24.1% of global emissions (7.8 GtCyr−1 in 2015). This makes Chinese industrial emissions of unique national and international relevance in climate policy. This study reports a literature survey that quantitatively describes the evolution…

Comparing gazes between Turin and other cities in the global north.