Hugo de Jonge, currently Minister of Housing, has chosen to appear before the Dutch House of Representatives to talk about his time as ‘Covid Minister’. This sets a dangerous precedent according to Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional Law at Leiden University. However, under Dutch constitutional…

Dr. Jessica Kiefte-de Jong and Dr. Thijs Bosker, both Assistant Professors at LUC, have been awarded by The Leiden University Fund (LUF).

Vanuatu, a Pacific island state vulnerable to rising sea levels and increasingly violent storms, initiated a resolution to be submitted to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday 29 March 2023.

OP Grants NWO are awarded to 16 scientists in astronomy, computer science and mathematics, or a combination of these disciplines (multidisciplinary) by NOW Exact Sciences. The scientists received a total amount of 6 million euros.

Starting 1 February 2023, Daniëlla Dam-de Jong has been appointed as professor to the new Chair International Sustainable Development Law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University. Her expertise lies in the field of sustainable development, with an emphasis on natural…

Together we can make science open. Find the next step that fits your journey here.

On 29 June 2017, Carl Mair defended his PhD dissertation “Taking Technological Infrastructure Seriously”. The supervisors are Professor A. Schmidt and Professor G.J. Zwenne.

On Europe Day (9 May), we celebrate the creation of the European Union. How well do you know the EU? Take part in our quiz on unexpected and interesting facts about Europe, compiled by our experts. Have fun!

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Individuals, teams and faculty leaders can all help to set Academia in Motion.

The project has been done in the Quantum Matter Optics under the supervision of Dr.ir. Sense Jan van der Molen and Dr. Johannes Jobst. The title of the presentation is:

In 2023, the OSCL, together with the University Library and Academia in Motion, ran a survey to better understand the state of Open Science at our university. In this year's follow-up, we are asking you to give your input, so we can jointly develop how Open Science evolves in our university.

Health is a wonderful gift, both for humans and for society. If we are able to prevent both physical and mental illnesses, we can spare a lot of suffering and fight rising health costs. Social scientists and physicians in Leiden are working closely together to conduct research on the human mental, behavioural…

If you pay statutory tuition fees and are registered at another Dutch higher education institution, you can take one or more courses at Leiden University.

Steps to take if you need residence permit only, and not a visa, for your upcoming studies.

Steps to take if you already have a Dutch residence permit and are joining Leiden University.

Steps to take if you need a student visa for your upcoming studies.

Han De Jong gave an overview of (the run-up to) the current economic crisis and discussed which steps could be taken to resolve this crisis.

Each year, the Leids Universitair Fonds (LUF) awards grants to research and educational project in various academic fields. In 2019, dr. Tanachia Ashikali received a grant to conduct an in-depth study into the determinants of inclusive leadership in public organisations: What does it take to be an inclusive…

Corporate R&D organizations and their relation to academic laboratories.

Indirect Method, Critique, and Responsibility in Derrida, Hegel, and Heidegger. Explores why Derrida, Hegel, and Heidegger conceive of their thought as a “movement” rather than as a presentation of results or conclusions.

Heb jij je al ingeschreven voor Groene Peper?

The LLRC-committee consists of members representing participating institutes.

Nietzsche's most famous and infamous book Thus Spoke Zarathustra is perhaps the most read, but probably also the least understood, book in Nietzsche's oeuvre. Nietzsche considered it his highlight. He called it a symphony, a holy book, a fifth gospel and even the greatest gift ever given to humanity.…

It recently emerged that a Swiss firm secretly owned by the CIA and the West German intelligence service BND had been selling manipulated coding equipment to numerous governments, including allies, to spy on them through a Swiss cover firm for years.

When we are in a conversation, how do we know exactly when to respond, and how do we manage to respond so swiftly, yet without interrupting our interlocutors? Can speech melody – in particular utterance final “boundary tones” – help us determine who will speak next, or are these cues too late in the…

An examination of academic organization at the forefront of the biotechnology revolution

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The Clinical Psychology Unit is organized as follows:

FAIR-ASSESS brings together researchers from five different Leiden faculties, as well as experts from outside the university. The project has been initiated by Andrei Poama and is being led by Josette Daemen.

The sentencing decision of the judge might be the most important decision in the criminal proceedings, not only because of the impact the punishment has on the offender, but also because the sentencing decision is a cornerstone of the legitimacy of the entire criminal justice system.

Conducting research on reliability of journalism and the trust in media.

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On Tuesday 11 June 2024 Olivia Ramble successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

In this article, Wout Broekema, Wouter Jong, and Sara Perlstein explore the design and assessment of crisis inquiries from a learning perspective.

Aristotle's Poetics: the oldest and most influential work of western literary theory.

On Tuesday 10 September 2024 May Shaddel Basir successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

On the 16th of June Patrtick Harrison successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

To what extent do aspects of fluency fluctuate throughout time? And how do raters take the dynamicity of fluency into account when rating performances?

Noah Millman defended his thesis on 26 May 2015

Research combining a conceptual and practical perspective within the field of teaching and learning second languages.

The IBL Education Office consists of:

The Editorial Room in Huizinga in 0.11e is a space where Journalism & New Media students can edit their audio and video productions.

The Hague has positioned itself as a vibrant student city, and with its growing student population is well on its way to becoming one. But the student housing market is struggling to keep pace.

How do government officials and humanitarian organisations in Malawi anticipate and speculate on future disasters?

FAIR-ASSESS is supported by a scientific committee comprising internal members connected to Leiden University and external members from outside the university with expertise in the field.