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If you work at the university and are in scale 11 or above, you have the option of concluding a function-based contract.

Experience -Based Learning: Studying with personal experience Course
Study support

Switch-It-Up Wednesday: choose plant-based and sustainable in our cafés Announcement - 23 March 2026

Storytelling Lab: Using story-based discourse to boost your career Course
Career development, Communication, Transferable skills

Income-based fines coming in the Netherlands? News - 7 June 2021
In many European countries, the amount of a fine is based on the level of your income. This already exists in Finland, Sweden, Germany, France, and Spain. The Dutch Lower House is now contemplating the introduction of such a system.

New article on EU law and image-based sexual abuse News - 15 December 2024
Carlotta Rigotti co-authors a new publication on EU law and image-based sexual abuse in the German Law Journal.

Plant-based party on campus: discover and enjoy during Meat and Dairy-Free Week Announcement - 25 February 2025
Facility, Organisation

National Meat Free Week: the main reasons to switch to a plant-based diet News - 8 March 2022
National Meat Free Week (Nationale Week Zonder Vlees, 7–13 March) is an initiative to reduce meat consumption. Assistant professor Paul Behrens is studying what impact a change in our food consumption would have on the world. What, according to him, are the main reasons to switch to a (mainly) plant-based…

Carlotta Rigotti participates in international workshop on image-based sexual abuse News - 26 March 2024
As eLaw Postdoc researcher exploring the multiple intersections between law, gender, and technology, Carlotta Rigotti has recently participated in a groundbreaking international workshop focused on combatting image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) at the CAIS premises in Bochum, Germany.

LUMC receives tens of millions for research into new stem cell-based treatments News - 2 March 2026
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), as a partner in the reNEW consortium, is once again receiving tens of millions of euros for research into new treatments based on stem cells. The collaboration will receive a total of €150 million to develop new therapies in regenerative medicine.

Wimar Bolhuis chief economist at research-based consultancy firm Ecorys News - 11 November 2021
As chief economist, Bolhuis will conduct research on topical economic issues. Besides this position, he will remain active as a lecturer at the Department of Economics at Leiden Law School.

‘You get the impression that Elon Musk is acting based on personal motivations’ News - 20 December 2022
It increasingly seems that Elon Musk has taken it upon himself to decide what can and cannot be said on Twitter. He bought the platform with the message that there would be room to say whatever you desired, but he himself is casting doubts on that principle.

Strength-based communication training: ‘It’s a great way to get to know yourself’ News - 23 September 2024
Simple and effective communication with your colleagues is often easier said than done. The ‘Use your strengths to communicate’ skills lab helps you hone your communication skills. We asked two colleagues about the impact of the course on their personal and professional lives.

Wouter Hins: Intimidating journalists undermines democracy based on the rule of law News - 27 October 2022
Angry politicians, angry journalists: the initiative of Forum for Democracy politician Gideon van Meijeren during which he secretly filmed a reporter portraying them as a ‘sewer rat’, caused a lot of anger. Where does all this commotion come from? Wouter Hins: ‘Calling a journalist a "sewer rat" is…

Research-based education Course
Didactics