Do people actually understand the constitution? This is what Jelle But, PhD candidate at Constitutional and administrative law, wondered. To find out, he conducted a survey among 1333 respondents. His research shows that lawyers and other legal professionals actually do not have a better understanding…

In our building, a new, colorful exhibition is now on display! Twelve artists from the collective "De Leidsche Mondialen" are showcasing their work in various locations within the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSW).

Chinese State-backed entities have taken tiny stakes in parts of two Alibaba subsidiaries that oversee a video platform and web browser. Professor Rogier Creemers argues on CNBC this move is part of a larger plan for tech regulation.

Ieke de Vries is an Assistant Professor of Criminology at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology.

Richard Jansen is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Archaeology.

Seksueel misbruik tussen broers en zussen kan ook na jaren nog grote impact op de familierelaties. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van Sheila van Berkel, Iva Bicanic en Anja van der Voort, die slachtoffers met elkaar in gesprek brachten over hun ervaringen. ‘Ouders ontkenden of minimaliseerden het misbruik…

Olaf van Vliet is Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and at the Institute of Public Administration, Leiden University. He is also Head of the Department of Economics.

Kate Kirk is Programme Leader Diversity and Inclusion at the Leiden University Centre for Professional Learning (CPL). She has a PhD and more than a decade of experience in academic education and research. In her research she made use of multilevel analysis of migration and integration policies and…

Ruth Alison Clemens is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society. Her current research project is titled 'Posthuman Music Machines: Literature in the Age of the Pianola' and is part of the NWO Startersbeurs project 'Tracing Players Playing Traces: Non/Human Music…

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Gianclaudio Malgieri's paper entitled 'The unfair side of Privacy Enhancing Technologies: addressing the trade-offs between PETs and fairness', coauthored with Alessandra Calvi from Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Dimitris Kotzinos from Paris Cergy University, is set to be presented at this week's prestigious…

What is the best way for us as a society to deal with all the different forms of diversity? Professor Marlou Schrover will use the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) to explore this question with colleagues and the public.

Protests against textbooks on trans persons in America and against a reading hour by drag queens in Rotterdam: it has been raining protests recently against people with a gender expression that does not match their birth sex. Why does this evoke such resistance? We asked Professor by special appointment…

Francien Dechesne, Associate Professor of Ethics and Digital Technologies, has been appointed by the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences of Tilburg University as Professor to the endowed chair of ‘Data and AI for the Rule of Law’, effective 1 November 2025.

Lindsey Boosten followed her passion by combining the study of aviation and law in the Advanced Master in Air and Space Law in Leiden. It turned out to be a great choice: ‘It was one of the best years from my student days.’

Augusto Clemente is a visiting researcher at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS | Leiden University) and a professor at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR, Brazil). His research focuses on the internationalization of higher education in Latin America.

Uta Wehn is a professor by special appointment of the chair ‘ Citizen Science and Sustainability’.

Francielle Franco is a PhD from UNESP (Brazil). At CWTS, she will work in the Focal Area Engagement & Inclusion. Her research focuses on altmetrics, facilitating the visualization of altmetric impact indicators.

Ting Cong is a full professor at the College of Publishing, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST), and a visiting researcher at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University. His research interest includes academic publishing, open science and social media…

PhD candidate and member of the Science and Evaluation Studies (SES) research group. She studies new tools used in research evaluation, particularly those which aim to capture wider notions of research quality, excellence and impact.

Marie Curie Research Fellow. His research focuses on how the production of visual data on public and private oceanographic vessels and their impact on ocean sciences research practices.

External PhD candidate. Alexander Schniedermann works on standardization in biomedical research.

Narmin Rzayeva is an external PhD candidate at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University. She is also a trainer in Research Data Management and Digital Skills at Delft University of Technology.

Louise Bezuidenhout is a social science researcher who specializes on issues relating to Open Science, data sharing and access. Her research is broadly oriented around themes such as justice and access, inclusion and marginalization and equity.

• Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, with a focus on the integration of technology in patient care. • Program Director, MSc Technical Medicine. • For LDE (Leiden–Delft–Erasmus): Track Coordinator for the Technical Medicine Master’s track “Sensing and Stimulation”.

Julia Boman is an external part-time PhD candidate at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University. She also works as a Science Officer at the European Science Foundation (ESF) in Strasbourg, France, where she is responsible for developing research evaluation activities.

PhD candidate. His research focuses on how to alleviate inequality among science communication occupations.

Visiting Researcher. Tung Tung’s research focuses on Research Intelligence, Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) and Open Science.

Senior researcher and member of the Engagement & Inclusion focal area. Alfredo's research interests include, among others, public-private interactions and knowledge flows, science-technology linkages, and relationship between science/technology and innovation.

Isabel Basson is a visiting researcher from the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Scientometrics and STI Policy (SciSTIP), hosted by the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST), Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Her current research focuses on investigating inequality in…

Kathleen conducts research exploring scholarly communication practices and infrastructures, including those related to open science, data, and research evaluation.

Eleonora Dagienė is a visiting researcher at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University. She defended her PhD thesis on October 30, 2025. Her research focuses on bibliometric research, research assessment, higher education policies, and book evaluation practices, whilst…