The demonstration at and occupation of our Wijnhaven building on 6 May had a deep impact on our community, including the Executive Board. The universi...

For her research into migration policy under different political regimes, Katharina Natter has been awarded the Gratama Science Prize for young, talen...

Nearly 19,000 runners lined up at the start of Leiden Marathon on Sunday, among them students and staff from the university. For some this was their f...

In our column of 7 April, we informed you about the new direction we are taking, as the Faculty Board, to meet the financial challenges faced by the f...

On Tuesday 6 May our university was the scene of an unscheduled demonstration and occupation at Campus The Hague. We understand that this incident and...

A group of over a hundred pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered in the Wijnhaven building on Campus The Hague at around 13.00 hrs on Tuesday 6 May. The...

Around 1:00 p.m., a group of more than one hundred pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at the The Hague campus. Participants chanted slogans and put u...

In these times of political tensions and ethical dilemmas, the cardinals need to choose what kind of pope the Catholic Church needs. We asked religiou...

In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britai...

The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...

At the invitation of government commissioner Mariëtte Hamer the king spoke with the university community on Thursday in the Herta Mohr building about ...

On Wednesday 16 April, two inspiring career events took place at Leiden University: the Humanities Career Event in Leiden and the Job Fair in The Hagu...

On the eve of World War II, Leiden was home to the largest Indonesian student community in the Netherlands. Many of these students joined the resistan...

What is your vision of the future? What will it be like to study at Leiden University in 2075? We invite you to enter Uni-visions. Bring your vision o...

Those who apply for asylum at the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) are often asked about their main reason for migration. This process put...