For first-year bachelor’s students, it is a well-known phenomenon: student mentors. These older students help newcomers on their way in small groups. ...

On International Women's Day (8 March) we take time to consider female emancipation and participation. What does this day mean for Leiden University, ...

Finding a job can be quite a challenge, especially when there is a global pandemic that seriously impacts the job market. Needless to say, this makes ...

Annetje Ottow is the first female president of the Executive Board of Leiden University, which means a return to her Alma mater.

Today marks the start of the Healthy University - Let's Walk Week 2021, a week focused on the mental and physical health of our employees. Including a...

In a new series of articles, we explore how the humanities study topics related to sustainability. First up: waste. How and why study waste as a human...

The story of Tutankhamun, the Egyptian pharaoh, is world famous. But did you know that the Ancient Egyptians mummified not only people but animals too...

You speak Japanese, know everything about medieval art or understand exactly what Hegel meant. And then you graduate. Many Humanities students find it...

Neele Boelens is a board member at DWARS, the youth organisation of political party GroenLinks. In addition, she is studying towards two degrees at Le...

Leiden University has an active open science community. Open science means transparency in all phases of research by precisely documenting every step ...

The whole world is waiting anxiously for sufficient supplies of coronavirus vaccines. As Launch Navigator at Pfizer, alumnus Dennis de Mik must help e...

Eline van Slijpe wrote her Master of Philosophy thesis on intergenerational justice: does the current generation have obligations towards future gener...

Towards the end of February, three Leiden University buildings will be assessed for their accessibility to people with a disability. The assessment wi...

The Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) recently appointed a new academic director. Erik Viskil is taking over from Henk Borgdorff, who hel...

'Academics who share their knowledge with the outside world on social media are often insulted or even threatened. Especially female academics and aca...