Young researchers met this month for the fifth Science Communication Summer School. ‘This is the first time some participants get to meet other researchers who also enjoy science communication. It’s great to see’, says Julia Cramer, one of the coordinators.

Jordi Tura's research interests combine various aspects of quantum information science, from quantum computing to device-independent quantum information processing. He has worked on entanglement theory and Bell inequalities in multipartite systems and, over the course of the last few years, he has been…

Boyarsky is on a quest to unravel the nature of one of the most mysterious phenomena in the Universe. The cosmos appears to consist for the larger part out of mass we cannot see. We have no idea where it comes from. Physicists call this ‘dark matter’. Sterile neutrinos are candidate building blocks…

In 2026 bestaat het studentenorkest en -koor Sempre Crescendo 195 jaar.

The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.

Who is the real creator when a musician uses AI? This was the burning question for Adam Lukawski, himself a composer. During a fascinating premiere at Amare, The Hague’s cultural hub, he demonstrated what cocreation sounds like.

Densua Mumford is Assistant Professor of International Relations. Her research explores African international relations, on the one hand, and the politics of the internet and digital technologies, on the other. Her work today contributes to decolonising perspectives on international relations.

Ingrid Samset is a political scientist who teaches at Leiden University College. Her research and teaching address questions related to peace and conflict dynamics, transitional justice, postcolonial studies, and memory studies.

Ann Marie Wilson is Assistant Professor of History at Leiden University College. She received her BA from the University of Michigan’s Residential College, her MA from San Francisco State University, and her PhD from Harvard University. At LUC she teaches courses in historical methods and environmental…

Sarah Hinman is a broadly trained human geographer with research and teachings interests meeting at the intersection of geographic information systems, urban sustainability, and public health. Her current research draws on her passion for digital mapping and visualization through the development of…

Annetje Ottow is stepping down as President of Leiden University’s Executive Board on 1 September 2025 after almost five years in the role. She looks back at the highs and lows – and ahead to what’s next.

While tens of thousands of visitors dance to deafening music, a team of Leiden psychologists are trying to collect data for their research at Lowlands. How do festivalgoers experience a virtual trip? And what role do factors such as too little sleep and whether they have experience with psychedelics…

To easily take part in group decision-making research, Jörg Gross, Assistent Professor Social and Organisational Psychology, launched a platform that allows students at the social interaction lab. Sign up to receive invitations if you are interested in taking part in on-going scientific studies in the…

Sustainability researchers can play an important role in the energy transition. But what if their partners are not (yet) sustainable and science itself has adverse effects? This is the subject of an online talk by researcher Thomas Franssen on 16 December with a discussion afterwards. ‘Clean energy…

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Ana Parrón Cabañero is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University. Ana holds an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Programme in Research and Innovation in Higher Education awarded by the University for Continuing Education Krems and Tampere University. Her…

The Hub for Impactful and Engaged Research is a new collaboration that brings together five leading educational institutions in the province of Zuid-Holland: Leiden University, the LUMC, Delft University of Technology, Erasmus Medical Center and Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Jon Chase is a science communicator who has spent more than a decade doing science shows and talks and has also co-authored a number of popular science books. He is currently working at Leiden University as a project scientist on the Horizon 2020 GlobalSCAPE project.

Julia Cramer is a quantum physicist and science communication researcher, interested in the boundary between fundamental science and society. She is fascinated about communicating science to the (non-obvious) publics. Her research focus is on Quantum and Society.

Visiting researcher. Zohreh’s research focuses on studying the interactions between social media and science (Social Media Study of Science)

The interdisciplinary, English-taught minor ‘Violence Studies’ looks at violence from very diverse scientific perspectives. What are the benefits from this approach? Students and lecturers evaluate: ‘This minor’s a goldmine’.

The speed at which science is changing our lives gives rise to tensions and concerns. In his talk at Leiden University, Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) said we should talk more about science’s relationship with society and political decision-making.