496 search results for “life amber terrorism” in the Student website
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Women’s Day for Biology students
‘It was not always accepted, but I just wanted to be a researcher. Now, I am as happy as can be.’ It is one of the quotes from the International Women’s Day presentation for Biology students. Seven women, working as researchers and teachers at the CML, IBL, and Naturalis, shared their experiences with…
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Wood formation further explored by NWO-XL grant
Leiden researchers, Professor Remko Offringa and co-applicants Salma Balazadeh and Frederic Lens received an NWO-XL grant (2.5 million euros). Together with researchers in Wageningen and Groningen, they will study the genetic and environmental drivers of woodiness. From plant to molecule, the groups…
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Ten Leiden students receive prize for outstanding achievement
Ten Leiden students have received a prize from the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW). They were nominated by their degree programme. Who are these students?
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Al Qaeda in de Islamitische Maghreb ontrafeld: de brede blik ontbrak
Sergei Boeke has once again proven that there are more roads than one that lead to Rome with his PhD research into al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. It is both the core point of his conclusions as well as the leitmotiv for his approach. Boeke’s dissertation is comprised of five academic articles that…
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‘Students have been treated like temporary residents for four centuries already’
The new Students for Leiden party pulled off a stunning victory in the municipal elections. From nowhere, the party won two seats on Leiden Municipal Council. How are brand-new student councillors Mitchell Wiegand Bruss and Elianne Wijnands doing? ‘We’ve already asked questions about the quality of…
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First-year student? Mentors Mireia and Marten help you get on the way!
At the beginning of the corona pandemic, our Faculty appointed student mentors to guide first-year and international students. What drives these mentors, and what is it like to be back at the Faculty again? Mireia and Marten tell us all about it.
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International students find their way around Leiden: 'Getting a feel for the city'
This week, around 1,200 brand new students from 68 different countries are getting to know each other and their new student city. Orientation Week Leiden (OWL) got off to a good start on sunny Lammermarkt, which was packed with enthusiastic internationals.
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Philosophical Explorations: What is a Good Life?
Lecture
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Students from all around the world discover The Hague
A day at the beach, games, a visit to an embassy and a pub crawl. The activities at HOPweek help new students get to know not just The Hague but each other too.
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CJ Public Lecture: What is happening around Europe’s internal borders?
IAt the Criminal Justice Public Lecture on 20 April, Professor of Law and Society Maartje van der Woude spoke about her research into decisions and practice in relation to intra-Schengen border areas and the free movement of persons. The thinking behind the Schengen area is that where the external borders…
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Leiden University signs Declaration on Student Well-Being
Leiden University and four other parties have signed a declaration in which they agree to improve the well-being of students in Leiden. They signed this Declaration on Student Well-Being on 5 April at the Leidsch Besturendiner, a dinner for student associations, universities, local government and bu…
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God's Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life's End
Lecture, Unfolding Finitudes
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Daan WeggemansFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Cultural genocide: 'I see no scenario in which Uyghur culture can revive in Xinjiang'
Within just a few years, the Chinese government's policy towards the Uyghurs deteriorated sharply. From control and marginalisation, it shifted to violation of human rights. PhD candidate Elke Spiessens was right in the middle of it with her research. 'The fabric of the community is being completely…
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Cyberweek
From 16 to 23 October 2025, the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) will host the second edition of Cyber Week. Following last year’s success, we will once again shine a daily spotlight on our teaching and research in the field of cybersecurity through LinkedIn and Instagram. Today’s societal…
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AIVD Director Akerboom in conversation with students: 'Russian threat the most significant'
During the second Arthur Docters van Leeuwen Lecture on 2 December, AIVD Director Erik Akerboom underlined how the changing threat landscape demands reflective leadership, transparency where possible and close cooperation to protect the democratic legal order.
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Living the (Proletarian) Life: Sata Ineko’s Autobiographical Writing
Lecture
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Maak kennis met Siggie, online coaching voor FGGA Studenten
Maak kennis met Siggie, online coaching voor FGGA-studenten
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Student mental health problems still common but less so than in covid year 2021
The number of students suffering from stress and anxiety has decreased slightly compared with 2021. But around half still suffer from mental health problems. This is according to the National Mental Health and Substance Use Monitor.
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Community support officer bows out: ‘My face on a mug got me known’
He was a popular face in the Leiden student world and even developed his own merchandise, but all good things come to an end. After seven years, community support officer Dennis Perdok (49) is leaving this role. Last week he bid farewell to the police and to his job in Leiden’s city centre.
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Tahir Abbas in various media on radicalisation
Tahir Abbas, Associate Professor in Terrorism and Political Violence at ISGA, explained how polarisation and social exclusion were at the root of radicalisation around the world. Papers ‘The News’ and ‘Dawn’ wrote articles about it.
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Navigating Married Life in the Late Medieval Low Countries
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Mario van der SteltFaculty of Science
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Sander van KasterenFaculty of Science
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Remus DameFaculty of Science
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‘The dream of studying abroad kept me going’
Ukrainian Yana Rudenko lived through the Russian occupation of Bucha in March 2022 and thereafter came to Leiden to study. thereafter De Oekraïense Yana Rudenko (24) jaar heeft in maart 2022 de Russische bezetting van Boetsja meegemaakt en is daarna gaan studeren in Leiden.
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Gijs van der MarelFaculty of Science
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Peter ten DijkeFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Sjaak NeefjesFaculty of Science
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James HardwickFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Manfred WuhrerFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Eline SlagboomFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Patrick RensenFaculteit Geneeskunde
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H LambFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Maarten VermeerFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Marie-José GoumansFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Suzanne CannegieterFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Karsten WentinkFaculty of Archaeology
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Jan van LithFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Johanna MeijerFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Hein PutterFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Mark OverhandFaculty of Science
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Diederik PomstraFaculty of Archaeology
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Pedro Rodrigues dos Santos RussoFaculty of Science
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Michiel HogerheijdeFaculty of Science
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Elena RossiFaculty of Science
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Koen KuijkenFaculty of Science
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Marijn FranxFaculty of Science
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Gerard Jan BlauwFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Johan JukemaFaculteit Geneeskunde