Hoe kan de City Deal Kennis Maken bijdragen aan het formuleren van maatschappelijk relevant onderzoek dat de stad in al haar diversiteit centraal stelt? In de stad Leiden zijn burgers momenteel maar in beperkte mate betrokken bij het bepalen van de agenda van de lokale City Deal Kennis Maken. Dit onderzoeksproject…

What motivates learners in bilingual education to learn English and how can and do teaching practices contribute to that motivation?

The D&I Expertise Office is in close contact with various student and staff networks regarding diversity and inclusion.

Political Science: National and International Politics is a broad study with a lot of depth. You will study political issues at the local, national and international levels, from a variety of perspectives. You will be taught by renowned, committed professors. In Leiden you will find a real student city…

Below are resources which provide a short primer on the subject of active learning.

The faculty has around 650 employees, academic and administrative staff. More than 325 of these are involved in teaching. Together they make Leiden Law School what it is today: a faculty driven by its research and enriched by its teaching.

The programme group Parenting, Child Care and Development carries out general courses within the field of Education and Child Studies and specialised courses within the field of Child and Family Science.

The Institute of Public Administration at Leiden University is located in the administrative heart of the Netherlands, The Hague. From this central location, the institute bridges academic research and practical application to address current issues both domestically and internationally.

Within the Comparative Religion Network staff and graduate students from LIAS-LUCSoR (and beyond) discuss ongoing work and cooperate on key issues in the comparative and systematic study of religion.

Along with your application, you will need to submit a variety of documents. This information only applies to students who need to submit an admission application. If you have a bachelor’s degree from Leiden University that grants you automatic admission to a master’s degree in the same field, you don’t…

You have chosen to do a PhD track at Leiden University. What do you need to know when you start conducting your PhD research?

De acht ambities van de onderwijsvisie Learning@LeidenUniversity stonden centraal op het drukbezochte Onderwijsfestival op 19 juni. Meer dan 200 docenten en studenten kwamen naar innovatieve broedplaats PLNT voor inspiratie en best practices op het gebied van onderwijsvernieuwing.

As a PhD candidate, you are expected to follow certain courses and training programmes in the context of your training as a researcher. The courses and training programmes will help you conduct your research, write your dissertation, develop your career, and gain self-insight. The LACDR PhD training…

ELS@Leiden aims to give empirical legal research skills and interdisciplinarity a prominent place within the law school curriculum.

In the specialisation School Psychology, part of the Master in Psychology, you will learn how to create positive learning environments to support talent development and potential for learning as well as practical clinical skills for all students, regardless of their intellectual or mental states.

Erik-Jan Zürcher, professor of Turkish languages and cultures, returns his Turkish medal to protest against the repressive regime of Erdogan's government.

Op vrijdag 4 april 2025 organiseert de werkgroep Stedengeschiedenis een bijeenkomst bij de Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed onder de titel ‘Archeologie en de stad’. De studiedag is gratis en voor iedereen toegankelijk.

In de Mare van 30 november 2017 vindt u een artikel over Juriste Lalin Kovudhikulrungsri, die onlangs promoveerde op de rechten van mensen met lichamelijke beperkingen bij vliegreizen. ‘Een hond mag mee, maar blindegeleidenpaarden mogen worden geweigerd.’

The central research question focuses on identifying shifts in the urban social network in terms of private, semi-public and public space by means of mapping the spatial distributions of wells and cesspits in the town of Haarlem in the course of the pre-industrial period (1200-1800). Shifts may be indicative…

Elk jaar organiseert het LIBC in samenwerking met de gemeente Leiden een Publieksdag over hersenonderzoek.

Onlangs verscheen het boek ‘Afgrond zonder vangnet’ van Yra van Dijk, hoogleraar Moderne Nederlandse Literatuur. In haar boek analyseert ze verschillende thema's in het werk van Arnon Grunberg.

The Cryogenics Department has a liquid helium production unit and an automatic liquid nitrogen filling plant.

Unraveling culturally responsive attitudes, noticing skills, knowledge and reasoned practices of expert teachers.

A master in Psychology at Leiden University combines theoretical knowledge with academic and professional skills, making you an attractive candidate for many employers.

You have been admitted to a PhD track at Leiden University. What do you need to know when you start conducting your PhD research?

The Institute of Public Administration in The Hague conducts leading research on contemporary policy and management processes within the public sector.

How do university lecturers perceive and exercise teacher agency, and what approaches can effectively explore agentic actions and underlying beliefs?

Knowledge is everywhere at Leiden University. It is also accessible for those who do not study or work at the University.

Leiden University provides ambitious students with the most recent and innovative areas of knowledge, and offers them the freedom to develop their own area of expertise.

In secondary school, homophobic language is common, even in the Netherlands where there is high acceptance of homosexuality in the adult population. Adolescents especially in lower educational levels have prevailingly negative attitudes towards their lesbian and gay peers. Peer education with its participatory…

The Educational Sciences programme group of the Institute of Education and Child Studies at Leiden University provides courses in the field of student education and the learning and development of children in the school context.

ICLON provides several programmes for second and first degree teaching qualifications.

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Miranda van Eck is benoemd tot hoogleraar Cardio Vascular & Metabolomic Therapeutics bij het Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research (LACDR) van de faculteit der Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen. De benoeming ging per per 1 februari 2014 in.

Heb jij je al ingeschreven voor Groene Peper?

Immerse yourself: read books, listen to podcasts and watch films about racism, discrimination and the colonial past.

Tussen de sterren is niet alleen leegte. Er zweven ook stoffen als methanol en koolstofdioxide. Chemische theorieën kunnen nog niet verklaren hoe die zijn ontstaan onder omstandigheden die dat juist onmogelijk zouden moeten maken. Fedor Goumans gaat met een Veni-beurs proberen die vraag te beantwoor…

Door recente cyberaanvallen op instituties binnen en buiten Europa groeit het vermoeden steeds sterker dat achter de aanvallen wellicht een politieke motivatie schuilt. Jelle van Buuren van het Institute of Governance and Global Affairs (ISGA) verscheen in het NRC om te bespreken of er sprake kan zijn…

In collaboration with the collective Tierra de Nadie, BOCA invites you to an open mic session on May 27th at Scheltema (Leiden) starting from 18.30. This collaboration is translingual. So: lxs invitamos al open mic en español, wij nodigen jullie uit in het Nederlands, and we invite you in English! While…

Discover the effects of clothing value and lifespan on buyer-user-producer relationships through collaborative research with Localising Global Garment Biographies.

Geheime diensten en criminelen kunnen inbreken in slimme apparaten, door slechte beveiliging. De markt lost het niet op: bedrijven willen gadgets verkopen, burgers doen ook weinig. NRC sprak hierover met Bibi van den Berg.

Professor Wim Willems of the Centre for Modern Urban Studies (MUS), together with Anne van Mourik, is researching the life of Ru Paré, the woman who saved 52 Jewish children during World War II.

Doing a PhD at the Institute of Psychology can be an exciting experience. On this webpage we provide you with the necessary information on application, registration, the Graduate School and Training and regulations. Leiden University’s Institute of Psychology offers you a professional and supporting…

How is collaborative learning in teacher education designed and implemented? How do students experience those collaborative learning assignments? What aspects of the design and the implementation lead to which perceived learning outcomes?