216 search results for “more courts” in the Student website
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The FSW building is now called Agora
As of 12 Januari 2026, the FSW faculty building is called Agora. This name was chosen by the FSW community. In ancient Greece, the agora was the heart of the city: a place for meeting, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. This is exactly how we see our faculty building: an open space where knowledge,…
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Fenneke SyslingFaculty of Humanities
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‘Scandals mean society is actually doing well’
Whereas the Netherlands Court of Audit used to conduct an investigation once a year, the average civil service organisation now has a few per year to contend with. Is so much going wrong nowadays? Not at all, says Professor by Special Appointment Sjoerd Keulen. ‘It’s one of the methods that makes democracy…
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Jos BrosschotFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Martine JagerFaculty of Medicine
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Laura HeitmanFaculty of Science
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Jet BussemakerFaculty of Medicine
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Catherijne KnibbeFaculty of Science
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Lars JeukenFaculty of Science
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Alies JansenFaculty of Humanities
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Elke Klein HolkenborgFaculty of Science
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Ingrid MeulenbeltFaculty of Medicine
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Christine MummeryFaculty of Medicine
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Mark DechesneFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Adriaan LankesterFaculty of Medicine
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Mark RutgersFaculty of Humanities
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Robert KlautzFaculty of Medicine
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Shiming YangFaculty of Humanities
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Maria YazdanbakhshFaculty of Medicine
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Bram SlütterFaculty of Science
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Pieter HiemstraFaculty of Medicine
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Mirjam de BaarFaculty of Humanities
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Marja SpierenburgFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Vedran DunjkoFaculty of Science
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Gerhard BurgerFaculty of Science
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Jeroen TouwenFaculty of Humanities
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Erik DanenFaculty of Science
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Antonius Johannes RabelinkFaculty of Medicine
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Dutch people are understanding the term ‘violence’ to mean more and more
When do we say violence was used in an incident? The answer may seem obvious at first. But interim results from a study by Jolien van Breen show that Dutch people are labelling events in increasingly broad contexts as violent.
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A more sustainable Leiden through citizen science
In the Leiden Municipality Challenge, 25 students investigated how Leiden could become more sustainable. In doing so, they enlisted the help of the city's citizens. 'When citizens themselves participate in the research process, they have a better understanding of how science works.'
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Polish Holocaust researchers accused of defamation will give Cleveringa Lecture
On 26 November historian Jan Grabowski and sociologist Barbara Engelking will both give the Cleveringa Lecture. They wrote a book about the Holocaust in Poland and were taken to court for defamation.
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Students help make Maldives more fertile
Its idyllic setting and white sandy beaches have made the Maldives a hotspot for tourists. This provides an income but is a problem for the fragile natural environment. Students from various universities worked with the local people to make the soil more fertile. How did they go about it?
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Executive Board update: universities launch legal challenge against budget cuts
Leiden University, along with other Dutch universities, it taking legal action against the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in response to its decision to cut funding for starter and incentive grants.
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Doing more together for less waste
Leiden University wants to contribute to a sustainable society, a healthy climate and the reduction of litter and waste. This intention is in alignment with the introduction of our Pure concept, the integral concept for our catering activities.
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Leiden University in The Hague praised by L’Express as one of Europe’s ‘schools of power’
Leiden University is featured by French magazine L’Express as one of Europe’s leading ‘schools of power’, highlighting its Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs and the Institute of Security and Global Affairs in The Hague and its role in training future leaders in politics, diplomacy, and securi…
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Jeroen DuindamFaculty of Humanities
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Reflecting on our university’s colonial past: ‘We’re still too Eurocentric’
How do colonialism and historical slavery continue to impact the university today? And what should happen next? Students and staff discussed these questions on 11 March.
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Carrot or stick: which is better motivation to exercise more?
Free cinema tickets or a step tracker paid for by your health insurance. Some insurers offer rewards to promote healthy behaviour. But does the threat of losing something like a deposit work better? And what do patients think? This is what PhD candidate David de Buisonjé researched.
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Alireza Mashaghi TabariFaculty of Science
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Julia CramerFaculty of Science
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Arie-Jan KwakFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Michael RichardsonFaculty of Science
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Liesbeth ClaesFaculty of Humanities
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Lotte van DillenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Joost BeltmanFaculty of Science
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Marieke LiemFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Student section of University Council more fragmented
In the University elections in April, the eight student seats on the University Council have gone to six parties, and newcomers the Liberal Student Party and the Party for Biomedical Students have each won one seat.
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‘War with Russia more likely now Trump has spurned Europe’
Europe’s security suddenly looks uncertain now President Trump has started negotiations with Putin. What does this mean for the Netherlands? What do we need to do?
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Anti-Asian racism deserves much more attention
Racism and discrimination come in many different shapes and forms – in the Netherlands too. Verbal attacks, stereotypes and violence: some people are confronted with these on a daily basis. A group that is often not included in research and the debate on racism is people of Asian descent. The Diversity…
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A circular economy is about much more than just recycling
It’s Circular Economy Week, from 1 to 6 February. But what is it that makes an economy circular? And just how circular is our university? René Kleijn, lecturer on the honours class Circular Economy: from challenge to opportunity, explains.