Playing a musical instrument is generally considered to be a complex human behaviour involving the integration and coordination of a broad range of human functions such as perception, imagination, memory, information processing, emotion, communication, and dexterity.

This dissertation investigates whether and how gradability is manifested in the nominal domain, as well as the implications this could have for theories of the representation of gradability.

Leiden University is building a new Middle Eastern Library. This new library will lie at the heart of Cluster Zuid on the new Humanities Campus and will endeavour to provide a sense of community, a pleasant study and working environment and modern facilities for researchers and students in Middle Eastern…

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.P. IJzerman, Co-Promotor: L.H. Heitman

Considering the absence of the human performer within a performance installation, the research centres around what is left of the human through traces such as sound or recorded voices, images, videos or movement and gestures. What do we perceive as ‚present‘, once the human is removed from the centre…

Through a lens that examines the intersection of ageing, gender, class, and migration, this project addresses the 'care deficit' in European countries and the employment of migrant women from Latin America to fill this deficit.

To what extent did the street patterns in urban districts influence crime patterns?

Sociology of Policy in Practice is an intensive programme due to your own three-month research internship. However, if you are a highly motived student you can consider applying for the Leiden Leadership Programme.

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Do you want to develop your personal leadership style or study abroad?

Welcome to the Graduate School of the Faculty of Humanities.

A defining fixture of our contemporary world, video games offer a rich spectrum of engagements with the past.

The essay For progress has been published to mark the 450th Dies Natalis of Leiden University. In 2025, we are celebrating our 450th anniversary, and the theme of this special year is Ahead of the Times.

Although migration and integration have become important concepts today as a result of globalization, migration movements, integration, and multiculturalism have always been part of the history of Europe. Few people realize how many ethnic groups participated in migration within Europe or into Europe…

‘Hey, look! There’s Rembrandt van Rijn! And isn’t that Princess Beatrix?’ Keep your eyes peeled during the 444 manhunt on 29 June and you may just bump into a host of celebrities from the past and the present.

The modern-day Caribbean is a stunningly diverse but also intricately interconnected geo-cultural region, resulting partly from the islands’ shared colonial histories and an increasingly globalizing economy.

Leiden University offers ambitious students a great environment in which to reach their potential.

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.

Interested in studying Ancient History at Leiden University? Find out what our alumni said about this master's programme.

Extracurricular activities are an important component of the advanced master programme International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration. Read more

The Master’s in Health, Ageing and Society gives you the insight, knowledge and skills to change care for older people. This change is needed in order to guarantee care for senior citizens in the future, but also offers solutions for growing old more happily and with more vitality.

Learn about the MSc in International Politics at Leiden University: programme structure, key courses, thesis seminar and small-group instruction in The Hague.

If you’re looking for an additional challenge besides your master’s programme because you’re keen to look beyond the limits of Health, Ageing and Society, then the International Leiden Leadership Programme (ILLP) might be exactly what you need.

Promotors: Prof.dr. P.J. Punt, Prof.dr. C.A.M.J.J. van den Hondel

The programme provides you with the knowledge and skills to navigate the areas of public international law that affect peace, justice and development.

Would you like to create an extra challenge for yourself? Leiden University gives you plenty of room to do so.

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

The integrity and reliability of academic research are of fundamental importance to the University. All parties, both within the University and outside, must be able to have confidence that our research is conducted in a scrupulous, fair, verifiable, impartial and independent manner. To make sure you…

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about applying for our Summer School programme or are you interested in developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about applying for our Summer School programme or are you interested in developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about applying for our Summer School programme or are you interested in developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Do you want to develop your own personal leadership style?

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about applying for our Summer School programme or are you interested in developing your personal leadership style?

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Master programme?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about applying for our Summer School programme or are you interested in developing your personal leadership style?

Are you interested in taking up an extra challenge during your master’s programme? Have you thought about developing your personal leadership style?