Microglia support the central and peripheral nervous system by forming the first line of defense against hazardous events. Microglia are increasingly acknowledged as critical players in neurodegenerative diseases, highlighting them as potential therapeutic targets.

Leiden University was founded in 1575 and is one of Europe’s leading international research universities. It has seven faculties in the arts, humanities and sciences, spread over locations in Leiden and The Hague. The University has over 6,700 staff members and 29,520 students. The motto of the University…

Immersive, interdisciplinary and didactically-sound learning activities designed to promote capacity building in various game-based formats.

Indonesia’s labour law regime has changed profoundly since 1998, reflecting the sweeping social and political developments that followed Soeharto’s fall from power.

Leiden University values participation: the participation organs are the ears and eyes of the university. They identify issues of concern among staff and students and help advise and decide on the future of our organisation. Something for you? Then stand as a candidate! This year, elections will…

Improving health, enhancing well-being and reducing health disparities across society.

As a Leiden University student, you’re part of Una Europa: an alliance of 11 leading research universities.

This year, there are elections for the student section of the University Council and the Faculty Councils and the staff section of the University Council. Also ther are by-elections for the Faculty Council of Archeology and Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Employee Council of SEA. What topics…

Teaching Resilience and Environmental Democracy (TREnD) is an Erasmus+ Cooperation partnerships project coordinated by Dario Fazzi from Leiden University.

Islam is a religion as well as a cultural practice that takes on a diversity of forms, some of them contradictory. This has always been the case, and it is becoming increasingly apparant in the modern world through migration, globalisation and the digitial media. The minor Islam: Religion and Society,…

How can we promote social cohesion in a society that is culturally and religiously diverse?

How is law shaped by and shaping social, political and economic change in Indonesia?

If a society is to be secure, sustainable and resilient, conflicting interests must be reconciled. Researchers at Leiden University study the behaviour of individuals, groups and states in relation to this issue, and use their knowledge to promote equality within and between communities.

Leiden University is actively involved in various university networks worldwide.

The Journal of Global Slavery (JGS) aims to advance and promote a greater understanding of slavery and post-slavery from comparative, transregional, and/or global perspectives. It especially underscores the global and globalizing nature of slavery in world history.

Find out more about the career opportunities after finishing the programme International Children's Rights. The programme prepares you for a successful career..

All players on the world stage operate strategically in order to safeguard their interests. Political scientists at Leiden University cast light on this volatile interplay of forces. Their research helps voters, NGOs, governments and international organizations make smart choices in this complex and…

Project Announcement: ‘EU human-centered digital transformation’ (2023 – 2027) funded by Leiden University Starting Grant In Spring 2023, Simona Demková and Daniel Mândrescu from the Europa Institute secured the new Leiden University Starting Grant, valued at 240,000 EUR, for a collaborative project:…

Leiden University has been promoting studies on Latin America and the Caribbean for a long time.

The International Relations and Diplomacy programme gives you a unique combination: a thorough academic education in international relations and political science with practice-based training in international negotiation and diplomacy.

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Terrorism experts Daan Weggemans (Leiden University) and Beatrice de Graaf (Utrecht University) conducted one of the first scientific studies on the societal reintegration of jihadist former detainees. They showed that the reintegration process isn't without problems. Their conlusions are presented…

What are the institutional dynamics of the adoption of internal market legislation?

Could policies aimed at preventing radicalisation undermine the very trust and social cohesion they aim to strengthen?

Onderzoek van de onderzoeksgroep 'War, Peace and Justice'

The aim of this research is to gain insight into the approaches of learning to teach. Teacher learning processes, feedback in novice-expert interaction and the impact of the interaction are explored.

‘Going Beyond Gender’ reveals how diverse women's experiences and backgrounds can be and how this diversity can affect their opportunities and career in academia. The entire film was recorded in and around the Kamerlingh Onnes Building as well as the Academy Building. The five women featured in the…

The university and faculty regularly offer training courses in the field of Diversity & Inclusion. View an overview of the current training courses here.

Increasing above- and belowground biodiversity in arable leek cultivation to stimulate pest control by natural enemies.

This programme starts from the idea that cultural discourse is one of the main engines of intellectual history and the history of ideas.

Charisma K. Lepcha (PI, Sikkim University), Pradyut Guha (co-PI, Sikkim University), Rajib Sutradhar (co-PI, Christ University Bangalore) and Erik de Maaker (Leiden University) have been awarded a two-year grant of USD 18.000 to conduct research on the impact of ‘green farming’ on the sensitive mountain…

Exploring the landscapes of mental health and cardiometabolic research.

Explore how stakeholders in Gabon's Makokou region interact with forest resources in logging, agriculture, and mining, and their impacts on social and environmental changes.

Teachers of English as a foreign language in China and the Netherlands have different notions of themselves as teachers in relation to cultures associated with the English language.

What are the environmental impacts of widespread integration of bio-based products into the construction industry?

What are the values that Leiden University cherishes? What does the University stand for and what does it consider important?

An effective and equitable approach to resource conflicts?

Everyone most obey the law. If you don’t, you will face the police and the courts. The application of national, European and international criminal law would seem to be a matter of following the letter of the law. But the reality is more nuanced. Criminal law scholars and criminologists from very different…

Check this page regularly for more information about incorporating sustainability within the education of Leiden University.

Subproject of the ERC project 'Challenging the Liberal World Order from Within: The Invisible History of the United Nations and the Global South'.

Innovative Approaches by Junior Archaeological Researchers

Legal education initiative of the Leiden University, the University of Groningen and Universitas Indonesia.