The Department of Bachelor's Education staffs the workgroup education and safeguards the quality of the teaching of the workgroup education in the bachelor's programme in psychology.

The pre-master's is a bridging programme for students who have applied for the MA Philosophy but who, according to the Board of Admissions, still have deficiencies in their educational background. Once you have completed the pre-master’s programme, you will be admitted to the relevant specialization…

The pre-master's is a bridging programme for students who have applied for the MA Philosophy but who, according to the Board of Admissions, still have deficiencies in their educational background. Once you have completed the pre-master’s programme, you will be admitted to the relevant specialization…

The pre-master's is a bridging programme for students who have applied for the MA Philosophy but who, according to the Board of Admissions, still have deficiencies in their educational background. Once you have completed the pre-master’s programme, you will be admitted to the relevant specialization…

The pre-master's is a bridging programme for students who have applied for the MA Philosophy but who, according to the Board of Admissions, still have deficiencies in their educational background. Once you have completed the pre-master’s programme, you will be admitted to the relevant specialization…

The pre-master's is a bridging programme for students who have applied for the MA Philosophy but who, according to the Board of Admissions, still have deficiencies in their educational background. Once you have completed the pre-master’s programme, you will be admitted to the relevant specialization…

The Pre-master’s programme is a programme designed to help students achieve the requirements by removing deficiencies for admission in the Master’s programmes offered by the Institute of Public Administration.

Study Archaeology at Leiden University. Learn about a full range of theoretical, analytical and field methods from some of the world's leading archaeological researchers.

25 years after the publication of Derrida’s Politics of Friendship (Politiques de l’amitié, 1994), this edited collection gathers 23 critical chapters that revisit this underappreciated text. Engaging closely with Derrida’s text, the contributors analyse, extend and critique the work. They reconsider…

Leiden researchers and students receive national and international awards in recognition of their valuable performance in the areas of science and society.

The Sustainability Research Cluster fosters dialogue and collaboration among anthropologists and sociologists researching aspects of socio-cultural, ecological, and economic sustainability in and affiliated with the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. It also seeks to stimulate…

A delegation from Leiden University will be visiting several Japanese universities and research institutions from 18 to 26 November to discuss research and teaching collaborations.

Master

On 17 January 2024 Ying Wang successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

Looking for a fun, interesting or challenging study programme? With a choice of over 50 bachelor's programmes, you will always find a programme at Leiden University that suits your area of ​​interest. During your studies, you will be educated to become a committed professional who contributes to the…

Looking for a fun, interesting or challenging study programme? With a choice of over 50 bachelor's programmes, you will always find a programme at Leiden University that suits your area of ​​interest. During your studies, you will be educated to become a committed professional who contributes to the…

Master

The bi-annual Children’s Rights Moot Court (CRM), organised by the Department of Child Law in partnership with Baker McKenzie, was initiated by Leiden Law School in 2014 on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Moot Court offers students…

Congratulations, we are pleased you’ve chosen to follow one of Leiden University’s bachelor’s programmes and we look forward to receiving your application!

What the Sex Lives of Bugs, Birds, and Beasts Tell Us About Evolution, Biodiversity, and Ourselves, Menno Schilthuizen reports from the front lines of evolutionary biology, on a quest to make sense of the origins, workings and evolution of our and other species’ reproductive selves.

The Children’s Rights Monitor provides a thematic overview of the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in the Netherlands.

On the 25th of October, Suze Anja Verkade successfully defended a doctoral thesis. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Suze Anja on this achievement!

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.P. Abrahams

Advanced Master study programmes at Leiden Law School. Intensive one year education programmes that provides many opportunities for our talented students.

Find out how to apply for one of Leiden University’s master's programmes by following our step-by step guide in the application and admission section. We look forward to receiving your application!

Leiden University College The Hague's campus is right next to The Hague Central Station.

Do you have any questions about the international bachelor's programme in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology? Contact us!

Find your home at LUC! We are located at the heart of The Hague. With our own campus building and international profile, LUC creates an environment for those looking for an intercultural experience and who wish to become responsible global citizens.

Social Aspects of Space in the Configurational Architecture of Frankish Castles in the Holy Land, 1099-1291

This dissertation reports on the beliefs and perceptions of Chinese and Dutch university teachers regarding the role of research in university teaching and how these beliefs and perceptions can be explained by their cultural, institutional and individual background characteristics

Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. Many people from Leiden played a role in colonialism and slavery. Historians are conducting preliminary research and finding striking examples.

To goal of this project is to get a deeper, more comprehensive and up to date understanding of the state of University-Business Cooperations (UBC) in Europe, from the perspective of both the Higher Education Institutions and the business sector.

Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University is known for its student-centred teaching and world-leading faculty.

To recruit, enthuse and give talent from home and abroad room to grow, Leiden University has developed good HR policies for researchers.

In what way is constructivist logic able to account for both the role of the judging agent in inference and the universal claims of logical validity?

The Sustainability Monitor 2023 shows that Leiden University is taking its sustainability efforts seriously.

In a lot of research on education, general didactic principles are applied to a particular area of study. ‘But every field of study also has its own ways of thinking’, argues professor Fred Janssen. ‘If you can identify those ways of thinking, then you have a lot of indicators for how you can best organise…

An Investigation into the role of copper-alloy craft production in the early medieval economy of northwest Europe.

Simulations of galaxies help researchers understand astronomical observations better. The EAGLE simulation, a large project in which Leiden astronomers play a leading role, shows the evolution of the Universe, from just after the Big Bang to the present day.

This year is the 444th anniversary of Leiden University and we are celebrating this with the residents of the two cities in which the University has a presence: Leiden and The Hague. We are therefore holding an exhibition about the University and its connections to the city in the Atrium of City Hall…

When does teacher agency occur in the university context, and how is this related to teaching?

The Institute CADS adheres to and teaches an approach to research ethics and integrity that emphasizes the processual nature of informed consent, situational ethics, and the indispensability of continually updating the ethical tradition in international anthropology in all the work of its researchers…

Organic molecules in interstellar space are important as they influence the structure of galaxies and star formations. Studying catalytic processes in space allows us to understand how molecular species are formed and chemically evolved in the interstellar medium and solar system objects.

Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University studies the everyday practices of individuals and groups around the world in relation to the complex global challenges of diversity, sustainability, and digitalisation.

BE-OPEN is a structural project funded under the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education action. The project is coordinated by the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. The main objective of the project is to develop conditions for the implementation of the core principles of Open Science at universities…