In the media
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What does the current international security environment look like? 22 December 2023
Eva Michaels, Assistant Professor Intelligence and Security, talks about the current international security environment, including intelligence issues...
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Leiden archaeologists mentioned in Top 13 Discoveries in Human Evolution during 2023 21 December 2023
In a recent article published on PLOS, Drs. Briana Pobiner and Ryan McRae of the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History discuss th...
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Jasmijn Rana on women's football and emancipation in Morocco 20 December 2023
On 15 December 2023, Trouw published a report highlighting women's football in Morocco as a symbol of emancipation. The article looks at the role of w...
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Does the new EU migration pact solve the fundamental problems? 15 December 2023
Following years of negotiations between Member States and the European Parliament, there’s finally been a breakthrough for migration policy. What does...
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The PVV as the governing party: how responsible is that? 14 December 2023
For Dutch politician Pieter Omtzigt, the PVV’s unconstitutional party manifesto remains a stumbling block to form a coalition. Referring to a study co...
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Should recognition of the state of Israel be a requirement for naturalisation? 13 December 2023
The German state of Saxony-Anhalt is set to make recognition of the state of Israel a requirement for becoming a German citizen. However, Peter Rodrig...
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NWO-XS grants for two innovative research projects 12 December 2023
Two Leiden Science researchers received an NWO-XS grant for their research. Both projects are highly promising, but also high-risk. Macrophages that t...
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Vote now! Doggerland book nominated for Current Archaeology Book prize 2024 11 December 2023
Britain's biggest archaeology magazine has announced the nominees Book of the Year award and this time one of our own has been nominated!
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How Euclid will reveal the dark side of the Universe 07 December 2023
ESA’s Euclid mission is to reveal the dark side of the Universe. But how? Professor of Observational cosmology Henk Hoekstra explains it in his interv...
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Investigations conducted by child protection bodies have been 'substandard for some time' 07 December 2023
Investigations conducted by several Dutch child protection bodies within family situations are inadequate. Due to lack of knowledge, time and money, t...
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PVV manifesto plans unconstitutional 05 December 2023
Almost two weeks after the general elections in the Netherlands, negotiations between the leaders of the four parties who were expected to form a new ...
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Oddly-shaped medieval vessels found all over the Islamic world have puzzled archaeologists for decades. 04 December 2023
'When taking into account all finds in the Islamic world of this enigmatic vessel, it would perhaps be wise not to restrict this container to merely o...
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Campaign vs. practice: limited room for manoeuvre under strict asylum policy 30 November 2023
Making migration a key campaign issue in the recent Dutch general elections is one thing, but turning it into actual policy is another. ‘95% of Dutch ...
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Ilyasse’s photo went viral: ‘It was quite a bizarre week’ 30 November 2023
It was meant as a joke for friends and family. A quick snap of him with his bags packed while watching the exit polls of the Dutch general elections. ...
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Thieving civil servant dismissed on the spot 28 November 2023
A civil servant in the Zuidplas municipality stole a saddle from an old bicycle from the municipal waste depot. Although the theft concerned an item o...