Providing good information to patients is crucial, especially in their final phase of life. Not all patients want to receive full details about their ...

Amidst the growing availability of advanced life-lengthening medical interventions, both healthcare professionals and patients are recognizing that le...

'Echoes of the Silent Roots' by Mark Lindenberg wins the Multimodal Incentive Grant for Alumni of the Metje Postma Awards. His film is a touching auto...

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to 11 Leiden researchers. This grant of up to 850,000 euros will enable them to develop an in...

Successfully completing a master’s thesis in Political Science is no small feat. Not only is this for most students the most extensive and in-depth re...

All students receiving their bachelor diploma in Political Science last week had a reason or two to celebrate. Two of them especially so: they won the...

This summer, political scientist Thijs Vos received the Kaare Strøm prize for his paper ‘Power or Ideology? What structures legislative voting behavio...

This September, Adina Akbik received the Political Science Teaching Award at Leiden University. Created by student members of the Bachelor's and Maste...

Research skills are an essential component of the education programmes of the Institute of Political Science. After all, the challenges our (internati...

The thesis is a major milestone for master students graduating in Political Science. It demonstrates their ability to conduct research independently a...

The Starting Grant is awarded annually by the European Research Council (ERC). This year, 51 researchers in the Netherlands will receive a Starting Gr...

"Climate citizenship” explores how adapting environments to climate change can change the way people interact with each other and with government. It ...

In Europe, people from minoritized communities are often less involved in outdoor activities such as hiking and camping. However, identity-based group...

The European Research Council (ERC) announced the awarding of 494 Starting Grants to young scientists across Europe. One of these scholars is Corinna ...

The social sciences are vital in navigating complexities, fostering understanding and bridging divides. This was celebrated during the faculty opening...