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• A cuddly toy with batteries: exploring the role of social robots in care for older people News - 11 June 2026

  From toy cats that purr to robot dogs that bark: what do such technologies mean for older people, healthcare providers and family members? A Dutch Research Council (NWO) Veni grant is enabling anthropologist Tanja Ahlin to investigate how animal-shaped robots can contribute to care for older people…

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  Marie Schwed Shenker PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.schwed.shenker@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maarten Lamers Assistant Professor

  m.h.lamers@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277033

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  Tanja Ahlin Research Fellow

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.ahlin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mohammed Raiz Shaffique PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.r.shaffique@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Roy de Kleijn Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  kleijnrde@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273915

• Let the robot lend a hand in the pharmacy (it’s more sustainable too) News - 3 April 2025

  Can a robot help prepare cancer medication in a hospital pharmacy? That’s what hospital pharmacist Tjerk Geersing investigated in his PhD research. He compared manual and automated preparations in terms of quality, efficiency, and safety. He graduated on 19 March.

• Update: Cleaning robot in the Gorlaeus Building Announcement - 3 February 2026

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• Pilot with cleaning robot in the Gorlaeus Building Announcement - 18 November 2025

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• ‘Teaching a robot to fry an egg isn’t as easy as you’d think’ News - 15 June 2021

  ‘AI can’t do half as much as people think,’ says computer scientist and psychologist Roy de Kleijn. He tries to teach robots seemingly easy things, and keeps on discovering how smart human intelligence really is. Three things that computers are no way near doing.

• Peter van der Putten on Robo Rabbi and a robot that performs funeral rituals News - 16 November 2021

  Can a robot rekindle the waning interest in Buddhism in Japan? University lecturer Peter van der Putten researches the philosophical and social questions related to artificial intelligence. He also investigates whether computers and robots can take over creativity, emotions and other human characteristics.…

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• Can birds imitate Star Wars robot? Yes – and some are surprisingly good at it News - 10 November 2025

  Scientists have discovered that starlings and parrots can imitate the complex sounds of Star Wars droid R2-D2 remarkably well. Their study reveals how the structure of a bird’s vocal organ determines its vocal abilities – and how citizen science helps uncover it.

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  Carlotta Rigotti Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.rigotti@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278838

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  Frank Doolaard Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.t.doolaard@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Erik de Kwaadsteniet Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  kwaadsteniet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274109

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  Ili Ma Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.ma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Diana Kim

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.a.kim@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Akrati Saxena Assistant professor

  a.saxena@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Berna Güroglu Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  bguroglu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Caroline Bokhorst Education & Research Staff Member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  bokhorst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274044

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  Kiki Spoelstra Self Funded Phd Candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.e.spoelstra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jinxian Wang Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.wang@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

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  Sara Velthuizen

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  Koen Caminada Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.l.j.caminada@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

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  Olaf Simonse Knowledge valorization staff member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  o.simonse@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maarten Berg Academic lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.c.berg@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

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  Iris Müller PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  i.muller@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Katerina Johnson Postdoc/guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.v.a.johnson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Siddharth Divakaruni Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Anouschka van Dijk

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  Tessa Verhoef Assistant professor

  t.verhoef@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277903

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  Elise Kortink Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.d.kortink@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anne Miers Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  acmiers@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273688

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  Melle van der Molen Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.j.w.van.der.molen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276042

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  Jiemiao Chen Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.chen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mariska Kret Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.e.kret@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276359

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  Welmer Molenmaker Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.e.molenmaker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271440

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  Jeroen Touwen Vice Dean / Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.j.touwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277772

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  Kees Goudswaard Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  k.p.goudswaard@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rüya Akdag PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.akdag@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Andrea Spruijt Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.m.spruijt.2@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Christa Tobler Professor of European Law

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  r.c.tobler@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277738

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  Leticia Rettore Micheli Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.rettore.micheli@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Angelo Romano Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.romano@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Guus Heerma van Voss Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  g.j.j.heerma@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Niels van Doesum University Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.j.van.doesum@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273666