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• Silence as a form of activism: 'It is precisely by being silent that you sometimes keep the conversation open' News - 20 October 2023

  We talk too little about silence, thinks university lecturer Gerlov van Engelenhoven. He has been awarded a Veni grant to investigate the role of silence in protest movements. Does silence sometimes really say more than a thousand words?

• Being the First Event
• Zen Garden Student Well-being Week Event - 24 November 2025

• Archaeological Forum: Lieke Bes and Adam Benfer Event - 16 October 2025

  Lecture

• Well-Being moment: workshop laughing yoga Event - 20 January 2025

• with alumnus Joost Bunk: As a diplomat, you know there's a risk of being declared persona non grata News - 16 June 2022

  When Russia attacked Ukraine in the night of 23-24 February, alumnus Joost Bunk, who was working as a diplomat in Russia, knew that everything would change.

• Well-Being Moment: Creative Writing Session Event - 19 February 2026

• Leiden FSW spin-off Axite receives UNIIQ investment for a home-based brain-monitoring platform News - 9 January 2026

  Axite, a start-up rooted in research at Leiden University’s Faculty of Social Sciences (FSW), receives €350,000 from UNIIQ for the further development of NeuroJournal: a platform that uses an EEG headband and smartphone app to provide long-term insight into brain activity outside the laboratory.

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  Alien van der Vliet Knowledge valorization staff member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.van.der.vliet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Michael Vliek Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.l.w.vliek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sjoerd Goslinga Researcher / Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.goslinga@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273824

• Well-being moment: Blue Monday at the Cat Cafe Event - 19 January 2026

• Finding our way out of the hyper-nervous society? ‘Time to pause and reflect on our basic human needs’ News - 13 October 2025

  Hit the brakes! That’s the advice of the Council for Public Health and Society in a recent report. Eight psychologists share their insights on how to slow down and reconnect.

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  Ody Dwicahyo PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.dwicahyo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Shekinah Dare Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.e.dare@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mirre Stallen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.stallen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277336

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  Niels van Doesum University Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Leon Hilbert Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.p.hilbert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Irina Morozova Management/office assistent / self-funded PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.morozova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272986

• Hét Leids Kennisfestival for Everyone’s Health and Well-being Event - 28 June 2025

  Festival

• Give your physical and mental health a boost during Student Well-being Week Event - 24 November 2025

• Providing information in palliative care: what if patients don’t want to know everything? News - 17 September 2025

  How do you behave towards patients with life-threatening conditions who do not want to know all the details of the state of their health? This question brought psychologist Liesbeth van Vliet and anthropologist Annemarie Samuels together. It’s an unusual partnership, but their interdisciplinary approach…

• Inequality in medical science: ‘We need to better understand the flexibility of the female brain’ News - 19 November 2025

  During a well-attended Studium Generale lecture at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Professor Ellen de Bruijn demonstrated how hormonal fluctuations influence the female brain. 'We urgently need more attention for the mental health of girls and women during transitional periods.'

• In the Making #11: Whose creativity? Explorations of interspecies being and making Event - 10 April 2025

  Arts and culture

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  Margot van der Doef Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  doef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273987

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  Marret Noordewier Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.k.noordewier@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278852

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  Elise Seip Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.c.seip@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274085

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  Gert-Jan Lelieveld Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  lelieveldgj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276615

• Working towards a healthier society: learn all about it in this new minor News - 8 April 2024

  Why are health problems such as loneliness and obesity so persistent? What causes them to occur more frequently in some neighborhoods than others? And how can we solve them? You will learn about these topics in the new minor 'Co-creating a Healthy Society'.

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  Rutger Hoekstra Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  r.hoekstra@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Wilco van Dijk Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dijkwvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 0 6 43446432

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  Emma ter Mors Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  emors@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274075

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  Hester Ruigendijk Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.a.h.ruigendijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271361

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  Lotte van Dillen Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dillenlfvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271362

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  Eric van Dijk Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Marco Spruit Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  m.r.spruit@lumc.nl | 071 5269111

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  Nira Wickramasinghe Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.k.wickramasinghe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272982

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  Tessa Minter Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  mintert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273816

• Funding for projects and activities Info for student organisations

  Learn how your organisation board can request funding for projects and activities.

• Study related support

• Support

  The well-being of our students is of utmost importance to Leiden University. Throughout your studies you have access to a wide range of support, guidance and advisory services. These can help you with matters ranging from study-related issues, personal circumstances, your well-being, and questions of…

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• Information for student organisations

  Are you on the board of a student organisation? Find out how to request financial support, the ways your organisation can contribute to student well-being, dignity and respect, the facilities available at the university, and the agreements you need to keep in mind.

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  Erik de Maaker Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  maaker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276612

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  Bernet Elzinga Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  elzinga@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273745

• Co-creating your student journey

  Community, engagement, and well-being.

• Support for honours students

  Find out how honours students at Leiden University get support, join a community or offer suggestions for improvements.

• Wellbeing support

  During your time as a student, you will encounter various challenges. As part of your well-being, here are some options that we hope will help support you in your well-being.