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• Honours Class makes cultural heritage tangible: ‘You are dealing with people’ News - 22 April 2022

  An Honours Class about the ostensibly unrecognisable worlds of insular Southeast Asia teaches students a fundamental piece of wisdom: "We do not differ much from the people at the other end of the world."

• 55th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics Event - 24 August 2026

  Conference

• Two Cultural Anthropology students awarded Pieter de la Court Medal 2021 News - 12 January 2022

  Claire van den Helder (fourth-year Cultural Anthropology student) and Orestes Kyrgiakis (second-year Cultural Anthropology student) won the Pieter de la Court Medal 2021. The Pieter de la Court Medal is an initiative for students by students and is awarded annually to students who voluntarily contribute…

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  Sabine Witting Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Law

  s.k.witting@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838

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  Bart Kramer PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Science

  b.kramer@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4220

• Cultural Anthropology Students Conduct Research on Experiences and Motivations of Tiny House Residents in the Netherlands News - 22 April 2025

  Leiden students of cultural anthropology investigated the motivations and experiences of Tiny House residents in the Netherlands. Their findings highlight sustainability, minimalism and community building as core values in this alternative form of living.

• Sjef Barbiers moves to INT: ‘Especially in times of AI, we need to keep Dutch relevant’ News - 19 May 2025

  Professor Sjef Barbiers is leaving his job as scientific director of LUCL for the position of scientific director of the Institute for the Dutch Language (INT) from 1 September.

• NWO grant for research on Aramaic inscriptions: 'Palmyra is more than blown-up tombs' News - 4 September 2024

  Two thousand years ago, the Middle East found itself caught between the rise of the Roman Empire in the west and the Parthian Empire in the east. PhD candidate Nolke Tasma has been awarded an NWO grant to investigate how local inhabitants experienced these changes.

• The Roman empire and world history Event - 30 January 2026

  Debate

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  Yasco Horsman University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.horsman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2777

• Driving skills: conceptual metaphors and the etymology of Vedic r̥tá Event - 20 February 2026

  Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars

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  Aida Gholami External PhD

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.gholami@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Liesbeth Claes Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.m.g.f.e.claes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8016

• Aafje de Roest: ‘As an expert in Dutch Studies you have the right skills to research hip hop’ News - 10 May 2022

  Aafje de Roest turned her hobby into her job. She went from a teenager who enjoyed listening to hip hop music to a PhD candidate who focuses on how Dutch hip hop music shapes the cultural identity of young people in the Netherlands.

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  Jay Huang Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  y.c.huang@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9596

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  Vincent Niochet PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  v.niochet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Boya Li Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  b.li@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Katarzyna Cwiertka Professor of Modern Japan Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.j.cwiertka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2599

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  Caro Aalderink Study Adviser

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  c.aalderink@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 6 2825 1678

• anthropologist in a big company ‘it’s interesting to look at the internal culture of a business'’ News - 19 June 2023

  With her background in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Leonie Siepmans brings a unique perspective to the corporate world. Find out what an anthropologist does in a big company.

• 7th NINO Annual Meeting 2026 Event - 29 January 2026

  Annual Meeting

• Historical Sociolinguistics Young Researchers Forum Event - 30 January 2026

  Conference

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  Marie-leen Ryckaert Dual PhD candidate/guest

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  m.l.e.ryckaert@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009589

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  Matthew Kenworthy Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  kenworthy@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278455

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  Vincent Icke Professor emeritus of Theoretical Astronomy

  Faculty of Science

  icke@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275843

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  Jacqueline Hodge Associate Professor

  Faculty of Science

  hodge@strw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8450

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  Joop Schaye Professor of The formation of galaxies

  Faculty of Science

  schaye@strw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8443

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  Christoph Keller Guest Professor

  Faculty of Science

  keller@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jarle Brinchmann Associate Professor/Guest

  Faculty of Science

  jarle@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Romain Avellan Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  r.d.avellan@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ignas Snellen Scientific director / Professor of Observational astrophysics

  Faculty of Science

  snellen@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275838

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  Frans van Lunteren Professor of History of the natural sciences

  Faculty of Science

  vlunteren@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278412

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  Stijn Bussels Scientific Director LUCAS/Professor Art history, expecially before 1800

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.p.m.bussels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2693

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  Sara Polak University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.a.polak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2142

• After sixty years, German alumni are back in Leiden: ‘I presided over the meeting with a revolver’ News - 7 April 2025

  They first entered the Academy Building fifty to sixty years ago. On 28 March, they were back for an afternoon: the members of the Dr Pfiffikus debating society of the German Studies programme. Former chair Hans van der Veen looks back on his student days.

• PhD research: Was there already Dutch-Dutch and Belgian-Dutch in the past? News - 19 April 2022

  What developments preceded modern Standard Dutch? PhD candidate Iris Van de Voorde conducted research on ‘pluricentricity’, or the idea that language norms arise in different places and spread outwards from there. PhD defence on 19 April.

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  Nike van Helden PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.van.helden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Randal Sheppard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.c.sheppard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2656

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  Natalia Donner Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.r.donner@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009443

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  Gert Oostindie Professor emeritus Colonial and Postcolonial History

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.j.oostindie@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Karsten Wentink Postdoc/ Guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  k.wentink.2@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Jennifer Swerida Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.l.swerida@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276048

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  Fan Lin University Lecturer Chinese Art and Material Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.lin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272538

• Meet the new members of the Cultural Anthropology OLC 2023-2024 News - 25 September 2023

  Liselotta Jahnke, Jason Irwin, Rachel Cruickshank and Paula Kovač are the new student members of the Programme Committee (OLC). This committee advises the Executive Board and the Faculty Board of CADS about educational matters, such as determining the Course and Examination Regulations and evaluating…

• Can Generative AI Generate Culture? Event - 1 June 2023

  Debate

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  Marie Kolbenstetter PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.m.kolbenstetter@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Metje Postma Guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.a.postma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Letty ten Harkel: ‘I am interested in what happens when different cultures come together’ News - 25 July 2022

  In August 2022 we welcome our new colleague Dr Letty ten Harkel as Assistant Professor in Roman and Post-Roman Archaeology. For the past ten years she has built up an impressive track record in the School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford. Read the interview about her background and research…

• University launches Vision on Student Well-Being: ‘An open culture where we look out for one another’ News - 23 March 2023

  How can we work together to create a safe study and learning environment and offer students the support that they need? The Vision on Student Well-Being outlines the University’s plans to promote student well-being in the coming years.

• Meet the members of the Cultural Anthropology OLC 2021-2022 News - 25 October 2021

  Benjamín Maldonado, Orestes Kyrgiakis, Roos Capel and Iskra Cvitković are the new student members of the Programme Committee (OLC). The board advises the Executive Board and the Faculty Board about educational matters, such as the determination of the Course and Examination Regulations and the evaluation…