Teams formed to lead university themes
The teams that will lead the themes guiding Leiden University’s strategic positioning in the coming years have been formed.
The team leads will drive forward the themes through which the university has defined its profile. They will set out their ambitions for their theme, foster internal collaboration, strengthen inter- and transdisciplinary research and teaching, and engage with internal and external stakeholders. In doing so, they will help develop solutions to complex societal challenges and reinforce the university’s position within the national and international knowledge landscape.
To reflect the interfaculty nature of the themes, each will be led by a team with members from different faculties and will have a rotating chair and vice-chair on an annual basis.
These teams represent an important step towards deepening inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation and increasing the visibility of the university’s social, academic and economic impact.
The leads are:
Domain: Humans in the world
Theme: Languages, cultures and worldviews
Leads: Marike van Aerde (Archaeology), Peter Bisschop (Humanities) and Cristina Grasseni (Social and Behavioural Sciences)
Theme: Heritage
Leads: Jan Kolen (Archaeology), Sybille Lammes (Humanities), Erik de Maaker (Social and Behavioural Sciences) and Carsten Stahn (Law)
Theme: Migration
Leads: Guus Kroonen (Humanities), Katharina Natter (Social and Behavioural Sciences) and Olaf van Vliet (Law/FGGA)
Domain: Resilient and learning society
Theme: Inequalities
Leads: Cátia Antunes (Humanities), Egbert Jongen (Law), Judi Mesman (FGGA), Suzan van der Pas (LUMC), Jasmijn Rana (Social and Behavioural Sciences) and Giles Scott-Smith (FGGA)
Theme: Generation of the future
Leads: Lenneke Alink (Social and Behavioural Sciences), Sander Bax (Humanities), Mariëlle Bruning (Law), Marieke Liem (FGGA) and Simon Mooijaart (LUMC)
Theme: Social transitions
Leads: Anar Ahmadov (FGGA), Maurits Berger (Humanities), Yvonne Erkens (Law) and Sarah de Lange (Social and Behavioural Sciences)
Domain: Technology and society
Theme: Sustainability and biodiversity
Leads: Gerrit Dusseldorp (Archaeology), Anne van der Eijk (LUMC), Paul Hudson (FGGA), Esther Kentin (Law), Johannes Müller (Humanities), Marja Spierenburg (Social and Behavioural Sciences), Arnold Tukker (Science)
Theme: Quantum and space
Leads: Tanja Masson-Swaan (Law), two representatives from the Faculty of Science will follow
Theme: AI for humans, society and science
Leads: Joost Batenburg (Science), Mark van Buchem (LUMC), Bram Klievink (FGGA), Ili Ma (Social and Behavioural Sciences), Anne Meuwese (Law) and Stephan Raaijmakers (Humanities)
Domain: Peace, justise, democracy and governance
Theme: Security, safety and cybersecurity
Leads: Arjen Boin (Social and Behavioural Sciences), Rogier Creemers (Humanities), Olga Gadyatskaya (Science), Sanneke Kuipers (FGGA) and Maarten Kunst (Law)
Theme: Trust in polarised times
Leads: Tom Louwerse (Social and Behavioural Sciences), Wim Voermans (Law) and Kutsal Yesilkagit (FGGA)
Theme: Geopolitics in Europe and the world
Leads: Armin Cuyvers (Law), Antoaneta Dimitrova (FGGA), Sarah Wolff (Humanities) and Nikoleta Yordanova (Social and Behavioural Sciences)
Domain: Health and life sciences
Theme: Regenerative medicine
Leads: Micha Drukker (Social and Behavioural Sciences), Niels Geijsen (LUMC) and Mirjam Sombroek (Law)
Theme: Health and well-being
Leads: Marieke Adriaanse (Social and Behavioural Sciences / LUMC), Jet Bussemaker (FGGA / LUMC), Jessica Kiefte-De Jong (LUMC), Marco Spruit (Science / LUMC), Sarah Schrader (Archaeology) and Paul van Trigt (Humanities)
Theme: Drug discovery and development
Leads: Chantal van Litsenburg (LUMC), Mario van der Stelt (Science) and Judy Veldhuijzen (Social and Behavioural Sciences)
For each theme, the leads will develop an internal network of relevant academics. If you are interested in becoming an active member of one of these networks, please contact profilering@bb.leidenuniv.nl.