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593 search results for “discover of the year” in the Staff website

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  David Holmes Professor

  holmesdst@math.leidenuniv.nl |

• Leiden academics nominated for Person of the Year News - 5 January 2023

  Leiden academics Remco Breuker and Auke-Florian Hiemstra stand to win the title of Person of the Year.

• Auke-Florian Hiemstra named Person of the Year News - 26 January 2023

  Auke-Florian Hiemstra is the Leidsch Dagblad Person of the Year 2022.

• LUMC lecturer Arianna Pranger in Lecturer of the Year 2021 final News - 23 March 2021

  Hospital pharmacist and lecturer on the master’s programme in pharmacy Arianna Pranger has made it to the final of the Lecturer of the Year 2021 competition. Outgoing minister Van Engelshoven (Education, Culture and Science) will award the prize to the winning lecturer.

• Koos Biesmeijer and Claire van Megen nominated for Person of the Year News - 9 January 2024

  Koos Biesmeijer, Professor of Natural Capital, and Claire van Megen, an Educational and Child Studies student, are in with a chance of winning Leiden’s Person of the Year title.

• Discover 450 years of parades at Museum De Lakenhal News - 20 September 2024

  The exhibition Leiden celebrates – 450 years of parades at Museum De Lakenhal shows how parades and society have changed through the centuries. Alumnus and historian Danielle van Goethem worked on the exhibition. She gives a preview.

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  Gerrit van der Kooij Guest Researcher

  g.van.der.kooij@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Discover wildlife on campus with BioBlitz News - 2 June 2025

  Did you get a taste for recording local wildlife with Expeditie Stadsnatuur? Join the higher education BioBlitz and help us discover what is growing, crawling and fluttering on our campuses.

• New traffic controller discovered on DNA railway News - 15 January 2026

  A new LUMC study has changed our understanding of how cells work. Researchers have discovered that the CFAP20 protein acts as a kind of ‘traffic controller’ on DNA. Without this protein, chaos ensues, potentially causing cancer. Their findings have been published in the prestigious journal Nature.

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  Alireza Mashaghi Tabari Associate professor

  a.mashaghi.tabari@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274425

• Opening academic year Event - 31 August 2026

  Academic ceremony

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  Christoph Pieper University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.pieper@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272673

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  Diederik Meijer Associate Professor

  d.j.w.meijer@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272444

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  Merel Brüning Guest Staff Member

  m.l.bruning@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 31646035639

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  Jorre The PhD candidate

  j.c.the@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Keara The Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Discover our training for professionals at Leiden University Academy Week Announcement - 3 March 2025

  Organisation

• 15 years Leiden University College

  Leiden University College (LUC), an institute of Leiden University in The Hague – the international city of peace, justice, and security – offers the English-taught Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges since 2010. Inspired by the American university college model, LUC combines…

• Researchers discover how malaria parasite survives in mosquitoes News - 23 August 2022

  Researchers from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have discovered how malaria parasites escape the immune system of mosquitoes. The so-called QC enzyme changes proteins on the outside of the malaria parasite such that the immune cells are unable to recognise the parasite. As a result, the parasite…

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  Martina Vijver Scientific director/Professor

  vijver@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Plant-based party on campus: discover and enjoy during Meat and Dairy-Free Week Announcement - 25 February 2025

  Facility, Organisation

• BEAT-COVID team discovers sugar-coated antibodies that predict disease progression News - 3 May 2022

  At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from 15 departments at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) realised they could do more for patients if they joined forces. This is how the BEAT-COVID group has been able to rapidly gain knowledge about COVID-19, the role of the immune system and…

• Doctors discover a simple method to predict the risk of brain tumour recurrence News - 11 February 2026

  The risk of a brain tumour recurring can be predicted more accurately by counting the number of immune cells in the tumour under a microscope. These are the findings from research conducted by LUMC, Erasmus MC and Heidelberg University.

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  Carmen van den Bergh University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.van.den.bergh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272067

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  Roberto Arciero PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  r.arciero.1@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nancy Kula Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.c.kula@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272242

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  Elena Rossi Professor

  emr@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275877

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  Bleda Düring Professor

  b.s.during@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276449

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  Victor Klinkenberg Guest Researcher

  m.v.klinkenberg.3@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Olaf Kaper Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  o.e.kaper@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272041

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  Jonathan Ouellet Education Officer

  j.m.ouellet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Brian McGarry Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  b.k.mcgarry@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jennifer Swerida Assistant professor

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

• Education funding, grants and prizes

  There are different education funding, grants and prizes available for teaching staff at the faculty, university, national and international level. These allow you to innovate your education and do research.

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  Peter Bisschop Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.c.bisschop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272980

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  Hao Wang Assistant Professor

  h.wang@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274799

• Annual Plan Financial planning and control cycles

  An annual plan ensures that Planning & Control is embedded in the organisation. The plan states who provides what and when. This means that the right information is available at the right time, allowing for the proper financial management of the University.

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  Peter Akkermans Emeritus hoogleraar

  p.m.m.g.akkermans@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Deployment still affects veterans ten years later News - 14 December 2022

  Ten years later, a group of veterans still struggle daily with the effects of their deployment to Afghanistan. Sanne van der Wal, a PhD candidate at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), conducted research into the effects of PTSD.

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  Sylvia The-McArthur interim HR director

  Administration and Central Services

  s.j.m.the@bb.leidenuniv.nl |

• The new leave system explained Leave

  Since 1 January 2020 - with the transition to the Dutch Civil Code - the system of writing off leave has changed. When you take leave, the system automatically writes off the hours that fall due first.

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  Sam Botan PhD candidate

  s.a.botan@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hilde Woker Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  h.j.woker@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Petra de Bruijn University Lecturer Turkish Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272592

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  Thea Coventry External PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  t.a.c.coventry@law.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Egbert Fortuin Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.fortuin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272075

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  Freya Baetens Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  f.baetens@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lauren Lauret Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.b.lauret@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272772

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  Casper Wits University Lecturer East Asia Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.wits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276006

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  Martijn Storms Curator

  Leiden University Libraries

  m.storms@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272855