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• Why the Netherlands should repatriate foreign terrorist fighters and their families News - 5 March 2026

  Dozens of Dutch nationals are being held in detention facilities in Northeast Syria or have been transferred to Iraq, risking torture or the death penalty. PhD candidate Ida Asscher says the Netherlands should repatriate them. 'States must comply with international law, even in difficult situations.…

• Child rights activist Graça Machel speaks in Leiden on justice between generations News - 17 October 2023

  Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel speaks October 27 at Leiden University about her work.

• ISGA Contributes to Training African Officers in Military Diplomacy News - 29 June 2022

  The Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) of Leiden University contributed to the design and teaching of modules of this year’s edition of the Ministry of Defence’s ‘International Military Cooperation Course Africa’.

• Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2021: the nominees News - 4 October 2022

  Tradition has it that at the end of each academic year, the best master’s thesis in Political Science is awarded a prize. For 2021-2022, the jury is considering six nominations. All of great quality, but on different topics. These range from political party bans to questions regarding commitment within…

• Polish Holocaust researchers accused of defamation will give Cleveringa Lecture News - 12 October 2021

  On 26 November historian Jan Grabowski and sociologist Barbara Engelking will both give the Cleveringa Lecture. They wrote a book about the Holocaust in Poland and were taken to court for defamation.

• Documentary From Aksum to India premiered during Week of Classics News - 15 April 2021

  For the annual Week of Classics, Dr Marike van Aerde and her team made a documentary about their research project Routes of Exchange, Roots of Connectivity. In the film the team touches upon the interactions of Greeks and Romans with the wider ancient world, ranging from the African kingdom of Aksum…

• Historian Gert Oostindie the new Cleveringa Professor News - 4 October 2022

  Gert Oostindie, Emeritus Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, is this year’s Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. He was appointed by the University on 4 October. In his inaugural lecture on 24 November, entitled Courage and Disregard, he will talk about (academic) freedom in relation…

• Historian Frank van Vree is the new Cleveringa Professor News - 13 June 2023

  Frank van Vree, Emeritus Professor of War, Conflict and Memory Studies at the University of Amsterdam (UVA), is the new Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University this year.

• Hoard of Roman coins turns out to be offering for safe crossing News - 28 June 2021

  Several years ago, two amateur archaeologists from Brabant discovered over a hundred Roman coins near to Berlicum in the north of the province. After years of research, it now appears that the location, close to a ford in the river, was a site for offerings. Another interesting fact is that the coins…

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  Thed van Leeuwen Senior researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Gerard Breeman Associate professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  g.e.breeman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009373

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  Ester Iking PhD Candidate with scolarship

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.j.m.iking@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nienke Wieringa Teaching Methodologist for Biology

  ICLON

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  Marc van Hemert Professor emeritus

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  Paul van den Broek Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Peter de Knijff Professor

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  Eline Westra Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Kamila Smagulova PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.smagulova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272159

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  Floris de Ruiter PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Maarten Vermeer Professor

  m.h.vermeer@lumc.nl | 071 5261952

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  Pratika Dewi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Eliska Prochazkova Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Swargajyoti Gohain Guest researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Jan de Keijser Professor of Criminology

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Sjaak Neefjes Professor

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  Marijke Kooijman Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.p.e.kooijman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275014

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  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Henk Hoekstra Professor

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  Marleen Baba-Krieger PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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  Samten Yeshi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  John Sunday Ojo Postdoc

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.s.ojo@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Jeffrey Jhanjan Dual PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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  Rabin Baldewsingh Pre-PhD candidate / guest

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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  Marleen Barth External PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  m.a.m.barth@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Alfred van Staden Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Eelco Hoogwout Lab & project manager

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  Marion Elenbaas University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Cornelis van Tilburg Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Paul Nieuwbeerta Professor of Criminology

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Edmund Frettingham Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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  Gerard van Westen Professor

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  Carolina Pereira De Queiroz Monteiro PhD candidate/guest

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  Frank Chouraqui Senior University Lecturer Continental Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

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• From Roman coin to physics experiments in a theme park: the varied world of head of the education office Marije Boonstra News - 16 July 2025

  ‘No two days are ever the same – and that’s what makes it fun.’ But what does a head of the education office actually do? Marije Boonstra shares the many sides of her role: from drawing up timetables to launching innovative education projects, from tailoring programmes to students’ needs to international…

• Forgotten Lineages of Displaced Communities Across the Indian Ocean World, 1650-1850 Event - 10 December 2025

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• Jenneke van der Wal wins Ammodo Science Award: ‘Especially unstudied languages contribute to theory building’ News - 15 April 2025

  For associate professor Jenneke van der Wal, things have been good recently. After being awarded a Vici and Una Europa grant, she has now also received an Ammodo Science Award. ‘It is a nice confirmation that I am doing valuable work.’

• Introducing: Daniele Paolini News - 28 August 2025

  Daniele Paolini recently joined the Institute for History as a postdoctoral researcher within the ERC and NWO-funded project 'International Coalitions for Peace in the Era of Decolonization, 1918-1970' under the supervision of Carolien Stolte. Below, he introduces himself.

• Leiden University Global Fund grants 14 project proposals News - 12 December 2024

  On 9 December, a lottery to conclude the first call of the Leiden University Global Fund (LUGF) Seed Fund has granted 14 project proposals €15.000. These projects will be working to enhance the relationship between Leiden University and her partners in Africa, Latin America, North East and South East…

• What to Expect from the NATO Summit in The Hague News - 19 May 2025

  What’s at stake at the NATO summit in The Hague? Three academics from Leiden share their insights.