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• Translating medical anthropological academic insights to policy recommendations News - 24 July 2025

  How do we balance policy critique with constructive policy recommendations? How do we navigate power relations between policy makers and (disadvantaged) communities, without estranging either? And what are particularly productive methods for translating our medical anthropological insights into poli…

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  Gerard Persoon Professor emeritus Environment and Development

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  persoonga@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451

• The importance of an interdisciplinary approach to open information provision in palliative care News - 28 January 2022

  What if seriously ill patients do not want to hear their diagnosis? Does a clinician always need to provide a patient with all available information? Communication researcher Liesbeth van Vliet, medical anthropologist Annemarie Samuels and research intern Fiona Brosig will put these questions on open…

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  Erika Riccobon PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.riccobon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274203

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  Irene Moretti Lecturer

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  i.moretti@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 6 2829 8870

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  Sara Petrollino University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.petrollino@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3069

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  Fang-I Chu

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  f.chu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451

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  Intan Sari External PhD

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.p.sari@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ajay Gandhi Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.gandhi@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9100

• Mayke Kaag appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa News - 22 January 2024

  Mayke Kaag has been appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) on behalf of the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL).

• 5 universities joining forces with the Netherlands School of Anthropology (NESA) News - 24 February 2022

  Wednesday 23 of February the NESA Netherlands School of Anthropology) has been officially launched with the first Masterclass by Prof. Dr. Marja Spierenburg (Leiden University) and Dr. Anke Tonnaer (Radboud University). The NESA is a graduate program for PhD candidates of the five Dutch universities…

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  Shelly Biesel Postdoc

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  s.a.biesel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273451

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  Jelle Wouters Guest Researcher

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  j.j.p.wouters@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Mari Miyamoto Guest Researcher

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.miyamoto@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Salwa Tareen Postdoc

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  s.n.tareen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Misato Okaneya PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.okaneya@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• for Participation: Winter School Digital Visual Engagements in Anthropological Research News - 15 June 2021

  The ERC consolidator project "Food Citizens? Collective food procurement in European cities: solidarity and diversity, skills and scale" will organise a winter school on visual and collaborative methods in anthropological research at Leiden University’s Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development…

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  Mayke Kaag Professor Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa

  African Studies Centre

  m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3375

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  Zulfadhli Nasution PhD

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  z.nasution@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  John Boy Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  j.d.boy@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3825

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  Myfel Paluga

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.d.paluga@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451

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  Oriol Febrer i Vilaseca PhD

  Faculty of Humanities

  o.febrer.i.vilaseca@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2252

• Marja Spierenburg about the importance of the EuroScience Open Forum News - 7 July 2022

  From Wednesday 13 July 2022, for four days, Leiden is at the epicentre of European science, as it hosts Europe's largest interdisciplinary conference, the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF). We interviewed Marja Spierenburg, Professor in the Anthropology of Sustainability and Livelihood. In addition to being…

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• Alumnus Marit Brun makes travel guides with a nod to anthropology News - 19 March 2025

  Anthropologist Marit Brun captured Leiden’s student life during her studies, which won her the ‘Best Leiden photo’ competition. She now wants to continue with photography and making travel guides with a nod to anthropology.

• Kick-off Meeting Leiden University Medical Anthropology Network News - 30 August 2022

  To foster interfaculty collaborations and explore common ground for working interdisciplinary on health-related themes in Leiden and beyond, the Leiden University Medical Anthropology Network has been set up.

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  Bart Barendregt Vice-dean of Research/ Professor Anthropology of Digital Diversity

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  barendregt@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3475

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  Mukh Mahmudi PhD candidate / Guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Suzanne Naafs Lecturer

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  s.naafs@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3839

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  Andrew Littlejohn Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  a.l.littlejohn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3754

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  Zifan Meng PhD candidate / contract

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  z.meng@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Federico De Musso Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  f.de.musso@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Lucas da Costa Maciel Postdoc

  Faculty of Archaeology

  l.da.costa.maciel@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Netherlands Reproducibility Network Annual Symposium 2026: Culture Shift - Embedding Reproducibility Event - 19 January 2026

• Bart Barendregt on Unesco Chair in Anthropology of Digital Diversity News - 7 March 2023

  Bart Barendregt explains his new Unesco Chair in Anthropology of Digital Diversity in an interview on the Unesco website.

• Bart Barendregt receives Vici grant for research on Artificial Intelligence in Muslim Southeast Asia News - 14 April 2021

  Bart Barendregt receives a Vici grant of 1.5 million euros from the NWO for his research project 'One between the Zeros, an Anthropology of Artificial Intelligence in Islam'.

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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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  Maarten Jansen Professor emeritus of Mesoamerican Archeology and History

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.e.r.g.n.jansen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Logging in tropical forests has a major social impact on local people News - 4 September 2023

  Exploring logging's real impact: Insights from Anthropologist Tessa Minter in the Solomon Islands.

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  Ali Shobeiri Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.a.shobeiri@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2752

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  Michael Herzfeld

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.f.herzfeld@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451

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  Amit Kurien Guest researcher

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  a.j.kurien@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Swargajyoti Gohain Guest researcher

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  s.gohain@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• 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.

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  Alisa van de Haar University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.d.m.van.de.haar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272179