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  Aitor Burguet-Coca Researcher / guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.burguet-coca@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Tracking the origin and evolution of molecules in space News - 28 July 2023

  How do molecules originate and evolve in space? And how does that ultimately determine the chemical composition of planets and their atmospheres? The Dutch Astrochemistry Network (DANIII) receives 1.6 million euros from NWO to find out. A large group of Leiden astronomers and chemists is contributing:…

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  Charlotte Rouzée PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  c.c.rouzee@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Julie Hall Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  j.m.hall@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Foraging skills may have made the essential difference in the evolution of our huge brain News - 7 February 2023

  Hunter-gatherers acquire their food through complex gender-specific foraging techniques for a relatively stable and diverse supply of energy. New research indicates that this specialisation by boys and girls starts at a very young age. Most likely, this enabled the human species to evolve much larger…

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  Ben Wielstra Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  b.m.wielstra@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5135

• Hard chews: why mastication played a crucial role in evolution News - 17 August 2022

  We do it every day but barely give it a thought: chewing our food. But the ‘simple’ process of masticating food may have played a crucial role in the evolution of our jaws, facial muscles and teeth.

• Singing parrots wanted: is our musicality unique? News - 4 December 2023

  Is our musicality unique? That’s what the Bird Singalong project aims to find out. And for that, they need the help of feathered friends from all around the world. ‘By researching how parrots learn songs, we also learn more about the origin of our own musicality.’ Do you have a parrot that can sing…

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  Anne Helder Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Szilvia Biro Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  sbiro@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4815

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  Marco Maiolini PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  m.maiolini@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4910

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  Hester Ruigendijk Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  h.a.h.ruigendijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1361

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  Bart Vogelaar Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  b.vogelaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6022

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  Selin Topel Ph.D fellow

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  s.topel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Julia Folz Guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  j.folz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Willem Meilink PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Science

  w.r.m.meilink@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274882

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  Wil Roebroeks Professor emeritus Palaeolithic Archaeology

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.w.m.roebroeks@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Amanda Henry appointed Full Professor in Evolution of Hominin Diets News - 17 September 2025

  As of 1 September, archaeologist Amanda Henry has been appointed Full Professor at the Faculty of Archaeology, where she will hold the chair in Evolution in Hominin Diets. The appointment marks a new chapter in her academic journey, building on her longstanding research into ancient human diets and…

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  Moji Aghajani Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.aghajani@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6030

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  Linda van Leijenhorst Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  lleijenhorst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3750

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  Kees van Putten

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  putten@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Harriet Vermeer Associate Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  vermeer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3491

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  Katja Cardol Lecturer

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  c.k.cardol@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5697

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  Henk van Steenbergen Associate professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  hvansteenbergen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273655

• Student protests in Serbia: Evolution, prospects and lessons News - 10 July 2025

  On June 16, 2025, the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University hosted a panel debate about the ongoing mass student-led protests in Serbia. The protests have shaken the increasingly illiberal regime in Serbia to its core and have grown into the largest student protests in Europe since 196…

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  Merijn de Bakker Education and research staff member

  Faculty of Science

  m.a.g.de.bakker@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5043

• More than motor skills: study of cognitive and psychological symptoms of Parkinson’s News - 7 October 2025

  Cognitive decline and anxiety in Parkinson’s disease are often only recognised at a late stage, in spite of their great impact. Research by Marit Ruitenberg focuses on new tests and methods to show up these symptoms earlier and make them more specific.

• Neuroscientists on tour: 'Many people with MS do not link their cognitive symptoms to the disease' News - 22 January 2024

  In the MS Cognitietour, psychologists and neuroscientists from Leiden University discuss the latest scientific knowledge with MS patients and their loved ones. This leads to insights: 'One lady told how much stress she felt from all those caregivers around her bed.'

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  Katharina Riebel Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  k.riebel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5149

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  Willem van der Does Professor emeritus of Clinical Psychology

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  vanderdoes@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Amy de Bruïne PhD candidate / Guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  a.de.bruine@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3545

• Fire in Human Evolution Event - 10 June 2024

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• Archaeologist Sarah Schrader receives a grant to explore the evolution of stress News - 13 February 2023

  Stress and overwork are massive problems today, but relatively little is known about stress factors in the past. With a look at the deep history of stress, Sarah Schrader hopes to get a better understanding of the human stress experience. Her project application received an NWO XS grant.

• Veni grant for Xiaochen Zheng to explore cognitive control processes of language News - 17 July 2024

  'Psychologists think I’m a linguist but linguists think I’m a psychologist,' says cognitive neuroscientist Xiaochen Zheng. With the Veni grant she will be able to bring these two fields of research closer together. Read her answers to five questions.

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  Fenying Zang PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Huseyin Beykoylu PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  h.beykoylu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Vincent Niochet PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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

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  Eveline Crone Professor of Neurocognitive Developmental Psychology

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  ecrone@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Jeshua Tromp Guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  j.j.tromp@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Steven Miletic Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

• Psychology-colleagues are raising money for MS-research: ‘Most of us take their cognitive skills for granted.’ News - 11 May 2023

  Running, walking or horseback riding: colleagues from the Health, Medical and Neuropsychology unit are each working up a sweat this month to raise money for research on Multiple Sclerosis. How much have they collected so far?

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  Lotte van Dillen Professor Social psychology

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  dillenlfvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1362

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  Laura Steenbergen Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  l.steenbergen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3875

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  Michael Richardson Professor of Evolutionary developmental zoology

  Faculty of Science

  m.k.richardson@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5215

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  Marloes van Moort PhD candidate / Guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.l.van.moort@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Tim Laméris University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.j.lameris@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5634

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  Kim Stroet Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  k.f.a.stroet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273955

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  Melle van der Molen Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.j.w.van.der.molen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6042

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  Anne Urai Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  a.e.urai@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3371

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  Paul van den Broek Professor emeritus Educational Sciences

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  broekpwvanden@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727