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• Boardgames and graphic animations: creative ways to present academic information News - 5 July 2022

  For an assignment for the course Medical Anthropology, students were asked to choose a theme related to the Covid-19 pandemic, find information and present their work in a creative way. The results are impressive.

• A political attack on academic freedom in the US Event - 4 April 2025

  Symposium

• Understanding public support for budget cuts and tax increases News - 1 May 2025

  In her dissertation, political scientist Alessia Aspide explores how public attitudes toward fiscal policy are formed. Her key finding: fiscal preferences are not shaped in a vacuum, but are deeply embedded in institutional, political, and societal contexts.

• LUCIR Seminar: The Far Right and Global Environmental Politics Event - 16 October 2025

  Lecture

• Graduation ceremony BSc Political Science: International Relations and Organisations Event - 17 October 2025

  Festival

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  Chibuike Uche Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  c.u.uche@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273854

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  Liesbeth van Vliet Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.m.van.vliet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tazuko van Berkel Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.a.van.berkel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272674

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  Jelle van Buuren Associate professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  g.m.van.buuren@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.h.de.roy.van.zuijdewijn@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009328

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  Stijn van 't Land Researcher

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  s.w.van.t.land@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Silvia D'Amato Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  s.damato@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Karen Smith University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.smith@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271737

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  Liesbeth van der Heide Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  e.j.van.der.heide@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Roy Hofkamp Researcher

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  r.hofkamp@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Julia Puente Duyn Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.puente.duyn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8003879

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  Hanna van Bentum PhD candidate

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  h.p.van.bentum@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Tim Kalkman Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.t.kalkman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Ruben van de Ven PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.r.van.de.ven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bonnie Tilland University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.r.tilland@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272191

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  Kohei Suzuki Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  k.suzuki@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009072

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  Aris Agoglossakis Foley Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.v.agoglossakis.foley@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anouk Roeling PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Gerrit Dijkstra Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  g.s.a.dijkstra@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009412

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  Shmailish Anwar PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  s.anwar@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8003206

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  Vijay Bolt PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  v.bolt@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Judith Bruchhaus PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.bruchhaus@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Towards a crisis resilient society News - 25 March 2024

  Pandemics, terrorist attacks, environmental disasters... These are real threats, which we cannot ignore. In fact: we need to prepare better for the large-scale crises of the future. Preferably in a way that suits our lifestyle and respects our social values. Over the next ten years, an interdisciplinary…

• How does the European Union deal with distinctiveness? News - 2 February 2024

  On 31 January 2024, Alex Schilin defended his dissertation ‘United in Distinctiveness: The Institutionalisation of Differentiated Integration in Economic and Monetary Union during the Sovereign Debt Crisis.’ What motivated him to research this specific topic, and how did he tackle this project? And…

• The PolSci Bookshelf: books released in 2023 News - 20 December 2023

  The end of the year often means looking back with lists, overviews and stories. This combines nicely in a list of all the books published this year by various political scientists at Leiden University. Indeed, in terms of books, these scholars have certainly not been idle. A unique collection of stories,…

• Microsoft files to be labelled 'internal' and sensitive information to be encrypted Announcement - 9 October 2025

  ICT

• Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision Event - 2 December 2025

  Lecture and Exhibition

• Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision Event - 3 December 2025

  Film screening and Book Launch

• Conference ‘Power and Counterpower in Democracy: Multidisciplinary Perspectives' News - 2 June 2023

  As both old and new democracies experience increasing democratic backsliding, there is a critical societal need to rethink the design and effectiveness of democratic checks and balances. In this conference on Friday 9 June, the aim is to explore multidisciplinary insights about what makes the checks…

• Providing information in palliative care: what if patients don’t want to know everything? News - 17 September 2025

  How do you behave towards patients with life-threatening conditions who do not want to know all the details of the state of their health? This question brought psychologist Liesbeth van Vliet and anthropologist Annemarie Samuels together. It’s an unusual partnership, but their interdisciplinary approach…

• Changing power relations and rising stars News - 12 September 2024

  The norms, institutions and power relations that have defined the last decades of international political and economic relations in the European Union are undergoing major transformations. With the return of competition between great and ambitious powers, like the US, China, EU and Russia, the need…

• 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…

• Chief Information Security Officer: ‘Don’t delete phishing emails right away’ News - 6 October 2025

  It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and we’re spotlighting the importance of digital safety in the workplace. Our Chief Information Security Officer, Sylvia Bunte-Thelen, shares how staff can help keep our university a safe place to work and study. ‘We need to work together to protect our knowledge.…

• Food for Thought lunch meeting: Politics and society in the aftermath of the 2025 elections Event - 6 November 2025

  Lecture, Food for Thought

• Decentralisation scrutinised: Research reveals downsides of small-scale governance News - 25 April 2025

  On 16 May, three researchers from Leiden University will present their findings on the democratic consequences of decentralisation at a workshop in Leiden. Their research project, Downsize My Democracy?, shows that decentralisation does not automatically lead to a stronger democracy. On the contrary,…

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  Dimiter Toshkov Associate Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  d.d.toshkov@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009391

• Trust in Brussels? ‘The EU would be wise to respect and protect national identities’ News - 5 November 2025

  Many European citizens feel connected to the European Union and place trust in it, Eva Grosfeld found in her PhD research. Yet around a quarter do not identify with the EU at all. How can the EU regain their trust?

• ‘The child protection system really isn’t in good order’ News - 13 May 2022

  Last Thursday the Dutch House of Representatives held a debate on children being put into care when the childcare benefits scandal (toeslagenaffaire) had caused problems for their families. Four Leiden University academics were asked by the House to produce a fact sheet for this debate, bringing together…

• from drama and the arts: scripts, stages, and performances in world politics Event - 10 March 2026

  LUCIR presentation and discussion

• Trees and Securitization: The Politics of Afforestation in Israel's Negev/Al Naqab | Research Seminar Event - 12 May 2025

  Lecture, Research Seminar

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  Jet Bussemaker Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  m.bussemaker@lumc.nl | 070 8009047

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  Alies Jansen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.jansen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Elke Klein Holkenborg PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  e.m.klein.holkenborg@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275110

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  Willemijn Heeren Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.f.l.heeren@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277068

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  Shiming Yang University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.yang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276040