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• Information in the Humanitarian Domain: Legal and Space-Related Developments News - 6 June 2023

  In February 2023, the International Institute of Air and Space Law and the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum for International Humanitarian Law organised a seminar on the topic of 'The optimisation of the use of satellite information in the humanitarian domain – Legal and space-related developments' at Leiden…

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  Peter Pels Professor emeritus of Anthropology and Sociology of Africa

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  pels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Zane Kripe Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

  z.kripe@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Jasmijn Rana Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  j.rana@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3732

• 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…

• A tail with a twist: how the tokay gecko grows a completely new body part News - 13 December 2024

  When the tokay gecko loses its tail, a new one grows from resident stem cells at the stump. Each tissue type - muscle, bone, blood vessels and skin - develops from specific stem cells. This discovery by Luthfi Nurhidayat holds potential implications for advancing regenerative medicine in humans. Nurhidayat…

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  Erik de Maaker Associate professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  maaker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6612

• Innovative Leiden research receives NWO grant News - 8 February 2022

  On January 24 Professor Annemarie Meijer and Dr Sander Wezenberg received a NWO grant for their research. The grant was awarded within the Open Competition Domaine Science-M programme and is intended for innovative research areas that can form the basis for the research themes of the future.

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  Anna Notsu PhD Candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  a.notsu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gilles van Wezel Professor of Molecular biotechnology

  Faculty of Science

  g.wezel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4310

• Leiden ‘super antibiotic’ keeps dangerous gut bacterium under control with a low dose News - 13 October 2025

  The antibiotic EVG7, developed in Leiden, has proven capable of fighting the dangerous gut bacterium C. difficile with only a minimal dose. What’s more, the bacterium is far less likely to return, a major issue with existing antibiotics. The research was published in Nature Communications.

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  Diah Angendari PhD candidate / contract

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Zulfadhli Nasution PhD

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Iris Langereis PhD candidate / self funded

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  i.langereis@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Michael Herzfeld

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Xinglin Jin Postdoctoral researcher

  ICLON

  x.jin@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Raogo Toussaint Kima PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Law

  r.t.kima@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nurul Huda Binte Abdul Rashid Postdoc

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  n.huda.binte.abdul.rashid@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Omer Yalcin External PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Law

  o.f.yalcin@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Siyun Wu

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  s.wu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273451

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  Jolanda den Heijer Study Adviser

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  j.a.d.den.heijer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4046

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  James McGrail PhD Candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  j.m.mcgrail@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tim van de Meerendonk Lecturer

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  t.van.de.meerendonk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276760

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  Peter Bos Scientific Director / Professor Education and Child Studies

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  p.a.bos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4836

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  Dilara Erzeybek PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  d.erzeybek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alma Kuijpers Postdoctoral researcher

  ICLON

  a.j.kuijpers@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6295

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  Brigitte Theeuwes Lecturer

  ICLON

  b.c.theeuwes@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3855

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  Hannah Spencer Lecturer

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Myrthe Kamphof PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.r.m.kamphof@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Carla Cisternas Guasch PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.g.cisternas.guasch@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646

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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

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  Arman Hasan PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  a.hasan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Miriam Waltz Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.h.a.waltz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jaco Engelbrecht PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Law

  j.j.engelbrecht@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Leiden researchers join forces against tuberculosis News - 24 March 2022

  About one and a half million people worldwide die each year from tuberculosis. For thirty years, therapy with antibiotics has been the same, while it takes far too long and can lead to resistant pathogens. Leiden researchers from four institutes are now joining forces to develop more effective and efficient…

• Focus group Teacher Development Event - 11 December 2023

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  Grégory Schneider Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  g.f.schneider@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2700

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  Klaas Vrieling Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  k.vrieling@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Martijn Bezemer Professor Ecology of Plant-Microbe-Insect Interactions

  Faculty of Science

  t.m.bezemer@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5158

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  Remus Dame Professor Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

  Faculty of Science

  rtdame@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5605

• TNO, HUM and the ISSC are jointly developing an ethical chatbot: ‘It is important that communication is tailored to the user’ News - 25 November 2025

  The ISSC's ICT helpdesk receives dozens of questions from staff and students every day. A collaboration between TNO, LUCL and the ISSC aims to determine whether a specially designed chatbot could provide support in this area.

• Music to our ears: How playing an instrument affects the adolescent brain News - 10 June 2024

  What impact does growing up in a musical environment or during the COVID-19 pandemic have on the brain development of teenagers? This was the focus of psychologist Lina van Drunen’s PhD research, which studied hundreds of twins. Her findings reveal that practising music slows brain development, presenting…

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  Guillermo Guerrero PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  g.guerrero@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  René Olsthoorn Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  olsthoor@chem.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274773

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  Sten Hagen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  s.hagen@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Gijs van der Marel Emeritus professor of Synthetic organic chemistry

  Faculty of Science

  marel_g@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Robin van den Biggelaar Postdoc/ Guest

  Faculty of Science

  r.h.g.a.van.den.biggelaar@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Corjan van de Griend PhD candidate/ Guest

  Faculty of Science

  c.j.van.de.griend@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Erik van Geest Guest researcher

  Faculty of Science

  e.p.van.geest@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727