While tens of thousands of visitors dance to deafening music, a team of Leiden psychologists are trying to collect data for their research at Lowlands. How do festivalgoers experience a virtual trip? And what role do factors such as too little sleep and whether they have experience with psychedelics…

Leiden researchers from different disciplines look together at complex social problems. What happens when they join forces with artists? The results could be seen on Tuesday 11 June during a unique exhibition. Take a look for yourself:

Research and education at the intersection of law and technology is more important than ever. With its 40 years of experience, the eLaw department, founded in 1985, is ready for the future. Time to reflect on four decades of innovation.

Paul Wouters is Emeritus professor of scientometrics. He was Dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences from January 2019 through December 2023.

James McAllister is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the Institute for Philosophy.

Peter Castenmiller is a lecturer at the Institute of Political Science.

Ludo Juurlink is Professor of Educational Technology in the Natural Sciences at the Faculty of Science, appointed at ICLON.

Raymond Corbey, a philosopher and anthropologist, is an emeritus professor of both Philosophy of Science and Anthropology in the Faculty of Archaeology of Leiden University.

Thomas Hankemeier is full professor of the Metabolomics and Analytics Centre at the LACDR, Leiden University, since 2004. His research is aiming at innovative analytical tools for metabolomics-driven systems biology in personalized health strategies.

They are not always in the spotlight but are essential to our scientific research: Leiden research support professionals. And their network is growing and professionalising all the time. Over a hundred such professionals shared knowledge and gained inspiration at the Leiden Research Support Network…

I investigate how the brain transforms sensory information into useful decisions, and how such decisions change with experience and internal states. My research combines psychophysics and computational modeling of behavioral data with electrophysiological recordings in humans and rodents. I am a passionate…

Julian Karch is Assistant Professor (UD) at the unit Methodology & Statistics of the Institute of Psychology at Leiden University. His main research interests are the adaptation and application of statistical learning methods to the challenges of psychological data analysis. He teaches statistical courses…

With great sadness we have learned that Frans Pigeaud passed away suddenly last Friday, at the age of 70.

Education

At the Netherlands National Open Science Festival in Rotterdam, 400 people with a heart for research and sharing knowledge came together — including many Leiden University employees. Four colleagues told us about their Festival experience, and their work to practice Open Science at Leiden University…

Hirad Rezaiejoo is a lecturer of Political Science and International Relations at the Institute of Political Science.

A new university-wide survey is now open to all involved in conducting, teaching, advising on, or supporting research related activities at Leiden University, aiming to better understand the current state of Open Science awareness and practice. Initiated by Archaeology’s then PhD candidate, now guest…

Workshops, lectures

Twenty-one dedicated teachers were awarded their Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) on 21 January. Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl congratulated them in a ceremony in the Academy Building with an extra celebratory touch as the milestone of the 100th SKO certificate was reached.

Are you curious about how the human skeleton works? Discover this and more on 3 October in Leiden and on 4 October in The Hague.

Jan N. van Rijn works in the computer science department (LIACS) and co-leads the Automated Design of Algorithms group (ADA).

Chuang Liu is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Linguistics.

Saskia Dunn is a PhD candidate at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, interested in the history of the Indigenous languages of South America and the people who spoke them. Her PhD project is entitled

Yuyang Wei is a PhD candidate at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics.

As an ethnobotanist, I study traditional plant use. Together with several PhD students, postdoc fellows and MSc students, I am involved in a number of research projects.

Cornelis H. (Ron) Hokke is professor of Glycobiology of Host-Pathogen Interaction and scientific staff member of the department of Parasitology at the Leiden University Medical Center