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• Introduction to Network Theory Using Gephi Event - 9 June 2026

  Workshop

• Dependency Theory: Contemporary Relevance and Challenges in the Current Global Crisis Event - 11 May 2026

  Conference, International Seminar, Hybrid

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  David Quinn Alvarez PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

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  Floske Spieksma Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  spieksma@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Evgeny Verbitskiy Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  evgeny@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277120

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  Charlene Kalle Associate Professor

  Faculty of Science

  kallecccj@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271590

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  Michael Keane

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  Frank den Hollander Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  denholla@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• A theory rarely proves true in practice News - 14 October 2024

  Leiden students often prefer complicated theory and a difficult test to experiments. Yet associate professor Paul Logman believes students learn a lot from practical teaching. He challenges his students to come up with their research questions themselves. The Leiden Institute of Physics (LION) is at…

• Pushing the boundaries of quantum theory News - 16 May 2025

  Mass, time, space, and complexity — physicists in Leiden are launching eight new research projects tackling some of the most fundamental themes in quantum mechanics. Their goal: to push the limits of current quantum theories.

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  Georgios-Evgenios Douliakas Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.e.douliakas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Evert Jan van Leeuwen University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.j.van.leeuwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273949

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  René van der Veer Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.van.der.veer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Koenraad Schalm Professor

  Faculty of Science

  kschalm@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275516

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  Kyra Alberts External PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.f.alberts@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Zhong Chua PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  z.x.chua@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Martin Bright Associate professor and director of education

  Faculty of Science

  m.j.bright@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277132

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  Ronald van Luijk Professor of

  Faculty of Science

  rvl@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277147

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  Marco Streng Associate Professor

  Faculty of Science

  streng@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277093

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  M Bhargava Professor

  Faculty of Science

  bhargava@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Robin de Jong Associate Professor

  Faculty of Science

  rdejong@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274829

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  Jan-Hendrik Evertse Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  evertse@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Peter Stevenhagen Professor

  Faculty of Science

  psh@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277125

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  Peter Bruin Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  p.j.bruin@math.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Ronald Cramer Professor

  Faculty of Science

  cramer@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277047

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  Hendrik Lenstra Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  hwl@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277127

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  Bart de Smit Vice Dean / professor

  Faculty of Science

  b.de.smit@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  David Holmes Professor

  Faculty of Science

  holmesdst@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277133

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  Megumi Kitagawa Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.kitagawa@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273441

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  Rusydi Makarim PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Science

  r.h.makarim@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Robotics and AI in archaeological theory and practice News - 22 December 2022

  What can Robotics and AI bring to archaeological theory and practice? In return, how can archaeology contribute to the developments in robotics and AI research? Colleagues tackled these questions at an event organised by the Faculty of Archaeology and sponsored by SAILS.

• New special chair in Educational Theory and Law News - 5 March 2024

  Following a special donation, the Stichting Pro Juventute foundation is facilitating a new special chair in Educational Theory and Law. Through the chair, Pro Juventute hopes to realise optimum child protection from a coherent legal and educational perspective.

• Bacteria stunt with established plant-soil feedback theory News - 29 September 2021

  ‘What I find most alluring about soil life is that you can steer it,’ researcher Martijn Bezemer of the Institute Biology Leiden (IBL) reveals. ‘You can ask: What do you want? And then I can transform the soil into something you need. At least, that is what we thought.’

• Theory in Practice: researching race in the Dutch legal archive News - 1 December 2021

  On Thursday 23 November, Professor Betty de Hart delivered the lecture ‘Exploring the Legal Archive on Race: Methodological Challenges’ as part of the lecture series ‘Reconsidering the Socio-Legal Gaze’ organized by the Van Vollenhoven Institute. Over 40 people attended the lecture, held online due…

• Uzbek mathematician refines world-famous theory: ‘So many things are connected’ News - 10 September 2025

  Predicting the collective behaviour of systems, like a large group of people electing one of the parties, is no easy task. But there’s a theory that scientists have been using for decades to do just that: the theory of Gibbs measures. Last week, mathematician Mirmukhsin Makhmudov earned his PhD for…

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  Mariëlle Linting Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  linting@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274098

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  Rob Tijdeman Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  tijdeman@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274831

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  Carlos Roos Muñoz Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.m.roos.munoz@kunsten.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hendrik Jacob Roelof Kaptein Lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  h.j.r.kaptein@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277548

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  Richard Gill Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  gill@math.leidenuniv.nl |

• Peter Grünwald develops a revolutionary statistical theory with an ERC Advanced Grant News - 11 April 2024

  Using mathematics to determine whether scientific results are significant or not. Peter Grünwald, full professor of Statistical Learning at the Mathematical Institute (MI) and senior researcher in the Machine Learning group of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant…

• Lecture by Eliot Higgins: from conspiracy theories to profiting from misinformation News - 10 February 2025

  'The way we consume information has changed dramatically over the past fifteen years. You're no longer just a receiver; you participate, create, and spread information. So why not use that to improve society?'

• New chair in Educational Theory and Law bridges the gap between research and child protection News - 29 October 2024

  Dr Anouk Goemans has been appointed professor by special appointment of Youth Services and Child Protection from an Educational and Legal Perspective as of 1 November 2024. This chair is funded by the 'Stichting Steunfonds Pro Juventute' support fund foundation and serves as a bridge between the Department…

• Final meeting The Hague Southwest Thesis Project: practice and theory come together News - 13 February 2023

  During the final meeting of the Thesis Project on 10 February at 'Pand Zuidwest' in The Hague, several students presented their theses. Students from different disciplines conduct research on formulated practice-oriented challenges in The Hague South-West. 'The Thesis Project provides a connection between…

• Charlotte wins thesis award on argumentation theory: ‘This is one way to strategically pin someone down’ News - 3 March 2022

  Everyone has heard arguments like this before as a child: ‘Whether you like it or not, you have to go to school!’ It seems as though you are presented with two options, but there is only one real outcome. Charlotte van der Voort of the MA Dutch Studies won the Leiden University Thesis Prize on her research…

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  Jonathan Crock External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Mateo Cohen Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.m.cohen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Arash Mohammadavvali External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.mohammadavvali@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Chenyu Shi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  c.shi@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Qianpu Chen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  q.chen.15@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727