When you work with partners from home or abroad, these collaborations must be safe and responsible.

Dr. Bart O. Roep is Professor of Diabetology, Immunopathology & Intervention and Director of the National Diabetes Center of Excellence at the Leiden University Medical Center in The Netherlands and Visiting Professor of the Danish Diabetes Academy. He is also Founding Chair and Professor of Medicine…

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

Maria Yazdanbakhsh is professor in cellular immunology of parasitic infections and is the head of the department of Leiden University Center for Infectious Diseases (LUCID) at LUMC. She engages in basic and clinical research to understand host-pathogen interactions at the molecular, cellular and population…

Dr. Andrea Bartolucci is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) at Leiden University, where he teaches Crisis and Risk Communication, the Case Study Fukushima, and the elective Humanitarian Response to Disaster and Emergencies (HRDE).

As robotics advances in the field of emergency response, firefighting robots – or 'firebots' – offer promising improvements in safety and operational efficiency. However, to ensure these technologies truly benefit society, non-technological factors must be considered from the outset.

I am professor of Immunobiology and head of the Animal Sciences research cluster. I am interested in host-pathogen interactions and work with zebrafish models for infection with intracellular bacterial pathogens, like Mycobacteria and Salmonella, to study mechanisms of host defence. I am also Confidential…

Mark van Buchem is Professor of Neuroradiology.

Cees van Kooten is professor in experimental nephrology and transplant immunology, head of the immunological research laboratory of the section nephrology of the department of internal medicine and part of the Einthoven laboratory of vascular and regenerative medicine. He is chair of the exam committee…

Frank Baas (25 februari, 1956) is Professor of Molecular Genetic Diagnostics and head of the laboratory for genome diagnostics (LDGA) of the Department of Clinical Genetics. He is also visting scientist at the Koch Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and co-founder of Regenesance…

Anita Liao (M.Sc.) is a PhD student at the Division of Drug Discovery & Safety.

Professor Castermans has been a Professor of Private Law at the Institute for Private Law since 1 September 2007.

Huub de Groot aims to understand the fundamentals of direct energy conversion by proteins, complexes, membranes and cells in natural photosynthesis for the chemical design of responsive matrices for direct energy conversion with high yield by artificial photosynthesis.

On Friday 15 January, the Dutch ‘Rutte III’ government resigned following the scathing report on the childcare benefits scandal. What are the political consequences?

We, the Executive Board and deans, have recently heard from different sources that the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues to evoke strong feelings of tension, anxiety and insecurity within our university community. We take this very seriously and so are once again addressing you all.

The research of Marieke Tollenaar involves the study of (neuro)biological processes that play a role in mental health, including stress hormones, epigenetics, and the immune system. She specifically focuses on the long-term consequences of early life stress and childhood maltreatment.

Dr Melanie Fink is Associate Professor of European Law at Leiden University. Her research explores the intersection of digital public administration and EU law from an individual rights perspective. She is particularly interested in administrative justice in the automated state, accountability and access…

Eamon T. Aloyo is Assistant Professor at ISGA, specialising in just war theory, Responsibility to Protect (R2P), human rights and international security at the intersection of political philosophy and international relations.

Every year, the first Monday in November is Emergency Response Day: the opportunity to recognise the importance of emergency response officers. At Leiden University over 400 enthusiastic and dedicated emergency response officers make sure our students and staff are safe, says emergency response training…

Joost Beltman is assistant professor at the Division of Drug Discovery & Safety.

Our research aims to understand the role of mycobacterial cell wall-deficiency in persistency and pathogenicity in Tuberculosis and to elucidate its molecular regulation for future drug targeting. For this we investigate and characterize cell wall-deficient strains from Mycobacterial species and establish…

The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.

As Vice President of the Executive Board, Timo Kos is responsible for finance, general HRM policy, ICT, real estate, facility services, and security. He is also the point of contact for Campus The Hague.

Prof. Dr. Bob van de Water is head of the Cancer Therapeutics and Drug Safety group at the Division of Drug Discovery & Safety.

Current position (4 d/wk, from mid 2013): director, Center for Infectious Disease Control of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (CIb-RIVM – Bilthoven), an agency of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. Additional position (1 d/wk since 2013, full-time in period 1999-2013):…

Dr. Bram Slütter is associate professor at the Division of BioTherapeutics.

On 16 April 2021 the webinar ‘Children and young adults in contact with the law: Systemic vulnerabilities and institutional responses’ took place. In total 17 speakers and discussants engaged with the topic of vulnerability.