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• Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments News - 29 September 2025

  Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in perspective: to see Africa as a mirror of global developments.

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  Edwin de Vette External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.de.vette@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Thijs Vos Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.j.vos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bram Caers University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.j.m.caers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278010

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  Martine Bruil University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.bruil@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273340

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  Mike Preuss Associate professor

  m.preuss@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• These lunch seminars prepare you for upcoming world events News - 6 September 2023

  Climate and human rights will again become major issues on the world stage by the end of 2023. The new series of lunch seminars by the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) seamlessly tie into these events. All Leiden researchers and students are…

• War in the Middle East: What are the implications? News - 3 March 2026

  The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domino effect across the region and beyond. Leiden experts share their insights on the potential consequences.

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  Raafat Shamieh Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.shamieh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Corinne Hofman Professor of Caribbean Archaeology

  c.l.hofman@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272449

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  Ionica Smeets Professor

  i.smeets@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271119

• ‘It’s a great motivator if your research can be life-changing in the real world’ News - 21 January 2025

  Our university labs are bursting with cutting-edge research, but how do you commercialise these inventions and discoveries or translate them into outcomes that benefit society? Professor of biological chemistry Nathaniel Martin started a spin-off company with his team. ‘When it comes to valorisation…

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  Alberto Sarcina Guest researcher

  a.sarcina@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Corrie Bakels Emeritus professor

  c.c.bakels@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272393

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  Ann Brysbaert Guest researcher

  a.n.brysbaert@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• ESOF2022 Online mini-symposium: The effect of the online world on adolescents News - 6 July 2022

  How do digital technologies affect adolescent mental health and resilience? How do we foster a secure online environment? How should we deal with increasing rates of online crimes among adolescents? During the mini-symposium ‘The effect of the online world on adolescents’, presented by the interdisciplinary…

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  Caroline Waerzeggers Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.waerzeggers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0715272033

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  Jos Schaeken Interim Vice-dean / Professor of Slavic and Baltic languages and cultural history

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.schaeken@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277772

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  Susanna de Beer Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.t.m.de.beer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272671

• From sovereignty at sea to self-determination: the geopolitics of Greenland News - 22 January 2026

  Who holds rights to Greenland’s surrounding waters and natural resources? Which interests are at stake and for whose benefit? We put these questions to Hilde Woker, who specialises in the law of the sea in the Arctic.

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  Michiel van Groesen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.groesen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272765

• World Heritage Status for Letters from Indonesian Women's Rights Advocate Kartini News - 11 April 2025

  UNESCO has recognized a large collection of handwritten letters and the archive of Raden Ajeng Kartini (1879-1904) as documentary world heritage. Kartini opposed gender inequality in feudal Javanese society, including forced marriages, polygamy and lack of education for women.

• Luris turns 20: ‘Our research drives real-world impact and innovations’ News - 9 December 2025

  It’s been exactly 20 years since Luris first began working with Leiden’s researchers and students to create an impact on society. To celebrate this anniversary, staff look back on their most memorable projects. Spoiler: they all had difficulty choosing one single project.

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  Mirjam van Reisen Professor

  m.e.h.van_reisen@lumc.nl | 071 5265062

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  Giles Scott-Smith Dean LUC/Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  g.p.scott-smith@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503

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  Johan Christensen Associate professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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

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  Bionda Kijk in de Vegte Management assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.kijk.in.de.vegte@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275373

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  Marie Kolbenstetter PhD candidate

  m.m.kolbenstetter@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Cushla Donaldson PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.j.donaldson@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260

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  Maikel Kuijpers Assistant Professor

  m.h.g.kuijpers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272386

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  Eric Olijdam Guest Staff Member

  e.olijdam@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jac Aarts Researcher/Guest

  j.m.m.j.g.aarts@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ilone de Vries-Lemaire Asministrator FEZ / HR advisor

  a.t.j.m.de.vries@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alexander Mohns PhD candidate

  a.d.l.mohns@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gabi Perhaj Open Access and Project Manager / Policy Officer Graduate School & Open Access

  g.perhaj@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276451

• Three different perspectives on how the online world has fundamentally changed the way we live our lives News - 20 September 2022

  In the ESOF2022 mini-symposium organized by the Social Resilience & Security programme, international experts with a background in psychology, philosophy, and law discussed how the online world is related to adolescent mental health issues, moral and emotional awareness and children’s rights. In three…

• Researchers and members of the public bring a sustainable world a little closer News - 1 October 2024

  Researchers, civil servants and local residents met on 27 September to talk about partnering for sustainability. What were the results? In a green ‘city oasis’ in the centre of The Hague they spoke about the energy transition, bottom-up initiatives and citizen science.

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  Jelle Kaastra Professor emeritus

  kaastra@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ellora Basu Research analyst

  e.basu@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274835

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  Frans van Lunteren Lecturer

  vlunteren@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Vincent Icke Professor emeritus

  icke@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275843

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  Jacqueline Hodge Associate Professor

  hodge@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278450

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  Rychard Bouwens Associate professor

  bouwens@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278456

• Academia in Motion Festival: ‘We’re in a changing world of academia’ News - 7 November 2023

  How can we continue to work on an open university culture where everyone’s contribution is recognised and rewarded? Over 120 university staff spoke about breaking academic barriers at the first Academia in Motion Festival in PLNT.

• Leiden: ‘helping young researchers focus in a fast moving academic world’ News - 23 September 2025

  Young Academy Leiden (YAL) will change its board this month and welcome six new members. Outgoing chair Rachel Plak and incoming chair Ahmed Mahfouz talk about what the platform has achieved for young academics over the past year and what the plans are for the future.

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  Claire Weeda Director of Education / University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.v.weeda@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272718

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  Marlena Antczak-Mackowiak Guest

  m.m.antczak@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jeremy Menzer Postdoc

  j.g.menzer@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jos Bazelmans Professor by Special Appointment

  j.g.a.bazelmans@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• non-academic staff do an exchange: ‘We don’t know enough about each other’s worlds’ News - 21 March 2024

  At a work meal HR Policy Adviser Petra Boerlage and Associate Professor Robert Stein got talking about the ‘worlds’ of academic and support staff: are they really that different, they wondered. And wouldn’t it be good if staff knew more about each other? The two put their money where their mouths are…