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• New research to get young people back into reading for pleasure News - 30 October 2024

  Young people are more likely to find long texts unappealing to read, particularly with all the digital distractions. To improve young people’s reading skills, Elise Swart and Hannah De Mulder are starting an innovative study to make reading fun again.

• Why you (won’t) vote – A reading list News - 27 October 2023

  In November, the Dutch will elect a new parliament. Not all eligible citizens will go out and vote, however. How can this be explained, and how big of a problem is it? International research into voter turnout can shed new light on this issue – and offer possible solutions.

• Modern Literature from the Middle East - The Reading List News - 2 September 2024

  The Middle East has a rich literary tradition, which is steadily gaining a foothold in the West. Modern literary works deal with contemporary issues, such as the legacy of colonialism, the struggles between traditionalism and modernity, the place of women in society and the war in Israel/Palestine.

• Changes to Read and Publish agreements with publishers as of January 2025 Announcement - 18 February 2025

  Library, Research

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  Antoine Coudard External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  a.coudard@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Elmer Veldkamp University Lecturer Korean Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.veldkamp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277233

• Minecraft in Morocco: virtual building blocks bring the past to life News - 5 December 2023

  Getting young people excited about history is quite possible without books. Researchers from Leiden travelled to Morocco to work with schoolchildren on reconstructing cultural heritage in the popular video game Minecraft. The result: one virtual 14th-century city gate – and 20 teens with a greater appreciation…

• Madalane tells us why going to Leiden has been his best decision in life News - 14 February 2021

  Alumnus Wandile Madalane tells us how his time in Leiden has made it easier for him to engage with renowned figures and how he does NOT miss the rain.

• grants for research on sexual intimacy using robots and the life-course impact of criminal sanctions News - 27 November 2025

  Two colleagues have each received a prestigious Vidi grant. We spoke to criminologist and Associate Professor Hilde Wermink, and Eduard Fosch Villaronga, Associate Professor of eLaw, about what this grant means to them and their research plans.

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  Sylvestre Bonnet Professor

  Faculty of Science

  bonnet@chem.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274260

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  Margot Tjalma Education Coordinator

  Faculty of Science

  m.j.m.tjalma@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274416

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  Elise Caspers Study adviser

  Faculty of Science

  s.e.caspers@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275246

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  Zarlasht Khorsand Education coordinator

  Faculty of Science

  z.khorsand@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276991

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  Marga Sikkema-de Jong Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  jongtm@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273881

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  René Olsthoorn Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  olsthoor@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274773

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  Dmitri Filippov Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  filippov@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273571

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  Edgar M. Blokhuis Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  e.blokhuis@chem.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274542

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  Jaap Brouwer Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  brouwer@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274755

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  Priya Ramcharan Student assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  p.s.ramcharan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jan Willem Erisman Professor

  Faculty of Science

  j.w.erisman@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277484

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  Mark Hazekamp Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  m.g.hazekamp@lumc.nl | 071 5264022

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  Michel Ferrari Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Medicine

  m.d.ferrari@lumc.nl | 071 5269111

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  Marlies Reinders Dean / Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  m.e.j.reinders@lumc.nl | 071 5269111

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  Annemieke Aartsma-Rus Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  a.m.rus@lumc.nl | 071 5269436

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  Douwe Atsma Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  d.e.atsma@lumc.nl | 070 5262020

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  Johannes Verschuuren Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  j.j.g.m.verschuuren@lumc.nl | 071 5262191

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  Robert Hoeben Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  r.c.hoeben@lumc.nl | 071 5269241

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  Arn van den Maagdenberg Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  a.van_den_maagdenberg@lumc.nl | 071 5269460

• Belittling and threats are part of everyday life for outspoken women News - 14 March 2022

  In a fiery Annie Romein-Verschoor lecture, Sylvana Simons opened up about her experiences as a woman in politics. The leader of the BIJ1 party is regularly the subject of belittling comments and threats. Writer Aafke Romeijn, who reflected on the Simons’ lecture, has also been threatened frequently…

• Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden News - 22 November 2023

  Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.

• Zelensky addresses students: 'Live your own life, but do so together with others' News - 12 September 2023

  A standing ovation. A wave and a smile from the president. A final selfie. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed students in the Netherlands for the first time on Tuesday morning via a livestream in The Hague. He did so in front of two packed lecture halls at both Leiden University and The…

• ‘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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  Etienne Bourel Guest researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.r.p.bourel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hilde Zwaan-van der Plas Study adviser

  Faculty of Science

  h.e.zwaan@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276259

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  Willem Jan Bos Professor by special appointment

  Faculty of Medicine

  w.j.w.bos@lumc.nl |

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  Wilco Achterberg Professor

  Faculty of Medicine

  w.p.achterberg@lumc.nl | 071 5268412

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  Christoph Keller Guest Professor

  Faculty of Science

  keller@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Frans van Lunteren Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

  vlunteren@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Vincent Icke Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  icke@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275843

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  Koen Kuijken Professor

  Faculty of Science

  kuijken@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275848

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  Jarle Brinchmann Associate Professor/Guest

  Faculty of Science

  jarle@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ignas Snellen Scientific director / Professor

  Faculty of Science

  snellen@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275838

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  Xander Tielens Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  tielens@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rychard Bouwens Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  bouwens@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278456

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  Jacqueline Hodge Associate Professor

  Faculty of Science

  hodge@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278450

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  Matthew Kenworthy Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  kenworthy@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278455

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  Joop Schaye Professor

  Faculty of Science

  schaye@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278443

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  Rene Kleijn Professor

  Faculty of Science

  kleijn@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271498

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  Stephanus Huijbregts Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  shuijbregts@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271723

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  Magda Rafael PhD Candidate

  ICLON

  m.m.rafael@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727