PhD defence

Fabrizio Corriera graduated at the University of Messina in Engineering and Computer Science, currently enrolled as a PhD candidate at Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science. His experience lies in Network Science, Machine Learning and Geometric Learning. He is now currently working on the topic…

Lecture, European Union Seminar

Evelien Broekhof is an assistant professor in the unit Developmental and Educational Psychology of the Institute of Psychology at Leiden University.

Yung-Ting Tsou is an assistant professor at Early Childhood Education, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. She is also a guest researcher in the unit Developmental and Educational Psychology of the Institute of Psychology at Leiden University.

The rise of extremism in Europe has increased polarisation. The EU-funded DRIVE project, led by Tahir Abbas, Professor of Radicalisation Studies from Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs, explores how social, structural, and individual factors contribute to radicalisation, offering…

Zulfadhli Nasution is a PhD candidate researching the dynamics of young people and corruption/anti-corruption issues in Indonesia.

Egbert Jongen is Professor of Economics and socioeconomic policy.

Marie Schwed Shenker M.A. is a PhD candidate at eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies. She is conducting research on Law and Robotics (Social Assistive Robots) as part of the ERC StG SAFE & Sound project.

Veel Nederlanders hebben fysieke, psychische en sociale problemen tegelijk. Zij hebben hulp nodig van meerdere professionals uit verschillende organisaties. Fia van Heteren onderzoekt hoe deze professionals met elkaar én met cliënten samenwerken, en welke factoren deze samenwerking versterken of bel…

Valerie Pattyn has received Veni funding for her project Policy evaluations evaluated. When do they prompt an overhaul of policies? 'I am really looking forward to immerse myself in this study, and I am enormously grateful for this unique opportunity'.

'Academics who share their knowledge with the outside world on social media are often insulted or even threatened. Especially female academics and academics of colour seem to regularly be the victim of sexist and racist comments.' This is what Ineke Sluiter, Professor of Greek Language and Literature…

A 5 million euros grant from the Dutch Research Agenda allows Anouk de Koning and co-applicants Femke Kaulingfreks and Maartje van der Woude to study social interventions in eight Dutch cities in an innovative and interdisciplinary way.

Organisation

Sarita Koendjbiharie is an assistant professor at International Studies.

Archaeologist Prof Bleda Düring has been awarded a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for his research on the emergence of social inequalities in the transition from the Copper Age to the Bronze Age in Cyprus. Using excavations, isotope analysis and cultural interpretations, he investigates how and why…

What interests and motives shape how people cooperate, clash and place their trust in one another? For more than 36 years, Van Dijk explored these questions using experimental games in the laboratory. 'Games strip complex issues back to their core.'

In a new essay for Ethics & International Affairs, Dr Henning Lahmann, Assistant Professor of International Law & Technology at eLaw, addresses the question whether states should resort to social media to warn a civilian population ahead of military operations.

Judi Mesman (1974) has been a professor at Leiden University since 2009 and focuses on the study of social (in)justice with special attention to intergenerational issues at individual and institutional levels. Since 2024, she has also been appointed Distinguished Professor of Social Responsibility and…

Passionate about underlying neurophysiological and cognitive processes, Lukas Kunz investigates the top-down influences of emotions and task instructions on early visual processing.

Since 2012, Hanneke Palmen works as Assistant Professor of Criminology at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology.

The Social Resilience & Security interdisciplinary programme broadens its scope by embedding two research projects lead by Dr. Joanne Mouthaan. The projects adress suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees. Both projects will be integrated in the programme with the aim to improve…

Amsterdam-based bicycle company VanMoof was declared bankrupt in court this week. The company had been struggling with financial problems for some time and recently closed its doors, causing great concern among customers. Several affected customers whose newly bought or repaired bikes were still being…

Emile Cammeraat is program manager of the research program ‘Risk and Regulation’ at the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, where he leads a team of economists who research public interests and regulation in various markets.

Landen om ons heen laten zien: als burgers mogen meedenken, komt er beweging in vastgelopen politieke discussies. Zou een dergelijke derde kamer ook de oplossing kunnen zijn voor Nederland, waar samenleving en overheid elkaar steeds verder uit het oog lijken te verliezen?

Lotte van der Pol is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs.

Diana Suhardiman is Professor of Natural Resource Governance, Climate and Equity at Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Leiden University.