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• The Evolution of Aromatic Chemistry in Interstellar Space Event - 4 June 2026

  Lecture, Harold Linnartz Astrochemistry Prize lecture

• Chemistry as the key to medical innovation News - 31 March 2025

  Is it a coincidence that three chemists from the same department have each independently received a ZonMw grant? 'No,' the researchers agree in unison. 'The role of chemistry in medical biology is becoming increasingly important, and we’ve worked hard to make this happen.'

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  Alexander Kros Professor

  Faculty of Science

  a.kros@chem.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274234

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  Lies Bouwman Professor

  Faculty of Science

  bouwman@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274550

• Making the invisible visible with ‘click chemistry’ News - 7 December 2023

  Sander van Kasteren (Professor of Molecular Immunology) makes the invisible visible. He will explain more in his inaugural lecture.

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  Robert van Bree PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  r.a.b.van.bree@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 000 0000000

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  Batuhan Can Guest researcher

  Faculty of Science

  b.s.can@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• What does a cell eat? This new tool makes it visible News - 24 March 2026

  What if you could watch a single cell eat in real time? This could answer questions about diseases such as cancer. PhD candidate Yixuan Wang has developed a glowing chemical tool that makes this possible, revealing how living cells take in nutrients.

• ‘It’s quite something to be on that list of names’ News - 28 August 2025

  Marc Koper, Professor of Catalysis and surface chemistry, has been awarded the EuChemS Gold Medal 2026. The prize is awarded every two years and recognises outstanding achievements in the field of chemistry in Europe.

• ‘To truly understand the brain, we must understand the chemistry’ News - 27 November 2025

  How do fats and enzymes in the brain contribute to multiple sclerosis? In his PhD research, Daan van der Vliet combined chemistry and neuroscience to gain new insights into how brain disorders develop.

• The Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to an AI model (and rightly so) News - 24 October 2024

  Not experiments and lab coats, but computers and artificial intelligence: this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to the inventors of the groundbreaking AI model, AlphaFold. This programme accurately predicts protein structures based on their genetic code—a crucial step in understanding biological…

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  Willie Peijnenburg Professor

  Faculty of Science

  peijnenburg@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Haifeng Zhou Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  h.zhou@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Madeline Kavanagh Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.e.kavanagh@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alma Kuijpers Postdoctoral researcher

  ICLON

  a.j.kuijpers@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276295

• Sugar chemistry – Wouter Remmerswaal’s unrelenting pursuit of understanding News - 25 November 2024

  The dark matter of biology: clumps of sugar molecules that, for example, form sugary webs around pathogens. We know very little about them. Wouter Remmerswaal threw all his talent into the challenge – both in the lab and as a modeller – and succeeded. He received his PhD on 12th September.

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  Sander van Kasteren Professor

  Faculty of Science

  s.i.van.kasteren@chem.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274725

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  Saeede Tafazoli Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  s.tafazoli.2@lic.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Anthe Janssen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  a.p.a.janssen@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Roxanne Kieltyka Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  r.e.kieltyka@chem.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274441

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  Lars Jeuken Professor

  Faculty of Science

  l.j.c.jeuken@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274755

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  Arjan de Koning Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  koning@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275653

• In memoriam Harold V.J. Linnartz 1965 – 2023: Unlocking the Chemistry of the Heavens News - 3 January 2024

  With great sadness we share the news that Prof. Harold Linnartz passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday 31 December 2023. We are all in shock, and our thoughts are with his wife and children, other family, and friends. Harold was at the heart of our institute, as a researcher, as a supervisor,…

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  Francesco Buda Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  f.buda@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275723

• Modified caffeine molecules help medical research move forward News - 8 December 2023

  Before researchers can develop targeted drugs, they need to know exactly how a disease works. Biochemist Bert Beerkens created molecules that allow them to find out. He used caffeine as the basis for new molecules that enable research into certain receptor proteins on cells.

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  Sander Wezenberg Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  s.j.wezenberg@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274541

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  Mario van der Stelt Professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.van.der.stelt@chem.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274768

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  Elmer Maurits Guest researcher

  Faculty of Science

  e.maurits@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Berend Gagestein Mass spectrometry specialist

  Faculty of Science

  b.gagestein@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274410

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  Erik van Geest Guest researcher

  Faculty of Science

  e.p.van.geest@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Stewart McDowall PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  s.c.mcdowall@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Programme Chemistry (MSc)

  When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.

• Organisation

  Here you can find information on Leiden University’s regulations, organisation and quality assurance.

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  Margot Tjalma Education Coordinator

  Faculty of Science

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

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  Amber Vermunt Management assistant

  Faculty of Science

  a.d.vermunt@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274293

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  Femke Reidsma Postdoc / guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  f.h.reidsma@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sebastian Pomplun Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  s.j.pomplun@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274651

• Organisational structure Organisation

  Leiden University has seven faculties: Archaeology, Governance & Global Affairs, Humanities, Leiden University Medical Centre, Law, Social & Behavioural Sciences and Science. It also has an interfaculty Graduate School of Teaching, diverse centralised bodies and of course a management board.

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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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  Carson Mize Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  c.j.mize@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lukas Hückmann Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  l.huckmann@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Angelo Philippi Management assistant

  Faculty of Science

  a.philippi@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274251

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  Neven Golenic Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  n.golenic@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jonathon Cottom Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  j.p.cottom@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nick Gerrits Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  n.gerrits@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271238

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  Marleen Hoefnagel Guest researcher

  Faculty of Science

  m.e.hoefnagel@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Information for student organisations

  Are you on the board of a student organisation? Find out how to request financial support, the ways your organisation can contribute to student well-being, dignity and respect, the facilities available at the university, and the agreements you need to keep in mind.

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  Rolf Boot Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  r.g.boot@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274213

• More student organisations Alongside your studies

  As well as student associations, you can also join one of the independent non-profit student organisations that are active in Leiden and The Hague. Become a member and develop your skills while making new friends and contributing to social causes.

• Organise event or meeting Other facilities

  Do you want to organise an event, meeting or gathering within the university. Find out how to reserve rooms and the rules you must adhere to.