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• Regulation of autophagy-related mechanisms during bacterial infection Event - 5 December 2023

  PhD defence

• Exploring the mechanisms of metastatic onset for novel treatment strategies Event - 5 December 2023

  PhD defence

• Mechanism-Based Inhibitors and Probes for Neuraminidases Event - 12 September 2023

  PhD defence

• Single-cell mechanics for disease biology and pharmacology Event - 26 March 2024

  PhD defence

• Gibbs States in Statistical Mechanics and Dynamical Systems Event - 2 September 2025

  PhD defence

• A quirky block of rubber as a calculator News - 30 May 2023

  PhD candidate Jiangnan Ding explores how you can design a thick slab of rubber in a way that it might act as a mechanical computer bit. This so-called mechanical metamaterial is pushed in a specific way to change its shape. ‘With a very simple material, we might be able to do simple calculations in…

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  Jordi Tura Brugués Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  tura@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Michiel de Dood Associate professor / Head of BSc Physics

  Faculty of Science

  dood@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5929

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  Edison Salazar Quezada Guest postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  salazar@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Vadim Cheianov Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  cheianov@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5935

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  Jacopo Piantanida Chiesa PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  piantanida@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Jonah Post PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  post@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4380

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  Julius Mildenberger Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  mildenberger@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Guido Stam Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  wgstam@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5470

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  Tjerk Oosterkamp Professor of Experimental physics

  Faculty of Science

  oosterkamp@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275424

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  Jan van Ruitenbeek Professor Experimental physics

  Faculty of Science

  ruitenbeek@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275450

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  Jan Aarts Professor Emeritus Experimental physics

  Faculty of Science

  aarts@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Establishment of a New International Humanitarian Law Compliance Mechanism Event - 18 June 2024

  PhD defence

• Rubicon grant for Remko Fermin: superconducting diodes for energy-efficient data centres News - 10 August 2023

  Physicist Remko Fermin from Leiden University was awarded a Rubicon grant from NWO. He will use it to study superconducting diodes that could contribute to reducing the CO2 emission of data centres.

• Kiem projects 2024-2025 Kiem grant

  From health to migration to climate: 25 interdisciplinary research and education initiatives received a Kiem grant in 2024.

• A piece of rubber can't count. Right? News - 3 July 2023

  Martin van Hecke and Lennard Kwakernaak (Leiden university and AMOLF) develop a mechanical metamterial that can count to ten in their research.

• Mechanisms and consequences of horizontal gene transfer in cell wall- deficient cells of Kitasatospora viridifaciens Event - 31 January 2024

  PhD defence

• Middle East Studies Lectures Event
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  Mio Poortvliet PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  poortvliet@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4380

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  Yingjian Liu PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  yingjian@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Riccardo Molteni PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  r.molteni@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Francien Bossema Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  bossema@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Samuel González Castillo PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Science

  s.gonzalez.castillo@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Koenraad Schalm Professor of Theoretical physics

  Faculty of Science

  kschalm@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5516

• Lorentz Lecture: Superconductivity Event - 12 February 2025

  Lecture

• Shifting Relationships between Civil Society and International Criminal Mechanisms Event - 26 January 2023

  Conference, Discussion

• How to make cryptographic techniques more efficient? News - 1 June 2023

  Sharing scientific data, transferring money, or sending other sensitive information online: with cryptography, applications make sure your data does not fall into the wrong hands. Mathematician Thomas Attema (CWI/TNO/Leiden University) helps with this. For his PhD research, he developed a new technique…

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• A theory rarely proves true in practice News - 14 October 2024

  Leiden students often prefer complicated theory and a difficult test to experiments. Yet associate professor Paul Logman believes students learn a lot from practical teaching. He challenges his students to come up with their research questions themselves. The Leiden Institute of Physics (LION) is at…

• Interactive lecture 'Brown Eyes Blue Eyes' Course

  Diversity

• NWO funding for five FWN projects within the Dutch Research Agenda News - 8 April 2025

  Can humans perceive single photons? What is our place in the universe? How can we make quantum computers more stable? Five researchers from the Faculty of Science have received funding for their research projects within the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA).

• centralised application of national law under the Single Supervisory Mechanism: A rule of law analysis Event - 13 May 2025

  PhD defence

• PhD candidate in Design and synthesis of pyrophosphate mimetics to study enzymes involved in natural Vacancy

  Science, Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC)

• PD position: Development of high-temperature STM Vacancy

  Science, Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC)

• These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 2023 News - 19 December 2023

  Connecting worlds, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind interdisciplinary research. In that respect, a huge amount happened at Leiden University in 2023.

• Strange materials with potential for innovation in technology and energy News - 5 March 2025

  Following in the footsteps of Professor Jan Zaanen, visiting fellow Louk Rademaker is exploring quantum effects in so-called strange materials. His research is paving the way for new materials that could be used in emerging technologies.

• Jasper's day News - 1 April 2025

  Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, Jasper gives an insight into his life.

• Conflict Resolution Seminars @Leiden Event
• Workshop early recognition of imbalance for team members Course

• The Interactive Pasts Conference 4 Event - 8 October 2025

  Conference

• Designing the next generation of precision medicine Event - 14 October 2025

  Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights

• Come to the (science) fair on 3 October! News - 24 September 2024

  Want to find out how to assemble a human skeleton? Do you know what chemistry can be found around you? And are you easily fooled by fake news? Discover this and more at our Science Fair on 3 October.

• Can we make bioplastics with artificial photosynthesis? News - 5 June 2023

  Mimicking photosynthesis to produce bioplastics sustainably and efficiently. Researchers from the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) and the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC) will assess this new approach. ‘An exciting opportunity to explore a new, appealing research topic in a collaboration between…

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  Anna Balaudo PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  balaudo@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mikhail Elkhimov PhD Candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Science

  elkhimov@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727