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• Social media Humanities Guidelines and support

  Making use of social media is a good way to meet others or to hear about the latest news and developments. But it also has its downsides: disinformation, trolling, disrespectful comments and even the misuse of (personal) data.

• Dutch citizens in favour of generous welfare but with job-seeking obligation News - 22 September 2022

  Dutch citizens are not opposed to additional earnings and financial gifts for people on welfare, but believe it is important that there should also be an obligation to look for a job. This was the outcome of a research project on the opinions of Dutch people regarding the implementation of welfare p…

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  Chen Wang Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.wang@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

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  Lars van Doorn Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  l.m.j.van.doorn@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278511

• Honorary doctorate for child rights activist Graça Machel News - 19 January 2021

  Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University for her commitment to the rights of women and children in Africa and elsewhere. She will be awarded the honorary doctorate on the Dies Natalis, the University’s foundation day, on 8…

• Language Policy and Practices Series Event
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  Sara Bolghiran PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.bolghiran@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271693

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  Svetlana Kharchenkova University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.s.kharchenkova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271180

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  Emilio Solis Sanchez PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  e.solis.sanchez@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anna-Alexandra Marhold Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.a.marhold@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273350

• Half of all households in the Netherlands are financially vulnerable News - 29 November 2021

  Only 27 per cent of Dutch households are financially healthy. This appears from a joint study conducted by Deloitte, ING, NIBUD and the Department of Economics of Leiden University.

• Adjudicating Legal Pluralism in South Africa's Constitutional Democracy: The Challenge of Paradox Event - 14 May 2025

  Van Vollenhoven Lecture 2025

• Sebastian Diessner for Le Figaro about quantitative easing News - 15 October 2021

  Sebastian Diessner, associate professor at the FGGA, recently appeared in an article called 'Inflation: a spring remontée des taux se dessine' (Inflation: a slow rise in rates is emerging) in the newspaper Le Figaro.

• Poor countries recycle far more of our plastic than we thought. But it's not enough. News - 2 October 2024

  Countries that import plastic waste recycle an average of at least 63 percent of it. This is surprising, as we previously believed that the vast majority was incinerated or ended up as litter. This was discovered by PhD candidate Kai Li and his colleagues from the Institute of Environmental Sciences in…

• Alistair Kefford on French television on the future of European cities News - 19 June 2023

  What does the retail crisis mean for the future of Europe's urban centres? Assistant professor Alistair Kefford answers this very question in the French television programme 27.

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  Roos Schutte Guest lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  r.schutte@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lisette Velema Lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  l.velema@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277423

• Increasing media attention for wars in Africa. Focus: Sudan and Eastern Congo Event - 9 October 2025

  Panel discussion

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  Miel Groten Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.p.groten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271596

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  Intigam Mamedov Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.mamedov@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 31715271259

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  Ron Diris Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  r.e.m.diris@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277374

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  Jessie van Straaten PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.van.straaten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271289

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  Arvid Mikkers PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.d.mikkers@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

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  Pim Koopmans Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  p.l.koopmans@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

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  Sophie Rose Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.s.rose@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Stefan Thewissen Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.h.thewissen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277756

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  Eduard Suari Andreu Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  e.suari.andreu@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276430

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  Thijs Busschots External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  t.m.d.busschots@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

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  Dirk van Duyn External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  d.g.van.duyn@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

• A semester in Morocco: ‘You see the history that you’re learning about’ News - 14 March 2024

  The Netherlands Institute in Morocco is open to students from all Dutch universities. Two students explain why they are spending a semester studying in Rabat.

• Reflections on Power, Knowledge, and Trust. Political Dynamics in Africa and Beyond. Event - 29 September 2025

  Inaugural lecture

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  Corey Williams Senior university lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.l.williams@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276903

• Congo’s vergeten oorlog? Geweld, mineralen en macht Event - 11 March 2025

  Lecture, Leids Actualiteitencollege

• Retrospective 75th anniversary African Studies Centre Leiden News - 15 September 2022

  A ‘world class institute’ with a ‘vibrant atmosphere’, doing research on a continent that is ‘becoming increasingly important’. That is how Annetje Ottow, president of Leiden University’s Executive Board, described the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL) on its 75th anniversary celebration on 8 September…

• How can we encourage responsible financial behaviour? News - 8 November 2022

  PhD candidate Shekinah Dare researched which psychological factors contribute to responsible financial behaviour and well-being. She wants to use this knowledge to develop interventions to encourage people to manage their money better. PhD ceremony on 10 November.

• study of government and community responses to jihadi insurgencies in Africa Event - 13 November 2025

  Roundtable

• MEPs’ visit highlights importance of knowledge about Global South News - 3 February 2026

  Two MEPs visited Leiden University on Friday 30 January. Their visit underscored the vital importance of the university’s expertise on Africa, Asia and Latin America in a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.

• Histories Connected Event
• Executive Board visits African Studies Centre: ‘We work from African perspectives’ News - 30 September 2025

  From the energy transition in Namibia to sustainable jobs for young Nigerians, from African cookbooks to vodcasts on vintage Swahili booklets: during a recent visit by the Executive Board, staff from the African Studies Centre Leiden and the African Library presented their research, teaching and acquisition…

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  Johan Christensen Associate professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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

• How polluting buildings and machinery make rich countries ever richer News - 6 June 2023

  Rich countries are getting richer because of environmentally polluting (construction) investments from the past, largely at the expense of poor countries. This was shown by long-term economic and environmental data. 'The gap between poor and rich countries is widening.' Scientists from the Leiden Institute…

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  Lidewyde Berckmoes Associate professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  l.h.berckmoes@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273445

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  Matthias Lukkes PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.a.lukkes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Femke Fakkeldij PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.k.fakkeldij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Victor Barros Correia PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.barros.correia@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Mamadjibeye Mamadjibeye PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.mamadjibeye@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Koundja Mayoubila PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.mayoubila@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  David le Roy Financial controller

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.le.roy@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Pascal Schrijver Lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  p.j.b.g.schrijver@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277840

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  Rudi van Maanen Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.c.j.van.maanen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646