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• Delicate Repertoires- Buddhist Creativity, Commodification, and Digitalization in Xi’s China Event - 11 February 2026

  Lecture, China Seminar

• Digital guest lectures for secondary school students: 'The interdisciplinary collaboration gives me energy' News - 26 July 2021

  Can a robot perform a religious ritual just like a monk? And what exactly is a religious ritual? Robots and religion seem to be two different subjects, but according to university lecturer Elpine de Boer, both can make us think about what it means to be human and what we consider to be of value. Together…

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  Adam Buben University lecturer

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.j.buben@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500

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  Renee van Riessen Visiting Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.d.n.van.riessen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Markus Davidsen wins 2021 Impact Prize News - 24 January 2022

  Markus Davidsen, assistant professor of Religious Studies, is the winner of the 2021 Impact Prize. He is receiving the prize of 1,000 euros for the material he has developed for religious education in secondary schools.

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  Michiel van Elk Associate Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.van.elk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Reza Shaker Ardekani Guest researcher

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  r.shaker.ardekani@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gerard Versluis External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Law

  g.h.a.versluis@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278515

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  Lionel Laborie Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.p.f.laborie@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3546

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  Kiyan Foroutan PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.foroutan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nazanin Tamari Senji Lak PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.tamari.senji.lak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  James Hart PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.g.hart@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Amirardalan Emami

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.emami@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Book presentation: 'Coping with Versnel: A Roundtable on Religion and Magic' Event - 21 July 2023

  Lecture, UMW Research Seminar

• The Politics of Citizenship: Governing Religion through Refugee Control in Lebanon Event - 8 October 2025

  PhD defence

• Jewish angels who speak Arabic: Yemeni-Jewish vernacular religion in immigration context Event - 24 March 2025

  Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series

• When religion did not(?) matter in the Balkans: confessionalization in early modern Southeastern Europe Event - 11 October 2023

  Lecture

• Religion as political tool: the influence of Christian Zionism in the US Event - 6 October 2025

  Lecture, Actualiteitencollege Den Haag

• Apocalypse, Empire, and Universal Mission at the End of Antiquity: World Religions at the Crossroads Event - 10 September 2024

  PhD defence

• Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion Supporting Peaceful Plural Living Together Event - 18 September 2025

  PhD defence

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  Peter Pels Professor emeritus of Anthropology and Sociology of Africa

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  pels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Paul van Trigt Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.w.van.trigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271349

• Veni grant for research on ‘lost pearl’ in Buddhist philosophy News - 7 July 2022

  University lecturer in Chinese and Comparative Philosophy Jingjing Li has been awarded a Veni grant for her research on feminist theories within the Buddhist philosophy of consciousness-only. Jingjing Li explains her plans and the importance of her research.

• ‘Islamic primary schools have been important for Muslim emancipation’ News - 31 May 2021

  The opening of Islamic primary schools has made an important contribution to the emancipation and integration of Muslims in the Netherlands. This is the conclusion of PhD candidate Bahaeddin Budak in his research into 25 years (1988-2013) of Islamic primary schools in the Netherlands. PhD defence on…

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  Kauthar Khamis PhD candidate

  African Studies Centre

  k.khamis@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anneke Romijnders Student assistant

  Student and Educational Affairs (SEA)

  a.m.a.romijnders@sea.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 N/A

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  Tom-Eric Krijger University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.e.m.krijger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275047

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  Elly Mulder PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.mulder@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bouke van der Meer Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Archaeology

  l.b.van.der.meer@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sepideh Pourkoushki PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.pourkoushki@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Radhika Gupta Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  r.gupta@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Arie van der Kooij Professor emeritus of Biblical Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.van.der.kooij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lara Offermans PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.offermans@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071-5272727

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  Wouter Wagemakers Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.a.wagemakers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2505

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  Sayeh Mohammadi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Law

  s.mohammadi@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Rash Adum-Atta PhD candidate / guest

  African Studies Centre

  r.a.adum-atta@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tenzin Tsepak Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.tsepak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273923

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  Khodadad Rezakhani Researcher / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.rezakhani@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rashed Nazrabi Student assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.nazrabi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Abdallah Abu Ayyash Student assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.abu.ayyash@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Crewe Williams PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.c.williams@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nico Kaptein Professor Emeritus Islam in South East Asia

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.j.g.kaptein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Dr. Mattias Brand receives the Gerardus van der Leeuw PhD Dissertation Award News - 19 April 2021

  This March, LUCSoR alumnus Dr. Mattias Brand received the Gerardus van der Leeuw PhD Dissertation Award from the Dutch Association for the Study of Religion (NGG) for his dissertation, “The Manichaeans of Kellis: Religion, Community, and Everyday Life”. It is a biennial award for a PhD dissertation…

• The A.G. Leventis Foundation supports Leiden ancient historians News - 3 March 2025

  Rafał Matuszewski and Kim Beerden, both university lecturers in Ancient History, received a grant from The A.G. Leventis Foundation.

• Unacceptable behaviour and integrity Confidential counsellors

  All staff are entitled to a workplace free from unacceptable behaviour such as bullying, sexual harassment, intimidation, discrimination and violence at work. The same applies to integrity issues such as theft or a conflict of interest. If you experience or witness such behaviour or suspect a breach…

• Personal data: privacy and the GDPR

  As an employee of Leiden University, you probably work with or come into contact with personal data. The concept of ‘personal data’ is core to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you work with personal data, you must be able to explain clearly, comprehensively and in simple language how…

• Book presentation: Coping with Versnel News - 26 July 2023

  At a festive book presentation on the 21st of July Prof. em. Henk Versnel received a copy of the volume Coping with Versnel. This historiographical volume highlights the important position of Versnel’s work in the study of religion in the ancient world.

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  Herman Paul Academic director/ Professor History of the Humanities

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.j.paul@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272757

• LUCSoR Staff Activism Against University Budget-Cuts News - 14 September 2024

  On Tuesday, September 17th, the Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, will present the plans of the new government of the Netherlands. This government’s aspirations, led by the party (PVV) of right-wing nationalist Geert Wilders, are mostly defined by budget cuts. One of the sectors receiving such budget cuts…