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• Municipality of Leiden apologises for role in slavery and announces further research News - 2 December 2025

  On 2 December, the Municipality of Leiden will apologise for the role previous administrations played in colonialism and slavery. A further study will be carried out.

• Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2024: the nominees News - 12 September 2024

  The thesis is a major milestone for master students graduating in Political Science. It demonstrates their ability to conduct research independently and to provide a thorough, objective and sound analysis. That requires instruction, discussion, thinking and hard work. Lots of it. In some cases this…

• Food for Thought FSW Health and Wellbeing Event - 3 March 2025

  Lecture, Food for Thought

• These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 2024 News - 17 December 2024

  Connecting scientific fields, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind interdisciplinary research. What did the university achieve in 2024? A small sample.

• How to address sensitive subjects in class? News - 17 May 2024

  The war between Russia and Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza or the global rise of the far-right: topics that stir up emotions but are also regularly discussed in classes at Political Science. Moreover, with a diverse group of students, there is a great diversity of life experiences, backgrounds and opinions.…

• Liever een verre vreemde dan een valse buur News - 26 June 2024

  Mensen werken niet alleen liever samen met leden van hun eigen ingroup, ze concurreren er ook liever mee, lieten Leidse onderzoekers in een sociaalpsychologische studie in 51 landen zien. Dit ‘nasty neighbor’- effect was een grote verrassing voor de onderzoekers, totdat ze in studies over dieren doken.…

• Honorary doctorates for Safiya Umoja Noble and Catherine Malabou during 2026 Dies Natalis News - 7 October 2025

  Leiden University will award two honorary doctorates at its Dies Natalis on 9 February 2026. They will go to internet studies scholar Safiya Umoja Noble and philosopher Catherine Malabou.

• Hét Leids Kennisfestival for Everyone’s Health and Well-being Event - 28 June 2025

  Festival

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  Bernet Elzinga Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  elzinga@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273745

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  Liesbeth Minnaard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.minnaard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272358

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  Peter Akkermans Emeritus hoogleraar

  Faculty of Archaeology

  p.m.m.g.akkermans@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 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.

• A bequest to the university: a gift for the future News - 20 October 2023

  Have you considered including the Leiden University Fund in your will?

• Luuk van Roozendaal wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2021 News - 27 October 2021

  In the 2020 presidential elections, voters in several, mostly southern, electoral districts of the United States saw ‘their’ polling stations closed by the local authorities. In order to cast their vote, they had to travel further or use the mail ballot. Media reports and civil rights activitsts often…

• Nina Schmal wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2024 News - 21 October 2024

  Successfully completing a master’s thesis in Political Science is no small feat. Not only is this for most students the most extensive and in-depth research report they have ever written, the work is also held to very high standards. Yet, every year students manage to impress their instructors and demonstrate…

• Mensenrechten overal anders geïnterpreteerd. Hoe kan dat? News - 8 January 2024

  Hoe kan het dat universele mensenrechten wereldwijd niet hetzelfde in de praktijk worden gebracht?

• Understanding the decline in youth protection measures and youth probation figures News - 2 December 2024

  In opdracht van het WODC doen onderzoekers van de Universiteit Leiden onderzoek naar de landelijke daling van het aantal jeugdbeschermingsmaatregelen en jeugdreclasseringstrajecten. Bij dit interdisciplinaire onderzoek zijn onderzoekers van de afdelingen Jeugdrecht en Gezondheidsrecht, Bedrijfswetenschappen…

• Five pilot interdisciplinary modules for professionals to start in 2024 News - 19 March 2024

  Leiden University is known for its pioneering research and teaching. By offering education to professionals (lifelong learning), we want to bring this research and teaching expertise to the field and thus further increase our impact on society. With the aid of a grant from Leiden University Academy,…

• Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments News - 29 September 2025

  Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in perspective: to see Africa as a mirror of global developments.

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  Bram Caers University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.j.m.caers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278010

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  Joost Augusteijn Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.augusteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272763

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  Gabrielle van den Berg Academic director LIAS / professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.r.van.den.berg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272023

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  Susanna de Beer Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.t.m.de.beer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272671

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  Emma ter Mors Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  emors@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274075

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  Rens Tacoma Associate Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272632

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  Hanno Pijl Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Medicine

  h.pijl@lumc.nl | 071 5263571

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  Anna Dlabacova Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.dlabacova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272119

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  Francesco Ragazzi Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.ragazzi@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sara Bolghiran PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Liesbeth Claes Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.claes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278016

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  Edmund Hayes University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.p.hayes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274692

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  Paul Smith Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.j.smith@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anne Gerritsen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.t.gerritsen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Katarzyna Cwiertka Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.j.cwiertka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272599

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  Jelle Bruning University Lecturer Middle Eastern Studies / Arabic

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.bruning@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271396

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  Maarten Kossmann Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.g.kossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272649

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  Karsten Lambers Guest researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

  k.lambers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bart Schuurman Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  b.w.schuurman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009347

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  Dorine Schellens University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.e.a.schellens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276553

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  Roeland Emaus PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  r.emaus@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hester Ruigendijk Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.a.h.ruigendijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271361

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  Monique van den Dries Associate professor / department chairwoman

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.h.van.den.dries@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272383

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  Paul Behrens Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  p.a.behrens@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jan van Dijkhuizen Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.van.dijkhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272147

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  Eric van Dijk Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Elena Paskaleva Assistant Professor Critical Heritage Studies of Asia and Europe

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.g.paskaleva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271692

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  Frans Theuws Researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

  f.theuws@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Aris Politopoulos Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.politopoulos@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maaike de Waal Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.s.de.waal@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276573

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  Krista A. Milne Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.a.milne@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272978