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• Archaeologist Everest Gromoll wins LUF Thesis Prize with groundbreaking research on human responses to climatic shifts News - 20 February 2023

  On Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Dies for Alumni event, archaeology alumni Everest Gromoll was awarded the LUF Thesis Prize. His thesis, titled ‘Neolithizers by Nurture’, explores parallels between the only two comparable climatic shifts in the history of modern humans: that of the one 12,000…

• Robotics and AI in archaeological theory and practice News - 22 December 2022

  What can Robotics and AI bring to archaeological theory and practice? In return, how can archaeology contribute to the developments in robotics and AI research? Colleagues tackled these questions at an event organised by the Faculty of Archaeology and sponsored by SAILS.

• FSW Education Festival 2025

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  Sophie van Rijn Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  srijn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anne Por PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Claartje Levelt Scientific Director / Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.c.levelt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272103

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  Tim Sanders Study adviser

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.w.sanders@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275460

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  Willem Adelaar Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.f.h.adelaar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Luisella Caon University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.m.d.caon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274117

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  Céline Zaepffel Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.v.zaepffel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nadine Akkerman Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.n.w.akkerman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272065

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  Geert Warnar Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.warnar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272158

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  Yunnan Ye

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  Wim van Anrooij Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.van.anrooij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rint Sybesma Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.p.e.sybesma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272529

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  Sjoerd Lindenburg

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  Sophia Nauta PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.m.nauta@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276370

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  Ab de Jong Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.f.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272585

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  Joni Oyserman PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  p.d.oyserman@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260

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  Mike Preuss Associate professor

  m.preuss@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ton van Haaften Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.van.haaften@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sjef Barbiers Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.c.j.barbiers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271637

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  Evelien Urbanus Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.l.urbanus@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Janna Houwen University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.j.m.houwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272195

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  Bram Ieven University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.k.ieven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271308

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  Daniëlle van der Schaaf PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.van.der.schaaf@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Wiktor Pawlowski PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.a.pawlowski@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272213

• Turn student challenges into solutions: free online international programme for students and staff Announcement - 2 February 2026

• Call for proposals Scaliger Institute fellowship grants News - 25 November 2025

  The submission deadline for applications to Leiden University Libraries (UBL) Scaliger Institute fellowship programmes has been set for 1 February 2026. The Scaliger Institute, the special collections research centre of the UBL, supports scholars in any field of study and from anywhere in the world…

• The successful pilot with bring your own device exams at the Faculty of Archaeology News - 6 April 2023

  At Leiden University, more and more exams are being done digitally instead of on paper. Originally, Leiden University would provide the large quantities of laptops needed for these exams. With rising demand for digital exams, however, the limits of this system were in sight. Now the Faculty of Archaeology…

• KNAW Early Career Awards for two Leiden researchers News - 21 November 2023

  Young Leiden researchers Alisa van de Haar and Marleen Kunneman have received a KNAW Early Career Award. The prize, awarded annually for outstanding achievements, consists of 15,000 euros and a unique work of art.

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  Sandra van Dijk Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  sdijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273913

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  Iliana Samara Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.samara@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Jacobijn Gussekloo new Dean of the Honours Academy News - 14 April 2022

  As of 19 April 2022, professor Jacobijn Gussekloo has been appointed Dean of the Honours Academy at Leiden University. Gussekloo is professor of Primary Care and director of the master’s programme Vitality and Ageing. Gussekloo succeeds professor Jos Schaeken, who has been Dean since March 2020.

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  Liesbeth Minnaard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• AI: The teacher that can save our education

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  Anna Dlabacova Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Peter Webb University Lecturer Arabic Literature and Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.a.webb@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271689

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  Annelies Schulte Nordholt University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.e.schulte@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272170

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  Ruth Clemens Postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.a.clemens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272165

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  Bram Caers University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Sara Petrollino University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.petrollino@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273069

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  Paul Smith Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Ariëlle Reitsema PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.reitsema@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272136

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  Susana Valdez University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.valdez@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278984

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  Rutger Hoekstra Associate professor

  r.hoekstra@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Leiden University celebrates curiosity at 449th Dies Natalis News - 8 February 2024

  How has evolution shaped our curiosity? And how does that curiosity ensure that we now have the technological ability to discover whether we are alone in the universe? This was all covered during the celebration of Leiden University’s 449th Dies Natalis.

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• 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.

• Three PhD defences in one day on religious coexistence in Ghana News - 5 June 2026

  Last Tuesday was a special day: three researchers defended their PhD dissertations in succession as part of the same project. Martin Luther Darko, Kauthar Khamis and Rashida Adum-Atta investigated how people of different religions coexist in Madina in Ghana.