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• Joseph Bosworth & Old English Studies: Then, Now and the Future Event - 21 May 2026

  Conference

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  Nike van Helden PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.helden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hans Theunissen University Lecturer Turkish Studies/Islamic Art and Material Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.p.a.theunissen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276480

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  Svetlana Kharchenkova University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Yoonai Han University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.han@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272551

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  Bianca Angelien Claveria PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.a.claveria@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274165

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  Kate Brackney Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277212

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  Alejandra Roche Recinos Assistant professor

  a.roche.recinos@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271138

• Turkic Patronage in Central Asia: Patterns and Challenges Event - 20 March 2025

  Lecture

• Data-driven approaches to study breast cancer metabolism Event - 19 May 2026

  PhD defence

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  Ronny Boogaart University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.u.boogaart@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272120

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  Naomi Truan Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.a.l.truan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271650

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  Dick van Broekhuizen Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.j.m.van.broekhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Johan Jol Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.t.jol@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276265

• Government unaware of Dutch involvement in Iran nuclear weapons programme sabotage News - 11 January 2024

  In 2007, a spy from the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) planted a destructive computer virus at an Iranian nuclear site, halting the Iranian nuclear weapons programme. Dutch newspaper ‘de Volkskrant’ has revealed that the AIVD kept the crucial role of the Dutch spy a secret from…

• Lecture series Treasures from the Middle Eastern Manuscript Collections and their Wealth of Knowledge News - 12 March 2024

  Persian stories with beautiful miniatures, letters on papyrus from Egyptian traders and medicinal manuscripts translated from Greek and edited in Arabic. Studium Generale organizes a lecture series on the world-famous manuscripts from the Middle East collection of Leiden University Libraries (UBL).…

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  Janet Connor Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.e.connor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277210

• Dr Jake Benson wins J.P. Gumbert Dissertation Award News - 15 April 2026

  Dr Jake Benson, who completed his PhD in Persian Studies at Leiden University in 2024, has been awarded a prestigious international prize for the best dissertation in manuscript studies.

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  Ingrid Samset Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  i.samset@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Mayra Nas PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.o.nas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Zifan Meng PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  z.f.meng@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• India in the Making of the Global Esoteric: 1200-2000 News - 17 May 2023

  On 15-16 June, Jos Gommans, Marieke Bloembergen, and Carolien Stolte will organize an international conference entitled “India in the Making of the Global Esoteric: 1200-2000”. The conference asks: why is it always India that has been imagined as a wonder, and what did that wonder mean, intellectually…

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  Aleksandra Uttenweiler PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Laurie Kalb Cosmo Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.k.cosmo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272249

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  Wenqian Fan PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.fan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Peter Liebregts Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.liebregts@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272160

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  Felix Ameka Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.k.ameka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Study trip Greek and Roman History 2026: Explore the Roman past of the Netherlands Event - 19 June 2026

  Festival, Study trip Greek and Roman History 2026

• Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Polarized Times: A Conversation with Omer Bartov Event - 28 May 2026

  Lecture, Global Questions Seminar

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  Aida Gholami Research assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.gholami@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8002727

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  Isabelle Duijvesteijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.duyvesteyn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009325

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  Jan Wim Buisman Guest employee

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.w.buisman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kim Beerden University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.beerden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272761

• Graduation Security Studies: ‘Stay curious’ News - 1 September 2022

  On Wednesday 31 August 2022, the graduation ceremony of the BSc Security Studies took place. The ceremony was opened by programme director Daan Weggemans.

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  Florian Schneider Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272544

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  Areti Leventi PhD candidate

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

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  Jasper De Paepe PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.de.paepe@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Laura Berdikhojayeva PhD Candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.berdikhojayeva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Religious Coexistence in Health-seeking: An Ethnographic Study in a Pentecostal Hospital, Madina, Accra, Ghana Event - 2 June 2026

  PhD defence

• and Synthesis of Tags, Substrates and Inhibitors for Enzyme Action Studies Event - 17 June 2026

  PhD defence

• Honorary doctorates for Belgian virologist Marc van Ranst and German Arabist Beatrice Gründler News - 11 October 2022

  Leiden University is awarding an honorary doctorate to virologist Marc van Ranst. Van Ranst has been one of the main advisers of the Belgian government during the Covid pandemic. German Arabist Beatrice Gründler will also receive an honorary doctorate for her work in the field of Oriental Manuscript…

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  Caroline Waerzeggers Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.waerzeggers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0715272033

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  Arturo García De León PhD candidate

  a.j.garcia.de.leon@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hester Groot PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.e.groot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272243

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  Jiaxin Sun Contract PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.sun.14@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272620

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  Maarten van 't Zelfde Education and research staff member

  zelfde@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275631

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  Angus Mol Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.a.a.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278828

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  Mandy de Wilde Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.de.wilde@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Adrien Dadone Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.dadone@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278849

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  Nina Jaspers PhD candidate

  n.l.jaspers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727