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Jan Kolen new Artificial Intelligence Coordinator at Leiden University
The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Jan Kolen as the University’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Coordinator as of 1 February 2022. In this role Kolen will take the lead in regional and national cooperation relating to the topic of AI, data and digitalisation.
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Jan Willem Erisman appointed chair of Scientific Climate Council
The Council of Ministers has appointed Jan Willem Erisman, Professor of Environment and Sustainability at Leiden University, as chair of the new Scientific Climate Council (WKR) from 1 March. This council will advise the government on climate policy.
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A call with: Jan Jansen from the board of examiners
A knowledge-sharing session was held on Thursday 25 March for members of boards of examiners. Good reason to give one of them a call. We spoke to Jan Jansen, Chair of the Board of Examiners for Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences) and an external…
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Save the date: Centre for Digital Scholarship Summer Training Week 2026
Workshops, lectures
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Jan Pronk reappointed as Executive Director of the Faculty of Archaeology
Jan Pronk has been reappointed by the Executive Board of Leiden University as Executive Director of the Faculty of Archaeology. Pronk will begin his second term (2026-2029) on March 1st.
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New Executive Director Jan Pronk: ‘In the end it is all about people enjoying their work.’
In March, Jan Pronk starts as the new Executive Director at the Faculty of Archaeology. We sat down with him for an interview on his background, his drive, and his take on archaeology.
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A quick call with Jan Willem Erisman about the interdisciplinary research symposium
Conducting research with academics from different disciplines is not easy. ‘But collaboration is vital to society,’ says Professor of Environmental Sustainability, Jan Willem Erisman. On behalf of Leiden’s Liveable Planet interdisciplinary programme, he is organising a symposium that will be held on…
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Jan Kolen concludes his term as Dean of Archaeology: 'It's part of the role'
After 7.5 years, Jan Kolen is stepping down as Dean of the Faculty of Archaeology. For him, it does not feel like a dramatic moment. ‘It is part of the role: you pass the baton on to someone else.’ He adds with a smile: ‘And I will remain connected to the faculty, so it is not really a farewell.’
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Nitrogen report: Nitrogen expert Jan Willem Erisman identifies pluses and minuses
On 5 October, mediator Johan Remkes presented his report on the nitrogen crisis and what he thinks is the best way forward. Leiden University professor and nitrogen expert Jan Willem Erisman responds to Remkes’s recommendations. ‘It’s a step in the right direction.’
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Kebadu GebremariamFaculty of Humanities
k.m.gebremariam@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Henk BlezerFaculty of Humanities
h.w.a.blezer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009950
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Marie Louise KroghFaculty of Humanities
m.l.krogh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bastiaan HoornemanFaculty of Humanities
b.hoorneman@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278074
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Ilse MarkensteijnFaculty of Science
i.d.markensteijn@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271476
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New University Sports Centre reaches highest point
In a topping out ceremony on Thursday 30 January, the new sports centre celebrated reaching its highest point and looked ahead to the future. The university will have a spacious and sustainable sports building by the start of 2026.
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Alternative Humanities Campus in Leiden city centre
Leiden University and the Municipality of Leiden will develop new plans for an alternative Humanities Campus in the city centre. This means they will not proceed with the compulsory purchase of the De Doelen housing complex to facilitate the construction of the new Humanities Campus. The plans to demolish…
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Marco VerschoorFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.verschoor@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276778
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Thomas WellsFaculty of Humanities
t.r.wells@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274174
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Education grants
An education grant may be available for collaboration with universities outside The Netherlands. This webpage contains information about the available grants, application procedures and where to look for help and advice.
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Start of construction of new University Sports Centre celebrated
On 11 July 2024, a gathering was held to celebrate the start of the construction of the new University Sports Centre (USC). Rugby players and a pole dancer from USC Leiden played a role in the celebration. A video was also shown, giving a whistle-stop tour of the new building.
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Take a look at the new University Sports Centre
The doors of the new University Sports Centre are open to all students, staff and sports lovers. Want to see what it looks like? Watch the video and run through the centre with Zakari!
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University discontinuing allowance for De Kattekop Day Care Centre
Organisation, Human resources
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Timo Kos visits University Sports Centre: ‘Sport brings people together’
As the end of the year approaches, the new University Sports Centre (USC) building is nearing completion. Vice-President of the Executive Board Timo Kos visited the USC, which celebrates its 55th anniversary this year, to see how work is progressing.
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Alumnus Anne Speckens opened a mindfulness centre in Nijmegen
Professor of Psychiatry Anne Speckens studied medicine in Leiden and did her psychiatry training there too. She opened the Radboudumc Center for Mindfulness in Nijmegen. What does she do there and how does she look back on her time as a student?
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A quick call about Service Centre International Staff
The Service Centre International Staff supports and advises all international staff at Leiden University. Not just about things like immigration, accommodation, taxes, insurance and dual career, but also about the social side of things like feeling welcome and at home at Leiden University. SCIS’s recent…
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Erasmus+ Call 2026 published
Education, Finance
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Craft and innovation take centre stage at LeidenGlobal exhibition
An interdisciplinary photo exhibition about crafts and craftsmanship in different cultures will open at Oude UB on 6 October. At the opening Fridus Steijlen will give an introduction to the Tau Tau puppets that are made in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Ionica Smeets and Alex Verkade coordinators of national centre for science communication
Minister Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) has appointed Ionica Smeets and Alex Verkade as coordinators of a new national centre for science communication. The centre will foster a dialogue between researches and society and will gather and share expertise to make science communication more…
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University Sports Centre closed 2-8 February due to relocation to new building
Organisation
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On your marks, get set… Construction completed on new sports centre
With a symbolic basketball pass, the construction company handed over the new sports centre to the university on 1 December. The building is ready to be fitted out for use. From 9 February, all are welcome: to do sports or just explore.
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Help develop Leiden University’s Centre for Teaching and Learning by filling out this survey
Education
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New ‘university centre’ to be created in former Hudson’s Bay building in downtown The Hague
Leiden University, together with the Open University and Universities of the Netherlands, will take up residence in the Spui building at Grote Marktstraat 48-50/Spui 3 in downtown The Hague from 2025. The partners signed the leases on 7 November.
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Matthew LongoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.b.longo@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8006601
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Emergency Services Coordinators
Faculties and other organisational units have their own emergency response coordinators (BHV). Below is an overview of all the University’s BHV coordinators, and a link to their full contact details.
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Four reasons why you should make use of LLInC, the brand-new knowledge centre
Educational innovation provides both opportunities and challenges for lecturers. How do you put your innovative ideas into practice or how do you choose the right learning resources for your teaching? From now on, lecturers can go for support and inspiration to the new Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre…
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Executive Board visits African Studies Centre: ‘We work from African perspectives’
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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Paul DeutschmannAfrika-Studiecentrum
p.deutschmann@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Paul DonnerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
p.donner@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ahab BdaiwiFaculty of Humanities
a.bdaiwi@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271639
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Teacher platform FSW
Welcome to the teacher platform of the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences (FSW). Here you will find information on everything related to teaching at FSW: from the practical issues you need to take care of to innovating your course.
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Lustrum Spring Concert Sempre Crescendo
Arts and culture
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Wouter KalfFaculty of Humanities
w.f.kalf@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272232
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This is roughly what the new University Sports and Exam Centre will look like (and where it will be)
The new University Sports and Exam Centre is another step closer. Bigger sports and exam halls, plenty of room for meeting people, an open feel that integrates with the Campus Square and the sports fields, optimal acoustics and an uncompromisingly sustainable building with a green facade and solar panels.…
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A call with Ellen Buschman, director of the Kattekop childcare centre
The Kattekop childcare centre has provided day care for the children of staff and students at Leiden University and the LUMC for over 40 years. Time for a chat with Ellen Buschman, Kattekop director, about how things are going there.
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Paul van ElsFaculty of Humanities
p.van.els@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272595
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Jialing YuFaculty of Science
j.yu@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Paolo BordignonFaculty of Science
p.bordignon@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Alex BraatFaculty of Science
a.braat@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Han DieperinkFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.p.dieperink@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Karolina PomorskaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
k.m.pomorska@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275180