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• ‘Value to society has our full attention’ News - 7 February 2022

  Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl can see dilemmas but above all opportunities in the search to increase the societal value of research in Leiden.

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  Tycho de Graaf Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  t.j.degraaf@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274989

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  Juan Masullo Jimenez Assistant professor/guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.masullo@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Babak Rezaeedaryakenari Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.rezaeedaryakenari@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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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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  Shelley van der Veek Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  sveek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273767

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  Cathalijne van der Plas Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.g.van.der.plas@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271568

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  Christiaan Russcher PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  p.c.russcher@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Swaantje Mondt Fund Scholarship Scholarship

  Master

• Kuiper-Overpelt Study Fund Scholarship

  Master

• ‘Lifelong development is the perfect way to connect science with society’ News - 10 September 2024

  As well as offering students a first-rate education, Leiden University provides a wide range of training for professionals, so they can be lifelong learners. And that is not just of value to participants. ‘As a university, you start a dialogue with society to achieve better knowledge together.’

• Valentina Carraro offers recommendations on strengthening the UN system News - 14 February 2023

  At an international high-level conference, Valentina Carraro, Deputy Coordinator of the interdisciplinary programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) presented her research on human rights in the UN Human Rights Council and Treaty body systems. One of the most practical recommendations…

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  Verena Meyer University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.h.meyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272281

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  Angus Mol Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Judi Mesman Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.mesman@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Zane Kripe Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

  z.kripe@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Floris Kaptein Guest researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  f.j.l.kaptein@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Paula Stuurman Lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  p.a.i.stuurman@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Daan Asser Professor Emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  w.d.h.asser@law.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Mirella Peletier Guest lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.e.m.g.peletier@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Govert Kerpestein Guest lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  g.m.kerpestein@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Restricting student numbers will cost society billions News - 10 October 2025

  A cap on the number of international students at the five broad-based Randstad universities will have a drastic effect on the Dutch economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to decline by approximately 4 to 5 billion euros. Regions, businesses and society as a whole will feel the consequ…

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  Marishka Neekilappillai External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.neekilappillai@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jan Gerrit Dercksen University Lecturer Assyriology

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.g.dercksen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272912

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  Theo Krispijn Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.j.h.krispijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Daniel Soliman Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.m.soliman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Çagri Çavus External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.cavus@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Call for Papers: Universities and Society at the End of Empire and Beyond (UniSoc) News - 5 March 2026

  Based upon an academic partnership between the Universities of Birmingham in the UK and Leiden in the Netherlands, Universities and Society at the End of Empire and Beyond (UniSoc) uses these two global seats of learning as a starting point to examine the role of universities in the transition from…

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  Adriaan Bedner Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.w.bedner@law.leidenuniv.nl |

• Thijs Porck elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society News - 12 January 2021

  Thijs Porck, university lecturer of medieval English at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (RHS).

• Four Leiden professors elected members of the KHMW News - 24 February 2025

  The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed four Leiden professors as members. Petra Sijpesteijn, Vanessa Mak, Mariska Kret and Miranda van Eck have recently joined the KHMW.

• Separating AI fact from fiction at the AI & Society Conference News - 12 June 2023

  Researchers and policymakers are welcome to attend the AI & Society Conference in The Hague on Friday 23 June. The SAILS interdisciplinary research programme will be taking a nuanced look at the state of the art of AI technology. And offering fresh perspectives.

• Innovative research on impact of violent conflicts on food security in Chad News - 13 December 2021

  Violent conflicts and civil wars in Chad impede most rural households' access to food security, agricultural activities and access to essential services such as health care. In her dissertation, Nakar Djindil Syntyche denounces this issue. She obtained her PhD on 24 November.

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  Nathal Dessing University Lecturer Anthropology of Religion

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.m.dessing@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271690

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  Erik Bähre Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  ebaehre@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273997

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  Tsolin Nalbantian Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.nalbantian@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272985

• LERU conference in Leiden: ‘Universities steer society through storms’ News - 17 May 2022

  The League of European Research Universities (LERU) was launched in Leiden 20 years ago. This anniversary will be celebrated with a major conference (19 – 21 May) on an urgent theme: How does science contribute to sustainable and resilient societies? We put this question to Kurt Deketelaere, Secretary-General…

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  Michiel Westenberg Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  westenberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tarlach McGonagle Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  t.e.mcgonagle@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Science for Sustainable Societies: a new bachelor’s programme News - 12 September 2024

  The new interdisciplinary bachelor's program in Science for Sustainable Societies starts in the 2025-2026 academic year.

• Introducing: Mirjam Twigt News - 9 November 2023

  Mirjam Twigt recently joined the Institute for History as a Research Officer ⁠/ Postdoctoral Researcher for the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Governance of Migration and Diversity (LDE GMD)⁠. Below she introduces herself.

• Introducing: Stefano Bellucci News - 24 September 2014

  In August 2014 Stefano Bellucci started working as Senior Lecturer in African History at the Institute for History.

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  Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl Senior assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.b.schulhofer-wohl@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8003903

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  Sayeh Mohammadi PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.mohammadi@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Glyn Muitjens Scientific coordinator

  Faculty of Science

  muitjens@lorentzcenter.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ruben Poelstra External PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.a.e.poelstra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jürgen Zangenberg Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272579

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  Paul Wouters Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  p.f.wouters@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Santino Regilme in EUobserver: 'The EU needs to research its own oligarchic capture' News - 17 June 2025

  In a recent EUobserver opinion article, Salvador Santino Regilme, warns that Europe faces a crisis of legitimacy if it continues to ignore the structural influence of billionaires and oligarchic interests within its institutions.

• Why take the AI & Society minor? These students explain News - 5 March 2024

  The interdisciplinary AI & Society minor of Leiden University brings together students and lecturers from a wide range of disciplines. Together they look at the impact of AI on society. Students are enthusiastic about this merging of worlds.