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  Tom van der Reep Researcher

  Faculty of Science

  reep@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 000 5896

• ERC-grant for Sebastian Pomplun to cure disease by controlling gene expression with synthetic transcription factors News - 30 March 2022

  Sebastian Pomplun receives an ERC starting grant of 1.85 million Euros in five years. He wants to develop synthetic transcription factors that can enter cells and activate or deactivate specific genes. For example to disrupt cancer-related processes or to trigger the production of an important missing…

• Anna Dlabacova receives ERC Starting Grant for research on late medieval prayer books News - 24 January 2022

  Assistant Professor Anna Dlabacova has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council. She will use this grant of around 1.5 million euros to conduct research on the Dutch vernacular ‘book of hours’.

• Proof of Concept grants for four Leiden researchers News - 12 July 2024

  Four Leiden researchers have been awarded Proof of Concept grants by the ERC. These grants, each worth 150,000 euros, help researchers translate the findings of previous ERC projects into innovative practical applications.

• Optical cavities and quantum emitters Event - 25 January 2024

  PhD defence

• ERC Advanced Grant session Event - 30 March 2023

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  Huub Rottgering Professor of Observational cosmology

  Faculty of Science

  rottgering@strw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5851

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• Physics in the picture: cancer cells as an explosion of fireworks News - 25 January 2023

  When you think of physics, do you think only of complicated formulas? You’re not the only one. Therefore, every year, the Leiden Insitute of Physics organises the LION Image Award to show another side of physics: beautiful images about intriguing science. The winner of the 2022 photo competition captured…

• Optical Near-Field Electron Microscopy Event - 4 June 2025

  PhD defence

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  Bernhard Brandl Professor of Infrared astronomy

  Faculty of Science

  brandl@strw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5830

• This is how physicists use light to build complex structures News - 4 July 2023

  Petr Steindl works on quantum dots in microcavities for his PhD research. He manipulates single-photons to create complex structures of light. Applications could include quantum communication and gates for quantum computers.

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  Your funding needs might change as you advance through your career. Below we detail the opportunities available for every career stage.

• European grant to research Tibetan collection: 'Tibetans' literary output was and is huge' News - 17 January 2023

  As a student, university lecturer Berthe Jansen fell under the spell of the Van Manen collection: a collection full of Tibetan writings and objects. A €1.5 million grant now makes it possible to take a really close look at it. 'There is still so much to do and discover.'

• Kaiser Spring Lectures: How photonics and sub-wavelength optics are shaping next-generation telescopes Event - 5 April 2025

  Lecture

• find-funding Law Find Funding

  To find funding, you first need to define your goal. Do you need to fund your own salary? Go abroad? Start up a collaboration? Buy equipment or do field work? Develop a company based on an invention that came out of the research? Next, find a match between your goal and the many funding opportunitie…

• How to hijack natural destruction in cells: ‘We need to understand it through and through’ News - 5 September 2024

  Destroying proteins from the Golgi apparatus of the cell in a controlled manner. That is the focus of chemist Marta Artola’s pioneering research. By developing a groundbreaking technology to target specific proteins in the Golgi, Artola aims to unlock new ways for drug development. For this ambitious…

• Financial support and resources

  As a PhD candidate, you are strongly advised to discuss your budget for travel and other research-related costs with your supervisor and the institute management at the start of your research in order to be able to plan your work well and to avoid unpleasant surprises. Please note that all travel must…

• Biological Origami at molecular level: folding a single protein News - 1 August 2023

  Human cells are protecting their proteins from unfolding and aggregating. That's what biophysicist Alireza Mashaghi and his team discovered after seven years of in-depth research into the folding mechanisms of proteins. With an unprecedented approach, the team was able to study the folding of a single…

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  Bas Hensen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  hensen@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1889

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  Milan Allan Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  allan@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275819

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  Stefano Polla Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  polla@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5526

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  Yudai Sato Postdoc / Guest

  Faculty of Science

  sato@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  JINYU ZHANG CSC PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  zhang@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Zhiyuan Cheng PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  cheng@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Owidiusz Makuta Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  makuta@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Thomas Steenbergen Phd candidate

  Faculty of Science

  steenbergen@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5926

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  Albert Gasull Celades Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  gasullcelades@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Saqib Ahmad Education/research assistant

  Faculty of Science

  ahmad@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275896

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  Maria Luisa Mattana Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  mattana@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276565

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  Jurriaan Langendorff PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  langendorff@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276464

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  Junxiang Yao Guest researcher

  Faculty of Science

  yao@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kshiti Sneh Rai PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  sneh@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5528

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  Vitalii Fedosieiev Researcher

  Faculty of Science

  fedosieiev@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278405

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  Dennis Uitenbroek PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  uitenbroek@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6464

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  Aletta Meinsma Guest

  Faculty of Science

  meinsma@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Resi Aarts PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  raarts@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275926

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  Patrick Emonts Guest researcher

  Faculty of Science

  emonts@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kirsten Kanneworff Guest - PhD

  Faculty of Science

  kanneworff@physics.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mengyao Hu PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  mengyao@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275504

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  Sense Jan van der Molen Scientific Director / professor of Physics of condensed matter

  Faculty of Science

  wd-lion@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5708

• European Proof of Concept grants for two Leiden researchers News - 14 July 2025

  Two Leiden researchers have been awarded ERC Proof of Concept grants. These grants, each worth EUR 150,000, will help the grantees in their efforts to bridge the gap from basic science to real-life applications

• Robert Smit receives his PhD with distinction. ‘I am happy to be back in the lab’ News - 4 July 2024

  An all-optical transistor, a molecule-sized sensor and a new kind of single-photon source for quantum communication. All dreamed applications of fundamental physics that are one step closer thanks to Robert Smit. On 12 June, he defended his PhD thesis with distinction.

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• Waning Crescent: The Rise and Fall of Global Islam Event - 24 February 2026

  Lecture

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  Jordi Tura Brugués Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  tura@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Michiel de Dood Associate professor / Head of BSc Physics

  Faculty of Science

  dood@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5929

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  Edison Salazar Quezada Guest postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  salazar@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Vadim Cheianov Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  cheianov@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5935