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• Biology brothers write book about nature and adventure in Eastern Europe: 'I didn't know there live pelicans in Romania' News - 29 June 2022

  With a self-converted red camper van, biologists and twin brothers Kevin and Marvin Groen go on a nature adventure in Eastern Europe. Together, they search for wild animals, beautiful nature and places to sport. From a long search for a bear in the Slovakian wilderness to the discovery that pelicans…

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  Reinout Heijungs Researcher

  Faculty of Science

  heijungs@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277461

• Graduation ceremony MSc Biology Event - 25 November 2025

• Afstudeerceremonie MSc Biologie Event - 27 October 2025

• Graduation Ceremony MSc Biology Event - 19 June 2025

  Graduation Ceremony

• Graduation ceremony MSc Biology Event - 27 February 2026

• Leiden students build smart antibodies with protein 'Velcro' News - 18 September 2025

  Nine students dove into a challenging iGEM project this summer. With their idea, they aim to make antibodies more efficient - and in the meantime learn at least as much about collaboration, creativity and their own future.

• What does the Wadden Sea sound like? New research sheds light on porpoises and underwater noise News - 24 September 2025

  ‘Wadden Sea Sounds’ is the name of a new project launched by the Waddenvereniging in collaboration with researchers from Leiden University and the University of Groningen. The aim is to find out how underwater noise affects marine life in the Wadden Sea.

• In Memoriam - Bente Hilde Bakker News - 1 October 2024

  Recently, our respected and talented former colleague Bente Hilde Bakker passed away after a long and brave fight with illness. She received her mathematical training at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and also obtained her PhD there under the supervision of Jan Bouwe van den Berg and Robert van…

• Grant opens door to decipher the secret sensory world of plants News - 4 April 2024

  Plants not only sense when they are touched, but they can also adapt to it. For example, by strengthening or defending themselves. But how do plants do this? The Green TE (Green Tissue Engineering) consortium has been granted a Gravitation grant of almost 23 million euros to investigate exactly this…

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  Bas Jansen Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

  b.j.h.jansen@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Frank van der Duijn Schouten Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  f.a.van.der.duijn.schouten.1@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jan Vonk Professor

  Faculty of Science

  j.b.vonk@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277149

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  Hermen Overkleeft Professor

  Faculty of Science

  h.s.overkleeft@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275037

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  Maite Wilhelm Guest PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  m.j.c.wilhelm.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Olga Lukina Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  o.lukina@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277121

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  Moritz Otto Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.f.p.otto@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Michel Mandjes Professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.r.h.mandjes@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277130

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  Dalia Terhesiu Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  d.e.terhesiu@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278029

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  Laura van Kempen-Helmsing Education coordinator

  Faculty of Science

  l.c.helmsing@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278018

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  Chantal van den Berge Student affairs staff member

  Faculty of Science

  c.m.van.den.berge@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277137

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  Rajat Hazra Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  r.s.hazra@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marianne van Batenburg-Visser Management/office-assistent

  Faculty of Science

  vissermch@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277111

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  Anja Verduijn-Koenekoop Management assistent HR

  Faculty of Science

  j.c.verduijn@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277141

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  Jaime Gomez Ortiz Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  j.a.gomez.ortiz@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kees Boot Postdoc / guest

  Faculty of Science

  c.j.m.boot@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alexander Dürre Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  a.m.durre@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277040

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  Hanneke Langeveld-Groenewegen Management/office-assistent

  Faculty of Science

  h.langeveld@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277111

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  Odysseas Kanavetas Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  o.kanavetas@math.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Pedro Rocha Peixoto Capitao PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Science

  p.rocha.peixoto.capitao@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Aron van Baarsen PhD candidate / Self Funded

  Faculty of Science

  a.n.van.baarsen@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Neeltje Blankenstein Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.e.blankenstein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• New statistical method brings together studies at an early stage News - 4 April 2022

  During the coronavirus pandemic, scientists were in a hurry to find drugs that would help fight the disease. To combine the research that was being carried out around the world, PhD candidate Judith ter Schure developed a new statistical method: ALL-IN meta-analysis. This helps determine sooner whether…

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  Arthur Ram Professor

  Faculty of Science

  a.f.j.ram@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274914

• ‘Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise’ News - 7 December 2023

  'Frans Rodenburg is an excellent teacher who is able to convey difficult information,' say his students. In his statistics classes, he wants to make students enthusiastic for his beloved subject. 'Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise.' Rodenburg…

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  Daan van der Vliet Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  d.van.der.vliet@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Consensus, bias and polarisation: How mathematicians study opinions News - 25 November 2025

  How do opinions form and change in large groups of people? That's not just a sociological question, it's a mathematical one. PhD candidate Federico Capannoli studied opinion dynamics. He defended his thesis on November 19.

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  Ewa Snaar-Jagalska Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  b.e.snaar-jagalska@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Mathematical models for mechanically induced morphogenetic pattern formation Event - 11 March 2026

  PhD defence

• In Memoriam - Professor Bert Peletier News - 5 January 2024

  On December 16, 2023, our respected and beloved former colleague prof.dr.ir. Bert Peletier passed away.

• Triturus newts reveal a genetic balancing act News - 9 December 2025

  An evolutionary 'trap' that has haunted crested and marbled newts for 25 million years: Leiden researchers have uncovered a mysterious DNA error that should not be able to arise – yet persists all the same. How is that possible? PhD candidate James France found new clues.

• Food for Thought “Generation of the Future” Event - 19 May 2026

  Lecture, Food for Thought

• Satellite swarms, random walks and a cup of tea News - 27 January 2025

  He brings order to chaos and analyses satellite swarms. During his PhD research, mathematician Oliver Nagy delved into random networks and how they reach equilibrium. Along the way, he also developed a handy tool. This knowledge is valuable for calculations related to communication networks.

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  Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  l.schada.von.borzyskowski@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274278

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  Pablo Lummerzheim PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  p.lummerzheim@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Valentina Masarotto Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  v.masarotto@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277134

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  Haowen Zhang Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  h.zhang@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Emre Sertöz Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  e.c.sertoz@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274839

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  Léo Ducas Professor

  Faculty of Science

  l.ducas@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727