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• From the griffon vulture to Physcia biziana: record number of rare species in campus BioBlitz News - 22 September 2025

  What a result! The Higher Education BioBlitz recorded 3,155 species, smashing our target of 2,500. Thanks to your efforts, Leiden University made an impressive eight ‘very rare’ finds. A result that gives hope for our biodiversity.

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  Petr Kopecky Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  kopecky@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273602

• Former scientific director physics remains active. ‘Through this role, I continue being part of the future.’ News - 5 August 2024

  For many years, he was active in various management positions at the LION and even after his retirement he is still very involved. Professor Jan Aarts leads the Leiden hub of the Quantum Delta NL growth fund and is now temporarily responsible for national educational activities. In this way, he is helping…

• 3 October University: Science Market Event - 3 October 2025

  Festival

• Holiday Celebrations | Faculty of Science Event - 16 December 2025

• Kaiser Spring Lectures: De geologie van het zonnestelsel: de prachtige planetaire paralellen van tastbare gesteenten en inspirerende landschappen Event - 22 March 2025

  Lecture

• Construction work starts on new accommodation for international PhDs News - 11 January 2024

  Work has begun on an accommodation complex for international PhD candidates and postdocs at the Leiden Bio Science Park.

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  Ralph Rippe Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  rrippe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273889

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  Min Cho Asistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  m.j.cho@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503

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  Elise Swart Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.k.swart@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Julia Cramer Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  j.cramer@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Kaiser Spring Lectures: Planetary exploration and the search for life in our Solar System Event - 15 March 2025

  Lecture

• Which algorithm solves which problem? Diederick Vermetten developed methods to find out News - 19 November 2025

  Algorithms solve problems. But which algorithm is best suited to which problem? During his doctoral research, Diederick Vermetten developed methods to figure this out. And that is important for the entire field.

• 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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  Jurriaan Witteman Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.witteman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278031

• Graduation Ceremony Statistics & Data Science Event - 16 April 2025

  Graduation Ceremony

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

  Lecture

• 'As refugees, we shouldn't give up on our dreams' News - 12 April 2023

  'In Leiden, I can continue on the path towards my dream: having my own pharmacy,' says Duaa Abbas. She studied pharmaceutics in Syria and worked in a pharmacy there for a year and a half. After having to flee the country, she ended up in the Netherlands. Thanks to the help of the Foundation for Refugee…

• Cycling like a Jumbo-Visma pro with the Leiden data model News - 28 July 2022

  Just like the professional riders from the Jumbo-Visma team, amateur cyclists will soon be able to analyse and improve their performance. Leiden data scientists working with the cycling team are making their smart data model available so that every serious cyclist can keep track of their fitness.

• New endowed chair brings astronomy and AI together. ‘AI can help improve our understanding of the Universe’ News - 2 December 2025

  ASTRON en de Universiteit Leiden beginnen samen een nieuwe leerstoel over sterrenkunde en AI. Bijzonder hoogleraar Joeri van Leeuwen gaat deze positie vullen.

• Students kick-off next construction phase of new Gorlaeus building News - 21 September 2021

  And the construction has started! Students of the Leiden Science study associations ceremoniously hammered down the first poles of the new Gorlaeus on Tuesday morning. By doing so, they initiated the second phase of the construction of the second part of the new building.

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  Pingtao Ding Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  p.ding@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275306

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  Vivian van der Werf Guest

  Faculty of Science

  v.van.der.werf@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Graduation Ceremony MSc Computer Science Event - 6 October 2025

• Graduation Ceremony MSc Computer Science Event - 21 March 2025

• Dura Vermeer to deliver new housing development in Oegstgeest part of LBSP News - 28 May 2024

  After an intensive tender procedure, Leiden University and the Municipality of Oegstgeest have chosen Dura Vermeer for a new housing development with plenty of affordable homes in Nieuw Rhijngeest-Zuid. Dura Vermeer seeks to create a green and playful neighbourhood with welcoming public spaces as its…

• 'How is the faculty more than the sum of its parts?' News - 23 February 2023

  As Head of Academic Affairs, Pieter Schipper is the dean's right-hand man. It was therefore Jasper Knoester who asked Pieter to join the core group: a group of colleagues from all parts of the faculty that shapes the strategy process. 'I really enjoy playing a role in this,' says Schipper. 'It's a great…

• 'Narrow the gap between support and academic staff' News - 19 June 2023

  When a spot in the core group of the Strategy Team became available, she immediately applied for the position. Because as Head of HR, Elice Schöne feels it is important that her department is well connected to the strategic plan.

• Algorithms and data behind Leiden Ranking in public domain News - 30 January 2024

  The Leiden Ranking – Open Edition is completely transparent. The ranking compiled by the CWTS uses open data and publishes the algorithms that are used.

• Leiden University launches strategic framework for scientific publishing News - 11 December 2025

  Leiden University has adopted its first Strategic Publication Framework for publishing the works of its researchers. With this framework our university takes another major step towards making open science the norm and setting Academia in Motion.

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  Raafat Shamieh Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.shamieh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Christoph Niessen Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.niessen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Leila Demarest Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.demarest@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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  Tom Louwerse Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.p.louwerse@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Skip Thijssen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  s.thijssen@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maarten Kampert Director LUXs

  LURIS

  m.m.d.kampert@luris.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rachael Hall PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  r.a.hall@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Leiden Science Run – Saturday 21 June 2025 Event - 21 June 2025

  Festival

• Photo of fish in Covid glove on shortlist for prestigious nature prize News - 2 December 2022

  With his photo of a fish trapped in a rubber glove, external PhD candidate Auke-Florian Hiemstra has made it to the shortlist for the People’s Choice Award in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The photo shows the impact of Covid litter on wildlife.

• Craft and innovation take centre stage at LeidenGlobal exhibition News - 4 October 2022

  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.

• Connect & Visualise: Data journeys in popular science Event - 15 December 2025

  Webinar with Q&A

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  Federica Lucchi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.lucchi@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Arturo García De León PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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

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  Gert-Jan Lelieveld Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  lelieveldgj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276615

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  Kiki Zanolie Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.k.k.zanolie@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273838

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  Victor Gijsbers University Lecturer Metaphysics and Philosophy of Science

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.gijsbers@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271250

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  Marret Noordewier Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.k.noordewier@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278852

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  Anoma van der Veere Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.van.der.veere@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dick van Broekhuizen Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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