938 search results for “history of science” in the Staff website
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Leideners and researchers learn from each other at the Science Market
3 October University has become something of a tradition: a bit of science among the Leidens Ontzet celebrations. During the new and improved edition, the WetenschapsWarenMarkt (Science Market), visitors spoke to researchers about the nitrogen problem, making organs and the city’s connections with A…
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Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences publishes advice on dignity and respect in academia
If universities and research institutions want to tackle unacceptable behaviour in academia, they must shift their focus from dealing with complaints to preventing such behaviour in the first place. This is what the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has concluded. It has therefore…
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Staalduinen receives Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association
Assistant Professor Briitta van Staalduinen has received the Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association, Section on Class and Inequality. Her dissertation, Ethnic Inequality in the Welfare State, aims to reconcile the persistence of ethnic inequalities in expansive welfare…
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Maurits BergerFaculty of Humanities
m.s.berger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271684
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Peter PelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
pels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Executive Board Vice President Timo Kos ‘Now’s the time to step up’
Timo Kos has been Vice President of Leiden University’s Executive Board since 1 March. Who is he and how have his first weeks been? ‘Higher education is under threat; we’re under fire.’
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Executive Board visits Institute of Environmental Sciences: ‘Optimism-led solutions’
The Executive Board is visiting the university’s institutes to find out what is going on. On 8 July 2025, it was the turn of the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), one of the fastest-growing institutes at Leiden University. ‘Our main aim is to preserve our planet for future generations.’
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272027
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Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons
From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’
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Open Science Week online
Festival
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Beibei YuanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
b.yuan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hanjo BoekhoutFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
h.d.boekhout@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hannah KuhnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
h.kuhn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Shelley van der Veek
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
sveek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273767
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Josh RobisonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.a.robison@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8005071
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Marieke van der Maden
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.t.l.van.der.maden@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Constance Maly
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.f.m.maly@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anouk van Vliet
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.l.van.vliet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512
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Cécile Pick
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.c.pick@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Neeltje BlankensteinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
n.e.blankenstein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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University introduces lay talk and it looks like this
Complex research with a generous sprinkling of jargon: PhD defences can be difficult for non-experts to follow. In the compulsory new lay talk, PhD candidates begin by explaining their dissertation in words of one syllable. And it’s not just the PhD’s family and friends who appreciate this.
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Robert-Jan de RooijFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.j.b.de.rooij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bjørn Peare Bartholdyb.p.bartholdy@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277843
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Sabine van der AsdonkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.van.der.asdonk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275438
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Executive Board column: Open communication isn’t rocket science, but we do forget it at times
We want to be an engaged community where we feel heard and enjoy working together. But how do we have an open conversation about difficult topics?
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Marijn NagtzaamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.a.m.nagtzaam@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Joop van Holsteijn
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
holsteyn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Matthijs van Leeuwenm.van.leeuwen@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277048
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Vincent Niochetv.niochet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Aske Plaata.plaat@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277065
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Michiel Hooykaasm.j.d.hooykaas@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tycho Jongenelent.jongenelen@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Joost Visserj.m.w.visser@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nicola Defourn.u.thome@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274395
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‘Lifelong development is the perfect way to connect science with society’
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.’
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Amy VerdunFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.c.verdun@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Matthew di Giuseppe
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.r.di.giuseppe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Adina Akbik
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.akbik@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Gisela HirschmannFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
g.k.hirschmann@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8005062
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OSCoffee: Open Science and Impact and Valorisation
Lecture
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Daniel Thomas
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
d.c.thomas@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271263
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
m.mous@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Work to begin on 703 new student flats at Leiden Bio Science Park in mid-2021
Seven hundred and three independent student flats will be built in the entrance area of the Leiden Bio Science Park (LBSP), close to the University Sports Centre. Construction will begin this year and the accommodation is expected to be completed by the start of academic year 2023-2024.
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A Dutch Robespierre? Dissertation sheds new light on Leiden revolutionary Pieter Vreede
Leiden patriot Pieter Vreede fought for greater popular influence. Historian Dirk Alkemade reveals how this pioneer used radical means to shape Dutch democracy.
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Jonathan PhillipsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.p.phillips@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Dirk van der Hoevend.van.der.hoeven@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277146
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Flor Miriam Plaza del Arcof.m.plaza.del.arco@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727