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• Old tradition of ‘golden PhDs’ reinstated News - 6 December 2022

  Black-and-white photographs filled with solemn young men and distinguished professors line the walls of the Grand Auditorium. Young women are missing from the photos; women rarely obtained PhDs 50 years ago. And this article is about that group, the PhD candidates between 1966 and 1972, who were invited…

• Leiden University signs Durham Declaration: intensified climate collaboration News - 26 March 2025

  The Durham Declaration was presented at the Climate Symposium marking the Coimbra Group’s 40th anniversary on 26 March. Leiden University is proud to be one of the first signatories of this declaration.

• The Executive Board of the Institute of Psychology has a new Director of Operational Management. It’s the perfect role for Paula van den Bergh News - 8 April 2022

  The Executive Board of the Institute of Psychology has a new Director of Operational Management. It’s the perfect role for Paula van den Bergh. ‘For me, “connection” is a nice word. If you see the connections between things, you immediately see the logic behind the processes.’ Her career has taken her…

• Ambassadors visit Leiden: ‘Knowledge knows no borders’ News - 19 June 2024

  Over 30 ambassadors strengthened their ties with researchers and university leaders in a recent visit to Leiden University. Cross-border collaboration (both literal and figurative) was the theme of presentations and a tour of the Hortus botanicus.

• Leiden researchers on king’s apology for the Netherlands historical role in slavery News - 4 July 2023

  In a speech on Keti Koti the Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, apologised on behalf of the royal family for the Netherlands’ historical role in slavery. What is the significance of this?

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  Katarzyna Cwiertka Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.j.cwiertka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272599

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  Alisa van de Haar University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.d.m.van.de.haar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272179

• Royal honour for Gert Oostindie News - 20 December 2021

  Gert Oostindie, Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, has been made an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau. He was awarded the royal honour by Leiden mayor Henri Lenferink after giving his valedictory lecture, ‘The future of the colonial past’, in the Academy Building of Leiden University…

• Leiden University celebrates curiosity at 449th Dies Natalis News - 8 February 2024

  How has evolution shaped our curiosity? And how does that curiosity ensure that we now have the technological ability to discover whether we are alone in the universe? This was all covered during the celebration of Leiden University’s 449th Dies Natalis.

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  Rob Cullum Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.r.cullum@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274142

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  Lucinda Truijers-Jansen Management/Office assistant

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.l.truijers@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277548

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  Min Zhang Visiting postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.zhang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Renée Joosse Policy officer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.joosse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273095

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  Merel Vesseur-van Leeuwen Management/Office assistant

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.vesseur@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271269

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  Inge Ligtvoet Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.j.g.c.ligtvoet@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271956

• Value of science the focus of 448th Dies Natalis News - 8 February 2023

  The importance of science communication and cross-boundary collaboration, and the ‘mantra’ of diminishing social cohesion in society: these all came up at Leiden University’s 448th Dies Natalis. A panel discussion including Leiden’s mayor Lenferink, music and two honorary doctorates completed the special…

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  Judith Naeff University Lecturer International Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.a.naeff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8004192

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  Céline Zaepffel Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.v.zaepffel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Snow, a mini-cortège and a new rector: a special Dies Natalis News - 8 February 2021

  No procession of professors, just a handful of people in the church and snowdrifts outside Leiden’s Pieterskerk: 8 February 2021 was no ordinary Dies Natalis. Carel Stolker transferred the rectorate to Hester Bijl, and Annetje Ottow became the new President of the Executive Board. With an honorary doctorate…

• Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision Event - 2 December 2025

  Lecture and Exhibition

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  Sarah Cramsey Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.a.cramsey@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278825

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  Koen Caminada Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.l.j.caminada@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

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  Isaac Scarborough Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.m.scarborough@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272655

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  Mahshid Alizadeh Programme Coordinator European and International Human Rights & Internationalisation Officer

  Faculty of Law

  m.alizadeh@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 6 389 80094

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  Bas Nijboer Program Manager

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  s.g.w.nijboer@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009400

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  Andrew Hoffman Service Scientist - Research Data Management

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.s.hoffman@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Céline Richard Datamanager

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.j.e.richard@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mischa Cramer Education coordinator

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.cramer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 31 71 527 2108

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  Vera Vinck Study adviser

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.v.vinck@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274179

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  Jet Liesker Policy officer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  h.j.liesker@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Esther Uiterweerd Programme Coordinator International Children's Rights

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  e.h.uiterweerd@law.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Orsolya Kalsbeek-Bagdi Programme Coordinator Law & Finance

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  o.kalsbeek@law.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Eli van Duijnen Education coordinator/Study adviser

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.g.van.duijnen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273565

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  Patricia Garcia Fernandez Programme Coordinator Law and Digital Technologies & Incoming Exchange Coordinator

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  p.garcia.fernandez@law.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Natascha Meewisse Programme Coordinator Air and Space Law

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.p.meewisse@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278081

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  Minke Jonk-Thuong ICTO coordinator

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.d.m.jonk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272140

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  Mieneke van der Salm-Pallada Policy Officer Education

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.m.m.van.der.salm@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Rosalinde Spitters Skills Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.j.b.spitters@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273850

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  Jurjen Donkers Study adviser

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.donkers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Francien Bouhuijs Policy officer Career Services / study choice and career advisor

  Student and Educational Support

  f.w.bouhuijs@sea.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273120

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  Elianne Berkepies Programme Coordinator International Civil and Commercial Law

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  e.berkepies@law.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Sheena Bruce Project manager Advanced LL.M. Programmes

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.bruce@law.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Marit Postma Support staff Educational IT at SEEDS

  Faculty of Science

  m.postma@science.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278082

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  Rebecca Tait Programme manager & translator

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  r.j.tait@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277049

• Leiden University celebrates Dies Natalis: ‘Ahead of the times for 450 years’ News - 7 February 2025

  An extra-long cortège, three honorary doctorates, a quiz about 450 years of university history, a Dies Natalis rap and a call to defend academic freedom: these all featured in Leiden University’s 450th Dies Natalis celebration and the official start of its jubilee year.

• Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision Event - 3 December 2025

  Film screening and Book Launch

• In conversation with Annetje Ottow and Hester Bijl: ‘Decide what you want, and go for it’ News - 11 March 2022

  What can we learn from female colleagues who are the first to hold top positions within the university? On International Women’s Day, President of the Executive Board Annetje Ottow and Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl talked with a group of university staff from all levels within the organisation, and…

• Passionate debate on university’s fossil fuel ties News - 28 September 2023

  Should Leiden University cut its ties with the fossil fuel industry forthwith? This was the main question in a debate between students and staff. The answer was clearer for some than for others.

• Yale political theorist Hélène Landemore appointed new Cleveringa Professor News - 4 September 2025

  The French political theorist Hélène Landemore has been appointed as the new Cleveringa Professor. She will deliver her inaugural lecture on 26 November.

• From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery News - 28 May 2024

  Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. Many people from Leiden played a role in colonialism and slavery. Historians are conducting preliminary research and finding striking examples.