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• ‘A damaged ecosystem can’t be "fixed" in 3 years’ News - 22 January 2026

  Often landscape restoration is seen as a quick technical fix, when a long-term and more sensitive approach is necessary. Within her PhD research, conducted over the past five years in South Africa, Ancois de Villiers explored how we can change this approach. ‘A damaged ecosystem can’t be "fixed" in…

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  Sanne Dokter-Mersch Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.mersch@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278192

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  Florian Schneider Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272544

• International Credit Mobility grant brings mathematicians together in Leiden News - 19 November 2021

  Leiden and South Africa have long standing historical ties in the field of mathematics. These ties have now been strengthened thanks to an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) grant. Four researchers from Pretoria are now visiting Leiden. ‘No matter how good we are at dealing with Teams and…

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  Berthe Jansen University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.k.jansen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272379

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  Ethan Mark Senior University Lecturer Modern Japanese History

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.mark@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272310

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  Gerrit Dusseldorp Associate professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  g.l.dusseldorp@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272428

• Leiden-Delft-Erasmus can play an important role in global challenges News - 1 November 2022

  Annetje Ottow, president of the Executive Board of Leiden University, has been the new chair of the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) strategic alliance for just two months. What does she want to achieve during her two-year chairmanship?

• ‘Poorer people often bear the brunt of sustainability initiatives’ News - 21 February 2022

  The effects of sustainability projects on poorer, marginalised people should be considered at a much earlier stage. This is the opinion of Marja Spierenburg, Professor of Anthropology of Sustainable Development and Livelihood, who will give her inaugural lecture on 25 February.

• Antjie Krog writer in residence at Leiden University this autumn News - 7 June 2021

  South African poet Antjie Krog will be the writer in residence at Leiden University in autumn 2021. Krog is famous for her poetry collections and books, which are often inspired by the history of South Africa. In her role as writer in residence, she will give the annual Albert Verwey Lecture and a series…

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  Sanayi Marcelline PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.marcelline@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271443

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  Pouwel van Schooten PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.s.van.schooten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271589

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  Leonardo Arias Alvis Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.arias.alvis@hum.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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  Yu Bai

• Who will pay for our energy transition? News - 1 December 2023

  The Dutch Development Bank's new SDG loan fund for green energy in the global south may not be as positive as it seems. Anthropology professor Marja Spierenburg raises concerns about its potential impact on local communities.

• Oriental dance beginners/intermediate Course

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• Internal research funding

  Leiden University encourages groundbreaking collaboration through specific funding instruments. Here you will find more information about funds for interdisciplinary and international projects, as well as answers to questions such as: Which grant fits my idea? And how do I finance collaboration with…

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  Lisa Cheng Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.l.cheng@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272104

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  Yasmin Saghafi Ameri PhD candidate/ External

  Faculty of Humanities

  z.y.saghafi.ameri@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Laura Berdikhojayeva PhD Candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.berdikhojayeva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Frank Pieke Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.n.pieke@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Building a sustainable future: 'Combine the forces of natural and social sciences' News - 22 May 2024

  The United Nations has declared May 22 the International Day for Biological Diversity. A moment of global reflection on everything on Earth and its indispensability. Anthropologist Marja Spierenburg stresses the importance of the interaction between natural and social sciences in addressing sustainability…

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  Burcu Yildirim PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  b.yildirim@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ralph Kijk in de Vegte Staff member Servicedesk HR

  ASSC

  r.kijk.in.de.vegte@assc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bionda Kijk in de Vegte Management assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.kijk.in.de.vegte@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275373

• Lunch Talk Asia Research Cluster and Futuring Heritage Project Event - 24 March 2025

  Lecture, Lunch Talk

• Leiden University Global Fund grants 14 project proposals News - 12 December 2024

  On 9 December, a lottery to conclude the first call of the Leiden University Global Fund (LUGF) Seed Fund has granted 14 project proposals €15.000. These projects will be working to enhance the relationship between Leiden University and her partners in Africa, Latin America, North East and South East…

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  Henrike Vellinga PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.j.vellinga@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272714

• Errance and Border Transgressors: African Mobilities from Dakar to the Atlantic | Research Seminar Event - 10 February 2025

  Lecture, Research Seminar

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  John Sunday Ojo Postdoc

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.s.ojo@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Lola Verhoeven PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Nobuyuki Suzuki PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.suzuki@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Vietnam on Dutch maps News - 2 November 2023

  In 2023, it will be fifty years since Vietnam and the Netherlands established diplomatic relations. This will be commemorated in both countries. At the beginning of November, outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. On that occasion Leiden University Libraries will launch…

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  Anne Gerritsen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.t.gerritsen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Katarzyna Cwiertka Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• Netherlands and Japan united by a tradition of mutual curiosity News - 4 April 2023

  A delegation from Leiden University visited various universities in Japan at the end of March. The strong ties between the Netherlands and Japan are still based on a long tradition of knowledge exchange.

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  Marian Klamer Director PhD programs / Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.a.f.klamer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272783

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  Jaris Darwin PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Ranwa Alamsi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.m.m.alamsi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maha Ali PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.ali@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Timur Khan PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.khan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276154

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  Bamdad Aminzadehgoharrizi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.aminzadehgoharrizi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Caroline Schep PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.e.schep@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272359

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  Mily Crevels Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.i.crevels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Mosaic 2.0 scholarship for Rüya Akdağ News - 11 August 2022

  Rüya Akdağ is part of a research team with the aim of further studying social anxiety. The Leiden psychologist receives the grant for her doctoral research on the role of emotions and cognition in the emergence and occurrence of social anxiety in adolescents.

• Scholarships

• Temporalities of Futuring: Heritage, Custom and Tradition in the Himalayas Event - 20 January 2026

  Workshop

• ‘We all support equal opportunities, but disagree on how to achieve them’ News - 2 December 2025

  Rotterdam is an extreme example of inequality in the Netherlands. There are huge health and life expectancy differences between neighbourhoods. Good access to healthcare and education isn’t a cure-all, say inequality economists Lieke Beekers and Hans van Kippersluis