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• 'The benefits and disadvantages of labour migration are unevenly distributed' News - 14 November 2024

  One million migrant workers are employed in the Netherlands, often in poor conditions. If we want to reduce labour migration, we need to restructure the economy, says economist Olaf van Vliet. Either way, we need to address abuses, says FNV lawyer Imke van Gardingen.

• Economic and fiscal policy of Member States: is the EU tightening or loosening its grip? Event - 17 October 2025

  Lecture, European Union Seminar

• Alumnus Ruurd Kok seeks tangible traces of the past News - 20 November 2025

  After various jobs as an archaeologist, alumnus Ruurd Kok became a journalist. For the ‘Traces of Leiden University’ series, he explored the past of university buildings. ‘To me, history is interesting when you can touch it.’

• Extraordinary treasures on National Finds Day News - 19 June 2023

  Is it a prehistoric mammoth tooth or just an ordinary pebble? It was National Finds Day at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities on Saturday 17 June, and Leiden University was one of the collaborating partners.

• David Fontijn was nominated for University Teaching Prize: ‘I cut my online lectures in manageable chunks’ News - 22 September 2021

  Archaeologist David Fontijn was nominated for the University Teaching Prize. His students nominated him for this award for his innovative ways of online teaching. In the corona-year 2020-2021 he gave a new course and experimented with the way he taught. ‘It clearly appealed to the students, so we are…

• Wil Roebroeks looks back on a life in archaeology: ‘I’ve always enjoyed my work’ News - 9 December 2025

  After nearly two years of retirement, Wil Roebroeks looks back on a career that began in a time of freedom and ended in a field that has undergone profound academic and social change. ‘I have been fortunate to always enjoy my work,’ he says. ‘That is also my advice to younger generations: above all,…

• Call for Papers - Monarchy in turmoil: princes, courts, and politics in revolution and restoration 1780-1830 News - 13 April 2021

  For every period, it is a challenge to unearth the details of political trafficking; yet the effort needs to include all relevant persons, groups, and institutions – not only those wielding formal responsibilities. We hope to reinvigorate this effort by inviting specialists to present their research…

• The role of EU in Dutch politics Event - 10 October 2025

  Lecture, European Union Seminar

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  Lisa Cheng Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Frans de Haas Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.a.j.de.haas@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272010

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  Bruno Verbeek Senior University Lecturer Moral and Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.verbeek@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272030

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  Lindsay Black Associate Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.black@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272218

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  Kees Waaldijk Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.waaldijk@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  James McAllister Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.w.mcallister@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272004

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  Cristina Grasseni Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.grasseni@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273451

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  Maarten Kossmann Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.g.kossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272649

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  Thomas Fossen University Lecturer Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.fossen@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275244

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  Eelco van der Maat Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.van.der.maat@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271739

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  Masoud Kiani External PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.kiani@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Roos Stolker Dual PhD candidate/guest

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  r.stolker@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009589

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  Annemarie Meijer Professor

  Faculty of Science

  a.h.meijer@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274927

• Will AI be listening in on your future job interview? On law, technology and privacy News - 11 April 2024

  The law and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications need to be better aligned to ensure our personal data and privacy are protected. PhD candidate Andreas Häuselmann can see opportunities with AI, but dangers if this does not happen.

• Thirteen NWO Open Competition XS grants for Leiden researchers News - 12 August 2025

  From medicines from snake venom to supercrops and the origin of words. Thirteen researchers from Leiden University will receive Open Competition XS grants from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

• Artificial intelligence as the co-pilot for drug discovery News - 23 May 2023

  There are more molecules that could conceivably be candidate drugs than there are stars in the universe. How can we ever efficiently identify those molecules? Professor of AI and Medicinal Chemistry, Gerard van Westen: ‘I’m going to use artificial intelligence as the co-pilot to make an automated search.’…

• On the road with museum lover Jelte Liemburg News - 20 July 2023

  Alumnus Jelte Liemburg, aged 29, aims to visit every single one of the 500 museums in the Netherlands that take part in the national museum pass scheme.

• 80 Years of Peace in Europe? Event - 15 May 2025

  Debate, Roundtable

• Relative chronology and the reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European stop systems Event - 19 December 2025

  Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars

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  Nira Wickramasinghe Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.k.wickramasinghe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272982

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  Federico De Musso Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.de.musso@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Constant Hijzen Research Fellow

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  c.w.hijzen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

• Military intelligence needs an overhaul because the threats are becoming more complex News - 13 January 2025

  Many intelligence services have an outdated view of the world while the threats they should protect us from are becoming more complex. Serviceman and researcher Bram Spoor warns that NATO and member state intelligence organisations cannot always predict the dangers.

• Skill issues: conceptual metaphors and the etymology of Vedic r̥tá Event - 20 February 2026

  Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars

• Reassessing the etymology of Greek katharós ‘clean, stainless, pure’ Event - 28 November 2025

  Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars

• The Future of Conventional Deterrence in Europe Event - 26 March 2025

  Panel discussion

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  Salvador Santino Regilme Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.s.regilme@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271742

• Vein Men / Vein Women? Bloodletting Diagrams, Medical Practice and Gender in Later Medieval Europe Event - 21 November 2025

  Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History

• Opening public lectures Lorentz Center Event - 31 January 2025

  Lecture

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  Marco Cinelli Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  m.cinelli@luc.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Maria Boletsi Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.boletsi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272357

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  Stephen Harris University Lecturer Indian and Comparative Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.e.harris@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278983

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  Giles Scott-Smith Dean LUC/Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  g.p.scott-smith@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503

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  Roeland van der Rijst Professor

  ICLON

  rrijst@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276496

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  Catia Antunes Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.a.p.antunes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272735