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• Graduation ceremony MSc Biology Event - 24 November 2025

• Graduation Ceremony MSc Biology Event - 19 June 2025

  Graduation Ceremony

• Graduation ceremony MSc Biology Event - 25 November 2025

• Afstudeerceremonie MSc Biologie Event - 27 October 2025

• Graduation ceremony MSc Biology Event - 27 February 2026

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  Ayokunu Adedokun Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.b.adedokun@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503

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  Jonathan Phillips Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.p.phillips@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Paul van den Broek Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  p.vandenbroek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alette Vonk Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.vonk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272746

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  Roderick Bouman Postdoc

  r.w.bouman@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272180

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  Berend Gagestein Mass spectrometry specialist

  b.gagestein@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274410

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  Tressia Chikodza PhD candidate - external affiliation

  t.chikodza@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sophie van Rijn Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  srijn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• From lockdown to the lab: Leiden PhD researcher develops ‘decoy molecule’ to slow down coronavirus News - 15 April 2026

  While the Netherlands was in lockdown because of the coronavirus, PhD candidate Koen Rijpkema began his research into the same virus. In the lab, he developed molecules that can inhibit an important viral enzyme.

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  Arthur Ram Professor

  a.f.j.ram@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274914

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  Carolien Jacobs Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.i.m.jacobs@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277517

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  Catherine Wood PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.m.wood@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277177

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  Nienke Bouw PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.c.bouw@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Daniëlla Dam-de Jong Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  d.a.dam@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277944

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  Josien de Klerk Associate Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.de.klerk@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009557

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  Joey Zuijdervelt PhD candidate

  j.l.zuijdervelt@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276227

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  Bert Koenders Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.g.koenders@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Tejaswini Sharma Trainee

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.sharma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Hauke Ward Assistant professor

  h.ward@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276808

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  Antonella Maiello Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.maiello@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009991

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  Ewa Snaar-Jagalska Professor emeritus

  b.e.snaar-jagalska@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Triturus newts reveal a genetic balancing act News - 9 December 2025

  An evolutionary 'trap' that has haunted crested and marbled newts for 25 million years: Leiden researchers have uncovered a mysterious DNA error that should not be able to arise – yet persists all the same. How is that possible? PhD candidate James France found new clues.

• ‘A good teacher always has multiple ways to explain the same concept’ News - 29 November 2024

  Assistant professor Joost Willemse firmly believes that as a teacher, you’re never done learning. ‘Students ask questions about things you’ve never thought of yourself. Ultimately, that makes you better at your job.’ That’s why he always encourages his students to ask questions. And it’s appreciated:…

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  Fie Luijten Study adviser

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.luijten@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Jochanan Veerbeek Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.veerbeek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273399

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  Rizal Shidiq University Lecturer, Economies in South and Southeast Asia

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.r.shidiq@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278057

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  Marieke Bos Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.g.n.bos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276624

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  Jacqueline Vel Affliated researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.a.c.vel@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Leiden University honours Lex van der Eb with University Medal News - 13 December 2024

  Leiden University has awarded its prestigious University Medal to Emeritus Professor Lex van der Eb. As a pioneer in genetics and molecular biology, he received this honour for his services to science and his key role in the development of the Leiden Bio Science Park (LBSP).

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  Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski Assistant professor

  l.schada.von.borzyskowski@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274278

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  Pingtao Ding Assistant professor

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

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  Tom van der Wel Assistant professor

  t.van.der.wel@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273534

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  Paul Kessler Prefect / professor by special appointment of Botanical gardens and botany of South East Asia

  Faculty of Science

  p.j.a.kessler@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5235

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  Metje Postma Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  postmama@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Igor Boog Director of Studies / Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.boog@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276606

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  Hoko Horii Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  h.horii@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260

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  Adriaan Bedner Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.w.bedner@law.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Suzanne Naafs Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.naafs@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273839

• climate change: mutation enables flour beetles to speed up their development News - 13 November 2023

  Leiden biologists have found a mutation in flour beetles that allows them to speed up their development. The study has been published in Nature Ecology and Evolution.

• ‘To truly understand the brain, we must understand the chemistry’ News - 27 November 2025

  How do fats and enzymes in the brain contribute to multiple sclerosis? In his PhD research, Daan van der Vliet combined chemistry and neuroscience to gain new insights into how brain disorders develop.

• ‘Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise’ News - 7 December 2023

  'Frans Rodenburg is an excellent teacher who is able to convey difficult information,' say his students. In his statistics classes, he wants to make students enthusiastic for his beloved subject. 'Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise.' Rodenburg…

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  Ariane Briegel Senior researcher/guest

  a.briegel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Lockdown impacted brain development in young people News - 17 April 2023

  What effect did the lockdown have on young people? Leiden researchers started a study of this in the first year of the covid pandemic. They discovered an impact on the development of the brain areas involved in social behaviour. The researchers published their discovery in Scientific Reports at Nat…

• Leiden biologists find nanoplastics in developing heart News - 28 May 2024

  Nanoplastics can accumulate in developing hearts, according to a study by biologist Meiru Wang from Leiden University. Her research on chicken embryos sheds new light on how these tiny plastic particles pose a threat to our health.

• New easy-to-use tuberculosis vaccine patch in development News - 23 September 2025

  Researchers from Leiden have developed a promising TB vaccine that users can self-administer via a special patch. This could be beneficial for countries with limited health services, says PhD candidate Malene Neustrup.