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1,102 search results for “sociale sciences context” in the Student website

• Michiel Westenberg advocates prevention for social anxiety: ‘Why wait until the damage has been done?’ News - 6 November 2024

  Shyness is perfectly normal, Michiel Westenberg stated in his farewell lecture. But that doesn’t mean that social anxiety shouldn’t be identified and addressed in good time. ‘Serious shyness has strong genetic roots; you don’t just get over it.’

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  Cosima Nimphy Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.a.nimphy@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276457

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  Adva Eichengrün Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.eichengrun@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Simone Dobbelaar Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.dobbelaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Karlijn van Heijst PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  k.van.heijst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Kelly Ziemer Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.l.ziemer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sander Hölsgens Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.r.j.j.holsgens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Caterina Sartori Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.b.sartori@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273451

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  Stefan Thewissen Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.h.thewissen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277756

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  Esther Mertens Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.c.a.mertens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mohsen Mohammadi Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.mohammadi@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Jelle van Buuren in NRC on social media and the storming of the Capitol News - 8 January 2021

  Jelle van Buuren, university lecturer at ISGA, discusses the role that social media played in the storming of the Capitol last Wednesday

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  Jorge Duran Solorzano PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.f.duran.solorzano@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hanneke Palmen Associate Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.m.h.palmen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278528

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  Ann Brysbaert Guest researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.n.brysbaert@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Iliana Samara Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.samara.2@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anke Klein Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.m.klein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276673

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  Leila Demarest Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.demarest@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• The social roots of radicalisation: What Europe’s largest extremism study reveals News - 18 November 2024

  The rise of extremism in Europe has increased polarisation. The EU-funded DRIVE project, led by Tahir Abbas, Professor of Radicalisation Studies from Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs, explores how social, structural, and individual factors contribute to radicalisation, offering…

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  Semiha Aydin Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.aydin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Fabrizio Corriera PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  f.corriera@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Burkina Faso: Artisanal Gold Mining in the Context of Violent Insecurity News - 6 October 2021

  Over the last 5-6 years Burkina Faso has become seriously implicated in the rapid and dramatic changes in the geopolitical situation in the Sahel. The country, once reputed for its stability and safety, has come under the spotlight for the number of violent attacks and of internally displaced people.…

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  Eva Sievers PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  e.m.sievers@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Evelien Broekhof Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.broekhof@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Yung-Ting Tsou Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  y.tsou@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lotte van Dillen Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dillenlfvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271362

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  Jim Been Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.been@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278569

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  Egbert Jongen Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  e.l.w.jongen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277819

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  Zulfadhli Nasution PhD

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  z.nasution@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bo Terpstra Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  b.l.terpstra@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277855

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  James McGrail PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.m.mcgrail@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• AI and emotion recognition: ‘It could disrupt social interactions’ News - 21 July 2025

  Just imagine new AI technology is able to read human emotions flawlessly. How would that affect us as humans? That is the question PhD candidate Alexandra Prégent is exploring.

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  Coen Wirtz Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.wirtz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273731

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  Michiel Westenberg Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  westenberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• NWA grant for Anouk de Koning and consortium for research on social resilience News - 18 March 2022

  A 5 million euros grant from the Dutch Research Agenda allows Anouk de Koning and co-applicants Femke Kaulingfreks and Maartje van der Woude to study social interventions in eight Dutch cities in an innovative and interdisciplinary way.

• How infants learn about language within their social context - experimental and observational evidence Event - 27 February 2026

  Lecture, LUCL Colloquium

• Science, Sabotage and Subversion: How covert activity shapes the new international system Event - 12 May 2026

  Lecture

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  Margaret Gold Coordinator Citizen Science Lab

  LURIS

  m.j.gold@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 31629353075

• Bleda Düring investigates social inequality in Cyprus with ERC Advanced Grant News - 17 June 2025

  Archaeologist Prof Bleda Düring has been awarded a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for his research on the emergence of social inequalities in the transition from the Copper Age to the Bronze Age in Cyprus. Using excavations, isotope analysis and cultural interpretations, he investigates how and why…

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  Anne-Laura van Harmelen Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.van.harmelen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276186

• Eric van Dijk says farewell as Professor of Social Psychology: 'Economics and psychology are no longer separate disciplines' News - 5 February 2026

  What interests and motives shape how people cooperate, clash and place their trust in one another? For more than 36 years, Van Dijk explored these questions using experimental games in the laboratory. 'Games strip complex issues back to their core.'

• Care and social-work professionals need to collaborate better – and reflect more News - 26 November 2025

  Veel Nederlanders hebben fysieke, psychische en sociale problemen tegelijk. Zij hebben hulp nodig van meerdere professionals uit verschillende organisaties. Fia van Heteren onderzoekt hoe deze professionals met elkaar én met cliënten samenwerken, en welke factoren deze samenwerking versterken of bel…

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  Sarita Koendjbiharie University Lecturer Management & Organization

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.r.koendjbiharie@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009535

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  Inge Ligtvoet Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Geert-Jan Will Affiliate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  g.j.will@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• ‘Science communication is important for every scientist’ News - 6 March 2025

  Just start somewhere: whether it's videos, board games, theatre performances, or festivals. That was one of the key insights Sophie Wintermans gained during the Science Communication Summer School. In her view, the Summer School is a great step for any scientist interested in science communication.

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  Judi Mesman Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.mesman@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Broadening the scope of the Social Resilience & Security programme: investigating suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees News - 28 June 2022

  The Social Resilience & Security interdisciplinary programme broadens its scope by embedding two research projects lead by Dr. Joanne Mouthaan. The projects adress suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees. Both projects will be integrated in the programme with the aim to improve…

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  Maud Rijks PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.rijks@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273516

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  Hanjo Boekhout Visiting researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.d.boekhout@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727