750 search results for “discovered of the year” in the Staff website
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Filip HuskoFaculty of Science
husko@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Monique ArntzFaculty of Archaeology
m.arntz@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Johan MemelinkFaculty of Science
j.memelink@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ashleigh Morris
Faculty of Archaeology
a.j.b.morris@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Zara Ali
Faculty of Archaeology
z.l.y.ali@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Merel Vesseur-van LeeuwenFaculty of Law
m.vesseur@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271269
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Jean-Paul Ouedraogo
Faculty of Science
j.ouedraogo@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5075
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Nina Natalia Baranowska
Faculty of Law
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Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery
Research into our history of colonialism and slavery, heart-to-heart conversations at a Keti Koti table, exhibitions, lectures and podcasts that establish the link between present and past. Staff and students participated in the national Slavery Memorial Year in many different ways. What have we learned…
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Update Executive Board: The consequences of the announced budget cuts
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.
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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2544
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Black hole one year later: proof of a persistent shadow
The brightness peak of the ring around M87's supermassive black hole has shifted 30 degrees counterclockwise in a year. This is shown by new images released by the Event Horizon Telescope consortium.
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Photo report of the university float in the Grand Parade
The Grand Parade was a festive highlight of the 450th anniversary celebration of 3 October. Students and staff members from Leiden University participated with an impressive float.
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Aris PolitopoulosFaculty of Archaeology
a.politopoulos@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Miranda van Eck new Scientific Director of the LACDR institute
As of 1 September Miranda van Eck will be the new Scientific Director of the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research. She succeeds Hubertus Irth, who led the institute since 2016. Van Eck has been appointed for a period of four years.
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Popular science events
Every year Leiden University organises a number of events where our researchers share their knowledge with an audience of all ages. We are also involved as a partner in a number of local and national events. Fancy joining in? See who to contact below.
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Guidelines for ‘In the media’ pages
If a researcher has appeared on the TV or radio or in a newspaper, for example, you can create an ‘In the media’ page referring to this. How do you write a good ‘In the media’ page? Below are some guidelines.
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External communication tools
Leiden University is proud of its research and teaching, its staff and its students. This is why we are keen to inform society of what goes on at the University.
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UTQ training- and professional development courses for FGGA lecturers in The Hague (BKO)
Didactics
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Courses and training programmes
As a PhD candidate, you are expected to follow certain courses and training programmes in the context of your training as researcher.
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Emissions from pharmaceutical consumption almost doubled in 24 years
Greenhouse gas emissions related to pharmaceutical consumption increased by 77 percent over the past 24 years, according to a Leiden University study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. Moreover, efficiency gains have stalled since 2008. ‘Our best option is reducing consumption and minimising…
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Looking ahead to the next ten years at LDE anniversary celebration
The Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities strategic alliance celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2022. At the ‘The Next Ten Years’ anniversary celebration in the Faculty Club on 12 April, the partners looked back on their achievements and ahead to the major social challenges of the next ten years.
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2921
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Lisa ChengFaculty of Humanities
l.l.cheng@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2104
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Andrew SorensenFaculty of Archaeology
a.c.sorensen.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1681
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Opening academic year 2025-2026
Academic ceremony
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The face of the city: university buildings in Leiden
The university has been shaping the city of Leiden for 450 years. A brief history of the university buildings that have helped define the city.
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18 billion animals a year: they die, but never end up on our plate
Each year a staggering 18 billion chickens, turkeys, pigs, sheep, goats, and cows either die or are killed without making it onto someone's plate. Environmental scientists Juliane Klaura, Laura Scherer, and Gerard Breeman were the first to calculate this number on a global scale. 'Reducing these numbers…
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Leiden Science rings in 2025 with inspiring speeches and happy winners
An impressive speech by Dean Jasper Knoester, a lecture by top researcher Mario van der Stelt about brain messengers, and the presentation of the faculty awards. 2025 begins on a hopeful and festive note, with a toast to a year of fruitful collaboration within and beyond the faculty.
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Will McDonald
Faculty of Science
mcdonald@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Shuyu WangFaculty of Science
swang@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nanou van IerselFaculty of Law
n.van.iersel@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jaap Visser
Faculty of Science
j.visser@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Rogier HartendorpFaculty of Law
r.c.hartendorp@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7442
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Burcu Yildirim
Faculty of Archaeology
b.yildirim@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lisa HarmsFaculty of Law
l.harms@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Erin FaughtFaculty of Science
l.e.faught@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Matthew CanfieldFaculty of Law
m.c.canfield@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Alejandra Roche RecinosFaculty of Archaeology
a.roche.recinos@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271138
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Evert de JongeFaculteit Geneeskunde
e.de_jonge@lumc.nl | 071 5269111
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Michael KlosFaculty of Law
m.klos@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1965
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Mignon de LangeFaculty of Law
m.h.de.lange@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8549
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Aurora de LeeuwFaculty of Law
a.d.de.leeuw@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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‘Looking back, this past year will be a very important period in my life’
At the Faculty of Science, forty per cent of the employees are of a non-Dutch nationality. Amongst PhDs that is even sixty per cent. How are they doing in a time of working at home in a different culture, when travelling is not possible? Clinical pharmacologist Lu Chen is the third in this series to…
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A new Strategic Plan: this is the direction for the coming years
Did you watch the Dies Natalis on Tuesday the 8th? There, the new Strategic Plan of Leiden University was presented. The plan, Innovating and Connecting 2022-2027, is a plan by and for us all. It came about thanks to the involvement of many colleagues and students, from our Faculty as well.
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New LDE trainees: would you like an extra team member next year?
Organisation
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Dies Natalis Festival for Alumni: a birthday party for 700 guests
Workshops, tours, talks, music, an AI photobooth, interviews, a special poem and the launch of the LUF Children’s Fund. Alumni celebrated their alma mater’s 450th birthday in style on Saturday at the massively oversubscribed Dies Natalis Festival.
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Johanna Berkheij-Dol
Faculty of Humanities
j.berkheij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Rafal MatuszewskiFaculty of Humanities
r.matuszewski@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2701