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1,824 search results for “social sciences” in the Student website

• Experience days FSW Event - 3 February 2026

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  Manon Carrere Research staff member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.j.a.carrere@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bart van der Steen Head Faculty Liaison & Services

  Leiden University Libraries

  b.s.van.der.steen@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Zeynep Anli Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  z.anli@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Judith Schomaker Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.schomaker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• What drives humans? How Mariska Kret manages to touch science with her emotion research News - 20 February 2024

  In zoos, at festivals and in a mobile lab at the market: everywhere, Mariska Kret tries to understand human and animal emotions with her distinctive behavioural research. Now she has received the Mercator Sapiens Stimulus of €1 million for her efforts.

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  Chris Riddell Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.d.riddell@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• As new Professor of Social Cognition and Decision, Lotte van Dillen studies how we make choices in an information-overloaded world News - 23 September 2024

  Due to technological and societal developments, we are being flooded with more information than our brains can process. How does this affect our decision-making, both as individuals and as a society? And can we learn to make better choices? This is what Lotte van Dillen will explore with her profess…

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  Robert-Jan de Rooij Guestworker

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.j.b.de.rooij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jorrit Smit Visiting researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.p.smit@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anne Land-Zandstra Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  a.m.land@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275343

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  Jaap-Willem Mink Data Steward

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.a.b.mink@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276801

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  Ruud Koole Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  koole@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2024: the nominees News - 12 September 2024

  The thesis is a major milestone for master students graduating in Political Science. It demonstrates their ability to conduct research independently and to provide a thorough, objective and sound analysis. That requires instruction, discussion, thinking and hard work. Lots of it. In some cases this…

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  Peter Castenmiller Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  p.g.castenmiller@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273879

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  Jeffrey Fynn-Paul University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.fynn-paul@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009191

• Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2021: the nominees News - 4 October 2022

  Tradition has it that at the end of each academic year, the best master’s thesis in Political Science is awarded a prize. For 2021-2022, the jury is considering six nominations. All of great quality, but on different topics. These range from political party bans to questions regarding commitment within…

• Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2023: the nominees News - 18 September 2023

  Towards the graduation ceremonies, you sense an increasing nervousness. Not only because all the tradition and glamour surrounding the event, also because that will be the day that the winner of the Political Science master’s thesis award will be announced. For 2022-2023, the jury is considering seven…

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  Hüseyin Beyköylü PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.beykoylu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• KIEM grant for Research on Protest and Social Movements in the Netherlands | Leiden University News - 5 June 2025

  Mariska Jung, Jasmijn Rana and Looi van Kessel receive a €10,000 KIEM grant for "Hope springs eternal" - an innovative project that brings together students, academics and social movements to investigate Dutch protest culture.

• Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2025: the nominees News - 15 September 2025

  Every Political Science master’s student at Leiden University completes their degree with thesis. The thesis provides students with the opportunity to pursue a topic of their choosing in depth and conduct independent research. It is a demanding task that requires dedication, attention to detail, and…

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  Max Joosten Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.a.joosten@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tanja Ahlin Research Fellow

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.ahlin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mirjam Wever Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.c.m.wever@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anna Notsu PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

• Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2021: the nominees News - 13 September 2021

  As a Leiden University’s master’s student in Political Science you conduct independent research and report your findings to fellow academics and, who knows, to a larger audience. Your thesis is a showcase of your academic skills and personal interest, and perhaps even passion. Easier said than done,…

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  Ellen de Bruijn Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  edebruijn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273748

• Psychology Science Day 2022 News - 20 June 2022

  ‘Very interesting’ is what two bachelor students have to say about the stories by Liesbeth van Vliet and Niki Antypa during the Psychology Science Day. The icing on the cake were the poster presentations about the bachelor's theses, admired and commented on by scientists and fellow students. Teachers…

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  Anne Heyer Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.heyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271121

• Nominees bachelor's thesis prize Political Science 2025 News - 22 September 2025

  The nominees for the IRO Thesis Prize 2025 and the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2025. Who authored the best thesis in Leiden University’s bachelor’s programme in Political Science?

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  Ionica Smeets Professor

  Faculty of Science

  i.smeets@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271119

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  Michelle Willebrands Editor

  Faculty of Science

  m.willebrands@science.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marga Sikkema-de Jong Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  jongtm@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273881

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  Floris Mansvelt Beck Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  fmansveltbeck@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276789

• Logging in tropical forests has a major social impact on local people News - 4 September 2023

  Exploring logging's real impact: Insights from Anthropologist Tessa Minter in the Solomon Islands.

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  Jon Chase Research staff member

  Faculty of Science

  j.e.chase@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Laurens van Gestel Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.c.van.gestel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• How can people with autism and social anxiety understand others’ emotions better? News - 23 January 2025

  A smile, tears in your eyes or a blush on your cheeks: we understand one another better by mirroring one another’s emotions. In her PhD dissertation, Julia Folz concludes that people with autism or social anxiety can be helped by interventions focused on the body.

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  Ann Brysbaert Guest researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

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

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  Paul Wouters Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  p.f.wouters@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Leo Lucassen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.a.c.j.lucassen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272724

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  Hanna Swaab Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  hswaab@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274060

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  Tim Mickler Senior assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.a.mickler@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276199

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  Zhengshan Jiao PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  z.jiao@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maarten Koese PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  j.m.koese@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Een beetje agressie helpt kinderen in hun sociale ontwikkeling, ontdekte Simone Dobbelaar tijdens haar promotie News - 2 November 2023

  Is aggression always bad? PhD research by psychologist Simone Dobbelaar shows that it is not. In fact, children who occasionally fiercely defend themselves and stand up for their peers often feel better mentally.

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  Linda van Leijenhorst Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  lleijenhorst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273750

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  Brenda de Groot Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.de.groot@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jeshua Tromp Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.j.tromp@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727