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177 search results for “botanicus” in the Staff website

• Hortus Botanicus

  The Hortus Botanicus is the oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands. Founded in 1590 and expanded in the centuries that followed, the Hortus is a green oasis in the centre of Leiden. Visitors come for a relaxing stroll through the gardens; researchers come from all over the world to study the famous…

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  Hortus botanicus Location

  Rapenburg 73, Leiden

• Barbara Gravendeel appointed new scientific director of Hortus Botanicus Leiden News - 12 March 2025

  Barbara Gravendeel has been appointed as the new scientific director of Hortus botanicus Leiden. Additionally, she has been named Professor of Plants and Society. Gravendeel succeeds Paul Keßler, who held the position for nineteen years. Currently, she works as a group leader at Naturalis Biodiversity…

• Giant penis plant is blooming at Hortus botanicus News - 14 July 2022

  The ‘Amorphophallus titanum’ at the Hortus botanicus Leiden is blooming. This Titan Arum, also known as the ‘giant penis plant’, last flowered in 2009.

• Rare jade vine flowers in Hortus botanicus in Leiden News - 31 March 2022

  The jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) is flowering at the Hortus botanicus in Leiden. The plant started producing multiple flower clusters three weeks ago and the first ones are now in full bloom.

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  Wilhelmina Hermann-Dekkers Education and research staff member / guest

  Faculty of Science

  w.m.hermann@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275144

• Protest at Academy Building and Hortus botanicus ended News - 17 May 2024

  Today’s protest at the University’s Academy Building and the Hortus botanicus ended at around 16.30. The dozens of demonstrators left the grounds voluntarily after the university summoned them to leave.

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  Rogier van Vugt Head of horticulture

  Faculty of Science

  r.r.van.vugt@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275186

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  Edi Gittenberger Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  e.gittenberger.1@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5684881

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  Niels Raes Postdoc / guest

  Faculty of Science

  niels.raes@naturalis.nl | 071 5272727

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  Peter van Welzen Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  peter.vanwelzen@naturalis.nl | 071 5272727

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  Vincent Merckx Postdoc guest

  Faculty of Science

  merckx@nhn.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273570

• Tom Schreuder appointed as the new Business Director of Hortus botanicus Leiden News - 3 December 2024

  Tom Schreuder has been appointed as the new Business Director of Hortus botanicus Leiden. Schreuder succeeds Peter Inklaar, who held the position for four years. Schreuder currently works as a Commercial Manager at Keukenhof and brings a wealth of experience from that role. He will start his new position…

• Digging and tilling at the Hortus botanicus: SEA Community Garden officially opened News - 26 March 2024

  Eight university vegetable patches will soon join the display at the Hortus botanicus. The sun shone down on almost 40 enthusiastic students and staff as they started work on the new Community Garden there earlier this month.

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  Han van Konijnenburg Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  j.h.a.van.konijnenburg-van.cittert@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• From a child in the orchard to director of the botanical garden News - 3 September 2025

  At the age of six, Barbara Gravendeel already knew what she wanted to be: a biologist. The seed was planted in the garden of her childhood home: an old orchard surrounded by a large hedge. Since 1 May, she has been the scientific director (prefect) of the Hortus botanicus in Leiden, and all the pieces…

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  Nienke Beets PhD Candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Science

  n.beets@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275082

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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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  Roderick Bouman Postdoc

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

• Verkiezing voor nationale bloem News - 8 May 2023

  Nederland heeft geen nationale bloem en daar wil het radioprogramma Vroege Vogels verandering in brengen. Verschillende experts van Universiteit Leiden zijn betrokken bij de verkiezing.

• Adapting to salinity: Dutch mosquitos do take it with a grain of salt News - 29 July 2024

  Dutch mosquitos are more resilient to saltwater than previously thought. Environmental scientist Sam Boerlijst discovered this during his PhD research at the Hortus botanicus. This knowledge is crucial for understanding how mosquito-borne disease transmission might change in the future.

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  Tim Claerhout PhD Epiphytic bryothytes and lichens

  Faculty of Science

  t.claerhout@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hester Roovers Front desk employee

  Faculty of Science

  h.n.roovers@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mathilde Simons Employee communication and marketing

  Faculty of Science

  m.t.g.simons@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271933

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  Maxime Boersma Educational employee

  Faculty of Science

  m.c.boersma@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278517

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  Nuala Teerink Senior Backoffice employee

  Faculty of Science

  n.c.d.teerink@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275144

• ‘I feel everyone’s love and passion for the Hortus’ News - 13 February 2025

  As the father of a family with four children, he already visited the Hortus regularly. Now Tom Schreuder also comes there for his work. Every day he travels from Lisse by bike. The new Director Operations calls it a ‘perfect match’.

• PJ Veth Building

  During an evacuation, all employees and students gather next to the big greenhouse at the Hortus Botanicus.

• Unique ‘penis plant’ flowers at Hortus News - 22 October 2021

  Amorphophallus decus-silvae, or the ‘penis plant’ as it is known, has just flowered at the Hortus botanicus. It flowered for two days, and then the pollen, which the male flowers produced was collected. As far as the plant experts at the Hortus can tell, this was just the third time that this species…

• National flower: The daisy is everywhere thanks to men with mowers News - 6 June 2023

  The daisy has been crowned the Netherlands’ national flower. Rogier van Vugt, Head of Horticulture at the Hortus botanicus, explains why the daisy merits its elevation to national symbol.

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  Nemi Dorst PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Science

  n.dorst@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anja Fischer Researcher

  Faculty of Science

  a.d.fischer@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Robbert Folmer Guest

  Faculty of Science

  r.m.folmer@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Yara Peterse Senior Backoffice Medewerker

  Faculty of Science

  y.m.peterse@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278028

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  Margaret Kong Horticulturist

  Faculty of Science

  s.b.m.kong@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275234

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  Emma Knapper Employee communication and marketing

  Faculty of Science

  e.m.knapper@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271933

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  Mirjam Stolker Medewerker sales evenementenorganisatie

  Faculty of Science

  m.t.a.s.stolker@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275229

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  Thal Jonas Educational employee

  Faculty of Science

  t.j.jonas@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278517

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  Sabine Glimmerveen Manager Sales Event Organisation

  Faculty of Science

  s.d.glimmerveen@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275229

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  Jeff Korsmit Horticulturist

  Faculty of Science

  j.w.a.p.korsmit@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275186

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  Jack Sluijs Guide/Guest

  Faculty of Science

  j.sluijs@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Wim Voortman Guide

  Faculty of Science

  w.voortman@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Theodorus Teske Horticulturist

  Faculty of Science

  t.j.a.teske@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275186

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  Patricia Vandecasteele Head of Public affairs and Fundraising

  Faculty of Science

  p.g.m.vandecasteele@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273599

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  Erik Smets Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  e.f.smets@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Michael Stech Postdoc guest

  Faculty of Science

  michael.stech@naturalis.nl |

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  Jacob Kruizinga Horticulturist

  Faculty of Science

  j.kruizinga@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275186

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  Astrid Roquas Guide / guest

  Faculty of Science

  a.y.roquas@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275144

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  Richard Schoenmaker Horticulturist

  Faculty of Science

  r.j.p.schoenmaker@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275186

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  Margareta Teune Guide / guest

  Faculty of Science

  m.c.c.teune@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275145