796 search results for “social chemistry” in the Staff website
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Chemistry as the key to medical innovation
Is it a coincidence that three chemists from the same department have each independently received a ZonMw grant? 'No,' the researchers agree in unison. 'The role of chemistry in medical biology is becoming increasingly important, and we’ve worked hard to make this happen.'
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Social media
Making use of social media is a good way to meet others or to hear about the latest news and developments. But it also has its downsides: disinformation, trolling, disrespectful comments and even the misuse of (personal) data.
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Lies BouwmanFaculty of Science
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Alexander KrosFaculty of Science
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Social Café
FSW building, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden
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Social life and settling in
When you decide to move to the Netherlands and bring along your family there is a great deal that needs to be taken care of. We will provide some information on schools, childcare and learning Dutch to help you settle in in the Netherlands.
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Social and Behavioural Sciences
During an evacuation, all employees and students gather at the front or backside of the Pieter de la Court Building.
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Robert van BreeFaculty of Science
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Taxes and social security
When moving to the Netherlands, it is important to know whether you are considered resident tax payer or non-resident. Both residents and non-residents are taxed on their taxable income. A number of criteria help determine your status as resident or non-resident.
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Social Sciences Connect
Each month, we publish an article showcasing how social science research and education contribute to solving societal challenges. Researchers, lecturers, students, and societal partners work together to make knowledge accessible and to make a difference. Through open science and engaged education, we…
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How bittersweet sugar chemistry targets pathogens
The challenge is considerable, but so is the satisfaction when it succeeds: creating complex sugar molecules that play a role in biology.
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Making the invisible visible with ‘click chemistry’
Sander van Kasteren (Professor of Molecular Immunology) makes the invisible visible. He will explain more in his inaugural lecture.
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Batuhan Can
Faculty of Science
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Alma KuijpersICLON
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Qualitative Methods for Social Scientists
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Social safety
Have you experienced or witnessed unacceptable or transgressive behaviour? This page gives information about what you can do yourself and which ‘helplines’ can assist you in this situation.
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Social security and insurances
As an employee of Leiden University, you are eligible to take out various insurance (schemes) at an attractive discount. On this page, you will also find more information about pension, being unfit for work and unemployment.
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Erik de KwaadstenietSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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‘To truly understand the brain, we must understand the chemistry’
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.
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Arjan de KoningFaculty of Science
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Haifeng ZhouFaculty of Science
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Eani LachmansinghFaculty of Science
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to an AI model (and rightly so)
Not experiments and lab coats, but computers and artificial intelligence: this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to the inventors of the groundbreaking AI model, AlphaFold. This programme accurately predicts protein structures based on their genetic code—a crucial step in understanding biological…
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Sugar chemistry – Wouter Remmerswaal’s unrelenting pursuit of understanding
The dark matter of biology: clumps of sugar molecules that, for example, form sugary webs around pathogens. We know very little about them. Wouter Remmerswaal threw all his talent into the challenge – both in the lab and as a modeller – and succeeded. He received his PhD on 12th September.
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Frank DoolaardSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Sander van KasterenFaculty of Science
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‘It’s quite something to be on that list of names’
Marc Koper, Professor of Catalysis and surface chemistry, has been awarded the EuChemS Gold Medal 2026. The prize is awarded every two years and recognises outstanding achievements in the field of chemistry in Europe.
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Stewart McDowallFaculty of Science
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Lars JeukenFaculty of Science
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Akrati SaxenaFaculty of Science
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Madeline KavanaghFaculty of Science
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Scientific Conduct for PhDs (Social and Behavioural Sciences)
Research, Transferable skills
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Evania Lina FasyaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Berna GürogluSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Roxanne KieltykaFaculty of Science
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Caroline Bokhorst
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Jinxian WangFaculty of Law
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Maarten BergFaculty of Law
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Sara VelthuizenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Kiki SpoelstraSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Maedeh NasriSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Francesco BudaFaculty of Science
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‘I am curious and full of passion for understanding molecular chemistry’
Since May, Assistant professor BioTherapeutics Lu Su works in our faculty. Although she is still young, she already worked in many different fields and co-operated on two publications in big scientific journals. How did she become so successful and what motivates her to keep researching the possibilities…
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In memoriam Harold V.J. Linnartz 1965 – 2023: Unlocking the Chemistry of the Heavens
With great sadness we share the news that Prof. Harold Linnartz passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday 31 December 2023. We are all in shock, and our thoughts are with his wife and children, other family, and friends. Harold was at the heart of our institute, as a researcher, as a supervisor,…
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Koen CaminadaFaculty of Law
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Modified caffeine molecules help medical research move forward
Before researchers can develop targeted drugs, they need to know exactly how a disease works. Biochemist Bert Beerkens created molecules that allow them to find out. He used caffeine as the basis for new molecules that enable research into certain receptor proteins on cells.
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Olaf SimonseSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Mario van der SteltFaculty of Science
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Phebe van LangeveldeFaculty of Science
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Iris MüllerFaculty of Law