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• Minister Dijkgraaf: ‘We must narrow the gap between science and society’ News - 11 March 2022

  The speed at which science is changing our lives gives rise to tensions and concerns. In his talk at Leiden University, Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) said we should talk more about science’s relationship with society and political decision-making.

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  Sterre ter Haar PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

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  Aleksandra Khokhlova PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Thijs Vos Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Organisational structure Organisation

  Leiden University has seven faculties: Archaeology, Governance & Global Affairs, Humanities, Leiden University Medical Centre, Law, Social & Behavioural Sciences and Science. It also has an interfaculty Graduate School of Teaching, diverse centralised bodies and of course a management board.

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  Mateo Cohen Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Femke Bakker Senior assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Jan van Rijn Associate professor

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  Hilde van Meegdenburg Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Simon Otjes Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Jan-Bart Gewald Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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  Damian Pargas Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Patricio Silva Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Rafal Matuszewski Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ab de Jong Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Luuk de Ligt Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Nira Wickramasinghe Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jinhui Zhou
• Fundraising Bake Initiative for Gaza Course

  Study support

• Join us at 3 October University and the Weekend of Science News - 22 September 2025

  Are you curious about how the human skeleton works? Discover this and more on 3 October in Leiden and on 4 October in The Hague.

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  Yee Man Ng PhD candidate

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  Paul van den Broek Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Francesco Ragazzi Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Talk and debate: how do we prevent science from harming the environment? News - 14 December 2021

  Sustainability researchers can play an important role in the energy transition. But what if their partners are not (yet) sustainable and science itself has adverse effects? This is the subject of an online talk by researcher Thomas Franssen on 16 December with a discussion afterwards. ‘Clean energy…

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  Sarah de Rijcke Rector Magnificus

  Executive Board

• Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences publishes advice on dignity and respect in academia News - 20 July 2022

  If universities and research institutions want to tackle unacceptable behaviour in academia, they must shift their focus from dealing with complaints to preventing such behaviour in the first place. This is what the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has concluded. It has therefore…

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  Niels van Willigen Professor by Special Appointment in Strategic Studies

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Han van Konijnenburg Professor emeritus

• Blog - Stress, anxiety and adapting to uncertainty in everyday life News - 11 May 2022

  Our world may seem unpredictable and uncertain, especially when others are involved. When interacting with others, we cannot know for sure what they may be thinking or planning to do, but we do a good job guessing. This may not be so easy for everyone…

• Hundreds of visitors learn about Leiden University science during 3 October University News - 7 October 2024

  Glorious sunshine, dozens of enthusiastic academics and huge numbers of Leiden residents ensured that this year’s special jubilee version of 3 October University was a great success.

• Psychologists at Lowlands Science: can virtual reality trigger a psychedelic experience? News - 15 June 2023

  Fantastic plants, dizzying patterns and pulsating sounds: researchers from Leiden are going to study the effects of a simulated psychedelic trip on the mind and body at Lowlands Festival. Why might this be interesting for therapies?

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  Manon van der Heijden Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Christoph Niessen Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Carlos Felipe Blanco Rocha Assistant professor

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  Chengyi Liu PhD candidate external

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  Ana Cristina Arcos Marin PhD candidate

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  Oscar Rueda
• Hutspot, herring and... science: Community engagement with Leiden’s research at 3 October University News - 6 October 2025

  Amid the many traditions of Leiden’s 3 October Festival, a relative newcomer is beginning to take hold: the Science Market. At market stalls, the people of Leiden could explore or even participate in Leiden’s research – performing an ‘operation’ in the street, for example.

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  Raafat Shamieh Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Tom Louwerse Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Veerle Zijleman Teaching and research assistent 4

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Megan Rodrigues Student Assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Yara Toenders Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Herman Steensma Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Annabel Losecaat Vermeer Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Anouk van der Weiden Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Ambra Brizi Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Hélène Pouponnot Management Assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Hannah de Boer Knowledge valorization staff member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Dorothee Mischkowski Researcher - ""Marie Curie fellow""

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences