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• Study sustainability and earn credits with this free, virtual exchange Announcement - 4 September 2025

  Education, Research

• Three Leiden PhD candidates awarded Mosaic 2.0 scholarships News - 20 July 2022

  Three PhD candidates from Leiden University have been awarded a Mosaic 2.0 scholarship for their PhD research. The Dutch Research Council (NWO) Mosaic 2.0 programme is aimed at an underrepresented group of graduates with a migrant background.

• Student section of University Council more fragmented News - 16 April 2019

  In the University elections in April, the eight student seats on the University Council have gone to six parties, and newcomers the Liberal Student Party and the Party for Biomedical Students have each won one seat.

• Summer filled with conferences in Leiden News - 1 May 2023

  It will be a summer filled with conferences at the Faculty of Humanities in Leiden. In the coming months, there will be something for everyone at the university, especially in the field of languages and cultures of Africa and the Middle East.

• Professor Tahera Qutbuddin: Between This World and the Next: Moving Reflections on Mortality and Morality in the Orations of Ali ibn Abi Talib Event - 27 May 2025

  Lecture | Leiden Lectures on Arabic Language & Culture

• Tracing Expertise in Politics: A Digital History of Technocracy in the Dutch House of Representatives, 1917-1994 Event - 25 November 2025

  Lecture

• First photo of black hole at the heart of our Galaxy News - 12 May 2022

  Finally we know for sure that there is a black hole at the centre of our own galaxy. Today, astronomers unveiled the first ever photo of Sagittarius A*, a super-massive object at the centre of the Milky Way. This picture could only be taken thanks to the cooperation of telescopes worldwide.

• Which Leiden alumni are in the Dutch House of Representatives? News - 1 April 2021

  Of the 150 elected representatives, 24 studied or conducted their PhD research in Leiden. Who are they and which degrees are most popular among these MPs?

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  Gijsbert Rutten Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Wouter Veenendaal Professor by Special Appointment in Kingdom Affairs

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Dario Fazzi Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Cleveringa honoured with statue in birthplace of Appingedam News - 27 October 2021

  Almost 81 years after his famous protest speech against the German occupation, Leiden professor Rudolph Pabus Cleveringa will be remembered in his Groningen birthplace of Appingedam. A statue of him will be unveiled there on 12 November amid various other activities.

• Eight projects receive funding from JEDI Fund News - 13 February 2024

  From a queer art exhibition to a podcast about people with disabilities, the JEDI Fund this year again honored several projects that contribute to diversity and inclusion.

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  Isaac Scarborough Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Anja Schoots-Snijder PhD candidate

  ICLON

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  Laura Steenbergen Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Toon Kerkhoff Associate professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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  Jay Huang Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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  Anika Bexkens Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Anna Notsu PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Joost van Ginkel Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Ariane Briegel Senior researcher/guest

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  Karsten Lambers Guest researcher

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  Erik de Kwaadsteniet Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Christine Espin Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Tin Kapetanovic Dual PhD candidate - guest

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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  Han de Winde Professor

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  Alexander van Oudenhoven Assistant professor

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  Kristiaan van der Heijden Vice Dean / Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Zane Kripe Lecturer

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  Somayah Elsayed Assistant professor

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  Peter van Bodegom Professor

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  Michael Meffert Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Maria del Carmen Parafita Couto Guest reseacher

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Arno Knobbe Associate professor

• Students create creative language lessons for primary and secondary education: ‘Not enough attention paid to languages’ News - 8 November 2021

  The earlier you introduce children to a language, the sooner they can be captivated by it and see that there is more than just Dutch and English. That is the basis for the language lessons for primary education that Alisa van de Haar, university lecturer of French, collaborated on. ‘Deans from different…

• Podcast tips for Pentecost News - 13 May 2024

  Are you looking for some listening material for the upcoming long weekend? Staff members and alumni of the Faculty of Humanities have been creating various podcasts over the last few months. A selection is shown here:

• Humanities Lab: broaden your horizon and grow News - 25 July 2022

  Are you a motivated student wanting to grow outside of your own bachelor’s programme? Then, look no further than the Humanities Lab honours programme: a challenging opportunity to broaden your horizon and grow.

• Major Leiden symposium on TB bacteria News - 5 February 2025

  More than 1.3 million people worldwide die of tuberculosis (TB) each year, making research on its prevention and control essential. Researchers from various disciplines in Leiden are studying TB. A symposium on 24 March will highlight different activities in the hope of boosting nationwide collabora…

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  Vincent Niochet PhD candidate

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  Mohammed Raiz Shaffique PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Gelijn Molier Associate Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Christina Pasvanti Gkioka PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Andrew Sorensen Postdoc/ Guest

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  Jos Gommans Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Nina van Capelleveen Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Marie Schwed Shenker PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Jelle Bruning University Lecturer Middle Eastern Studies / Arabic

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Thomas Fossen University Lecturer Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Henning Lahmann Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid