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1,250 search results for “history of science and the ouders” in the Student website

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  Jojanneke van der Toorn Professor by Special Appointment LGBT+ Workplace Inclusion

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Rene Kleijn Professor

  Faculty of Science

• A special procession – just like 450 years ago News - 3 February 2025

  An extra-long procession with musical accompaniment will mark the beginning of the university’s 450th birthday celebrations on 7 February.

• A university in times of corona: one year on News - 15 March 2021

  It is exactly one year ago that the university had to close, bang in the middle of the academic year. Suddenly, on that third Monday in March, we found ourselves at home, working and studying online – many of us from that cramped attic or student room. The momentous coronavirus year in pictures.

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  Beibei Yuan Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Cynthia van Vonno Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Roos van der Haer Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Hans Oversloot Guest researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Geert-Jan Kroes Professor

  Faculty of Science

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  Marcellus Ubbink Scientific Director / Professor

  Faculty of Science

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  Francesco Buda Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

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  Maria Spirova Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Andrea Reyes Elizondo Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Sander van Kasteren Professor

  Faculty of Science

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  Frank de Zwart Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Jeroen Codee Professor

  Faculty of Science

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  Hannah Kuhn PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Josh Robison Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Constance Maly PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Neeltje Blankenstein Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Cécile Pick PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Marieke van der Maden PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Anouk van Vliet Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Shelley van der Veek Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Leiden research that matters: how science is shaping European pesticide policy News - 3 March 2026

  Leiden ecotoxicologist Martina Vijver helped shake a European policy proposal in a single weekend. Not with a new experiment, but with years of research on pesticides – and an urgent letter that reached Brussels.

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  Bjørn Peare Bartholdy PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Josi Marschall PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Sabine van der Asdonk Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Chenxiao Zhao Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Robert-Jan de Rooij Guestworker

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Vincent Niochet PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Marie Schwed Shenker PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War News - 28 April 2025

  In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britain. ‘Soldier of Orange’ is the most famous, but who were the other ‘England voyagers’ or Engelandvaarders as they are known?

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  Aske Plaat Professor

  Faculty of Science

• Carel’s Universe: Leiden museums depict Carel Stolker’s rectorship News - 22 January 2021

  Ten Leiden museums and heritage institutions have curated the online exhibition ‘Carel’s Universe’. They selected objects from their collections that symbolise retiring Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker and the research in Leiden. With direct references, playful associations and the odd nod and wink.

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  Matthijs van Leeuwen Professor / Director of Education

  Faculty of Science

• How science informs policy: ‘As a researcher, my work only becomes truly relevant once it is used in society’ News - 11 December 2025

  Green cities and a well-protected food system: Roy Remme and Oliver Taherzadeh study ways to achieve these. But how can their scientific findings lead to societal change? They share their experiences with science-policy initiatives.

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  Michiel Hooykaas Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

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  Joost Visser Professor

  Faculty of Science

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  Levon Amatuni Postdoc / Guest

  Faculty of Science

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  Tycho Jongenelen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

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  Maarten Mous Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

• Leiden Classics: The paradox of student association Minerva News - 12 June 2014

  Minerva, which calls itself the oldest student association of the Netherlands, has the reputation of being an impenetrable bastion. A lustrum exhibition shows the turbulent history and points to a diversity of contacts: from close bonds with Leiden ‘coffee ladies’ to the visit of Sir Winston Churchi…

• Tropical start to 55th edition of EL CID News - 12 August 2024

  Armed with sunglasses, a thick layer of sunscreen and several bottles of water, over 3,300 students have arrived in Leiden for their introduction week. The start of the 55th EL CID happened to be on the hottest day of the year.

• Grants boost collaboration between university and The Hague News - 21 January 2025

  How can we make our cities greener and more people-friendly? Two Campus The Hague projects have secured a grant from the Municipality of The Hague. The researchers and students from both projects are working with city residents to find sustainable solutions to local issues.

• Ionica Smeets receives honorary doctorate from Open University News - 13 June 2024

  Professor of Science Communication Ionica Smeets will be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Open University. She receives the award because she exemplifies how science communication can bridge the gap between experts and the general public.

• Hora est! Exhibition reveals the ritual world of earning a PhD News - 3 June 2025

  A dissertation covered in hot pink faux fur, antique prints of PhD ceremonies, a pot encrusted with sealing wax: the Hora est! anniversary exhibition at Oude UB takes you to the ritual yet idiosyncratic world of PhD ceremonies.

• Extraterrestrial life, AI and more: these are the most-read Leiden Science articles of 2025 News - 11 December 2025

  Speculation about alien life, a new nitrogen map, AI as a thesis supervisor, groundbreaking telescopes and multi-million-euro investments to combat antimicrobial resistance – the diversity of these topics shows that our readers are just as broadly interested as our researchers. Discover the most-read…

• A Dutch Robespierre? Dissertation sheds new light on Leiden revolutionary Pieter Vreede News - 11 June 2025

  Leiden patriot Pieter Vreede fought for greater popular influence. Historian Dirk Alkemade reveals how this pioneer used radical means to shape Dutch democracy.

• Podcast: Carel Stolker on coronavirus, vlogging and the void News - 26 January 2021

  In a few weeks’ time Carel Stolker will be retiring as Rector Magnificus. In a double episode of the Science Shots podcast, we take stock: what were the key lessons, how has the coronavirus crisis been and of course, what will he do to avoid the post-retirement void? Stolker shares his experiences in…