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• Research into grave goods sheds new light on traditional roles News - 28 June 2022

  New archaeological research into grave goods and skeletal material from the oldest grave field in the Netherlands shows that male-female roles 7,000 words ago were less traditional than was thought. The research was conducted by a multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Archol, the National Museum…

• Vier onderzoekers van FSW krijgen een ERC Starting Grant News - 5 September 2024

  De Starting Grant wordt jaarlijks door de European Research Council (ERC) toegekend. Dit jaar zijn er in Nederland 51 onderzoekers die een Starting Grant ontvangen, waaronder 4 onderzoekers van FSW.

• Krachten bundelen voor verantwoord gebruik van algoritmische systemen News - 17 March 2023

  Tijdens het symposium ‘Transdisciplinary Study of Just Public Algorithmic Systems’, op vrijdag 24 maart in Den Haag, staat onderzoek naar het gebruik van algoritmische systemen in de publieke sector centraal. Een actueel onderwerp dat de laatste tijd veel in de belangstelling staat. Vijf vragen over…

• Twee onderzoeksprojecten van ISGA krijgen subsidie NWO Open Competitie News - 13 February 2023

  In totaal hebben 21 Leidse onderzoekers succesvol een aanvraag ingediend voor de NWO SGW Open Competitie XS. Twee van de beloonde projecten komen van onderzoekers van FGGA: Silvia D’Amato en Jaroslaw Kantorowicz.

• ‘Kinderen worden te weinig gezien als slachtoffer van femicide’ News - 19 November 2025

  Wat weten we over de kinderen die achterblijven na (ex-)partnerdoding? Regisseur Sara Kolster en hoogleraar Marieke Liem sloegen de handen ineen om deze groep slachtoffers in beeld te brengen: met de indrukwekkende documentaire ‘Blauwdruk’ en nieuwe cijfers uit de Femicide Monitor.

• Twee onderzoekers van FSW krijgen een ERC Starting Grant News - 17 June 2025

  De Advanced Grant wordt jaarlijks door de European Research Council (ERC) toegekend. Dit jaar krijgen 2 onderzoekers van FSW deze beurs.

• beginnen met gezond gedrag moeten vaak eerst problemen als schimmel op de muren of financiële sores worden aangepakt News - 25 January 2023

  Medici kunnen veel repareren, maar ziekte voorkomen of uitstellen is beter. Daarvoor is vaak leefstijlverandering nodig en dat blijkt lastig. Gezondheidswetenschappers Sandra van Dijk (Universiteit Leiden) en Valentijn Visch (TU Delft) doen onderzoek naar de vraag hoe je mensen kunt helpen met gedragsverandering…

• Archaeological Forum: Nathalie Brusgaard and Martin Berger Event - 20 March 2025

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  Afshin Ellian Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Alan Sears Lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Jan Michiel Otto Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Svetlana Kharchenkova on The Diplomat about decreased number of U.S. books in China News - 23 September 2025

  The number of books by U.S. authors released in China has drastically decreased in recent years. Assistant professor Svetlana Kharchenkova wrote an article about this for the Diplomat.

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  Giles Scott-Smith Dean LUC/Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Ann Brysbaert Guest researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Joanita Vroom Professor Archaeology of Medieval and Early Modern Eurasia

  Faculty of Archaeology

• Márton Biró: ‘My only condition was going on exchange to Leiden’ News - 3 November 2022

  He studied Dutch Studies, did Dutch literature research for his internship, and worked at HEMA: Hungarian Márton Biró (26) came to the Netherlands on exchange and decided to stay.

• Nadine Akkerman discusses Spycraft on BBC and History Extra Podcasts News - 28 August 2024

  Nadine Akkerman recently appeared as a guest on a BBC podcast and the History Extra podcast to discuss her book Spycraft. In these interviews, she delved into the fascinating world of espionage, sharing insights from her research and highlighting key themes from her work.

• Eric Storm in several Spanish media about his book Nationalism News - 15 January 2026

  Several Spanish media paid attention to associate professor Eric Storm’s new book Nationalism.

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  Jos Schaeken Interim Vice-dean / Professor of Slavic and Baltic languages and cultural history

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Andrew Sorensen Postdoc/ Guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Victor Klinkenberg Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

• College Tour de Podcast with Will Koopman Event - 13 October 2025

  Debate, College Tour de podcast

• College Tour de Podcast with Pjotr Sauer Event - 20 October 2025

  Debate, College Tour de podcast

• Introduction Day Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology Event - 1 September 2025

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• Simay Çetin, Nova Folkersma, Marta Mas Castella, Iris Molenaar and Emma van der Plas News - 19 April 2022

  Alumna Simay Çetin received the award for her Master thesis: ‘Interpreting Culture through Embodied Practice: An anthropological study of sexuality among Dutch Women with Turkish Migrant backgrounds.’ Nova, Marta, Iris and Emma were awarded for their Fieldwork NL report.

• Reflecting on Professor Carrie Vout's Masterclass on Classical Art News - 20 April 2023

  From March 27 to 31 Byvanck Professor Carrie Vout gave the intensive masterclass Classical Art - Definitions, Politics, Limits. This special lecture series was open to students and PhD candidates in Archaeology and Classics. One of the attendees, Nicky Schreuder, on the class: 'It was a critical and…

• ‘Humans are storytellers’: the power of stories in language development of children and AI models News - 24 January 2025

  What do ten-year-old children and chatbots have in common? PhD researcher Bram van Dijk studied language development in both children and AI language models. ‘It’s actually quite practical that we attribute human traits to a chatbot.’

• New podcast on one of Europe's oldest Muslim communities News - 7 August 2025

  For over six centuries, the Tatars have been part of Poland’s social and cultural fabric. In this 8-episode series, released weekly, professor Maurits Berger and assistant professor Ewa Górska explore how this Muslim minority has maintained its identity across generations, how Islam is practiced in…

• Streaming the Sagas: a live role play in the North-European Age of Heroes News - 21 February 2022

  Hwæt! You've heard of the adventures of the mighty Beowulf. You've heard of the brave folk standing beside him, and the awe-inspiring foes standing against him. But where their legend still lives, their tale ended long ago... Let us begin a new saga, let us find new heroes, weave a new story - by the…

• Sense Jan van der Molen new scientific director LION: ‘We strive for scientific excellence as well as a healthy work-life balance’ News - 29 February 2024

  Sense Jan van der Molen is vanaf 1 maart de nieuwe wetenschappelijk directeur van het Leiden Instituut voor Onderzoek in de Natuurkunde.

• Orange the World 2025 Event - 25 November 2025

• 'Language is part of your identity’ News - 17 March 2025

  Rik van Gijn was appointed professor of Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Diversity in the World from 1 December 2024. He is keen to use the position to set up research on language vitality. ‘People almost never give up their mother tongue entirely voluntarily.’

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  Ruhama Yilma Abebe PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Michael McCabe III PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Lianne Otten PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Heleen van Amerongen Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Marina den Houdijker External Chairman Board of Appeal for Examinations and External Chairman Committee for Appeals and O

  Administration and Central Services

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  Ymre Schuurmans Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Hans-Martien ten Napel Associate Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Arsjad Muradin Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Stefan Wirken PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Law

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  Antoinette Huijbers Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Jingjing Cao PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Jeroen van Zoolingen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Alejandra Roche Recinos Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Ivo van Wijk PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Burcu Yildirim PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Lisa Harms Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Vincent Kolodziejak PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Oda Nuij PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology