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• Why take the AI & Society minor? These students explain News - 5 March 2024

  The interdisciplinary AI & Society minor of Leiden University brings together students and lecturers from a wide range of disciplines. Together they look at the impact of AI on society. Students are enthusiastic about this merging of worlds.

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  Michiel Westenberg Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Tarlach McGonagle Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Paul Wouters Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Rehanna Nurmohamed External PhD researcher

  Faculty of Law

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  Anke Klein Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Afshin Ellian Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Ineke van der Ham Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• 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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  Femke Bakker Senior assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Wouter Wagemakers Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Mies Grijns Guest postdoc

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Jan-Bart Gewald Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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  Jan Sleutels Senior University Lecturer Philosophy of Mind and Media Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Lisa Schreuders Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Robert Stein Senior University Lecturer in Medieval History

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Annemarie Samuels Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Maurits Berger Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ralph Kijk in de Vegte Staff member Servicedesk HR

  ASSC

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  Bionda Kijk in de Vegte Management assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Volunteers vital for protecting wildlife and tackling plastic pollution News - 2 February 2026

  From researching plastic pollution to caring for injured wildlife, volunteers play a crucial role in conservation. But much of the valuable knowledge they gather remains unused.

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  Christoph Niessen Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Roxane de Massol de Rebetz Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Nisida Gjoksi Guest

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Hanna Swaab Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Crystal Ennis University Lecturer Political Economies of the Middle East

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Santy Kouwagam Postdoc

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Janine Ubink Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Petra Sijpesteijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Tsolin Nalbantian Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Bernard Steunenberg Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Alexander van Oudenhoven Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

• Honours College Science, Society and Self Experience Course

• Our perspective on history is changing and our museums are changing too News - 30 November 2023

  Museums have long focused on power, wealth and a few famous figures. But that is changing, says Valika Smeulders, head of the history department at the Rijksmuseum. What this change comprises and how it has come about is the subject of her keynote speech at the D&I Symposium on 11 January.

• Proposed decision by Minister Kuipers: Children’s heart surgery to end in Leiden News - 14 February 2023

  Ernst Kuipers, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, announced on 13 February that he plans to remove children’s heart surgery from the Centre for Congenital Heart Defects Amsterdam - Leiden (CAHAL). He wants to concentrate this highly specialised care for children with congenital heart defects in…

• Governance and Democracy in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects Event - 8 April 2025

  Lecture, Studium Generale

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  Matthijs Westera Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Honours College Science Society and Self Information Session Course

• Advice to EU on looted art claims: ‘An agency could bring order to the legal chaos’ News - 12 December 2023

  What practical steps can we take to resolve cross-border claims to looted art and prevent illicit trafficking in cultural goods? That's what the European Parliament asked Leiden legal scholar Evelien Campfens. Her advice: develop a registration system, issue art with a ‘passport’ and set up a European…

• Interdisciplinary symposium on restitution policies seeks more diverse perspectives News - 8 May 2024

  Taking responsibility concerning colonial heritage and restitution is a pressing issue for countries and museums worldwide. On 23 and 24 May, a Leiden University interdisciplinary symposium will explore new perspectives as a basis for policies. Organising professors Carsten Stahn and Pieter ter Keurs…

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  Sara Brandellero University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Maartje van der Woude Professor of Law and Society

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Resultaten Nationale Studenten Enquête 2025 News - 7 August 2025

  Studenten blijven tevreden over hun opleiding en docenten, maar studentenwelzijn en de aansluiting op de arbeidsmarkt blijven belangrijke aandachtspunten.

• 10 maart: Universiteit Leiden start estafettestaking tegen bezuinigingen News - 6 March 2025

  Medewerkers van de Universiteit Leiden trappen maandag 10 maart de estafettestaking af van de Nederlandse universiteiten tegen de kabinetsbezuinigingen.

• Onderzoekers van de stad: foto-expositie in het Haagse stadhuis News - 28 August 2025

  De Universiteit Leiden is al 25 jaar stevig geworteld in Den Haag. Dat werd zichtbaar tijdens de feestelijke bijeenkomst rondom de foto-expositie Universiteit Leiden in Den Haag: Onderzoekers van de stad.

• D&I Symposium 2024: What have we achieved with a decade of diversity policy? News - 15 January 2024

  How has progress been made on diversity and inclusion at Leiden University over the past decade? Attendees reflected on this at the D&I Symposium 2024: Untold Stories. And in the workshops, students and staff discussed the next steps toward a more inclusive community.

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  Olaf van Vliet Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• From lone genius to cocreator: how AI is changing the role of composers News - 26 November 2025

  Who is the real creator when a musician uses AI? This was the burning question for Adam Lukawski, himself a composer. During a fascinating premiere at Amare, The Hague’s cultural hub, he demonstrated what cocreation sounds like.

• These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 2024 News - 17 December 2024

  Connecting scientific fields, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind interdisciplinary research. What did the university achieve in 2024? A small sample.

• Fieldwork in Leiden News - 16 June 2021

  How do the residents of the Kooi neighbourhood in Leiden find living there? What can we do about loneliness? In this extraordinary academic year, students have been conducting all sorts of research, in Leiden. They presented their initial findings and recommendations at a Learning with the City meeting…