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• 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.

• A Crisis Forgotten: Sudan News - 6 June 2025

  Since April 2023 the current war in Sudan has brought larger death, destruction, and displacement than any other ongoing armed conflict on earth. And yet, international media coverage of the conflict remains limited.

• Hora Hester Bijl! Farewell to a rector who steered the university through turbulent times News - 14 January 2026

  The university bid farewell to its Rector Magnificus, Hester Bijl, on 13 January during the ‘Hester’s Highlights’ symposium.

• These lunch seminars prepare you for upcoming world events News - 6 September 2023

  Climate and human rights will again become major issues on the world stage by the end of 2023. The new series of lunch seminars by the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) seamlessly tie into these events. All Leiden researchers and students are…

• Hour of Remembrance on 4 May: ‘We commemorate war victims and draw links to the present’ News - 19 April 2022

  During the ‘Hour of Remembrance’ on 4 May, the University community remembers its students and staff who were killed in the Second World War. It also looks at freedom and oppression today. Three questions for Sara Polak, chair of the Hour of Remembrance committee.

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  Maria Boletsi Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Apply now for an LDE Thesis Lab Announcement - 3 November 2025

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  Gerrit Dusseldorp Associate professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Marian Klamer Director PhD programs / Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Stephen Ellis Debate on the role of African philosophy in peace and security Event - 4 December 2025

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  Laura Plezier External PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Saskia Rademaker PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ilios Willemars University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Daniel Schade Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Wouter Wagemakers Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Alexandra Prégent PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Yunnan Ye PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Andrea Warnecke Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sarah Nelson Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Alies Jansen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Maxine David University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Helen Westgeest Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Morena Skalamera Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Robert Zwijnenberg Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Frederic Lens Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

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  Laura Bertens University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Onur Ada PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Klaas Vrieling Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

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  Nargess Asghari PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ugur Derin PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Angus Mol Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ruben van Uden Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Elizabeth den Hartog University Lecturer

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  Peter Klinkhamer Professor

  Faculty of Science

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  Kitty Zijlmans Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ton van Haaften Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sybille Lammes Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Vidi grants for eight researchers from Leiden University News - 29 June 2023

  Eight scientists from Leiden University have been awarded a grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). With this Vidi funding, the researchers can set up an innovative line of research and further expand their own research group over the next five years.

• Occupation makes for eventful Cleveringa Lecture: ‘Protect free spaces for debate’ News - 25 November 2025

  Despite an eventful afternoon – with Students for Palestine occupying the Academy Building – political scientist Hélène Landemore gave her Cleveringa Lecture as planned on 26 November. She reflected on the protest and the importance of open debate, within the university and within a democracy.

• Once more Erasmus grants awarded for international cooperation News - 28 October 2024

  This year, eleven exchange projects from Leiden University received an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility education grant. The total award of almost €510.000 enables 98 students and staff members to go on exchange.

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  Ksenia Fedorova University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Masoud Kiani External PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sarah Wolff Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Aris Politopoulos Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Eelco van der Maat Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Susanna de Beer Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Krista A. Milne Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Anne Gerritsen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jacqueline Vel Affliated researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Elena Paskaleva Assistant Professor Critical Heritage Studies of Asia and Europe

  Faculty of Humanities