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• Over a third of Leiden’s professors are women, just above national level News - 8 December 2025

  The proportion of female professors at Dutch universities is increasing, but at a modest rate. At 34.2%, Leiden University is in the top three. These are the results of the Women Professors Monitor for 2025.

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  Liesbeth Claes Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Hester Bijl stepping down as Rector Magnificus of Leiden University on 15 January 2026 to become Rector of TU Delft News - 17 July 2025

  Having served on the Executive Board for over nine years, the last five of which as Rector Magnificus, Hester Bijl will leave Leiden University at the start of next year. In a new step in her career, she will become Rector Magnificus on the Executive Board of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)…

• Hester Bijl reappointed as Rector Magnificus News - 18 July 2024

  Leiden University’s Rector Magnificus, Professor Hester Bijl, has been reappointed for a second term by the Board of Governors.

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  Rudi van Maanen Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Thea Hilhorst Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Pieter Emmer Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Floris Plak Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ron Elkhuizen PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

• Sarah de Rijcke appointed Rector Magnificus of Leiden University News - 24 November 2025

  Professor Sarah de Rijcke will become the new Rector Magnificus on the Executive Board of Leiden University on 15 January 2026. She will succeed Professor Hester Bijl, who will become Rector Magnificus at Delft University of Technology.

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  Sander van der Horst PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Matthias Lukkes PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Pam de Groot Office Manager

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jessie van Straaten PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Asier Hernández Aguirresarobe Guest postdoc researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sophie Rose Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Hendri Schut PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sander Tetteroo PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Simon Kemper PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Intigam Mamedov Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Marijke Kooijman Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Martijn Storms Curator

  Leiden University Libraries

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  Dennis Worst PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ajeng Arainikasih PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Juliette Staüdt PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Patricia Kret PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sjoerd Ramackers Research staff member

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Emma Sow Research staff member

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jamel Buhari PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

• Symposium about Rein Dool painting and University exhibition policy News - 30 March 2023

  At a symposium on 26 May, experts, staff and students from Leiden University will discuss what should happen with Rein Dool’s painting in the Academy Building and what the guidelines for the University’s exhibition policy should be. These issues will be explored from diverse perspectives during the…

• Debate on painting of cigar-smoking white men News - 26 May 2023

  The brief removal of Rein Dool’s ‘cigar-smoking white men’ painting generated a storm of reactions last November. Students, staff and alumni reflected on this at a symposium on Friday 26 May.

• Leiden University publishes the titles of seven tainted scientific articles News - 18 May 2022

  In a supplementary decision on 17 May 2022, the Executive Board of Leiden University has concluded that it will publish the titles of seven articles in which there is evidence of malpractice. This concerns a former staff member of the Institute of Psychology. The Executive Board considers it to be in…

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  Tsolin Nalbantian Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Toon Kerkhoff Associate professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Jay Huang Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Johannes Müller University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jelle Bruning University Lecturer Middle Eastern Studies / Arabic

  Faculty of Humanities

• Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery News - 1 July 2024

  Research into our history of colonialism and slavery, heart-to-heart conversations at a Keti Koti table, exhibitions, lectures and podcasts that establish the link between present and past. Staff and students participated in the national Slavery Memorial Year in many different ways. What have we learned…

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  Antje Wessels Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Kerstin Winking PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Dennis Bos University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Mehmet Kentel Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sara Bolghiran PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Liselore Tissen Postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Martijn van Ette PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

• Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl on Palestine event: ‘Let’s have an academic debate with room for different perspectives’ News - 21 March 2022

  There’s been a lot of commotion about the ‘Apartheid in Israel’ panel discussion being cancelled. The organisers, Students for Palestine, wanted to hold this at Leiden University’s Wijnhaven building in The Hague on 21 March. The Executive Board would only allow the event to go ahead if guarantees…

• Luc Sels new President of Leiden University News - 25 September 2025

  As of 1 November 2025, Professor Luc Sels will assume the role of President of Leiden University’s Executive Board.

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  Kevin Horbach Student assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Julian Grob Student assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jasper Krijns Student ambassador

  Faculty of Humanities