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• How can academics be supported in the face of threats on social media? News - 15 February 2021

  'Academics who share their knowledge with the outside world on social media are often insulted or even threatened. Especially female academics and academics of colour seem to regularly be the victim of sexist and racist comments.' This is what Ineke Sluiter, Professor of Greek Language and Literature…

• Reading the Surfaces of the Body in Ancient Greek Literature and Science Research project

  The skin has recently gained attention within body studies for its many specific cultural and social associations, in addition to its biology. This project aims to examine the different layers of meaning and the functions invested in the skin in ancient Greece: how did ancient Greek literary and medical…

• Earth, Energy and Sustainability (BSc Major of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges)

  At the start of the 20th century there were fewer than 2 billion people. Now at over 7 billion, Earth’s population is on target to reach 8 billion by 2027. How has this dramatic increase in human population impacted Earth’s life support systems and natural resources? How should we understand the meaning…

• From socialism via anti-imperialism to nationalism Research output

  This dissertation explores how domestic political power struggles in Greece and Turkey during the Cold War engaged with the ongoing conflict in Cyprus and aims to demonstrate how socialist parties in Greece and Turkey struggled with the concept of the “nation” in battling for power and political positioning…

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  Anne Urai Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

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  Jan Boersema Professor of Fundamentals of environmental sciences

  Science

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  Jorrit Smit Researcher

  Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

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  Julian Karch Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

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  Dunja Wackers Postdoc

  Science

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  Tuomas Aivelo Assistant professor

  Science

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  Boya Li Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

• LED3 Lecture: Data Science in Drug Discovery Event - 27 March 2025

  Lecture

• Leiden Science strategy: Connecting through Curiosity

  What does our faculty stand for and what will we do in the next five years? We are proud to present our new strategic plan that we made together. On this website you will find more information about what our Faculty stands for and what our course is for the coming years

• On the road to justice: some selected suggestions for the future of Social Justice Research Research output

  In September 2023 Social Justice Research, a journal from Springer Nature, published a ‘Special Issue on Veteran Reflections’. Eight ‘veterans’ analysed the current status of justice research and suggested new directions and refinements. Herman Steensma, guest member of the section Social, Economic…

• A European Youth Revolt. European Perspectives on Youth Protest and Social Movements in the 1980s Research output

  Together with Knud Andresen, Bart van der Steen recently published a volume titled A European Youth Revolt. European Perspectives on Youth Protest and Social Movements in the 1980s.

• Addressing loneliness and social isolation amongst elderly people through local co‐production in Japan Research output

  Loneliness and social isolation have become a significant problem in contemporary Japan. The financial burden associated with an ageing population has severely constrained the ability of local authorities to address the problem. As a result, policymakers have sought cost‐effective methods of tackling…

• International Justice (BA Major of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges)

  Home to the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, The Hague is the perfect backdrop to explore conceptions of justice in our global society. Questions of human rights, peace, security and the environment present legal and policy challenges for governmental and non-governmental…

• Hearing Status Affects Children's Emotion Understanding in Dynamic Social Situations: An Eye-Tracking Study Research output

  Understanding others’ emotional behavior is essential for navigating daily social life. But how is such an understanding achieved? The eye-tracking study by Yung-Ting Tsou and colleagues shows that children with hearing loss adopt a unique visual strategy that makes uses of explicit visual information…

• The research-teaching nexus in the sciences: Scientific research dispositions and teaching practice Research output

  This dissertation describes several studies concerning the research-teaching nexus in the sciences.

• Determining global distribution of microplastics by using citizen science Research project

  The objective of this study is to better understand the distribution of microplastics in the environment. More specifically, we will quantify the abundance and distribution of microplastics on beaches.

• What Works in Preventing Emerging Social Anxiety: Exposure, Cognitive Restructuring, or a Combination? Research output

  Programs that aim to reduce symptoms of social anxiety in children generally include multiple components, such as exposure and cognitive restructuring. It is unknown if separate components yield positive intervention effects in children or whether a combination of components is required.

• potential of intangible loss: reassembling heritage and reconstructing the social in post-disaster Japan Research output

  Attitudes towards cultural heritage have long been characterised by an ‘endangerment sensibility’ concerned with preventing losses. Recently, however, critical heritage scholars have argued that loss can be generative, facilitating the formation of new values and attachments. Their arguments have focused…

• globalisation and technological change: consequences for labour markets and social security. Research project

  This research project is funded by a subsidy from Instituut Gak.

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  Eiko Fried Associate Professor

  Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

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  Jaap Corthals Duale promovendus

  Faculty Governance and Global Affairs

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  Kathleen Brown PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

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  Ludo Waltman Scientific Director / Professor Quantitative Science studies

  Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

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  Tim Mickler Senior assistant professor

  Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

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  Richard Gill Professor emeritus of Mathematical statistics

  Science

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  Laurens van Gestel Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

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  Max van Haastrecht PhD candidate

  Science

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  Martin Kolnes Guest researcher

  Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

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  Jacq Meulman Professor emeritus Applied Statistics

  Science

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  Peng Sun Guest PhD candidate

  Science

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  Eric Jorink Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Rob Tijdeman Professor emeritus of Analysis of number theory

  Science

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  Ludo Juurlink Director of Leiden Learning Innovation Centre

  Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre

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  Konstantinos Georgopoulos PhD candidate

  Science

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  Theo Anagnostopoulos Visiting Researcher

  Science

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  Ton van Raan Professor emeritus Quantitative science studies

  Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

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  Barend Mons Professor Biosemantics

  Faculteit Geneeskunde

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  Peter Castenmiller Lecturer

  Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

• Social and emotional competence in children and adolescents who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) Research project

  How does having limited access to the social world affect Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) children’s emotional development? And in turn, how do impairments in emotional functioning affect social development and the development of psychopathology?

• Political Networks and Social Movements: Bolivian State–Society Relations under Evo Morales, 2006–2016 Research output

  Book by Soledad Valdivia Rivera

• Social Forces, States and Hydropolitics of the River Nile: Case Studies of Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Research project

  This research aims to investigate how different social forces interact with hydropolitics in the Eastern Nile Basin and what are the constraints of engagement.

• Horace Walpole and his correspondents; Social network analysis in a historical context Research output

  The current study focuses on Walpole’s social network and the language as contained in the letters of the network members.

• Towards a feminist playology: social sport studies and the limits of critique Research output

  The making of sacrifices seems part and parcel of any elite sportsperson’s life. Remarkably, the insights that we find in the current literature in social sport studies are not able to make sense of the references to sacrifice in the data that emerged in the context of this study on the social significance…

• Examining science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge in the context of a professional development program Research output

  This dissertation reports on the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of science teachers during a professional development program. This research intended to help us understand why and how teachers make their classroom decisions as they teach science.

• Society Artificial Intelligence and Life Sciences (SAILS) Research project

  SAILS aims to forge links between the different disciplines at the University and to initiate new academic partnerships.

• Science teaching in Secondary Education (MSc)