Riccardo graduated twice at the University of Trieste, with a BSc in 2014 in Biological Science and Technologies where he wrote his thesis in Plant Physiology on “Carbon starvation as a possible mechanism driving drought- induced tree die-off”, and a MSc in 2017 in Environmental Biology.

Dennis Hetterscheid tries to understand and mimic bioinorganic multi-electron processes that are relevant to our future energy infrastructure. The research of Dennis Hetterscheid is carried out both in the MCBIM and CASC research groups of Leiden University.

William Michael Schmidli is a U.S. foreign relations historian, and his research focuses on human rights, democracy promotion, and the significance of war and militarization in modern U.S. history. He completed his doctoral degree in the Department of History at Cornell University in 2010.

Chemical Biology is the discipline in which fundamental biological processes are studied by approaches intrinsically rooted in chemistry. The research of Herman Overkleeft is characterized by the design, synthesis and application of chemical probes in glycobiology and immunology.

How can we re-envision the construction of a national language from below, taking into account the diversity of voices involved in these reforms? Starting from the visit of a delegation of feminist teachers from Tianjin to the annual congress of the National Association for the Advancement of Education…

Sylvestre Bonnet studies the (photo)chemistry of metal-based molecules in biological and biomimetic environment. By combining bioinorganic chemistry and photochemistry his group makes new light-activatable prodrugs for use as targeted anticancer agents with minimal side effects. Another part of the…

Tahmina Fariaby is a PhD student at the Division of Drug Delivery Technology

With Leiden2022 drawing nearer, LeidenGlobal is busy developing extra activities to demonstrate the knowledge that is present in Leiden and to create interaction with a wider audience. With this valorisation, the partnership between several cultural and academic institutions in Leiden matches the theme…

Leiden University has an active staff association that organises a range of activities throughout the year. This autumn, members can join in many budget-friendly new activities. And two new board members would like to introduce themselves.

All staff (academic and support) of the Faculty of Archaeology are asked to follow The Active Bystander training. If you have not done so yet, we kindly request you register for one of the upcoming trainings.

Dr. Olivier J. M. Béquignon is an Assistant Professor of the division of Medicinal Chemistry in Pr.dr. Van Westen's Computation Drug Discovery group. Olivier is specialized in the use of AI and structure-based drug discovery. He is dedicated to exploring novel cancer therapies using molecular dynamics,…

Earlier this year, we proudly presented the menu of activating teaching methods. Are you using it yet? We want to encourage you to apply activating teaching methods within the courses you teach, and therefore promote active participation among students.

The Institute of Psychology has ceased activity at the account on X (formerly Twitter), following the advice of Leiden University. By being inactive on X, we do maintain our account so that others cannot claim our name. Then we still have the option of becoming active again if that would be…

Remus Dame investigates the coupling of genome organization and genome activity and the factors that fine-tune these processes in bacteria and archaea. He studies the proteins involved in vitro as well as in vivo using state-of-the-art biochemical and biophysical approaches.

Soon, rooms will be booked for the coming academic year. Would you like to teach in an Active Learning Classroom or Hybrid teaching room? Then follow these steps: Check out the possibilities of Active Learning Classrooms and/or Hybrid Teaching Rooms at FGW. Contact your education coordinator no later…

As activity or budget holder you are responsible for the authorisation of expense claims, invoices, orders, and/or staff changes. Can you please make sure your workflow is empty before leaving for the summer break? Please don’t forget to appoint a substitute(s) for the period you’re on holiday and/or…

Health Day has won the LUF Relationship-Promoting Activities Prize (LUF RAP). This 5,000-euro prize is awarded to an initiative by Leiden University students that brings the academic community together.

A fresh semester means a fresh faculty calendar. There is plenty to do at the faculty again in the coming months. Five interesting activities are listed below.

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Dr. Bram Slütter is associate professor at the Division of BioTherapeutics.