Ali Shobeiri is Assistant Professor of Photography and Visual Culture at Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS)

On Monday 9 March 2026 the bachelor's and master's graduation ceremony of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology will take place in the Academy Building. Depending on the number of students, the ceremony may be held jointly for both master's and bachelor's students, or as separate events. We…

Working in a laboratory is different from working in an office. Some of the rules that apply when working in or around a laboratory are given below.

Curious what it’s like to study Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University? During our shadowing days, you’ll join a student to attend a real lecture and get a feel for the atmosphere at the institute.

Working in a laboratory is different from working in an office. Some of the rules that apply when working in or around a laboratory are given below.

Daphne is a PhD candidate within the project One Among Zeroes |0100|: Towards an Anthropology of Everyday AI in Islam. Currently.

Adriana Churampi Ramirez is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.

Alette Vonk holds an MA in Development Sociology and Practitioner certificates in the fields of Intercultural Management, Organizational Development, Organizational Culture and NLP. She has more than 25 years experience in both organizational and community development in international settings: she…

The more diverse a work environment is the more creative and innovative it will be. This in turn promotes quality of education and research, which is why Leiden University is committed to equal opportunities for each individual, whether these are opportunities for appointment, for promotion, or to optimally…

Carmen Van den Bergh is assistant professor in Italian Literature at the Leiden University Centre for Arts in Society (LUCAS) where she is director of the Italian Language and Culture Department, track leader for Italian in the MA Literary Studies and quartermaster for the new BA programme Modern Languages.…

Dr Aktürk Hauser is Assistant Professor at the Department of Heritage and Society.

The Faculty of Archeology is currently in the midst of a culture change process, with the aim of creating a safe and healthy working environment. Since this is a complex process that spans two academic years, a webpage has been created to serve as a reference. On the culture change trajectory webpage…

On Monday 5 October 2026 the master's graduation ceremony of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology will take place in the Academy Building.

Alisa van de Haar is Assistant Professor in historical French Literature. Her research focuses on historical multilingualism, the history of the language sector, and the intersection between language and migration. From 2022 to 2026, she conducted a Dutch Research Council Veni project titled ‘Languages…

Nadine Akkerman, FRHistS, MAE is a Professor of Early Modern Literature & Culture at the Centre for the Arts in Society.

Johannes Müller is a university lecturer and researcher at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.

At a turbulent time in which world leaders are struggling to take stand against Trumpism, an artist from the small island of Puerto Rico sent a powerful message at none less than the unofficial national day of the United States. With over 128 million views, Bad Bunny’s performance broke NFL social media…

Mitchell van Vuren is a PhD candidate at the Centre for the Arts in Society. He studies the globalisation of Chinese science fiction/speculative fiction in the digital age, especially focussing on the platformisation of SVOD services.

Ilios Willemars is Assistant Professor in Cultural Analysis and Literary Studies at Leiden University. Ilios works on placeholders, replacement, contagion, insurance, immunity, infrastructure, digitalization, the work of Franz Kafka, and animals that commit suicide.

Bernhard Rieger is a Professor of European History at the institute for History.

Lydia Lois van de Fliert is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology.

Carlos Roos is a lecturer at the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA), where he teaches for the Minor Music Studies and the PRE-University Programme.

Krista A. Milne researches book history and medieval English and French literature at Leiden University.

Peter Bisschop is Professor of Sanskrit and Ancient Cultures of South Asia at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. He is a Sanskritist and cultural historian of ancient India, with particular interest in the development of Hinduism and related traditions. His research is philological in…

(Anastasia) Chi Zhang is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology

On 24 January 2026, the Advanced MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) hosted its Annual Reconnect & Gala, bringing together alumni from across the world, current students, and faculty. The event celebrated shared values, connection, and purpose, focusing on ‘The great shifts in international…

Simay Çetin is a PhD candidate in the NWO-funded project “At Home Otherwise: Rethinking Heritage through Diversity.” Her research project aims to analyze diversity and everyday home-making in allotment gardens through the lens of food heritage.

Elsa Charléty is lecturer of Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology of Leiden University and completing a PhD in Comparative Literature at Brown University and the Sorbonne University in Paris.

Sander Hölsgens (PhD, UCL) is an anthropologist of urban culture and artistic research. His current research examines skateboarding as a contested practice of socio-political resistance. He also uses zine-making and filmmaking to explore questions on affect, pollution, and the body. At Leiden University,…

Andrea Malaya M. Ragragio is a PhD candidate within the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology of Leiden University.

Elmer Veldkamp is an anthropologist of Korea and Japan, who focuses on the collective and individual processes by means of which people make sense of changes and developments in their everyday lives.

Working in a laboratory is different from working in an office. Some of the rules that apply when working in or around a laboratory are given below.

Working in a laboratory is different from working in an office. Some of the rules that apply when working in or around a laboratory are given below.