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Max Birk studies how the enjoyment derived from gaming and the intrinsic motivation behind gameplay can have a positive impact on mental health. Lees meer over Max Birk

Bieke Cattoor explores landscape imagination, focusing on everyday urban environments. Her work is both analytical and design-based – integrating insights from the humanities, the exact sciences and the social sciences – and contributes to a more liveable, sustainable, and resilient city. Lees meer over Bieke Cattoor

Nico Claassens is interested in how bacteria can be used to convert carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into useful raw materials. Lees meer over Nico Claassens

Literary scholar Jeroen Dera analyses the reading culture of adolescents. Lees meer over Jeroen Dera

Max van Duijn (born 1984) investigates people's ability to empathise with others and envision the world from their perspective; this is also known as "thought reading" or "Theory of Mind". Lees meer over Max van Duijn

Modern scientific disciplines depend on computer simulations to elucidate and design complex systems. But how do we know whether these simulations are reliable, and how can we shorten the time it takes to perform the necessary complex calculations? Vandana Dwarka works on the fundamental mathematics behind these questions and studies numerical methods for wave phenomena simulations, with applications for plasma fusion and quantum processing. Lees meer over Vandana Dwarka

Romy Gaillard is a paediatrician and population epidemiologist. In her research, she focuses on child growth and development in the womb and just after birth. The first 1,000 days of life are instrumental in determining the likelihood of chronic diseases later on. Lees meer over Romy Gaillard

Expertise: Geo-information & Earth observation Lees meer over Caroline Gevaert

Expertise: Philosophy & Political Philosophy & Ethics in organizations Lees meer over Lisa Herzog

Björn Hoops investigates which legal rules are thwarting the energy transition and how these rules can be amended to promote saving energy or generating sustainable energy. Lees meer over Björn Hoops

Prof Léonie de Jonge has held the professorship in political science on research on far-right extremism with a focus on political actors and ideologies at the Institute for Research on Far-Right Extremism (IRex), University of Tübingen. Lees meer over Léonie de Jonge

Valentijn Karemaker conducts research in arithmetic geometry to examine connections between number theory, algebra and geometry. Her work in this dynamic and interdisciplinary field involves developing geometric techniques to solving equations, specifically 'Diophantine' equations. Lees meer over Valentijn Karemaker

Vasiliki Kosta is interested in EU fundamental rights and more generally in "horizontal" institutional and constitutional issues encompassing the various different policy fields of EU law. Lees meer over Vasiliki Kosta

Olya Kudina examines how the moral concepts and decisions that guide us in our behaviour are influenced by technologies and the natural environment. She focuses on the dynamic relationship between technologies and human values, specifically how artificial intelligence influences and can strengthen democracy. Lees meer over Olya Kudina

Ingrid Leijten positions her research on the (changing) role and significance of fundamental rights in the context of broader constitutional law and rule of law issues. Lees meer over Ingrid Leijten

Esther Metting works with people with low digital literacy to design and implement e-health tools so that they meet user needs. Lees meer over Esther Metting

Daphina Misiedjan's research is at the interface between human rights and the environment. She deals with such topics as access to water for people and nature, air pollution, but also climate issues. Lees meer over Daphina Misiedjan

Saskia Peels studies religion in ancient Greece. Her research interests include Ancient Greek concepts of holiness, religious practices across time, and rituals in which people imagined themselves interacting directly with the gods. Lees meer over Saskia Peels

How can spatial planning policies ensure that cities are resilient in the face of major but uncertain changes? This is the question at the heart of Ward Rauws' research on adaptive planning. He analyses how spatial planning specialists deal with uncertainty and is developing an adaptive planning methodology. Lees meer over Ward Rauws

Bettina Schwab investigates how our brains control our body’s movements and how we can influence these processes. Lees meer over Bettina Schwab

Fenneke Sysling is a historian at Leiden University. She researches earlier scientists, especially those working in the Dutch colonies. Her work examines the role of ordinary people as research subjects, influencers, and users of scientific knowledge. Lees meer over Fenneke Sysling

Shiyanthi Thavapalan studies what the history of craftsmanship and technology can tell us about ancient Mesopotamian concepts of nature and knowledge. Lees meer over Shiyanthi Thavapalan

Petter Törnberg explores how social media platforms can have a positive impact on society. Lees meer over Petter Törnberg

Joris van der Voet conducts experimental and behavioural science research on decision-making and behaviour in the public sector. Lees meer over Joris van der Voet

Expertise: Computational neuroscience & Natural Computing & Neurotechnology Lees meer over Fleur Zeldenrust