Hall of Fame 2024
In 2024, many of our students and staff won great prizes and secured important research grants. This is our traditional review of these successes as the end of one year marks the beginning of another.
Prizes and grants have been awarded to individual researchers, teachers and students, as well as to teams. Behind every award winner is a team; every award is the result of teamwork. We are proud of these joint successes.
Below is a selection of the most important awards, appointments and achievements of our students and staff. A more detailed overview by faculty can be found on the right-hand side of this page.
Dutch Research Council (NWO) Spinoza Prize
- Bernet Elzinga - Institute of Psychology
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Horizon Europe Grant
- Sara Brandellero and Kamila Krakowska Rodrigues - Centre for the Arts in Society
ERC Advanced Grant
- Peter Grünwald - Mathematical Institute
- Grégory Schneider - Leiden Institute of Chemistry
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Ákos Kovács - Institute of Biology Leiden
ERC Consolidator Grant
- Alessandra Silvestri - Leiden Institute of Physics
- Matthew Canfield - Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of the Law
- David Holmes - Mathematical Institute
- Marta Artola Perez de Azanza - Leiden Institute of Chemistry
- Sarah Cramsey - Institute for Area Studies
- Maartje Huijbers - LUMC
- Corinna Jentzsch - Political Science
- Andrew Littlejohn - Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
- Ili Ma - Institute of Psychology
- Carwyn Morris - Institute for Area Studies
- Sara Polak - Centre for the Arts in Society
- Jasmijn Rana - Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
- Joanne Stolk - Centre for the Arts in Society
- Sander van Kasteren - Leiden Institute of Chemistry
- Kim Bonger - Leiden Institute of Chemistry
- Susana Chuva de Sousa Lopes - LUMC
- Nathaniel Martin - Institute of Biology Leiden
NWO grants
NWO Summit Grant
- Carlo Beenakker and Bas Hensen - Leiden Institute of Physics
- Elena Maria Rossi - Leiden Observatory
- Aline de Almeida Vidotto - Leiden Observatory
- Jenneke van der Wal - Centre for Linguistics
- Petra Sijpesteijn - Institute for Area Studies
- Victoria Nyst - Centre for Linguistics
- Saskia Lesnik Oberstein - LUMC
- Puck Knipscheer - LUMC
- Francesca Arici - Mathematical Institute
- Lettie Dorst - Centre for Linguistics
- Marjolein Fokkema - Institute of Psychology
- Sebastiaan Haffert - Leiden Observatory
- Melissa McClure - Leiden Observatory
- Renske Onstein - Institute of Biology Leiden
- Dovile Rimkute - Institute of Public Administration
- Annemarie Samuels - Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
- Mirko Signorelli - Mathematical Institute
- Fenneke Sysling - Institute for History
- Liesbeth Winter - LUMC
- Valerio Barbarossa - Institute of Environmental Sciences
- Marieke Barnhoorn - LUMC
- Neeltje Blankenstein - Institute of Psychology
- Janneke Dekker - LUMC
- Melanie Fink - Europa Institute
- Edouard Fu - LUMC
- Kathleen Gregory - Centre for Science and Technology Studies
- Willianne Hoepel - LUMC
- Emma Houlder - LUMC
- Willem Jespers - Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research
- Reinoud Kaldewaij - Institute of Psychology
- Annebelle Kok - Institute of Biology Leiden
- Marie Louise Krogh - Institute for Philosophy
- Anne-Grete Märtson - Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research
- Timo McGregor - Institute for History
- Iain Muntz - Leiden Institute of Physics
- Rodrigo Ochigame - Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
- Matthias van Oosterom - LUMC
- Dorine Schellens - Centre for the Arts in Society
- J.T. van Velthoven
- Xiaochen Zheng - Institute of Psychology
NWO-NICAS
- Joost Batenburg - Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science
Aspasia grant
- Mitra Baratchi - Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science
- Tabassi Mofrad - Centre for Linguistics
- Camil Staps - Centre for Linguistics
- Simeen Tabassi Mofrad - Centre for Linguistics
NWO SGW Open Competition L
- Egbert Fortuin - Centre for Linguistics
- Jan-Bart Gewald - African Studies Centre Leiden
- Rik van Gijn and Derek Karssenberg (UU) - Centre for Linguistics
- Marika Keblusek - Centre for the Arts in Society
- Erik de Maaker - Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
- Mark de Rooij - Psychology
- Nadira Saab, Marco de Carvalho Filho (RUG), Joke Fleer (RUG), Roald Verhoeff (RU) - ICLON
- Jan Aart Scholte - Institute of Security and Global Affairs
NWO SGW Open Competition XS
- Lidewyde Berckmoes - African Studies Centre Leiden
- Anne Helder - Leiden Institute of Education and Child Studies
- Max van Lent - Institute of Tax Law and Economics
- Johannes Müller - Centre for Arts in Society
- Mirre Stallen - Institute of Psychology
- Kohei Suzuki - Institute of Public Administration
- Fleur Brouwer - Institute of Psychology
- Aiste Celkyte - Centre for the Arts in Society
- Hanneke Hulst, Marit Ruitenberg and Ellen de Bruijn - Institute of Psychology
- Annabel Losecaat Vermeer - Institute of Psychology
- Jordy Meekes - Institute of Tax Law and Economics
- Angelo Romano - Institute of Psychology
- Susana Santos Ângelo Salgado Valdez - Centre for Linguistics
- Anne Urai and Philippa Johnson - Institute of Psychology
- Matthias Barz and Sebastian Pomplun - Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research
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Bart Everts and Sander van Kasteren - LUMC and Leiden Institute of Chemistry
- Semonti Bhattacharyya - Leiden Institute of Physics
- Daniel Rozen - Institute of Biology Leiden
National science prizes
- Angus Mol, Aris Politopoulos, Sybille Lammes and Csilla Ariese van de Reinwardt won the Ammodo Science Award
- Mariska Kret won the first edition of the KHNW Mercator Sapiens Stimulus
Special university appointments
Judi Mesman and Wim Voermans were appointed distinguished professors.
Seven new members of Young Academy Leiden
- Adina Akbik - Institute of Political Science
- Caspar Jacobs - Institute for Philosophy
- Michelle Spierings - Institute of Biology Leiden
- Thanja Lamberts - Leiden Institute of Chemistry
- Eduard Schmidt - Institute of Public Administration
- Shivant Jhagroe - Institute of Public Administration
- Arjan Louwen - Faculty of Archaeology
New members of KHMW
- Jos Raaijmakers - Institute of Biology Leiden
- Andrew Webb - LUMC
- Kutsal Yesilkagit - Institute of Public Administration
- Vanessa Mak - Institute of Private Law
- Herman Paul - Institute for History
Comenius grants
- Min Cho and Jyothi Thrivikraman - Leiden University College The Hague
- Karin de Wild and Peter Verhaar - Centre for the Arts in Society
- Alexandra Langers and Esther Hamoen - LUMC
Comenius Teaching Fellow grants
- Eun-ju Kim - Institute for Area Studies
- Zsuzsika Sjoerds and Sebo Uithol - Institute of Psychology
- Kim Beerden - Institute for History
- Wisse Bakker - LUMC
Teaching prizes
LUS Teaching Prize
Pieter Slaman - Institute for History
- Thed van Leeuwen and Anouk Goemans became professor by special appointment.
- Researchers Dietsje Jolles and Agustin Enciso Martinez received the Praesidium Libertatis Grant 2024
- Marie Depuydt and Jurren de Groot received the Krijn Rietveld award
- 25 projects received a grant from the Leiden University Fund
- Master students Brechtje de Jong and Ilse de Weert win the KNMP Student Prize 2024
- Charlotte van der Voort wins the Leiden University Thesis Prize 2024
- Master student Nour Al Kuhaili wins the Mr. K.J. Cath Award of University Leiden
- Several Leiden Science students win KHMW-award
On the Dies Natalis on 8 February an honorary doctorate was awarded to astrophysicist Sara Seager.
- John Kroes received a royal distinction
- Ineke Sluiter was awarded the Arts and Sciences Medal of Honour
- Erik Deul was appointed Knight of the Order of Oranje-Nassau
