The fifty members of The Young Academy are jointly responsible for its identity and activities. Their engagement is therefore extremely important. They share a deeply felt enthusiasm for science and scholarship and the desire to share that enthusiasm with society. Members are appointed for a five-year period, with ten members being added and ten departing each year. This ensures a steady stream of new plans and ideas.
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Petter Törnberg explores how social media platforms can have a positive impact on society. Lees meer over Petter Törnberg
Vanessa LaPointe specialises in cell therapies for vision-threatening conditions affecting the cornea and ocular surface. Lees meer over Vanessa LaPointe
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
Lilly Verhagen studies the immune system of the respiratory tract in vulnerable children around the world. Lees meer over Lilly Verhagen
Eline van der Kruk uses computer-generated models of the human neuro-muscular-skeletal system to simulate, analyse and optimise human motion. Lees meer over Eline van der Kruk
Biophysicist Felix Hol uses different approaches and techniques to better understand the mosquito and its interactions with parasites and viruses. Lees meer over Felix Hol
Mariëlle Wijermars examines how authoritarian states such as Russia attempt to influence and restrict the online dissemination of information. Lees meer over Mariëlle Wijermars
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
Literary scholar Jeroen Dera analyses the reading culture of adolescents. Lees meer over Jeroen Dera
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
Expertise: Ancient history & Classical languages and cultures & Greek language and literature Lees meer over Tazuko van Berkel
Expertise: History of arts and architecture & The interdependence of the history of art with the history of materials, techniques and knowledge Lees meer over Marjolijn Bol
Bas Borsje investigates how we can adapt our environment to the changing climate. His research at the interface of hydraulic engineering, physics, ecology and public administration integrates these different areas of expertise to explore how we can use nature to protect coastal areas against climate change. Lees meer over Bas Borsje
Expertise: Ancient and medieval history & Manuscript studies & History of religion Augustine and the church fathers Lees meer over Shari Boodts
Expertise: Psychology, pedagogics & Child development of self-view Lees meer over Eddie Brummelman
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
Pieter Coppens (born 1983) is broadly concerned with Islamic intellectual history, through the lens of the history of Koranic interpretation. He works mainly with sources in classical Arabic. Lees meer over Pieter Coppens
Scott Douglas (born 1983) studies cases of successful collaboration between public authorities and civil-society organisations concerning highly complex issues such as radicalisation, functional illiteracy, and child abuse. Lees meer over Scott Douglas
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
Expertise: Aerospace Engineering & Atmospheric pollution & Public health & Climate effect Lees meer over Irene Dedoussi
Expertise: Physics & Nanophotonics & Nanotechnology Lees meer over Sanli Faez
David Fernandez Rivas develops solutions to problems in society using microbubbles and various other technologies, particularly in the field of medicine. One of his inventions is the needle-free injection of drugs and vaccines. Lees meer over David Fernandez Rivas
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
With her research on complex information processing by immune cells, Kristina Ganzinger (born 1986) seeks to build bridges between physics and immunology, between classical biophysics and synthetic biology. Lees meer over Kristina Ganzinger
Expertise: Geo-information & Earth observation Lees meer over Caroline Gevaert
Expertise: Democratisation and authoritarianism & Legitimacy and political representation & Electoral fraud & Democracy and human rights Lees meer over Carolien van Ham
Expertise: Clouds radiation and solar energy and atmospheric dynamics turbulence and 3D atmospheric simulation models Lees meer over Chiel van Heerwaarden
Expertise: Thoracic oncology & Pulmonary disorders Lees meer over Lizza Hendriks
Expertise: Philosophy & Political Philosophy & Ethics in organizations Lees meer over Lisa Herzog
Léonie de Jonge (born 1990) is Assistant Professor in European Politics and Society at the Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen. She is also a researcher at the Dutch Political Parties Documentation Centre (DNPP). 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
Rogier Kievit (born 1982) studies how and why cognitive abilities change during people’s lifetime, particularly during childhood and old age. Lees meer over Rogier Kievit
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
Expertise: Complex Tissue Engineering & Nanotechnology & Materials technology & Organs and organ systems & Macromolecular chemistry, polymer chemistry & more Lees meer over Jeroen Leijten
Expertise: Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence & Artificial intelligence, expert systems & Palaeography, bibliology, bibliography, library science & User interfaces, multimedia & Information systems, databases Lees meer over Cynthia Liem
Expertise: Tumour immunology & Immunotherapy Lees meer over Noel de Miranda
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
Mathematician Stéphanie van der Pas investigates when and how to identify causal relationships in data. Her main research focus is medical data. Lees meer over Stéphanie van der Pas
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
Expertise: Mathematics, Mathematical algorithms and artificial intelligence Lees meer over Jim Portegies
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
Expertise: Astronomy & Astrophysics Lees meer over Else Starkenburg
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
Expertise: Philosopy & Religious studies & Religious tolerance & Political secularism Lees meer over Pooyan Tamimi Arab
Expertise: Meta-research & Psychiatry & Research integrity & Mental health in academia & Research culture Lees meer over Joeri Tijdink
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: Private (procedural) law & International law & Constitutional and administrative law & Interdisciplinary branches of law & Criminal (procedural) law and criminology Lees meer over Michel Vols
Expertise: Computational neuroscience & Natural Computing & Neurotechnology Lees meer over Fleur Zeldenrust
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