Sarah de Rijcke appointed Rector of Leiden University

Sarah de Rijcke, Dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and Professor of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, will take the position of Rector on 15/01/2025.

She will succeed Hester Bijl, who will become Rector at another Dutch university, the Delft University of Technology.

"De Rijcke is a driving force behind Academia in Motion, the university programme to better recognise and reward staff and promote Open Science. She holds various administrative roles within and outside the university, including membership of the Dutch UNESCO Commission, and has extensive international experience on the advisory boards of major research funders, policy bodies and metascience consortia," Leiden University said in a statement.

"She is also committed to a collaborative approach to the challenges facing the university, including budget cuts and pressures on internationalisation, as well as student well-being, knowledge security and academic freedom," the university said.

"Sarah boasts broad international administrative experience and…