The team

My name is Frans Nelissen, and I am the Director of Research at the Faculty.

 I would like to introduce the team at the Research Office so you can understand what we do and how we can support researchers. We focus on all aspects of research, including securing research funding, enhancing the visibility of research, internationalization, as well as addressing ethical issues and data management.

My name is Alma Erenstein, and I am the Faculty Funding Officer.

External funding is important for academic research, and my goal is to create the best conditions for securing it. I assist researchers in navigating the complex landscape of national and European funding, particularly grants and fellowships from NWO, the European Commission, and the European Research Council (ERC).

Awards and memberships are important forms of recognition of academic research. Together with the Director of Research, I advise the Faculty Board on nominations and coordinate this process.

In addition to funding, project management is essential. The Research Office has the expertise to manage consortium projects. The project manager provides support in both the pre-award and post-award phase of these projects.

My name is Christine Penninga, and I am the Faculty Policy Officer for Research and Secretary of the Scientific Research and Ethics Committee (CWB) and the Research Ethics Review Committee (CETOR).

As a policy officer, I translate national and university-wide policies into a tailored version for our Faculty, ensuring that the research of our staff is well presented. In addition, I draft policy memoranda and advisory documents on research-related issues for the Faculty.

In my role as CWB Secretary, I coordinate the review of PhD research proposals and advise on research proposals for grant applications. As secretary to CETOR, I oversee the process of ethical review of applications and co-assess aspects of data management and GDPR compliance.

My name is Tamara Hummel, and I am a Project Manager and the Privacy & Security Coordinator for Research of the Faculty.

I support researchers in managing their research data during and after the research project. Data management includes ensuring proper backups, collaborating on data with colleagues or external parties, long-term archiving, and publishing or making the data findable by other researchers (open science).

As a project manager, I am member of the project desk. I support our researchers in applying for, starting, leading, and participating in externally funded consortium projects, e.g. NWO and Horizon Europe projects.

My name is Nynke Kleinenberg-Scheurer, and I am the Management Information Officer for Research and an Editor.

I am involved in quality assurance for research, including scientific reporting and providing various types of data related to research inputs and results.

Additionally, I serve as the coordinator for the Netherlands Institute for Law and Governance (NILG), a collaboration with three other Dutch Law Faculties, and the Legal Research Network (LRN), a partnership with ten other European Law Faculties. For both networks, an annual conference is organized, where researchers from our Faculty are invited to present their work.

Researchers can also reach out to me for support from the Fund Promotion Internationalization (FPI) for participating in conferences abroad, for assistance with the research information system Pure, for applications for visiting fellowships, and for general research-related inquiries.

My name is Tamara Hummel, and I am a Project Manager and the Privacy & Security Coordinator for Research of the Faculty.

I support researchers in managing their research data during and after the research project. Data management includes ensuring proper backups, collaborating on data with colleagues or external parties, long-term archiving, and publishing or making the data findable by other researchers (open science).

As a project manager, I am member of the project desk. I support our researchers in applying for, starting, leading, and participating in externally funded consortium projects, e.g. NWO and Horizon Europe projects.