587 search results for “european commission” in the Staff website
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#HumanRightsWeek: Mr. Michael O'Flaherty - What future for human rights?
Lecture
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Jan Kleijssen, Hans Franken-lecture 2023
Lecture
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Pedagogische Wetenschappen en Jeugdrecht zetten succesvolle interdisciplinaire samenwerking voort
Onderzoekers van het Instituut Pedagogische Wetenschappen en de afdeling Jeugdrecht gaan samenwerken in 2 nieuwe onderzoeken: onderzoek naar het terugplaatsingen van kinderen na uithuisplaatsing en draagmoederschappen in Nederland.
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Allocation of the work areas of the Humanities Campus: Who goes where?
It was announced in December that a new draft urban development plan for the Humanities Campus is now ready. In drawing up this plan for the various buildings, outdoor space and traffic routes on campus, the facilities and layout of the buildings themselves were, of course, also considered. Discussions…
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In memoriam Harold V.J. Linnartz 1965 – 2023: Unlocking the Chemistry of the Heavens
With great sadness we share the news that Prof. Harold Linnartz passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday 31 December 2023. We are all in shock, and our thoughts are with his wife and children, other family, and friends. Harold was at the heart of our institute, as a researcher, as a supervisor,…
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Interview Anneke Koning: PhD research on transnational sexual exploitation of children
Sexual exploitation of children abroad: the Dutch government calls on its citizens to not look away from 'suspicious situations’ while turning a blind eye to the root causes of the problem themselves. Koning, who recently obtained her PhD on transnational sexual exploitation of children from Leiden…
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Looted art returned to Sri Lanka: ‘It was a job tracing what came from where'
A cannon, a sabre, guns: these Sri Lankan objects had been in the Rijksmuseum for centuries. In early December, they were returned to Sri Lanka. Associate Professor of Colonial History Alicia Schrikker led the research that formed the basis for the restitution and published a volume on the findings…
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BOOK TALK: Offshore Attachments Oil and Intimacy in the Caribbean
Lecture, LIMS seminar | Book Talk
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Israel's Gaza war. What caused it? What are the consequences?
Lecture
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Roundtable: Accountability in the Digital Age
Roundtable discussion
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Opening academic year
University ceremony
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Circulation as Relational History
Lecture, Annual Leiden Terra Incognita Lecture
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Preventing Future Ukraines: Conflict Prevention in Europe
Debate
- The Anthropocene is a prospective epoch/series, not a geological event
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Word as Image: Waka Inscription on the Folding Screen at the Turn of the 17th Century in Japan
Lecture
- International Mother Language Day 2024
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Research Workshop on the Legal Responses to the Disinformation Crisis
Conference
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Live Event: China’s Digital Future
Debate
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Filling an Accountability Gap? How a Standing UN Investigative Mechanism Would Further International Criminal Justice
Conference
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How the Netherlands systematically used extreme violence in Indonesia and concealed this afterwards
Dutch troops, judges and politicians collectively condoned and concealed the systematic use of extreme violence during the Indonesian War of Independence. Historians have now shown how this could happen. ‘It was scandal management rather than prevention,’ says Leiden historian and research leader Gert…
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Black hole one year later: proof of a persistent shadow
The brightness peak of the ring around M87's supermassive black hole has shifted 30 degrees counterclockwise in a year. This is shown by new images released by the Event Horizon Telescope consortium.
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Introducing: Yusra Abdullahi, Maha Ali & Felipe Colla de Amorim
Yusra Abdullahi, Maha Ali and Felipe Colla de Amorim recently joined the Institute for History as PhD candidates. Together they work an an integrated, collective project. Learn more about them below!
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New Year’s reception 2021: a memorable online event
The Faculty’s traditional New Year’s reception, like everything else these days, was transformed into an online event this year. Dean Paul Wouters as the host led us through the programme filled with the Casimir Teaching Award, the Pieter de la Court Medals, the Master’s Thesis Prizes, and a short lecture…
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Changing Approaches Towards Restitution and Return of Colonial Heritage: Tracing Experiences and Identifying Shared Decolonial Practices
INTERDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM
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The Processes of Conversion to Islam in Contemporary Spain: From the Betrayal of Spain to Community Insertion
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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The 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Working together to fulfil the promise of peace
Conference
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Queer Subjects in Modern Japanese Literature: A Reminiscence
Lecture
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Protecting the Peace Process in Post-Brexit Northern Ireland
Lecture
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Johan Van Manen’s Tibetan and Himalayan Collection: The Challenges of Multi-media Research
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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Van de Waallezing 2023: Maarten van Heemskerck, Rome and classical mythology
Alumni event, Lezing
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The Concept of Living Customary Law Revisited
VVI Research Meetings 2022-2023
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Peel Slowly and See
Festival
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Collecting Latin America: Actors, Networks, and Approaches in the 20th century
Conference, Symposium
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Brexit’s second anniversary - a reading list
On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union. New regulations, agreed upon by both parties took effect on 1 January 2021. What impact did Brexit have politically? Do British and European citizens now have different opinions of one another? And why did the Brits want to leave…
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Researchers from Leiden visit Indonesia on knowledge mission
A delegation from Leiden University recently embarked on a knowledge mission to various NGOs, universities and government organisations in Indonesia. New partnerships were formed and important knowledge exchanged, and researchers from Leiden gave guest lectures.
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Conference Museums, Collections and Society
Conference
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Untold Stories: representation, heritage and museums
Conference, D&I Symposium