812 search results for “history of space” in the Student website
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump's Greenland plan ignores a history of segregation'
University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe discusses on The Conversation how Trump's Greenland proposal overlooks the historical discrimination faced by Indigenous Alaskans.
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12,000 year old dice and what they tell us about the history of play
The Conversation published an article on the oldest dice authored by Aris Politoupolis, Angus Mol and Walter Crist. In this article they discuss how the oldest dice are d2's, or double sided dice comparable to a coin toss. These double sided dice are 12.000 years old and therefore much older then the…
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Wim van den DoelAdministration and Central Services
h.w.van.den.doel@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272922
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Website shows the history of Sri Lanka’s ‘Slave Island’: ‘Soon there will be none of it left’
In the eighteenth century, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) housed its enslaved people on ‘Slave Island’ in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Today ‘Slave Island’ is under serious threat from property developers. Senior lecturer Alicia Schrikker, together with her Sri Lankan colleagues Iromi Perera…
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Michiel van GroesenFaculty of Humanities
m.van.groesen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272765
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Unique research on inscriptions offers new insights into history Islam
From the very beginning, the Islam has known an oral tradition. It was only two hundred years ago that Muslims starting writing about the history of Islam, on rocks or other hard materials. Arabic epigraphy (study of inscriptions) turns out to be an essential tool in historical genealogy research. Abdullah…
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Kees Verduin
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
verduin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maria van der SchaarFaculty of Humanities
m.s.van.der.schaar@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Soledad Valdivia RiveraFaculty of Humanities
s.valdivia.rivera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272947
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Rebekka GrossmannFaculty of Humanities
r.m.grossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0642241229
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Is ‘LDE Space & Society’ for me? (and 4 other questions)
Bridging the gap between the space sector and society, together with students from other disciplines. That’s the aim of the LDE Space & Society Honours Programme, which is launching this year. Applications close 6 October 2024. Read on to discover if it’s for you!
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
h.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Vici for Victoria Nyst: 'The history of sign language contributes to identity formation'
Victoria Nyst's love for sign language was sparked when she accidentally ended up at a deaf school while studying African linguistics. The university lecturer has since been awarded a Vici grant to research the history of these languages.
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Debt Biographies: a Life History Approach to Problematic Debts
The aim of ‘debt biographies’ is to gain a detailed understanding of how people get into debt. What are the circumstances in which people accumulate debt and what kind of debts are these? How do debts impact people’s lives, feelings of self-worth and aspirations for the future?
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Nira WickramasingheFaculty of Humanities
n.k.wickramasinghe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272982
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Maud RijksFaculty of Humanities
m.rijks@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273516
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Khizar JawadFaculty of Humanities
k.jawad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272709
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Daniele Paolini
Faculty of Humanities
d.p.paolini@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272623
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Elisabeth DietermanFaculty of Humanities
e.m.dieterman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Marcel KeurentjesFaculty of Humanities
m.keurentjes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ton van GestelFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
a.f.j.c.van.gestel@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009589
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Göran SundholmFaculty of Humanities
b.g.sundholm@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
k.j.fatah@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272666
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
w.m.schmidli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272341
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Daniela Vicherat MattarFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
d.a.vicherat.mattar@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009537
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Kenan van de Mieroop
Faculty of Humanities
k.j.van.de.mieroop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272715
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Stijn BusselsFaculty of Humanities
s.p.m.bussels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272693
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First fine for space debris: A warning for space companies
The first fine for space debris has been issued. An American company that had failed to clean up its space junk has been fined $150.000.
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Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
a.f.schrikker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272769
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Hendrik den HeijerFaculty of Humanities
h.j.den.heijer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Doreen MüllerFaculty of Humanities
d.mueller@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274954
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Carola HeinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.m.hein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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NWO Grant for Research into the History of Languages: ‘It tells us something about our past as humans’
A collaboration between linguists, geographers and anthropologists aims to uncover how languages spread across South America over thousands of years. Associate Professor Rik van Gijn is responsible for the linguistic side of this NWO project.
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Leiden Lawcast S02E02: Developments in Space Law with Tanja Masson-Zwwan
During the second episode of this Leiden Law podcast, hosts Juli Wentholt and Ishana Badhai will talk with Tanja Masson-Zwaan about the latest developments in Space Law.
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Alexander Geurdsa.geurds@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272206
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Willem van der Does sheds new light on the at times pitch-black history of psychiatry
Piercing through the skull with an ice pick, administering electric shocks without an anaesthetic, or applying leeches to the uterus: these may seem like medieval methods of torture, but they are in fact therapies used in medicine. Willem van der Does writes about all of them in his new book. ‘Physicians…
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Jay HuangFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
y.c.huang@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009596
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Klaas WorpFaculty of Humanities
k.a.worp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bernhard RiegerFaculty of Humanities
b.rieger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271290
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Ajeng Arainikasih
Faculty of Humanities
a.a.arainikasih@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
a.heyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271121
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Mesmerising images from James Webb space telescope
The 'deepest and sharpest' image of the Universe to date: the first photos from the new James Webb space telescope yesterday mesmerised astronomers and the public alike. Leiden Professor of Molecular Astrophysics, Ewine van Dishoeck, spoke to various media outlets about the first images, which include…
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
p.w.van.trigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271349
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appointed professor: ‘I want to uncover the underrepresented stories in history’
Sarah Cramsey was appointed professor by special appointment of Central European Studies at the Institute of History on 14 September. 'I am keen to incorporate different scholarly approaches into my work and raise the profile of Central European Studies in Leiden.'
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Eric StormFaculty of Humanities
h.j.storm@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272721
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Launch of LDE Space & Society Honours: ‘I hope students learn they need each other’
Connecting space to society and gaining problem-solving experience: that’s the goal of LDE Space & Society, a new honours programme for bachelor’s students in Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam. What does the programme look like? And what do students hope to learn? We visited a kick-off session full of exc…
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Abolition of slavery Memorial Year has begun
On 1 July – Keti Koti, in the year ahead, our university community will be able to reflect extensively on the history of slavery by engaging in research, education and many other activities.
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Jonathan StöklFaculty of Humanities
t.j.stokl@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272255
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Paul Nieuwenburg
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
pnieuwenburg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271983
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Jelle BrandsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.brands@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271866