780 search results for “museum collective and society” in the Staff website
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Symposium about Rein Dool painting and University exhibition policy
At a symposium on 26 May, experts, staff and students from Leiden University will discuss what should happen with Rein Dool’s painting in the Academy Building and what the guidelines for the University’s exhibition policy should be. These issues will be explored from diverse perspectives during the…
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Debate on painting of cigar-smoking white men
The brief removal of Rein Dool’s ‘cigar-smoking white men’ painting generated a storm of reactions last November. Students, staff and alumni reflected on this at a symposium on Friday 26 May.
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Introducing: Geert Ham
In September 2023, Geert Ham started working at the Institute for History as a PhD candidate within the ERC-funded project 'Anchoring Innovation'. Below he introduces himself.
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Sara BrandelleroFaculty of Humanities
s.l.a.brandellero@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271447
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Muslim Futures Festival
Arts and culture, Festival
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Gorillas abducting women leads to new art history
Two statues of gorillas abducting women: they were what led PhD candidate Dick van Broekhuizen to write a new type of history of nineteenth-century sculpture. ‘If you view nineteenth-century art history from a less narrow perspective, the narrative changes completely.’ PhD ceremony on 21 June.
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Fleeing tapestry makers picked up the thread again in Gouda
In the sixteenth century, many Protestants fled to the Northern Netherlands to avoid Spanish oppression in the south. This exodus included tapestry makers from Oudenaarde who eventually settled in Gouda. Professor by Special Appointment Yvonne Bleyerveld and researcher Jos Beerens have been awarded…
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The surprising tradition of fables in French education: 'It builds bridges between generations'
In the Netherlands, people probably grew up with De Fabeltjeskrant (a children’s show, ed.), but in France an introduction to fables plays a much more important role in a child's upbringing. PhD candidate Céline Zaepffel studied the role of fables in French education and teaching methods. It turns out…
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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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Who are the JUL board members?
The JUL board 2025/2026 consists of five colleagues:
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Leiden Impact Matrix
To help you make the impact or valorisation of your scientific research more clearly apparent, we have created a Leiden Impact Matrix.
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Celebrating 40 Years of the Latin American Studies Program at Leiden
Alumni event, Lustrum
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Do’s and don’ts for applicants
Are you considering preparing a Kiem application? Learn from those who came before you! Here you find the recommendations and insights from colleagues who previously realised a Kiem project.
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Month of Tutankhamun: Egypt's most legendary pharaoh
November marks exactly 100 years since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. To celebrate this special discovery, the Faculty of Humanities, together with various parties, is organising the 'Month of Tutankhamun': a month full of activities around Egypt's most legendary pharaoh.
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Bridging Disciplines: A Dead Sea Scrolls Study Day with Mladen Popović
When asked about the mission of the Leiden Jewish Studies network, Jürgen Zangenberg, Professor of Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity at Leiden University, and one of the organizers of the event says: “We try to keep the network as broad as possible, and to attract as many people from the outside…
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Beyond Academic Freedom: The Palestinian Condition and the Production of History
Lecture, LUCIS Keynote
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The ancient Egyptians were just like us
The people who lived in Saqqara, City of the Dead in Egypt, died thousands of years ago, but they are not all that different from us. This is what a study by the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, The Netherlands concludes. If you wanted to prove that you had good taste in ancient Egypt then…
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Marian Klamer on Science: 'Language is regularly used to legitimize a shared cultural history'
A newly opened museum in China appears to be devoted to the origins of the Austronesian-speaking peoples, who some 5000 years ago spread from East Asia across the Pacific, seeding it with a distinctive culture and some 1200 languages. But those displays are also a statement in the long-running dispute…
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Leiden University Libraries Signs AI Agreement with International Heritage and Knowledge Institutions
On December 3rd, AI4LAM (Artificial Intelligence for Libraries, Archives, and Museums) was launched in London. Leiden University Libraries (UBL)is a founding member, along with more than 40 leading international heritage and knowledge institutions. Together with our partners in AI4LAM, UBL aims to promote…
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Liselore Tissen in Leiden Global on ‘bridging the gap between technology and the humanities’
External PhD Candidate Liselore Tissen was interviewed by Leiden Global about her work, in which she uses 3D printing. Recently she made a copy of a decorative human skill this way.
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Rob NelissenFaculty of Medicine
r.g.h.h.nelissen@lumc.nl | 071 5263606
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Frits RosendaalFaculty of Medicine
f.r.rosendaal@lumc.nl | 071 5264037
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Ilios WillemarsFaculty of Humanities
i.f.d.m.r.willemars@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277160
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David EhrhardtFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
d.w.l.ehrhardt@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009313
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Jet BussemakerFaculty of Medicine
m.bussemaker@lumc.nl | 070 8009047
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Ratna Saptari Soetikno Slamet
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
rsaptari@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Erik-jan ZurcherFaculty of Humanities
e.j.zurcher@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Alex ReunekerFaculty of Humanities
a.reuneker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274184
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Cristiana StravaFaculty of Humanities
c.strava@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274676
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Serge RomboutsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
romboutssarb@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5269111
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Julia RootenbergFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.m.rootenberg@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260
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Maja VodopivecFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
m.vodopivec@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009472
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Ed KuijperFaculty of Medicine
e.j.kuijper@lumc.nl |
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Thijs van OschFaculty of Medicine
m.j.p.van_osch@lumc.nl | 071 5269111
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Jessica Kiefte-de JongFaculty of Medicine
j.c.kiefte@lumc.nl | 071 5269111
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Olaf DekkersFaculty of Medicine
o.m.dekkers@lumc.nl | 071 5269111
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Joery MatthysFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.matthys@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009395
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Douglas BergerFaculty of Humanities
d.l.berger@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276497
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Ingrid MeulenbeltFaculty of Medicine
i.meulenbelt@lumc.nl | 071 5269734
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Paul HudsonFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
p.f.hudson@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009330
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Thijs BoskerFaculty of Science
t.bosker@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Martijn MandersFaculty of Archaeology
m.r.manders@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bareez MajidFaculty of Humanities
b.majid@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275154
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Mark DechesneFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
m.dechesne@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009589
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Gert-Jan LelieveldFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
lelieveldgj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276615
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Kitty ZijlmansFaculty of Humanities
c.j.m.zijlmans@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
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Arsjad MuradinFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.a.muradin@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260
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Vera ScepanovicFaculty of Humanities
v.scepanovic@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272342
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Christian HendersonFaculty of Humanities
c.j.v.henderson@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274995
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Suliman IbrahimFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.m.k.ibrahim@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277517