1,085 search results for “history of space” in the Staff website
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Geke BurgerFaculty of Humanities
g.burger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272339
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Diplomacy may look very different in space than on Earth
A symposium on space diplomacy for experts and the general public will take place in The Hague on Monday 12 June. Everyone has an interest in learning more about this topic, says Professor Jan Melissen. ‘The scope of international relations has expanded beyond our planet.’
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First MIRI-image by the James Webb Space Telescope
The alignment of the James Webb Space Telescope is complete. The space observatory is able to capture sharp, well-directed images with each of its four powerful scientific instruments on board. The MIRI instrument, on which Professor of Molecular Astrophysics Ewine van Dishoeck also worked, was the…
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Bloomreach Experience 16 _ Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History December 2025
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Academic Freedom: The Palestinian Condition and the Production of History
Lecture, LUCIS Keynote
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Rodrigo OchigameSocial & Behavioural Sciences
r.k.ochigame@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 6 2829 8901
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Jacqueline HylkemaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.j.hylkema@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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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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Klaas WorpFaculty of Humanities
k.a.worp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171
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Junjie HuangSocial & Behavioural Sciences
j.huang@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Eefke de HaanFaculty of Humanities
e.j.de.haan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Jan Wim BuismanFaculty of Humanities
j.w.buisman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7212
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: 'Rules in space are to everyone’s advantage'
Space is of enormous strategic value. Having rules in space therefore is to everyone’s advantage.
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Johan VisserFaculty of Humanities
j.visser@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1744
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Alexander GeurdsFaculty of Archaeology
a.geurds@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272206
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Xingni JiangFaculty of Science
x.jiang@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275265
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Rieneke SonneveltFaculty of Humanities
d.a.m.sonnevelt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jay HuangFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
y.c.huang@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9596
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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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We Can Change the Defaults: Building Networks of Consent and Spaces of Joy in the Ruins of Social Media
Lecture
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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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Giliam de ValkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
g.g.de.valk@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9028
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Interview with Tanja Masson-Zwaan on the ESA website
The European Space Agency (ESA) introduces the members of the European Center for Space Law (ECSL) on its website through interviews with its members. One of those members is Tanja Masson-Zwaan.
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Maartje JanseFaculty of Humanities
m.j.janse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4167
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Garnet AkeyrFaculty of Science
g.j.akeyr@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4845
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Stefano BellucciFaculty of Humanities
s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3473
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‘Little’ Stories in ‘Big’ Histories. Families, Mobility, and Identity in the Indian Ocean
Lecture
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Remembering and Forgetting in Two Worlds. Writing Histories of Forced Displacement and Submerged Genealogy
Lecture
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Marcel KeurentjesFaculty of Humanities
m.keurentjes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
a.f.schrikker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2769
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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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The persistence of space: Formalizing the polysemy of spatial relations in functional elements
PhD defence
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan on 'Spraakmakers' about mining the moon
Commercial parties offering space travel, space waste, claiming the moon, potentially exploiting resources ... It’s going to get busy in space in the coming years. But there are no clear agreements about this. Tanja Masson-Zwaan, Assistant Professor of Space Law, talked about the topic in Spraakmakers…
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Carola HeinSocial & Behavioural Sciences
c.m.hein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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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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Michiel van GroesenFaculty of Humanities
m.van.groesen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2765
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Marieke BloembergenFaculty of Humanities
m.bloembergen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2459
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Damian PargasFaculty of Humanities
d.a.pargas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2736
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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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Jonathan StöklFaculty of Humanities
t.j.stokl@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2255
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Paul Nieuwenburg
Social & Behavioural Sciences
pnieuwenburg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1983
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Indira HuliselanFaculty of Humanities
i.c.huliselan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1167
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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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Tracking the origin and evolution of molecules in space
How do molecules originate and evolve in space? And how does that ultimately determine the chemical composition of planets and their atmospheres? The Dutch Astrochemistry Network (DANIII) receives 1.6 million euros from NWO to find out. A large group of Leiden astronomers and chemists is contributing:…
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
k.j.fatah@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2666
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Alain WijffelsFaculty of Law
a.a.wijffels@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Stijn BusselsFaculty of Humanities
s.p.m.bussels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2693
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Alisa van de HaarFaculty of Humanities
a.d.m.van.de.haar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272179