2,794 search results for “history of the contemporary middle east” in the Staff website
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Annetje Ottow reappointed as President of the Executive Board
Leiden University’s President of the Executive Board, Professor Annetje Ottow, has been reappointed for a second term by the Board of Governors.
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Alumnus Ruurd Kok seeks tangible traces of the past
After various jobs as an archaeologist, alumnus Ruurd Kok became a journalist. For the ‘Traces of Leiden University’ series, he explored the past of university buildings. ‘To me, history is interesting when you can touch it.’
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Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference - Call for Papers
This is a call for papers for the upcoming tenth issue of the Journal of the Lucas Graduate Conference (JLGC), intended to be published by the end of this year.
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Jacobijn Gussekloo new Dean of the Honours Academy
As of 19 April 2022, professor Jacobijn Gussekloo has been appointed Dean of the Honours Academy at Leiden University. Gussekloo is professor of Primary Care and director of the master’s programme Vitality and Ageing. Gussekloo succeeds professor Jos Schaeken, who has been Dean since March 2020.
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PROACT project improves security of Internet of Things devices
Prof. Nele Mentens and her team are going to investigate how we can better secure our electronic and mobile devices connected to the Internet of Things. For this PROACT project she will receive no less than 1.8 million euros from NWO. They will use this money to develop chips that make the Internet…
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Lecture by Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren: 'Handing Over Responsibility'
Lecture
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Underground China
Lecture, China Seminar
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Dark Matters
PhD defence
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Ethnicity and endogeneity in the welfare state
Seminar
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‘In transformation’: trust, participation, and new socialities around collective food procurement networks in Gdańsk
PhD defence
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Memory, Activism and Social Justice: Kao Jun-honn’s Great Leopard Project
Lecture, China Seminar
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In conversation with Kimsooja
Expert meeting
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Who are the winners of the Psychology Prizes of 2023?
Psychology teacher of the year is Marc Molendijk. The Master Thesis Awards are for Kim Houwaart and Linda Bomm. Hans van Lennep wins the PhD Publication Prize; Nina Komrij wins the PhD Wild Card: Societal Impact. The Support & Management staff Prize is for the whole Psychology Institute Office and Remond…
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Merei Huigsloot new head of the LACDR Education Office
Merei Huigsloot will be appointed as the new head of the Education Office of LACDR from September 1. She will be responsible for the organisation and coordination of all education-related activities for the bachelor programme Bio-Farmaceutische Wetenschappen and master programme Bio-Pharmaceutical S…
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Koenraad Schalm new Programme Director of the Physics master
Koenraad Schalm will be the new programme director of the Physics master starting 1 November. He has been appointed for a period of four years. Schalm succeeds Ana Achúcarro who has held the position since 2021.
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Tahir Abbas becomes Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Tahir Abbas, associate professor at ISGA, has been appointed as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. The Academy of Social Sciences is the UK’s national academy of academics, learned societies and practitioners in the social sciences. Its purpose is to promote social science in the United Kingdom…
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2015 Roberta D'Alessandro elected Member of the ICSU Committee
As of this October, linguist Roberta D'Alessandro is appointed as Member of the International Council for Science (ICSU) Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in the conduct of Science (CFRS).
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Tip: watch the recording of the Dies Natalis
Organisation
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Who are the winners of the Psychology Prizes of 2024?
Psychology teacher of the year is Evelien Broekhof. The Master Thesis Awards are for Yanna Naeije and Arian Memarpouri. Mirjam Wever wins the PhD Paper Prize; Jip Aarts wins the PhD Wild Card: Academic Citizenship. Congratulations!
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Political instability in Bulgaria
Webinar
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German beyond its native speakers: pluricentric, multilingual, and globalized perspectives
Lecture, Lunch Time Talk
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Archaeological Forum: Wei Chu and Jennifer Swerida
Lecture
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Reindustrialization and its discontents: lessons from the Visegrad countries
Lecture, Lunch Time Talk
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Catching Kairos? Imagining Alternative Futures in Eastern German Literature
Lecture, Lunch Time Talk
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Japan and the World
Lecture, COGLOSS
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Roos van OostenFaculty of Archaeology
r.m.r.van.oosten@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2448
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Miranda van Eck new Scientific Director of the LACDR institute
As of 1 September Miranda van Eck will be the new Scientific Director of the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research. She succeeds Hubertus Irth, who led the institute since 2016. Van Eck has been appointed for a period of four years.
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David Takacs: visiting professor Hastings College of the Law
Hastings College of the Law and Leiden Law School have a long-standing exchange programme. Each year, students participate in a student exchange programme. Likewise, professors from Hastings College of Law have been visiting Leiden Law School and vice versa.
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Mark Rutgers reappointed as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
Mark Rutgers has been reappointed as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities. After a first term where the focus was mainly internal, it’s time to look outwards.
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Timo Kos new Vice President of the Executive Board
Timo Kos has been appointed Vice President of Leiden University’s Executive Board and will take up the role on 1 March 2025. He succeeds Martijn Ridderbos, who will join the board of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) on 1 January 2025.
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Ferd Grapperhaus new Chair of the Board of Governors
The Board of Governors of Leiden University is pleased to announce that the outgoing Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Robbert Dijkgraaf, has appointed Professor F.B.J. (Ferd) Grapperhaus as the new Chair of the Board of Governors.
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Adriaan BednerFaculty of Law
a.w.bedner@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277252
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Herman SchippersFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
h.schippers@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Afshin EllianFaculty of Law
a.ellian@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7652
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Nathaniel MartinFaculty of Science
n.i.martin@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2954
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Neske BaerwaldtFaculty of Law
n.baerwaldt@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mariëlle BruningFaculty of Law
m.r.bruning@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8913
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Sylvestre BonnetFaculty of Science
bonnet@chem.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4260
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Berthe JansenFaculty of Humanities
b.k.jansen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2379
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Tullio AbruzzeseFaculty of Archaeology
t.abruzzese@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Eduard Fosch VillarongaFaculty of Law
e.fosch.villaronga@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2834
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Lucien van BeekFaculty of Humanities
l.c.van.beek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2224
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Peter van der PuttenFaculty of Science
p.w.h.van.der.putten@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277033
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Martina VijverFaculty of Science
vijver@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Wei ChuFaculty of Archaeology
w.chu@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Arjen Boin
Social & Behavioural Sciences
boin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2233
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Amy EaglestoneSocial & Behavioural Sciences
a.m.eaglestone@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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How Euclid will reveal the dark side of the Universe
ESA’s Euclid mission is to reveal the dark side of the Universe. But how? Professor of Observational cosmology Henk Hoekstra explains it in his interview with Space Team Europe and Horizon Magazine. He uses enlightening examples such as… a swimming pool! Listen to Henk Hoekstra to understand how Euclid…
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Deconstruction of the Gorlaeus Faculty Office starts Monday 3 November
Facility, Organisation
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Help us find a new President of the Executive Board
Organisation