603 search results for “colonial and global history” in the Student website
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For LGBT+ migrants, dating apps are about much more than sex
When you think of migration, you probably won’t immediately think of dating apps. Yet such apps are important to many migrants, such as those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer or questioning (LGBT+). Researcher Andrew DJ Shield studied the role that dating apps play in the migration process,…
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Binnenkijken in het Universiteitsgebouw Spui: ‘We gaan hier iets moois neerzetten’
Ruim twintig nieuwsgierige medewerkers en studenten kregen een rondleiding in het nieuwe universiteitsgebouw van de Universiteit Leiden aan de Grote Marktstraat en het Spui in Den Haag dat in september 2025 de nieuwste locatie van de Campus Den Haag gaat worden. Nu is het vooral een kwestie van door…
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Jam-packed class rooms and plenty of enthusiasm at Campus The Hague Career Event
Thinking about the next step in your career, networking, preparing for the labour market or possibly meeting your future employer. Over 400 students and young alumni of the Faculties Governance and Global Affairs, Humanities, and Behavioural Sciences came together last week during the Campus The Hague…
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Study associations sign covenant: limit your alcohol consumption and look after each other
Opting more often for mocktails or soft drinks rather than beer or wine, talking to others about their drinking and pointing out the ban on drugs. Leiden University’s new covenant on alcohol and drugs for study associations encourages providing more alcohol-free alternatives.
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Introducing the new assessor: 'I immediately knew: this is what I want'
With the new academic year, the Honours Academy welcomes a new assessor: Maarten Kolpa. What does an assessor do? And what can he do for honours students? Maarten talks about it in an interview. "I find it important that the student perspective comes first."
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‘Ties with Leiden University important for prospective prime minister Dick Schoof’
Dick Schoof kan ook wel de buurman van de Haagse faculteit worden genoemd. Vooral vanuit zijn rol bij de NCTV werkte hij veel samen met de Universiteit Leiden en hielp hij onderwijs en onderzoek vooruit, vertelt hoogleraar Terrorisme en Contraterrorisme Edwin Bakker. ‘Voor een kritische vriend was altijd…
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Dutch Research Council pilot programme funding for seven researchers
Seven researchers from Leiden University have made a successful application to the Open Competition SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities) XS, a Dutch Research Council pilot programme.
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2022
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Curator Ruurd Halbertsma: ‘Surely we can’t just sweep away antiquity?’
Like many others, Ruurd Halbertsma has had a rollercoaster of a year. His museum, the National Museum of Antiquities (RMO), was closed for a long while because of the lockdown. Visitor numbers picked up again from September, but it the next few weeks will be tense now the hospitals are full again. Halbertsma:…
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Eight projects receive funding from JEDI Fund
From a queer art exhibition to a podcast about people with disabilities, the JEDI Fund this year again honored several projects that contribute to diversity and inclusion.
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This was 2022! An overview of Humanities in the news
After two years of corona restrictions, it was ‘back to normal’ in 2022. Migration, elections, the history of slavery, Russia, and Ukraine were much-discussed topics. We compiled an overview of the most-read news items and other events of the past year.
- Q&A applications Honours track Humanities Lab
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Roundtable on Slavery: From Scholarly Debates to Public Reckoning
Conference, Histories Connected: Faculty Roundtable
- Q&A applications Honours track Humanities Lab
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PhD training Case Study and Comparative Methods
Research
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Combatting Antisemitism
Lecture
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Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom
Lecture
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Israeli Politics Now
Debate
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: What Use are Networks Anyway?
Lecture
- Q&A applications Honours track Humanities Lab
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The Road to Decolonising Research
FULL | Panel discussion and brainstorm session
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Diversity and inclusion: ‘Don’t avoid the subject'
The new online diversity and inclusion dossier combines all faculty initiatives on this topic. But what is the situation on diversity and inclusion at Humanities? An interview with Aurelie van ‘t Slot, policy advisor Internationalisation, Diversity and Inclusion.
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Interdisciplinary minor ’Violence Studies’: ‘It felt like we were going to fight a group of people’
The interdisciplinary, English-taught minor ‘Violence Studies’ looks at violence from very diverse scientific perspectives. What are the benefits from this approach? Students and lecturers evaluate: ‘This minor’s a goldmine’.
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Volgens hoogleraar Sarah Wolff zijn EU-migratiedeals een slechte oplossing voor een niet bestaand probleem
Nu in heel Europa rechtse partijen hoog scoren in de peilingen is de verwachting dat de discussie omtrent migratie flink opgeschud gaat worden. Desondanks maant hoogleraar Sarah Wolff tot kalmte.
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Leiden University Nationalism Network
Lecture, Leiden University Nationalism Network
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A World Ablaze: Making Sense of Wars Today
Lecture
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Opening academic year
University ceremony
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Humanities and International Relations Graduate
Conference
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Meet the Employer
Career and apply for jobs
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University interpretation on war Ukraine
Lecture
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To Counter or Not Counter Violent Extremism? That’s the Question
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Campus The Hague Career Event 2024
Course, Career Event
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EUniWell Open lectures series | War, Peace and Overcoming Helplessness: The Role of Universities
Lecture, Lecture part of a series
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Lecture on the book The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy
Lecture
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Money Matters: Financial Distress and Sustainable Change
Panel Discussion
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Leiden Shorts - Pluto in Aquarius: Celestial Bodies
Film Festival
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2021
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2022
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Online Minor Market 2022
Study information
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Career College Working in Communication, Marketing & PR
Career and apply for jobs
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Career College Working in Consultancy
Career and apply for jobs
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UBH 2022 - Upsetting Binaries & Hierarchies
Conference
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Diversity & Inclusion Career Session
Course
- Leiden Teachers' Academy Education Festival 2023
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Campus The Hague 'Meet the Employer'
Course
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2021
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4 - 6 April 2023 - Leiden University Career Event
Course, Online Career Week
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8-11 April - Career Days 2024
Course, Career Week
- Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2024