934 search results for “academic were” in the Staff website
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How gas conflicts between Ukraine and Russia were the precursor to war
The war between Ukraine and Russia is playing out not just on the battlefield but also on the geopolitical playing field of gas. Conflicts at the start of this century about this energy source were, says PhD candidate Ilia Barboutev, a precursor to today’s war.
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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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Project ME | Taking control of your academic career by taking control of yourself
Personal development, Transferable skills
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Interview with the Executive Board: ‘Our strength lies in academic depth and societal engagement’
Since mid-January, Leiden University has had a new Executive Board. What are their impressions and their plans? An introduction in two parts.
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'One in five bacteria we tested were capable of breaking down plastic'
Leiden PhD candidate Jo-Anne Verschoor discovered that nearly twenty percent of the bacterial strains she studied could degrade plastic, though they needed some encouragement to do so. ‘Bacteria are just like people,’ says Verschoor. Her research was published in the journal Communications Biology,…
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Home magazines of yesteryear: Upholsterers were the interior designers of the eighteenth century'
Today, anyone wanting a new look for their living room watches a home decorating programme or buys an interior design magazine. In the eighteenth century, people went to an upholstry specialist, who would provide you with new wall coverings, curtains and much-needed accessories. PhD candidate Aagje…
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Eric Storm in UP ideas podcast: ‘Comparative studies on nationalism were missing ’
Historian Eric Storm discusses how nationalism shapes our world in Princeton’s UP Ideas podcast.
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Tracy HuangFaculty of Humanities
q.huang@hum.leidenuniv.nl |
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Floris Meertens
Faculty of Humanities
g.f.meertens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Kumiko Hirata
Faculty of Humanities
k.hirata@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Florence Fabbricotti
Faculty of Humanities
f.f.fabbricotti@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mariëtte Groeneveld
Faculty of Humanities
m.p.groeneveld@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Zhibo Mu
Faculty of Humanities
z.mu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Annabel MeesterFaculty of Humanities
a.meester@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nanouk Sabel
Faculty of Humanities
e.n.sabel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Natalia Gofman
Faculty of Humanities
n.d.gofman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lucja Czort
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Lidy Bont
Faculty of Humanities
a.c.m.bont@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jeeyoung SeoFaculty of Humanities
j.seo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Rosa VersluisFaculty of Humanities
r.c.m.versluis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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update from the Education Department: positive initial results for academic year 2025-2026
Education, Organisation
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‘The university has many roots in the colonial past. How deep and wide were they?’
Historians recently started preliminary research on Leiden University’s role in colonialism and historical slavery. Our knowledge about this is too limited and fragmented. They are looking with fresh eyes at Leiden’s archives and collections. An interview with historians Alicia Schrikker and Ligia G…
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‘In the second half of the eighteenth century, decisions were made in the stadtholder’s audience chamber.’
The stadtholder’s court in the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands has long been underestimated. Real courts and the associated court culture were to be found elsewhere in Europe. PhD candidate Quinten Somsen is trying to reverse this image. ‘The stadtholder’s court was actually very lively.’
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Dozens of security measures for academics
Between November 2022 and December 2023, 45 one-off and 14 structural security measures were taken for academics or university staff. This is what it says in the External Intimidation, Hatred and Threats against Academics Monitor published by the Universities of the Netherlands (UNL), the Dutch Research…
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A fulltime job and a ten for your master’s thesis: ‘I thought they were joking’
After working full-time for twenty-four years, Wendy Tonks decided to enrol in the executive master's in Cyber Security. She now proudly reflects on her time in the programme after receiving a ten for her thesis and graduating summa cum laude. ‘I could not believe it when I got my grade.’
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Ine Tijdens on forty years at LACDR: ‘No two days were the same’
She walked into the Sylvius building as a wide-eyed twenty-something in 1984, and next year, she’ll be leaving us as a soon-to-be retiree in her sixties. Ine Tijdens (66) reflects on more than four decades at LACDR. ‘One year, I got a little whip for Sinterklaas. That says something about my persona…
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Academic freedom report
What does academic freedom mean? And how do we give shape to it in Leiden? The Academic Freedom Core Team considered these questions and presented its final report on 17 June.
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‘We couldn't really celebrate our vaccine being approved, but we were over the moon’
On 11 March, pharmaceutical company Janssen received approval to launch its corona vaccine on the European market. This made Janssen the fourth company to be given the green light by the European Medicines Agency. As Lead of the Janssen Campus in the Netherlands, Biology alumnus Bart van Zijll Langhout…
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Academic freedom needs constant nurturing
Geopolitical situations, such as the conflict in Gaza, evoke strong emotions among staff and students. How do we discuss such situations at our faculty? This issue is an ongoing part of safeguarding academic freedom at our university.
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Kuijpers in Science Magazine: 'This is a blow to the idea that elites were running the show'
A new study sugggests that through informal networks, Mesopotamian merchants established a standardized system of weights that later spread across Europe, enabling trade across the continent. The advance effectively formed the first known common Eurasian market more than 3000 years ago. “This is…
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Cock van Duijnc.m.van.duijn@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274220
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Tialda VeldmanAdministration and Central Services
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Khaled Essak.t.s.e.m.essa@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274324
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Nasi Liun.s.liu@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276225
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Jante van der NaatenAdministration and Central Services
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Marc HoltkampAdministration and Central Services
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Hyung Elfrinkh.l.elfrink@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274492
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Romee van Oort
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Gert Goorisgooris_g@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274499
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Marja VerstelleAdministration and Central Services
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Marc Boef
m.a.boef@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tim Klootst.n.kloots@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274492
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Mike Filius
m.filius@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lieke Lamontl.lamont@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Merei Huigslootm.huigsloot@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276319
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Christine Ilona Seidlc.i.seidl@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marlies NijemeislandAdministration and Central Services
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Ivonne Koomeni.koomen@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277319
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Bola Khalilb.a.a.khalil@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727