1,069 search results for “history of space” in the Staff website
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Raymond FagelFaculty of Humanities
r.p.fagel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272730
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Wim WillemsFaculty of Humanities
w.h.willems@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
j.fynn-paul@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009191
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James Webb spots the birth of a giant galaxy and a supermassive black hole
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to catch an extraordinary glimpse of a massive galaxy taking shape in the early universe. They identified a compact group of at least six galaxies that are likely to merge into a single enormous system. At the heart of this cosmic construction site…
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Dirk AlkemadeFaculty of Humanities
d.g.a.alkemade@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278052
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Carel SmithFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.e.smith@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277733
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: 'Space race between US and China requires international agreements'
Various countries are planning new missions to the Moon. Not just for prestige and science, but also to extract raw materials.
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Dick van BroekhuizenFaculty of Humanities
b.j.m.van.broekhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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New history of Leiden presented to the mayor: ‘Always been an incredibly diverse city’
Professor Ariadne Schmidt and Associate Professor Arie van Steensel (University of Groningen) have produced A Companion to Medieval and Early Modern Leiden, the first English-language history of Leiden. Mayor Peter Heijkoop received the first copy.
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
b.m.de.leede@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Stefano BellucciFaculty of Humanities
s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273473
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Fanny Wonu Veys: ‘I want to introduce students to the art history of Oceania’
Fanny Wonu Veys was appointed Professor of Art and Material Culture of Oceania on 1 August. Time for an introduction.
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Wim BootFaculty of Humanities
w.j.boot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Pablo Isla MonsalveFaculty of Humanities
p.a.isla.monsalve@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272061
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‘Everyone will benefit from rules in space’
From a billionaires’ space race to the launch of tens of thousands of minisatellites: space is becoming busier than ever. This means more than enough work for Tanja Masson-Swaan, an assistant professor at the Institute of Air and Space Law at Leiden University. Because who makes the rules and makes…
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Pablo Mendes de LeonFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
p.m.j.mendesdeleon@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Vineet ThakurFaculty of Humanities
v.thakur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271256
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35 students visit Leiden Law School for the Space Summer School
On 28 June, a group of 35 students (13 from Leiden) visited the law faculty as part of the Space Summer School, a 5-day course organised by the LDE Centre 'Space for Science and Society' and NL Space Campus.
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Soledad Valdivia RiveraFaculty of Humanities
s.valdivia.rivera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272947
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump's Greenland plan ignores a history of segregation'
University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe discusses on The Conversation how Trump's Greenland proposal overlooks the historical discrimination faced by Indigenous Alaskans.
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12,000 year old dice and what they tell us about the history of play
The Conversation published an article on the oldest dice authored by Aris Politoupolis, Angus Mol and Walter Crist. In this article they discuss how the oldest dice are d2's, or double sided dice comparable to a coin toss. These double sided dice are 12.000 years old and therefore much older then the…
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Adam FaircloughFaculty of Humanities
a.fairclough@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Website shows the history of Sri Lanka’s ‘Slave Island’: ‘Soon there will be none of it left’
In the eighteenth century, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) housed its enslaved people on ‘Slave Island’ in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Today ‘Slave Island’ is under serious threat from property developers. Senior lecturer Alicia Schrikker, together with her Sri Lankan colleagues Iromi Perera…
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Michiel van GroesenFaculty of Humanities
m.van.groesen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272765
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Unique research on inscriptions offers new insights into history Islam
From the very beginning, the Islam has known an oral tradition. It was only two hundred years ago that Muslims starting writing about the history of Islam, on rocks or other hard materials. Arabic epigraphy (study of inscriptions) turns out to be an essential tool in historical genealogy research. Abdullah…
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Wim van den DoelAdministration and Central Services
h.w.van.den.doel@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272922
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Elizabeth Rodriguez Estradae.e.rodriguez.estrada@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anahita ArianFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.arian@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Kees Verduin
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
verduin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Sara de WitFaculty of Humanities
s.de.wit@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276429
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Vici for Victoria Nyst: 'The history of sign language contributes to identity formation'
Victoria Nyst's love for sign language was sparked when she accidentally ended up at a deaf school while studying African linguistics. The university lecturer has since been awarded a Vici grant to research the history of these languages.
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Cleveringa lectures: how the Polish government is distorting the history of the Holocaust
In Poland the commemoration of acts of resistance is being misused to distort the history of the Holocaust. That is what Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabowski said in his inaugural lecture on 26 November. In her lecture, the second Cleveringa Professor, Barbara Engelking, pointed to the often indifferent…
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Edmund HayesFaculty of Humanities
e.p.hayes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274692
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
h.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
c.m.stolte@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277308
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Rebekka GrossmannFaculty of Humanities
r.m.grossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0642241229
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Robert SteinFaculty of Humanities
r.stein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272712
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Andrew ShieldFaculty of Humanities
a.d.j.shield@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272550
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
b.e.van.der.boom@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272762
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Nira WickramasingheFaculty of Humanities
n.k.wickramasinghe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272982
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
p.w.van.trigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271349
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Aad van MastrigtFaculty of Humanities
a.van.mastrigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Khizar Jawad
Faculty of Humanities
k.jawad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272709
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Daniele Paolini
Faculty of Humanities
d.p.paolini@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272623
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
w.m.schmidli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272341
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
k.j.fatah@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272666
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Elisabeth DietermanFaculty of Humanities
e.m.dieterman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646