776 search results for “active in historical research” in the Staff website
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Hundred-year-old causes of death mapped: ‘The past is the laboratory of the present’
If it is up to university lecturer Evelien Walhout, in a year's time we will know exactly what people from Haarlem and Zwolle died of a century ago. Together with colleagues from other universities, she started the doodsoorzaken.nl platform, where causes of death are recorded. ‘Somewhere around the…
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Alexander Dencher: ‘I want to give new elan to the study of applied arts’
A successful series of lectures on interior design, a symposium on four-poster beds and a new series of study afternoons on the horizon. University lecturer Alexander Dencher knows how to hold the attention of a growing audience. How does he do it? And what makes the history of interior design so fa…
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Arjen de VettenICLON
a.j.de.vetten@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271771
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Silence as a form of activism: 'It is precisely by being silent that you sometimes keep the conversation open'
We talk too little about silence, thinks university lecturer Gerlov van Engelenhoven. He has been awarded a Veni grant to investigate the role of silence in protest movements. Does silence sometimes really say more than a thousand words?
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Hester Bijl on academic freedom, LERU and the General Assembly in Leiden
Last week, Leiden University welcomed the rectors of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) to the autumn edition of the Rector’s Assembly. They discussed research, innovation and education policy within the European Union, the challenges and opportunities surrounding defence research,…
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Zware metalen hebben slechte reputatie, maar genezen ook kanker
Veel mensen denken dat zware metalen giftig zijn en mens en natuur altijd schade aanbrengen. Dat beeld moet genuanceerd worden, vindt hoogleraar Sylvestre Bonnet.
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Benjamin Suchard: ‘The more you send out into the world, the more likely it will stick’
How do you make niche subjects interesting and accessible? Benjamin Suchard, historical linguist and researcher, seems to have created the perfect recipe, which consists of his various projects alongside his regular research, including a Twitter account and a major international film.
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Patterns of semantic change and reconstruction
Lecture
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Europe’s Historical Legacy of 1989 in the Geopolitical Context
Lecture, Research talk
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Medieval insights for modern urban planning
Historical geographer Marcel IJsselstijn developed a new approach that improves our understanding of how medieval cities were planned. He hopes it will help archaeologists, urban planners and designers address contemporary challenges.
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Ralph Kijk in de VegteASSC
r.kijk.in.de.vegte@assc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Manon van der HeijdenFaculty of Humanities
m.p.c.van.der.heijden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272670
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Active learning
Didactics
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UnToLD: Unraveling cultural historical dimensions of contemporary experiences of tiredness of life among older adults
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Jan Kolen new Artificial Intelligence Coordinator at Leiden University
The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Jan Kolen as the University’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Coordinator as of 1 February 2022. In this role Kolen will take the lead in regional and national cooperation relating to the topic of AI, data and digitalisation.
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Active Inference
Conference
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Together we can: the why and how of climate activism
Debate
- Symposium on Old English, Middle English and Historical Linguistics in the Low Countries (SOEMEHL)
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Liesbeth KanisAfrika-Studiecentrum
l.n.kanis@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273352
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René van der Veer
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.van.der.veer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mingran CaoFaculty of Humanities
m.cao@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Andreas KrogullFaculty of Humanities
a.krogull@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marion ElenbaasFaculty of Humanities
m.b.elenbaas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272957
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Ahmed Sosal Altayeb Mohammed AliFaculty of Humanities
a.sosal@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Zifan Meng -
Social and Cultural Construction of Adulthood and Sexual Maturity: Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Conference, Interdisciplinary Workshop
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From cheers to tense sighs: results Kiem lottery 2025 announced
At a festive gathering, 25 projects were awarded a Kiem grant 2025 - 2026 of 10,000 euros. Interdisciplinary teams from Leiden University will conduct innovative research into horror, international payments and fungi in historical collections, among others.
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47th Symposium on Old English, Middle English and Historical Linguistics (#SOEMEHL47)
Conference
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A New Age of Infrastructure Development? An Historical Comparison of Nested Dependency in Pakistan and Egypt
Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar
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Roos van der Haer
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.van.der.haer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273886
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Lisa AnsemsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.f.m.ansems@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nina KrupljaninFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
n.krupljanin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Active Learning Classroom
Workshop
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Jasper's Day – From strategic meetings to pub quiz
Jasper Knoester is de decaan van de Faculteit Wiskunde & Natuurwetenschappen. Hoe gaat het met hem, wat doet hij precies en hoe ziet zijn dag eruit? In elke nieuwsbrief geeft Jasper een inkijkje in zijn leven. Op 7 mei heeft hij een gevarieerd programma voor de boeg.
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Shifting sovereignties — Manifestations of sovereignty from a global historical perspective
Lecture, Book presentation
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Marcel CobussenFaculty of Humanities
ma.cobussen@kunsten.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275041
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Active Learning Strategies
Workshop
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Bram IevenFaculty of Humanities
b.k.ieven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271308
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Meet archaeologist Tuna Kalayci: ‘How can we integrate robots into archaeology?’
In the course of 2020 the Faculty of Archaeology was bolstered by some new staff members. Due to the coronavirus situation, sadly, this went for a large part unnoticed. In a series of interviews we are catching up, giving the floor to our new colleagues. We kick off with Dr Tuna Kalayci, who joined…
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A Historical and Etymological Look at Co-Speech Gestures and Signs
Lecture, Sign Languages & Deaf People
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The active bystander
Communication, Personal development, Leadership
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Jorrit Rijpma en Amalia Campos Delgado nieuwe vertegenwoordigers regiogroep Latijns-Amerika en de Cariben
Met de benoeming van Rijpma en Campos Delgado is de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid in alle uniersitaire regiogroepen vertegenwoordigd.
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Thed van LeeuwenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
leeuwen@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273970
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
p.w.van.trigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271349
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Victoria NystAfrika-Studiecentrum
v.a.s.nyst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272208
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ERC Consolidator Grants for six Leiden researchers
From the effects of hormone fluctuations in women via the interior structure of giant planets to the prehistory of the languages: six Leiden researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council.
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Anniversary activity: Canal concert
Arts and culture
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Anniversary activity: Leiden Marathon
450 years
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From research to practice: Leiden researchers awarded European grant
Various Leiden researchers have been awarded a European grant to explore the commercial or societal potential of previous research.
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Archaeologist Anastasia Nikulina worked on long-term landscape MOOC: ‘Everyone can learn something new from this course’
As part of the TerraNova project, a European research initiative on the study of landscape histories and futures, a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) was developed. Anastasia Nikulina was one of the main chapter coordinators who worked on this course, and she worked on the part about modelling in landscape…