600 search results for “hybrid driving” in the Staff website
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Are tropical forests threatened by democracy?
Democracy may lead to more deforestation in the tropics. So write environmental scientist Joeri Morpurgo and his colleagues in the prominent scientific journal Biological conservation. They found that competitive elections are associated with more loss of tropical rainforest than elections without competition.…
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How research sheds light on the invisible symptoms of MS
What are the often invisible cognitive consequences of multiple sclerosis? Maureen van Dam mapped these out during her doctoral research. 'People usually notice the physical symptoms, but the cognitive symptoms deserve at least as much attention.'
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Designing and building a sound sculpture with 3D printed parts
In the Digital Humanities Lab, students and staff can make use of various technical facilities. PhD student Caeso tells us more about his experiences with the printer in the Maker Space.
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Doing Ethics: Addressing Real-World Challenges in Language Research
Conference, workshop
- Liveable communities – Liveable Planet
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Spionnen op de Noordzee
Debate
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Analysis of clustering algorithms and performance evaluation metrics applied to samples of the Tell El-Yahudiya ware typology
Lecture, Digital Archaeology Group
- SSEALS - 2025
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Lunch lecture: Read & Publish Deals
Lunch lecture
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Information Disorder - Public Lecture by Eliot Higgins
Lecture
- AI Meetup 12 May at FGGA
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Preparing for the Worst: Japan and a Taiwan Strait Crisis
Lecture
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Beyond the Great-Power Clash: ASEAN’s Quiet Power in the Indo-Pacific
Lecture and book presentation
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Beyond Field School: Fighting Authoritarianism by Training Tomorrow's Archaeologists
Lecture
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Recap of the 2021 Anthrooplogy PhD Conference
After a long period of isolation under pandemic, the PhD candidates of the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology seized the opportunity to organize an in-person, on-site event: the CADS PhD Conference for 2021. With the theme "Young Scholars at the Intersection of Uncertainty,…
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A university in times of corona: one year on
It is exactly one year ago that the university had to close, bang in the middle of the academic year. Suddenly, on that third Monday in March, we found ourselves at home, working and studying online – many of us from that cramped attic or student room. The momentous coronavirus year in pictures.
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Collaboration across borders: virtual learning between Leiden University College and Myanmar
Jyothi Thrivikraman set up a Virtual International Collaboration project with a university in Myanmar.
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A selection from the year 2021 according to the FGGA Faculty Board & Office
What was the year like for the FGGA faculty board & office? A number of departments share what 2021 was like for them.
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How Atie and Wendy keep things calm in a time of transition
Wendy Werkman has been the new Board Secretary since September; Atie Breugem has worked at the Institute of Psychology for almost eighteen years, the last two as secretary. The two talk about finding their way in a new job, keeping calm when things are changing and the power of a warm welcome.
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Meijerslezing en Nieuwjaarsreceptie 2024
Meijerslezing, Meijersprijzen en Van Wersch springplankprijs en Nieuwjaarsreceptie 2024
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This was 2021! An overview of Humanities in the news
Online, hybrid, on campus... It was an unpredictable year, also for the Faculty of Humanities. Luckily, there were also non-corona related stories. Let's review 2021 with this list of the most-read news articles per month.
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FGGA's Cyber Week: research and innovation for a better digital world
During Cyberweek, from 17-24 October, the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) highlighted its research and teaching on cybersecurity, digital developments, and their impact on society.
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Back at the office? ‘Don’t expect to be productive right away’
For some it will sound like music to their ears, but for others is may sound less appealing: now the advice on working from home has changed, we can once again go to the office. After a period of working from home, which for some lasted almost two years (with maybe a short break), it can be a big transition.…
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Mark Rutgers on visibility of the Board and managerial visibility
As I cycle to work in the morning, along Rapenburg to the Huizinga Building, I sometimes stop and dismount. The early morning silence and the rising sun that casts a spotlight on the Academy Building can be enchanting. On those days, I use the moment to take a photograph. I already have quite a collection.…
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Rector Hester Bijl on education in times of corona: ‘We have high hopes, but we are also realistic.'
The Dutch universities as a whole are lobbying for a 'normal' academic year from the end of August, where on-campus teaching will be possible. It's a view that Leiden University shares. Rector Hester Bijl talks about what teaching will be like then. She also looks back on a year of lockdown.
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HR team stelt zich voor
Even voorstellen het HR team stelt zich voor
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The Loyalty Trap: Federal Civil Servants Under Trump
Lecture, Event
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Amṛta: Between Myth and Materiality – A Symposium in Honour of Marijke Klokke
Symposium
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Augmenting a Digital Nusantara: Re-generating Colonial Datasets in Technofeminist Art
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Ælfric’s Afterlives: Copying, Editing, Studying, Teaching and Remembering the Most Prolific Author of Old English
Conference
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Pitfalls for Advanced Writers of Academic English & Word Order (Graduate School FSW)
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CKN Knowledge Session: China and Security Developments in Space
Lecture and panel
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Towards a Reconstruction of the Proto-South Omotic Suprasegmentals: Initial Findings
Lecture, This Time for Africa series
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LCN2 seminar January 2025
Lecture
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A Legal Assessment of (EU) Integration in the Western Balkans
Workshop
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China Knowledge Network: China’s industrial decarbonization: implications for the Netherlands and Europe
Lecture
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‘Little’ Stories in ‘Big’ Histories. Families, Mobility, and Identity in the Indian Ocean
Lecture
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Dutch Brain Cognition and Behavior Day
Conference
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CWTS Scientometrics Summer School (CS3)
Research
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Executive Board Vice President Timo Kos ‘Now’s the time to step up’
Timo Kos has been Vice President of Leiden University’s Executive Board since 1 March. Who is he and how have his first weeks been? ‘Higher education is under threat; we’re under fire.’
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Creating a sustainable university: ‘You need breathing space for activist work’
More papers, more grants, more students: constant growth is still the gold standard at universities. Neuroscientists Anne Urai and Claire Kelly argue that this mentality obstructs us in resolving such complex societal problems as the climate crisis. Their alternative? The university as a doughnut.
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Why early detection of bone disorders matters
As a professor, Natasha Appelman-Dijkstra understands better than anyone how important it is to recognise bone and mineral conditions at an early stage. She emphasises the importance of flexibility and collaboration for better care, groundbreaking research and strong education.
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Age checks need to respect children's rights
A variety of age checks are required, both in order to protect children and to ensure that they can participate online, a new study funded by the European Commission finds. The article on the study, co-authored by Simone van der Hof, Professor of Law and Digital Technologies at eLaw, was published in…
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Archaeologist Jennifer Swerida investigates emergent social complexity in the Omani desert
In June 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new Assistant Professor. Dr Jennifer Swerida, originally from the United States, will strengthen the Faculty’s expertise on the archaeology of West Asia. ‘I explore human-environment relationships inside an ancient oasis and the surrounding land. Previous…
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Director of the MIVD General Swillens visits ISGA to talk about intelligence cooperation
On 15 December, Director of the MIVD General Jan Swillens, visited the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) to give a lecture on international intelligence cooperation together with ISGA/NLDA researcher Pepijn Tuinier. This event, co-organised by the Intelligence and Security Group and the…
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Frontex director Hans Leijtens: 'We don't stop migration, but we want to properly manage it'
What does European border security look like? On 14 April, Hans Leijtens, executive director of Frontex and former commander of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, is in The Hague for a lunch lecture. We spoke with him about border security, migration and the role of Frontex.
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Seven projects receive funding from JEDI Fund
More focus on diversity in Antiquity, workshops for students with disabilities, and a card game to share stories about diversity: these and other projects will receive funding from the JEDI Fund in 2023.
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Major research project GUTS kicks off: How can this generation of young people grow up successfully?
After a big two-day conference, the Growing Up Together in Society consortium has officially begun. Researchers from seven universities will spend the next decade looking at how young people grow up as engaged and resilient adults. Leiden psychologists explain how they will do so.
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Ten Leiden researchers awarded ERC Starting Grants
Ten scientists from Leiden University will receive a Starting Grant from the European Research Council. This will allow them to launch their own project, form their own research team and implement their best ideas.
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Speak up where it will help, not just at the coffee machine
For five years, Pauline Hutten put her heart and soul into the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA), but a short time ago, she handed over the baton to Sanneke Kuipers, who is now Chair. We met up with them both for a joint interview about the importance of particip…