794 search results for “historical” in the Staff website
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Unravelling the complexity of HIV/AIDS
Dr. Josien de Klerk, Associate professor in Global Public Health at Leiden University College The Hague recently published some of her work on HIV/AIDS. In collaboration with a team of interdisciplinary researchers from the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development she came to the conclusion…
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D&I Symposium 2024: What have we achieved with a decade of diversity policy?
How has progress been made on diversity and inclusion at Leiden University over the past decade? Attendees reflected on this at the D&I Symposium 2024: Untold Stories. And in the workshops, students and staff discussed the next steps toward a more inclusive community.
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Growing super legs for the Tour de France with the aid of Leiden data science
Only the fittest cyclists stand a chance of taking yellow in the brutal Tour de France. Team Jumbo-Visma is working with data scientists from Leiden. They have analysed the stages and performance of Jumbo-Visma’s riders in previous Grand Tours. And they are researching how to determine the fitness level…
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Black hole one year later: proof of a persistent shadow
The brightness peak of the ring around M87's supermassive black hole has shifted 30 degrees counterclockwise in a year. This is shown by new images released by the Event Horizon Telescope consortium.
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From Liquid Helium to Quantum Materials: Physics in Leiden, Then and Now
To mark Leiden University’s 450th anniversary, this exhibition pairs historic photographs with contemporary research. Seven ‘Then & Now’ diptychs show how the Institute of Physics blends a rich past with cutting‑edge science.
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In Memoriam: Stefan Landsberger (1955-2024)
My colleagues and I have been devastated to learn that our good colleague and friend Stefan Landsberger (born 1955) passed away unexpectedly, on 26 September 2024. Stefan had been a fixture of China Studies in the Netherlands, where he had been Associate Professor of contemporary Chinese History and…
- BioREPS online seminar series
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Imagining the future of UK-Europe relations: Narratives from Brexit Britain
Lecture, CHEI Seminar
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Water Legacy: Mayan world meets the Netherlands
Lecture, Faculty Lecture and Photo Exposition
- Fireside Peace Chats
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Leiden University Nationalism Network
Conference, Leiden University Nationalism Network
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Quietly Otherwise: Atmospheres of Sharing in Unusual Ik Families
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Rodrigo Duterte in The Hague: The International Criminal Court, the War on Drugs, and the Global Politics of Justice
Lecture, Roundtable Forum
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Two Dialogic Network lectures by Siavash Rafiee Rad and Keramat Fathinia
Lecture
- The global ordering of authority and diversity
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Exploring Challenges to U.S. Constitutional Norms
Lecture
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Nation Building, Historiography, and School History in a Multi-Cultural Context: Ethiopia’s Enigma of Our Time
Lecture, COGLOSS lecture
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The Chinese Queer Collection - A Workshop for Activists, Archivists and Academics at Leiden University
Workshop
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Education Market
Teaching Market
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ASCL Seminar: Obscure Capital and Containers: History, Objects, and Power in Central Africa
Lecture
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In the Making #13: Exploring the Multidimensional Nature of Radio
Arts and culture
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Politics in Late Imperial Austria and Contemporary Europe: Back to Normal?
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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Water frontiers
Lecture, Blue History Network Graduate Forum
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Water governance
Lecture, Blue History Network Graduate Forum
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Potent Matrix of Buddhist Merit-Making: The rise and fall of imperial calligraphy on clay tablets for the Great Goose Pagoda
Lecture, China Seminar
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To Amuse, to Amass, and to Multiply: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei
Lecture
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‘Colourblind parenting is a myth’
We should mention differences in skin colour to our children because only then can we talk openly about prejudice and racism – and how to prevent them. This is what Professor Judi Mesman says in her book ‘Opgroeien in kleur’ (Growing up in Colour), which offers advice to parents. ‘Why is there only…
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FGGA experts on freedom: 'We are only truly free when everyone feels free'
On 5 May, we celebrate the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945 and the fact that we have been able to live in freedom ever since. But what does freedom mean, and how does it relate to our safety? Various FGGA experts draw connections with their own fields of expertise.
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Veni grants for 18 Leiden researchers
Eighteen researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This grant gives promising young researchers the opportunity to develop their ideas for a period of three years.
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Brexit’s second anniversary - a reading list
On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union. New regulations, agreed upon by both parties took effect on 1 January 2021. What impact did Brexit have politically? Do British and European citizens now have different opinions of one another? And why did the Brits want to leave…
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Book Launch: After Savagery. Gaza, Genocide and the Illusion of Western Civilization
Book Launch
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Digital Humanities Winter School
Workshops
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"Attention Users, Please Refrain from Modifying Your Ataris": Corporate Region-Locking Practices and Creative Computing Responses in Türkiye
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Digital Humanities Winter School 2026
Workshops
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Leiden Anthropology Conference 2
Conference
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Hosting Global Justice: The Netherlands and International Courts (ICJ & ICC)
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Symposium ‘Beyond Expo: Sustainable Futures’
Conference
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Interview Tom Theuns in IQ Magazine: “NATO Resembles a House of Cards”
The rise of authoritarianism, the strengthening of the radical right, and the role of the EU in defending democracy—these are just a few of the issues causing concern today. Is the EU capable of defending democratic values within the Union and beyond its borders? In an interview from the Lithuanian…
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Interview with Professor Dr. Carsten Stahn
Professor Dr. Carsten Stahn LLM., Professor of International Criminal Law and Global Justice at the University of Leiden, completed his habilitation in July 2020 at the Humboldt-University zu Berlin and acquired the Venia for Constitutional Law, International Law and International Criminal Law. The…
- 10th Anniversary Celebration Adv LLM ICR
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26 Research and Education Grants in 2020 for the Institute of Security and Global Affairs
Whilst 2020 has been an unusual and taxing year for colleagues at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), the Institute nevertheless can look back on an impressive range of successful grant applications during the previous year. This impressive result was achieved on top of excellent results…
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European Day of Languages - Evening of Languages
Festival
- Migration and Remittances Major Projects: Wrapping Up and Ramping Up
- Activities