2,270 search results for “histories” in the Staff website
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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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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Our university world knows no borders’
The theme of the opening of this year’s academic year was peace and justice. With the climate crisis and the war in Ukraine, these are turbulent times. During the ceremony those present reflected on what the academic community and universities can mean in times of crisis and conflict.
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Allocation of the work areas of the Humanities Campus: Who goes where?
It was announced in December that a new draft urban development plan for the Humanities Campus is now ready. In drawing up this plan for the various buildings, outdoor space and traffic routes on campus, the facilities and layout of the buildings themselves were, of course, also considered. Discussions…
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Cleveringa professor Gert Oostindie: ‘We stood up for our own freedom but ignored that of others’
Now that war is once again raging in Europe, the question of when you need to stand up against injustice has become more relevant than ever. In his Cleveringa lecture on 24 November historian Gert Oostindie will discuss why colonial domination was not regarded as an issue in Leiden for a long time.
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How can we banish racism from education?
A safe haven for students, more bicultural staff and more powers for diversity officers. In a national expert meeting at Campus The Hague, administrators, diversity officers, students and staff discussed urgently needed measures.
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How democratic is our kingdom? New ministry chair for Leiden political scientist
When we talk about the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is not just about the Netherlands. On the contrary: our Kingdom consists of no less than four countries, three of which are Caribbean islands. This structure is complex, to say the least. Although all countries are officially equivalent, in practice…
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Ten Leiden researchers awarded a Veni grant
Ten Leiden researchers will receive funding of up to 280,000 euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). They will use this grant to develop their research ideas in the coming three years.
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Interdisciplinary research: brainstorming and bridge-building
Bring over a hundred driven researchers together in one room and the good ideas will start to flow: that was the thinking behind the internal networking meeting on interdisciplinary collaboration on Wednesday 17 May. Representatives from the nine interdisciplinary programmes were waiting at their stalls…
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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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A podium for science
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and society. In this series of pre-retirement discussions, Stolker will talk one last time to people from within and without the University. This edition…
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Liever een verre vreemde dan een valse buur
Mensen werken niet alleen liever samen met leden van hun eigen ingroup, ze concurreren er ook liever mee, lieten Leidse onderzoekers in een sociaalpsychologische studie in 51 landen zien. Dit ‘nasty neighbor’- effect was een grote verrassing voor de onderzoekers, totdat ze in studies over dieren doken.…
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Inspirational start to faculty year
On Friday 5 September, to mark our 450th anniversary we celebrated the opening of the faculty year together with the Leiden Revisited alumni event. Combining both annual events was a huge success, especially as staff brought along their family, partner or friends.
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SAILS event: Showcasing AI Research @ Humanities
Conference, Mini symposium
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The Israel-Hamas War in Islamist Discourses
Discussion
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45th Symposium on Old English, Middle English and Historical Linguistics in the Low Countries (#SOEMEHL45)
Conference
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Understanding Continuity and Change in US Counterterrorism Policy Through Policymaker Profiles
PhD defence
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Diasporic Koreans' Decolonization Project in Postwar Japan
Lecture
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Rock art and wellbeing
Lecture, Workshop
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Sweden in NATO and the changing EU security architecture
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Genuine or fake? Authentication of Gandhara sculptures
VVIK Lecture
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Booju on the Red Hill: the Kangxi emperor's Manchu emissaries to Tibet and their role in shaping the relationship with the Tibetan government
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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The Most Popular Buddhist Illustrated Book of circa 1450
Lecture, China Seminar
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Chinese Cinema Meets Digital Humanities
Lecture
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Meet the Europe Hub
Conference, Launch event
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Civil Society’s Democratic Potential: Organizational Trade-offs between Participation and Representation
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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Leiden University Nationalism Network
Lecture, Leiden University Nationalism Network
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Plant occurrence in space and time: the importance of land use, habitat structure, and pollination mode
PhD defence
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The Denial of Racism on Twitter: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Caribbean Ties. Connected people, then and now
Exhibition
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Codecheck
Workshop
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Interdisciplinary Europe Hub – Meet the Hub
Festival
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Codecheck
Workshop
- Online introduction for new staff
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CANCELLED Bolivia: reflexions on its Bicentennial of independence, decolonization and the challenges of Plurinational State/ Bolivia: Reflexiones
Lecture
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Democratized and Declassified: How outsiders challenge intelligence agencies on analysis of the Russo-Ukrainian war
Debate
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Book Publishing for Junior Scholars 2025
Conference, Workshop
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Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom
Lecture
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Solidarity and Racism in Europe [POSTPONED]
Lecture, Teach-In Series on Palestine and Israel
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Image - Infrastructure. A visual ethnography of the Port of Suape (Brazil)
Lecture
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Asia Academy #20: 75 Years of Korean War: The Long Shadow
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Roundtable: Environmental Crises
Roundtable | SSEALS
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Call 6th meeting reading group "The Role of Experience"
Course
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Intelligence & the Direction of War
Lecture
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Tradition and Transformation: Japanese Woodblock Prints from Meiji to 20th Century mokuhanga
Lecture
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Motherhood and Unfreedom in the Islamicate World
Conference, workshop
- Online introduction for new staff
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Leiden-Paris-Cambridge Seminar on the Interior as a Space of Display
Lecture
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The Rise and Fall of the Limburgish tone
Lecture, SMILE Talks