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1,084 search results for “history of space” in the Staff website

• Histories Connected Event
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  Johannes Müller University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.m.muller@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2193

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  Jelle Bruning University Lecturer Middle Eastern Studies / Arabic

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.bruning@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1396

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  Toon Kerkhoff Associate professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.d.n.kerkhoff@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009484

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  Maia Casna PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.casna@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Is our water older than the sun? Astronomers find clue in ice around young star News - 16 June 2025

  A team led by Leiden University in the Netherlands and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory have, for the first time, robustly detected semi-heavy water ice around a young sunlike star. In this ice, some of the ordinary hydrogen atoms have been replaced by deuterium, a heavier variant of hydroge…

• Webb detects icy ingredients for making potential habitable worlds News - 13 March 2024

  An international team of astronomers, led by Will Rocha of Leiden Observatory, using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered that the key ingredients for making potentially habitable worlds are present in early-stage protostars, where planets have not yet formed.

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  Tsolin Nalbantian Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.nalbantian@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2985

• The Helsinki Final Act at 50: Timeless Masterpiece or Relic of the Cold War? Event - 17 September 2025

  Lecture, Studium Generale

• Space for academic debate: discussing academic boycotts and ethics committees Event - 9 September 2024

  Lecture

• Sunken History Event - 8 April 2025

  PhD defence

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  Sara Brandellero University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.l.a.brandellero@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1447

• For the first time, astronomers witness the dawn of a new solar system News - 17 July 2025

  International researchers have, for the first time, pinpointed the moment when planets began to form around a star beyond the Sun. Using the ALMA telescope, in which the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is a partner, and the James Webb Space Telescope, they have observed the creation of the first…

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  Brianne Wesolowski Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.m.wesolowski@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271301

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  Jasper Krijns Student ambassador

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.m.p.krijns@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kevin Horbach Student assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.m.p.horbach@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Ymke Vreeburg Guest

  y.vreeburg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Julian Grob Student assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.n.grob@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Martijn Treur Student assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.treur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Ariette Dekker Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.dekker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Imagining Oceans: A Critical Conversation on Oceanic Spaces Event - 15 May 2024

  Lecture

• Dominant style stifled innovation in 19th century seascapes News - 5 October 2021

  Long into the 19th century, seascapes were considered an expression of patriotism. Artists who painted in a 17th century style were valued more. This tradition stifled innovation in the genre, Cécile Bosman has concluded. She will defend her PhD thesis on 13 October.

• Jessica den Oudsten wins the eighth Uitgeverij Verloren/ Johan de Witt thesis award News - 7 April 2022

  Jessica den Oudsten won this year’s Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt thesis award for history with her master’s thesis, entitled "The descendants of Norwegian and Danish Immigrants". The prize was awarded for the eighth time in collaboration with Elsevier Weekblad. The incentive award went to Amber…

• Fleeing tapestry makers picked up the thread again in Gouda News - 13 July 2023

  In the sixteenth century, many Protestants fled to the Northern Netherlands to avoid Spanish oppression in the south. This exodus included tapestry makers from Oudenaarde who eventually settled in Gouda. Professor by Special Appointment Yvonne Bleyerveld and researcher Jos Beerens have been awarded…

• Leiden Interdisciplinary Migration Seminars Event
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  Maria Voltsichina PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.voltsichina@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• A Contemporary Past – Looking Back and Forward Event - 26 June 2024

  Exhibition, Photo exibition

• Park your bike in the basement of Lipsius or Reuvens Announcement - 22 September 2023

  Facility

• Histories of Intellectual Property Event - 23 March 2023

  Lecture, Global Questions Seminar

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  Rachel Schats Associate professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  r.schats@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1925

• Writing Global History Event - 15 May 2023

  Conference, Research Colloquium

• The Market of Health, Vigor and Beauty in the Dutch East indies: The Role of Irregular Physicians and Pharmacies Event - 22 November 2024

  Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar

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  Liselore Tissen Postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.n.m.tissen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Symposium: Visualizing Ancient Histories Event - 14 November 2024

  Symposium

• Astronomers spot benzene in planet-forming disk around star for first time News - 11 May 2023

  An international team of astronomers including Leiden professor Ewine van Dishoeck has observed the benzene molecule (C6H6) in a planet-forming disk around a young star for the first time. The observations tell us more about the forming of planets in this disc, like our own Earth. The scientists publish…

• History Institute Council Meeting Event - 2 November 2023

• History Institute Council Meeting Event - 12 December 2024

  Lecture

• History Institute Council Meeting Event - 17 April 2025

• History Institute Council Meeting Event - 25 April 2023

• History Institute Council Meeting Event - 18 April 2024

• First detailed picture of ice in planet-forming disk News - 6 December 2023

  An international team of astronomers led by Ardjan Sturm of the Observatory has made the first two-dimensional inventory of ice in a planet-forming disk of dust and gas surrounding a young star. The researches, including Melissa McClure, used the James Webb Space Telescope and publish their findings…

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  Petra Sijpesteijn Professor of Arabic

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2027

• Genocide: Lessons from 20th Century History Event - 8 May 2025

  Lecture, Seminar

• History Master Symposium Event - 29 March 2023

  Conference, Symposium

• Rens Tacoma wins Research Prize Italian Studies Working Group News - 24 October 2022

  Associate professor Rens Tacoma has won the 2021 Research Prize for Historical Sciences. The prize is awarded annually by the Italy Studies Working Group for the best scholarly publication in the field of Italy Studies in Dutch or Flemish academia.

• The hunt for frozen organic molecules in space Event - 9 May 2023

  PhD defence

• IIASL visits key European aviation stakeholders in Brussels News - 2 December 2022

  Leiden Law School’s International Institute of Air and Space Law visited key European aviation stakeholders in Brussels where IIASL staff and students were able to engage with those directly involved in ensuring that the EU aviation sector is safe, resilient and sustainable.

• 12 till 16 February: the window cleaners will be in the building! Announcement - 6 February 2024

  Facility

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  Chibuike Uche Professor governance of finance and integrity in Africa

  African Studies Centre

  c.u.uche@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3854

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  Ellen van Reuler Lecturer

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  a.a.h.e.van.reuler@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275077