1,747 search results for “world” in the Staff website
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‘There are great similarities between drama as an art form and the legal world’
The Lucia de Berk case or the suicide of Slobodan Praljak at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: certain trials keep popping up in media. In her dissertation, Tessa de Zeeuw examines the cultural appeal of such cases and analyses artistic responses. ‘Artworks sometimes have…
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PRINS introduces students to the world of practice: ‘I’m now even considering a career at the Ministry’
The successful PRINS (PRactising INternational Studies) project offers International Studies students an introduction to the world of practice. In the last semester of their bachelor’s programme, they work as consultants for real-life clients, ranging from Rabobank to Greenpeace. We took a look at the…
- Leiden City World Walks
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a great motivator if your research can be life-changing in the real world’
Our university labs are bursting with cutting-edge research, but how do you commercialise these inventions and discoveries or translate them into outcomes that benefit society? Professor of biological chemistry Nathaniel Martin started a spin-off company with his team. ‘When it comes to valorisation…
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Peter BisschopFaculty of Humanities
p.c.bisschop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272980
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Petra de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
p.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272592
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Egbert FortuinFaculty of Humanities
e.fortuin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272075
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Alina KarakantaFaculty of Humanities
a.karakanta@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272978
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Yoonai HanFaculty of Humanities
y.han@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272551
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Performative Transactions: Worlding Compositional Ecosystems
PhD defence
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
b.j.m.caers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278010
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Casper WitsFaculty of Humanities
c.wits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276006
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273375
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Hoard of Roman coins turns out to be offering for safe crossing
Several years ago, two amateur archaeologists from Brabant discovered over a hundred Roman coins near to Berlicum in the north of the province. After years of research, it now appears that the location, close to a ford in the river, was a site for offerings. Another interesting fact is that the coins…
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Mark Driessenm.j.driessen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271756
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Gestures to signs around the world
Conference, Workshop
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Alisa van de HaarFaculty of Humanities
a.d.m.van.de.haar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272179
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Alberto Sarcinaa.sarcina@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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The Values of Language(s) in the Ancient World
Conference, Penn-Leiden Colloquium on Ancient Values XIII
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Polish Holocaust researchers accused of defamation will give Cleveringa Lecture
On 26 November historian Jan Grabowski and sociologist Barbara Engelking will both give the Cleveringa Lecture. They wrote a book about the Holocaust in Poland and were taken to court for defamation.
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272027
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Historian Gert Oostindie the new Cleveringa Professor
Gert Oostindie, Emeritus Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, is this year’s Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. He was appointed by the University on 4 October. In his inaugural lecture on 24 November, entitled Courage and Disregard, he will talk about (academic) freedom in relation…
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Historian Frank van Vree is the new Cleveringa Professor
Frank van Vree, Emeritus Professor of War, Conflict and Memory Studies at the University of Amsterdam (UVA), is the new Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University this year.
- Unification of the Mediterranean World Research Seminars 2023-2024
- In Praise of Community Building - World Refugee Day 2025
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World Week for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue & Development
Arts and culture
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Parallel Worlds: Information Warfare in the Sahel (Dutch-spoken)
Debate, Haags Actualiteitencollege
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Doing Ethics: Addressing Real-World Challenges in Language Research
Conference, workshop
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A Visual World study of culmination in Hindi perfective verbs
Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series
- Unification of the Mediterranean World Research Seminars 2022-2023
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Book presentation: The world according to North Korea
Lecture, Boekpresentatie
- Orange the World 2025 – Campaign Against Violence Towards Women
- Orange the World 2025 – Campaign Against Violence Towards Women
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Prudent Resistance: Hezbollah's Endurance in a Hostile World
Middle East Studies Lecture
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Discussing the role of AI in education: ‘We need a shared vision’
How do you ensure that students still learn anything when they can have AI write an entire thesis in a matter of minutes? Staff members from the Faculty of Humanities discussed this and other questions during a special AI symposium. ‘Writing and independent thinking are crucial, especially in our fi…
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LUCL to start working with Macroscope: ‘One place filled with datasets and tools’
Over the coming years, LUCL will be collaborating on the development of Macroscope, a new scientific infrastructure that maps social change at the population level. Professors Gijsbert Rutten, Stephan Raaijmakers and Carole Tiberius tell us more about the project.
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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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Eric Olijdam
e.olijdam@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ilone de Vries-Lemairea.t.j.m.de.vries@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Gabi Perhajg.perhaj@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276451
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Arent Pola.pol@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Aviva de Groot
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.de.groot@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Memorial to professor and resistance hero Ben Telders unveiled at Bergen-Belsen
A memorial stone honouring professor and resistance hero Ben Telders was unveiled on 12 September at the site of the former concentration camp Bergen-Belsen.
- Objects: Material culture and the dynamics of innovation in the ancient world
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55th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics
Conference
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Traitors, profiteers or collaborators: ‘The Jewish Council has long been judged too harshly’
For too long the Dutch collective memory has judged the Jewish Council too harshly. This perspective needs to be adjusted, Bart van der Boom argues in his new book ‘De politiek van het kleinste kwaad’ (lit. ‘The Politics of the Lesser Evil’).
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Marlena Antczak-Mackowiakm.m.antczak@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jeremy Menzer
j.g.menzer@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Louise Oleruds.l.olerud@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271603
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Jacobine Melisj.melis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727