2,854 search results for “sociale sciences” in the Staff website
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Erasmus+ for Training
PhD, Staff
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Luris turns 20: ‘Our research drives real-world impact and innovations’
It’s been exactly 20 years since Luris first began working with Leiden’s researchers and students to create an impact on society. To celebrate this anniversary, staff look back on their most memorable projects. Spoiler: they all had difficulty choosing one single project.
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Life after Security Studies: five alumni share their thoughts about the bachelor programme
Five students who graduated from the Bachelor Security Studies share their experiences. Where did they end up after graduation? Are they still using the skills they gained during their studies?
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New SSH Sylvius labs: ‘The basis should be good’
Before the SSH labs in the Sylvius building will open their doors in the new academic year, there are still some obstacles to overcome. But when everything has been taken care of, the laboratories will be a place ‘where you can do almost everything you would ever want to do in your lab research.’
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This was 2023! An overview of Humanities in the news
So much has happened this year! 2023 was an eventful year in which several wars raged about which our experts could offer interpretation. It was also the year in which the government made apologies for the slavery past. Leiden humanities scholars were at the forefront of this with their research on…
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Institute managers Marjolein and Wiesje: Ambitious on the work floor, in the restaurant and on the football field
Marjolein van Reisen has been Institute Manager Finance for a year, and Wiesje Zikkenheiner has been Institute Manager HR for two months. This duo job is by no means a luxury in an ever-growing organisation. Marjolein: 'We’re both new to this world, so we have our hands full.'
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Don Weenink appointed as professor of Violence and Policing: ‘I am fascinated by how violence emerges’
Why do people commit violence? A question that may not occupy many minds, but one that Don Weenink has been researching for many years. Since 1 March, the sociologist has held the title of professor of Violence and Policing.
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Om te beginnen met gezond gedrag moeten vaak eerst problemen als schimmel op de muren of financiële sores worden aangepakt
Medici kunnen veel repareren, maar ziekte voorkomen of uitstellen is beter. Daarvoor is vaak leefstijlverandering nodig en dat blijkt lastig. Gezondheidswetenschappers Sandra van Dijk (Universiteit Leiden) en Valentijn Visch (TU Delft) doen onderzoek naar de vraag hoe je mensen kunt helpen met gedragsverandering…
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Friend or foe? The role of AI in mitigating biases in HR
AI is already widely being used in HR processes, but it’s unclear whether these applications contribute to fair and inclusive decision making. Leiden researcher Carlotta Rigotti is involved in BIAS, a big consortium research project that aims to provide answers and develop a new, trustworthy AI app…
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Conference on opportunities and dangers of AI: ‘Europe needs a daring vision’
The SAILS conference The Future of AI is Here (and Guess What … it’s Human) brought together researchers and policy makers to discuss the important issues in the area of artificial intelligence (AI). Where are the opportunities and what are the dangers?
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LUC Major Choice Declaration Deadline
Study information, Major Choice Event
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Research in the media
How can you ensure that your research hits the headlines? How can you bring your research output, such as PhD research or a publication, to the attention of the public?
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Campus The Hague Career Event 2022
Course, Career Event
- Webinar: Smarter digital collaboration and communication
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From classroom to coastline: Nature-based learning in Honours College
In the Honours College course 'Climate, Sustainability and Wellbeing', students do more than just sit in a lecture hall. They are encouraged to explore climate and sustainability topics by connecting them to personal, embodied experiences and the natural world.
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Webinar: Is LUC for me?
Study information, Webinar
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Webinar: Is LUC for me?
Study information, Webinar
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Connect & Escape: Data Horror Escape Room
Workshop
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Lancering The Hague Global Futures Hub
Conference
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Fourteen Leiden University researchers receive Vidi grant
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to 14 Leiden researchers. This grant of a maximum of 850,000 euros will enable them to start a new research group and develop their own line of research over the next five years.
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Collegecolumn: Brand, stroom valt uit, grootschalige ontruiming…
We take it for granted that water comes out of the tap and electricity out of the socket. But that isn’t always the case. Last Tuesday began like any other day, with our board meeting in the morning. But things were soon to change.
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In the Making #3: Kristoffer Gansing and Francesco Ragazzi (ReCNTR), Artistic Research and the Techno-aesthetics of Infrastructure
Lecture, Conversation
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Taking Lives: Narratives of Latin American Femicide Perpetrators
Book launch
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Why We All Need Philosophical and Scientific Analysis in the History of Philosophy, History of Political Thought, and Intellectual History
Lecture, PCNI Research Seminar
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PhD training Case Study and Comparative Methods
Research
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LUCIR Lecture: Inside Gang Governance: How and Why Gangs Rule the Streets of Rio de Janeiro
Lecture
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PhD training Case Study and Comparative Methods
Course
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tentoonstelling-leren-met-de-stad
Exhibition
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From Underground to Overground, from Print to Digital: A Symposium on Unofficial Poetry from China
Symposium
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LUCAS PhD Symposium “Research in Progress”
Conference
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ASCL Seminar: Waves of Memory in the Red Sea: Unpacking Mixedness through Italo-Eritrean Livescapes
Lecture
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Linguistic Anthropology in Europe: Past, Present, and Futures
Conference
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Religiosity and Knowledge in Muslim Context in West Africa: Reconfiguring the Relationship between Boko and Adini
Lecture, LUCIS Keynotes
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The Ontology of Writing: The Workings of Talismans in Daoist Practice
Lecture, China Seminar
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Partnering Heritage? Developing Academic Agendas for Una Europa from Southern Africa
Network event
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Alumni Career Event Methodology and Statistics Psychology
Alumni event
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Memory in Antiquity Workshop
Workshop
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Working together in the Leiden Healthy Society Center: ‘It’s only when you make your research visible that you find each other'
As coordinator and lead promoter respectively of the Leiden Healthy Society Center, psychologists Sandra van Dijk and Anke Klein use interdisciplinary collaboration to resolve the major health problems of the present day. How are they going to do that in the coming period?
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Paul Wouters reappointed as Dean of FSW
Paul Wouters has been reappointed as Dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. His second term runs from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023.
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Blauwe Ballen en andere verkrachtingsmythes by Sunny Bergman
Orange the World 2025
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Connect & step up: Overview of the concrete actions to improve our local data repository service, DataverseNL, as a FAIR-enabling service
Webinar, Q&A, discussion
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New Year's Reception FSW
Festival, Reception
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Blade Runner 2025?
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Reimaging Peace Democratization in Yemen: Women, Transnationalism and Activism in Exile
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
- FAQ Consultation
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Orangutans and the Borders of Humanity in the Long Eighteenth Century
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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Combating loneliness in Living Lab
Master's students of Vitality & Ageing work together with older individuals in the so-called ‘Living Lab’ to combat loneliness. You can watch four brief video’s that show their creative solutions for the course ‘the older individual’ that is coordinated by health psychologist Sandra van Dijk and former…
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Sarah de Rijcke appointed Rector Magnificus of Leiden University
Professor Sarah de Rijcke will become the new Rector Magnificus on the Executive Board of Leiden University on 15 January 2026. She will succeed Professor Hester Bijl, who will become Rector Magnificus at Delft University of Technology.
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Turning the tide: global biodiversity research gets time and funding
How do you compare the living environment of Dutch dairy cows with that of Masai cattle in East Africa? And how can we reverse biodiversity loss? These questions are central to CurveBend, an international research consortium in which ecologist Michiel Veldhuis plays a key role.
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Sign up now: Working visits to draw inspiration for the alternative Humanities Campus
Yes, the new Humanities Campus is going to be smaller in size. But no, that doesn’t mean there’ll be any shortage of space. The available area and a creative design will give us all the room we need. So what will such a design look like? Take a look for yourself in the Arsenaal, the Pieter de la Court…