1,165 search results for “history of the contemporary middle east” in the Staff website
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Asia Research cluster workshop: collaborative research and stakeholder interaction
Course, Workshop
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On the Abuse of Photographs by Kevin Lewis O’Neill
Lecture
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Research Seminar Janet Connor
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Willie PeijnenburgFaculty of Science
peijnenburg@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Arthur RamFaculty of Science
a.f.j.ram@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4914
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Maartje van der WoudeFaculty of Law
m.a.h.vanderwoude@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7552
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Marco CinelliFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
m.cinelli@luc.leidenuniv.nl |
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Prepared for pain? The impact of the nocebo effect on people with chronic pain
People who have negative expectations about a treatment actually experience more pain. Merve Karacaoglu discovered in her PhD research that anxious and pessimistic individuals are particularly susceptible to this nocebo effect. However, this sensitivity comes with a silver lining.
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‘All the members of the Young Academy Leiden have a strong sense of responsibility'
The Young Academy Leiden (YAL) acquired six new members on 1 September. We talked to the new and former chair of this platform for young academics about what they have achieved over the recent period and what is on the agenda for the coming year.
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Be aware of the risks of using chatbots like ChatGPT in your work
Security
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Finding our way out of the hyper-nervous society? ‘Time to pause and reflect on our basic human needs’
Hit the brakes! That’s the advice of the Council for Public Health and Society in a recent report. Eight psychologists share their insights on how to slow down and reconnect.
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Thirza is the new student member of the IB: 'I want to hear the opinions of less outspoken students'
Since 1 September, fourth-year student Thirza van 't Rood has been the new student member of the Institute Board at Cultural Anthropology. Her first task is to organise the elections for the programme committee. Her mission for the coming year is also to collect the opinions of less outspoken students.…
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Corona and the gulf between citizens and experts
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 with people from within and outside the University. On this occasion,…
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Sarah de Lange, new professor of Dutch Politics: ‘We should not take our democratic constitutional state for granted’
‘Dutch politics are changing, but they also are characterised by stability; that tension fascinates me.’ Sarah de Lange studies, among other things, the Dutch party system, and specifically how the rise of extremist parties influences democracy. She will start as a professor in Leiden in mid-October…
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Update Executive Board: Impact of government cuts, drastic measures required
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.
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Executive Board adopts committee’s recommendations on Israel-Palestine
The Executive Board proposes to take the decision to suspend the existing institutional student exchange programmes with two Israeli universities, and until further notice not to engage in any new exchange programmes with Israeli universities that have comparable links with the Israeli military (the…
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Metje Postma retires after 37 years
This February Metje Postma will stop teaching and retire. But she is not done with the discipline yet: she will finish her PhD and there are still five films on the shelf that she plans to complete.
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Strengthening Resilience in Youth: What We Learned from the Food for Thought Lunch Meeting
During the Food for Thought lunch meeting on 2 December, colleagues from across the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs gathered for the SSH Sectorplan theme Resilience in Youth to exchange insights and strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration.
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Celebrating 30 Years of IIAS
Festival
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ReCNTR: My Want of You Partakes of Me
ReCNTR Film Screening
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Fixing the Outcomes of Transparency: Data Context and the Concentration of Explanatory Power.
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Experimental Ethnographies
Lecture
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Following the Pagla Jahaj ['the crazy ship']: The inevitable journey towards the un/familiar
Lecture
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International Criminal Justice: Utopia or Reality?
Lecture, 5th Owada Chair Symposium
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The Chinese Queer Collection - A Workshop for Activists, Archivists and Academics at Leiden University
Workshop
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Media, Race and the Infrastructures of Empire
Lecture, Research Seminar
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"From Epistemicide to ‘Epistemic Disobedience'" by Anne-Maria Makhulu
Lecture
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Opening of the academic year
University ceremony
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Results of the university elections
Bekendmaking verkiezingen
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Results of the university elections
Elections
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Ecology of the White Lion
PhD defence
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Crucible of the Incurable: Facing ALS
Lecture, Unfolding Finitudes
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Stolen Focus: Our Brains Online - The Reading List
There is a reasonable chance that you came to this reading list through a social medium. Now it's our job to keep your attention. We are going to do our best. There are so many distractions; from notifications on your phone, to another screen near you, that may also be screaming for attention. Every…
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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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University diversity policy is alive and kicking: ‘We need to acknowledge each other’s experiences’
Leiden University has had a diversity policy since 2014. The aim is to create a diverse and inclusive learning and working environment for all students and staff. Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa updates us on the process and the results. It’s now 2022, what has already changed?
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Researchers from Leiden visit Indonesia on knowledge mission
A delegation from Leiden University recently embarked on a knowledge mission to various NGOs, universities and government organisations in Indonesia. New partnerships were formed and important knowledge exchanged, and researchers from Leiden gave guest lectures.
- The Psychic Life of the Welfare State
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Award Ceremony of the Betto Deelman Prize – Sophie van Rijn
Laureates’ Ceremony
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Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) Conference 2023
Conference
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Hybrid workshop: Narrating Highland Heritages of Bhutan
Lecture, Hybrid workshop
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Leiden University in The Hague – Researchers of the City
Exhibition
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Leiden University in The Hague – Researchers of the City
Exhibition
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Young Hae ChoiFaculty of Science
y.h.choi@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4510
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Jong Universiteit Leiden 'Start of the year' borrel
Drinks
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What Schools Can Learn from Skate Culture - Anthropologist Sander Hölsgens on The Conversation
Anthropologist Sander Hölsgens explores how skateboarding philosophy can revolutionise education by embracing failure, fostering creativity, and building supportive learning communities. Read his research on The Conversation.
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we left the forests’: Documenting the collective memories of the lost heritage of the Basua of Bundibugyo
Lecture
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Innovating and connecting
447th Dies Natalis
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Image - Infrastructure. A visual ethnography of the Port of Suape (Brazil)
Lecture
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Meet your Graduate School – Supervisor and the final phase of the PhD track
Study information | Graduate School
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Meet your Graduate School – Supervisor and the final phase of the PhD track
Study information | Graduate School