311 search results for “funeral innovation” in the Staff website
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In Memoriam: Laura van Hoof
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our esteemed colleague Laura van Hoof on Wednesday 1 October, after an illness of more than a year. An alumnus of Leiden University, she worked in the Student Affairs department of the Faculty of Humanities, as the education coordinator for the…
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‘The ancient Egyptians were concerned with more than just death’
When we think about ancient Egypt, the first things that come to mind are usually mummies and sarcophagi. According to researcher and Rijksmuseum van Oudheden curator Lara Weiss, that impression is unjustified. She made an audio tour for the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden that focuses on living Egyptians…
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Sarah SchraderFaculty of Archaeology
s.a.schrader@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271685
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Rachel SchatsFaculty of Archaeology
r.schats@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271925
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Eduard Fosch-Villaronga & Louk van Doorn win the DT4REGIONS Ideathon on AI Potential for Preventive Healthcare
eLaw - Center of Law and Digital technologies from Leiden Law School, and the Vascular Surgery Department at Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, join forces to explore the use of AI for diabetes and secondary prevention of diabetic foot problems and won a prize for it.
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Electric car batteries can help drive the clean electricity transition
As early as 2030, batteries in electric vehicles could fully meet the need for short-term electricity storage around the world. By connecting them to the power grid they can provide their stored energy, improving energy security and enabling renewable technologies in cleaning the grid.
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Rubicon grant for Remko Fermin: superconducting diodes for energy-efficient data centres
Physicist Remko Fermin from Leiden University was awarded a Rubicon grant from NWO. He will use it to study superconducting diodes that could contribute to reducing the CO2 emission of data centres.
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‘Teach young people to take control of technology’
Technology is spreading its tendrils into the classroom. But who is in control?
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What the Leiden Teaching Prize has meant for three past winners
You win the Leiden Teaching Prize and suddenly all eyes are on you. Three past recipients reflect on how this student-awarded prize has changed how they work and improved their teaching – and how they chose to spend the money.
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Lifelong Learning and Development: University launches Academy for Professionals project
The Academy for Professionals project started in November. The project will focus on further developing existing and new educational programmes for professionals. ‘This is part of taking valorisation seriously.’
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Josette DaemenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.a.m.daemen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Rob NelissenFaculty of Medicine
r.g.h.h.nelissen@lumc.nl | 071 5263606
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Andrei PoamaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
a.poama@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009065
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Thijs van OschFaculty of Medicine
m.j.p.van_osch@lumc.nl | 071 5269111
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Jessica Kiefte-de JongFaculty of Medicine
j.c.kiefte@lumc.nl | 071 5269111
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Martin TaphoornFaculty of Medicine
m.j.b.taphoorn@lumc.nl | 071 5269111
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Sarah GiestFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
s.n.giest@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009084
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Olaf DekkersFaculty of Medicine
o.m.dekkers@lumc.nl | 071 5269111
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Ingrid MeulenbeltFaculty of Medicine
i.meulenbelt@lumc.nl | 071 5269734
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Júlia García PuigFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.garcia.puig@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Christi van AsperenFaculty of Medicine
c.j.van_asperen@lumc.nl | 071 5266090
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Carien CreutzbergFaculty of Medicine
c.l.creutzberg@lumc.nl | 071 5265120
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Jelle GoemanFaculty of Medicine
j.j.goeman@lumc.nl | 071 5269700
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Rob TollenaarFaculty of Medicine
r.a.e.m.tollenaar@lumc.nl | 071 5264910
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Peter van der ZwanFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
p.w.van.der.zwan@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278560
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Peter DevileeFaculty of Medicine
p.devilee@lumc.nl | 071 5269510
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Saskia le CessieFaculty of Medicine
s.le_cessie@lumc.nl | 071 5272124
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Robert KlautzFaculty of Medicine
r.j.m.klautz@lumc.nl | 071 5264022
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Monica van WinkelICLON
m.a.van.winkel@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anne StiggelboutFaculty of Medicine
a.m.stiggelbout@lumc.nl | 071 5264575
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Patrick DegryseFaculty of Archaeology
p.a.i.h.degryse@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Rudolf PoolmanFaculty of Medicine
r.w.poolman@lumc.nl | 071 5269111
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
j.b.gewald@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273372
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FSW Education Festival 2025
Conference
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Honours students on fieldwork: ‘The police don’t need to be doing dances on TikTok’
Interviewing pupils and brainstorming with judges and lawyers. Students from the Trust in the Rule of Law honours course discovered how pupils at the Edith Stein College school in The Hague see institutions and how the law works in practice.
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Master’s students create Graduate Journal: ‘It represents the development we’ve achieved’
A celebration was held in the Tabú restaurant: Mark Rutgers, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, was presented with the first copy of LEAP, a journal where Humanities master’s students can prepare for an academic career by publishing articles themselves.
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Circular fuel: researchers and technicians work hand in hand on tomorrow’s solutions
From a meaningless block of plastic to an advanced component that contributes to the energy transition. The technicians and scientists of our faculty think it out in detail and make it a reality. This special project shows that they need each other.
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Rethinking community in upland, ‘indigenous’ South Asia
Erik de Maaker wrote a monograph on how Garo, an indigenous community of the extended eastern Himalayas, experience and negotiate such disparities. The book shows how relatedness is reinterpreted as religious practices change, and communally held land ends up being privately controlled. Erik de Maaker…
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Archaeologists in action: stories from the field
During the summer, staff and students of the Faculty of Archaeology travel to all parts of the world, initiating or joining fieldwork projects. Read some of our students' stories here!
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Roeland van der RijstICLON
rrijst@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276496
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Miguel John VersluysFaculty of Archaeology
m.j.versluys@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272438
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Li Manshan: Portrait of a Folk Daoist
Film screening
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Toon KerkhoffFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
a.d.n.kerkhoff@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009484
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Hanno PijlFaculty of Medicine
h.pijl@lumc.nl | 071 5263571
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Jacqueline VelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.a.c.vel@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Han de WindeFaculty of Science
j.h.de.winde@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271036
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Guest lecture: Matsumoto Toshio’s Theory of the Antifascist Avant-Doc
Lecture
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‘Science is international so our faculty should be too’
‘Our faculty is a very international community. And that is something everybody really benefit from,’ says Yun Tian. As the officer internationalisation, she is the bridge between international students and staff, the faculty and universities abroad. ‘Science goes beyond countries and carries no nationality.…
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How can I help my students to recognise their unique skills?
On Friday 10 June a workshop on students’ unique skills was organised in the context of the joint Erasmus+ project ASSET-H. In this workshop, teaching staff learned how to showcase the skills that students can learn in their classes. Trainer Catho Jacobs has five tips on helping students to recognise…
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Visit by Members of Parliament highlights interdisciplinary research and collaboration
High-quality education, research involving multiple faculties, collaboration between universities and central government funding to make all this possible: these were the topics covered in a working visit of the Standing Committee for Education, Culture and Science (OCW) to the Association of Universities…