490 search results for “erc starting grant” in the Staff website
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The Ambassador of the Dominican Republic visits the Faculty of Archaeology
Monday 6 February the Faculty of Archaeology had the honour to receive the e Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, H.E. Dr. Juan Bautista Durán. The motive of the visit was to discuss the collaboration between the university and the Dominican Government after the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding…
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Spinoza Prize for astrophysicist Ignas Snellen
With his clever measuring methods Ignas Snellen – together with his team – was the first to detect carbon monoxide in the atmosphere of exoplanets. For his pioneering work the Leiden astrophysicist has been awarded the Spinoza Prize, the highest academic honour in the Netherlands. The prize of 2.5 million…
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Psychology Connected over gender differences: 'More research done on extraterrestrial life than the female body'
In medical and psychological sciences, little research has been specifically conducted on women. Hormonal fluctuations were considered too intricate. Yes, research into sex and gender differences is complex, acknowledge neuroscientists Ellen de Bruijn and Lara Wierenga, but that’s precisely why it's…
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The importance of an interdisciplinary approach to open information provision in palliative care
What if seriously ill patients do not want to hear their diagnosis? Does a clinician always need to provide a patient with all available information? Communication researcher Liesbeth van Vliet, medical anthropologist Annemarie Samuels and research intern Fiona Brosig will put these questions on open…
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Navigating Boundaries in Ethnographic Fieldwork
On Friday the 5th of November, members of the CADS Institute engaged in a lively roundtable lunch discussion on navigating boundaries in ethnographic fieldwork. The roundtable was intended to share experiences and open up questions about navigating proximity and distance when engaging in research relationships.…
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Online Book Salon Elizabeth Stuart – with Nadine Akkerman
On Thursday 2 December, Nadine Akkerman, Reader in early modern English literature will be a guest in the online book salon of Leiden University Libraries (UBL). Head Curator Garrelt Verhoeven will interview Akkerman about her book Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Hearts. In her biography, Akkerman describes…
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Oh no, a mistake! Investigating the constant performance monitoring in our heads
Psychologist Myrthe Jansen conducted research into the performance monitoring that constantly takes place in our heads. People with obsessive-compulsive symptoms are more afraid to make a mistake that harms others, than when they make a mistake that only harms themselves. Jansen received her PhD on…
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Gilles van Wezel steps down as SD of the IBL: Hubertus Irth appointed as temporary replacement
Gilles van Wezel will step down as Scientific Director (SD) of the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) as of June 17th. He has held this position since September 2018. Van Wezel will be temporarily succeeded by Hubertus Irth, the current SD of the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR). Irth…
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Students Ruşen and Rana fight for diversity in higher education
Two Leiden students stand a chance of winning the ECHO Award for Higher Education. Deniz Rana Kuseyri (Rana for short) and Ruşen Koç are two of the six finalists for this annual national prize that is awarded to students who promote diversity and inclusion in their own discipline.
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Winter School: Digital Visual Engagements in Anthropological Research
Course, Winter school
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Modes of Human Becoming: Towards a Process Archaeology of Mind
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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China Fashion Power - Fashioning Power through South-South Interaction: Rethinking Creativity, Authenticity, Cultural Mediation and Consumer
Lecture, China Seminar
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Food Citizens?
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Chemist Marc Koper receives Spinoza Prize for research on electrolysis
Professor Marc Koper researches how you can use electrical energy to make or break chemical bonds. He has just been awarded a Spinoza Prize, the Netherlands’ highest personal science award, for his fundamental research into how this form of electrolysis works.
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From research in space to director on earth
After ten years and one day, Leiden Observatory has a new director. As of 1 September, Ignas Snellen will set the course for the astronomical institute. In this interview, you will get to know Ignas. Or at least a little. That is why we gave him five dilemmas and asked the people around him who he really…
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Activities
On this page you will find an overview of the activities organised by the Leiden Research Support Network.
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I’m afraid it’s rather bad news | Debate in De Balie + livestream
Debate
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VVIK Lecture | Uncovering the Manuscript History of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita: Tracing and Reconstruction
Lecture, VVIK Lecture
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Connect & Protect: meet the FGGA Ethics Committee
Network meeting
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Pushing the Frontiers of Federated Learning: From Security Applications to Mitigation of Poisoning Attack
Lecture
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Psychology Connected: Gender differences
Conference
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Globalizing the Northern Muslim World: the Mongol Exchange and the Horde
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Workshop: How to write a Data Management Plan (DMP)
Workshop
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How to write a Data Management Plan (DMP)
Research
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"We are new farmers": How do e-commerce streamers perform authenticity in rural China
Lecture, China Seminar
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Book presentation ‘Building the League of Nations and the International Labour Organisation’
Book presentation
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Workshop: How to write a Data Management Plan (DMP)
Workshop
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And then it stopped – the impact of print culture on the perception and growth of Purāṇas
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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Palliative Care Around the World
Conference, Seminar
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Workshop: How to write a Data Management Plan (DMP)
Workshop
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Workshop: How to write a Data Management Plan (DMP)
Workshop
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Liveable planet lunch meeting - Sustainable Insurance
Lecture
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Workshop: How to write a Data Management Plan (DMP)
Workshop
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FGGA in 2023: This was the year of our faculty
2023 was another year full of highlights and special moments for the faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. Find out what the year was like in this year overview: we take you through the most important moments and news items month of each month.
- With kind regards: Convention, standards and breaking the rules in letter-writing
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Sources and Strategies in Translating the Canonical Readings of the Qur’an: A case study of Sūrat al-ʾAnʿām
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Improving Nature’s Antibiotics to Overcome Resistant Bacteria
Lecture, NGL-lezing
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Surprising vacuum forces in a superconductor
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Crafting Resilience Kick-Off Conference
Conference
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Blessed Aristocracies: Charismatic authority, rural elites, and historiography in Medieval Yemen
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series