317 search results for “alumni in the spotlight” in the Staff website
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Babak RezaeedaryakenariFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.rezaeedaryakenari@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 3687
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From 1 August no more disposable products in the cafes and restaurants: reusable tableware will become standard
Facility
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How to factcheck fake news?
Alumni event
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4 - 6 April 2023 - Leiden University Career Event
How do you prepare yourself for the next step in your career? The career services of Leiden University are here to help! During the Leiden University Career Week we offer interesting workshops and events to help you get ready for that next step. This event is for all students and young alumni…
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4 - 6 April 2023 - Leiden University Career Event
Course, Online Career Week
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Butts off our campus: throw your cigarette butt in the bin
Facility
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Journalism master’s students get to work in the city for Leiden 2022
In 2022, Leiden will be the European City of Science. University lecturer Jaap de Jong has created special assignments for the journalism master's students to celebrate this: they will go into the city to visualise knowledge from the city.
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.b.schulhofer-wohl@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 3903
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Ellen van ReulerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.a.h.e.van.reuler@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5077
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Johan ChristensenFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
j.christensen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Tijmen BaardaUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
t.c.baarda@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3375
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Markus DavidsenFaculty of Humanities
m.davidsen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2582
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The University in the time of coronavirus: from working at the kitchen table to a livestream PhD defence
The outbreak of coronavirus has radically changed our life and work. We have had to work, teach and conduct research from home. How has coronavirus changed your work? What do you miss most? And what is keeping you going? We asked a few colleagues.
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Ralph Kijk in de VegteScience
r.kijk.in.de.vegte@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Leiden Classics: Cleveringa’s protest
On 26 November 1940 Professor Cleveringa held his courageous speech protesting against the dismissal of his Jewish colleague, Professor Meijers. Cleveringa was arrested and the university was closed. Every year the university honours Cleveringa with a chair and meetings throughout the world.
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Exchange and inspiration at the Education Showcase
On Friday 20 May, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., approximately sixty lecturers met at the Faculty Club for the 2022 Education Showcase.
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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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Neele Boelens: ‘I think it is important to get young people to vote’
Neele Boelens is a board member at DWARS, the youth organisation of political party GroenLinks. In addition, she is studying towards two degrees at Leiden University: Linguistics and Public Administration. A busy year, especially with the upcoming elections.
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Botanie: een liefde die je niet kunt dwingen
Botanisch filosoof Norbert Peeters vertelt over hoe mensen omgaan met planten in het algemeen, en met onkruid in het bijzonder.
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Debate on painting of cigar-smoking white men
The brief removal of Rein Dool’s ‘cigar-smoking white men’ painting generated a storm of reactions last November. Students, staff and alumni reflected on this at a symposium on Friday 26 May.
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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.
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Executive Board column: Why a good relationship with the city is so important
Leiden University is a fantastic example of a network university: we create an impact with the city, stakeholders and regional and international partners. The lines of communication are really short and there is a great sense of togetherness. Our good relations with the city have also informed how we…
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DATE MOVED: Huizingalezing 2021: David Van Reybrouck speaks about the colonization of the future
Alumni event, Lezing
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Colour in the public space
Debate, Come Talk To Us
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Mark Rutgers on visibility of the Board and managerial visibility
As I cycle to work in the morning, along Rapenburg to the Huizinga Building, I sometimes stop and dismount. The early morning silence and the rising sun that casts a spotlight on the Academy Building can be enchanting. On those days, I use the moment to take a photograph. I already have quite a collection.…
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Assessor talk: Ebrar Kaya succeeds Jonatan Wirix-Speetjens as assessor
Participating in discussions as a student, at an administrative level? Jonatan Wirix-Speetjens has done so for the past two years as assessor of the Faculty of Humanities. Ebrar Kaya will take over the position of assessor starting this September. In this interview we look back and ahead at the asse…
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Campus The Hague Career Event 2022
Course, Career Event
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Explore! Career Opportunities Beyond Academia
Research, Communication
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Asian(s) in the Netherlands
Panel conversation
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Portable Antiquities: A double lecture by Caroline van Eck (University of Cambridge) and Mari Lending (Oslo School of Architecture and Design)
Alumni event, Lecture
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Museum Talk with Annabelle Birnie (Hermitage Amsterdam)
Alumni event, Lecture
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Take part in the online NWO election debate: the future of research in the Netherlands
Debate
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Ethnicity and endogeneity in the welfare state
Seminar
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Work-in-Progress: Leaving the master and into the desert. Slaves escapes in the Spanish Sahara in the 1940s and 1950s
Lecture, Histories Connected: Work-in-Progress
- Diversity, equity and inclusion in the sciences and beyond
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Workshop How to find a job in the Netherlands
Study support, Career and apply for jobs
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EUniWell Symposium - Multilingualism for Social Inclusion in The European Classroom
Lecture, Symposium
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Reflections on the painting in the Leiden Academy Building
Conference
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Book launch: online presentation of 'Magnificence in the Seventeenth Century'
Arts and culture, Book launch
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The Sociolinguistics of Rhotacization in the Beijing Speech Community
PhD defence
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On Collecting Memory in the Jewish Cultural Quarter, Amsterdam
Lecture, Topical Issues in Museums
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International Summer School Global History in the 2020s
Conference, Summer School
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Diversity, equity and inclusion in the sciences and beyond
Symposium
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“Book Diplomacy” in the Cultural Cold War: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Conference
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Jam-packed class rooms and plenty of enthusiasm at Campus The Hague Career Event
Thinking about the next step in your career, networking, preparing for the labour market or possibly meeting your future employer. Over 400 students and young alumni of the Faculties Governance and Global Affairs, Humanities, and Behavioural Sciences came together last week during the Campus The Hague…
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How to say goodbye to politics?
New ministers, new state secretaries and new members of parliament. Around the time of the elections, we often talk about the new faces, but there are also many politicians who leave during this period, sometimes out of necessity. How do you say goodbye to a political career? Henk te Velde, professor…
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A call about: the national university funds campaign
Various thought-provoking questions have been appearing online and in print adverts. They are part of a national university funds campaign in which the Leiden University Fund (LUF) is also participating. We wanted to find out more, so we called LUF Director, Lilian Visscher.
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Educational assessments evaluated
The Educational Advice and Quality Assurance department of the Faculty of Humanities has evaluated 38 recent educational assessments. What can we learn from the course of these inspections?
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Successful Open Day for Humanities: ‘Here you feel how it really works’
Full lecture halls, a crowded information fair and a queue for coffee in the basement: during the Open Day, the Faculty of Humanities was inundated with curious prospective students.