1,014 search results for “university history” in the Staff website
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University history complete: Otterspeer presents fourth volume
At the Dies Natalis Willem Otterspeer, Professor Emeritus of University History, presented the fourth and final volume of Groepsportret met Dame, his series on the history of Leiden University. De 'Strategie van de Aanpassing' covers the period 1876-1975. Otterspeer talked about his book in a podcast…
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Sculptures provide more diverse view of University’s history
Three new initiatives will provide a more diverse view of Leiden’s academic history, literally and figuratively: a historical study on the background of students and scientists, a new book about the Academy Building, and two new sculptures of female scientists, Ewine van Dishoek, Professor of Molecular…
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Willem OtterspeerFaculty of Humanities
w.otterspeer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7242
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Still the cat’s whiskers: De Kattekop nursery at 40
If there’s one place at the University where it doesn’t matter where you come from, it’s De Kattekop. This, the University nursery, celebrates its 40th birthday in September. Its history reflects developments at the University. Parents are full of praise for it.
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Pieter SlamanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
p.j.slaman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9589
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University Council at 50: ‘Everything in Leiden was a tad more Leiden’
After the May elections a new University Council has now taken seat. The university democracy is the result of the long-lived national student protests in 1969. Students from Leiden joined the protests for greater representation, although their actions were less revolutionary than at other universities.…
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A university in times of corona: one year on
It is exactly one year ago that the university had to close, bang in the middle of the academic year. Suddenly, on that third Monday in March, we found ourselves at home, working and studying online – many of us from that cramped attic or student room. The momentous coronavirus year in pictures.
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Looking back on an extraordinary Remembrance Day
This year’s Remembrance Day on 4 May was more intimate than ever. Although it was not possible to come together as usual, an online lecture by Ethan Mark, who specialises in modern Japanese history, and a special ceremony at the Academy Building made it a moving remembrance after all. See the photos…
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A History of Alorese (Austronesian)
PhD Defence
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Pilgrim Year: a commemoration rather than a celebration
Myths abound about the Pilgrims, the group of religious refugees from England who set sail for America in 1620. Did they really live in peace with the indigenous peoples of America? In an international conference, historians from Leiden will seek to draw attention to the more negative effects of the…
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NGOs and Refugees in European History
PhD Defence
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Remembrance Day: remembering forgotten victims and their stories
Remembrance Day on 4 May may be different this year, but it will make no less of an impression. Ethan Mark, who specialises in modern Japanese history, will give an online lecture about forgotten stories from the Second World War. Via Open Jewish Homes, moving stories can be heard online of Jewish alumni.…
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Leiden University places sixth in QS Ranking Classics and Ancient History
The faculty of Humanities scores well in the anual QS World Universities Ranking By Subject list. This year we have placed sixth in the category Classics and Ancient History.
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Fenneke Sysling - Institute for HistoryFaculty of Humanities
f.h.sijsling@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2737
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Writing history together in the Transvaal
Alicia Schrikker doesn't usually get involved in urban history. As a senior lecturer, her research field is generally the colonial history of Asia and partly South Africa. So, the fact that she is going to carry out an urban history research project together with colleagues, is something that even she…
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Carolien BoenderFaculty of Humanities
c.boender@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Dennie Oude NijhuisFaculty of Humanities
d.m.oude-nijhuis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2734
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Juliette RodingFaculty of Humanities
j.g.roding@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marika KeblusekFaculty of Humanities
m.keblusek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2360
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Daphne WoutsUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
d.e.wouts@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1552
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Johan van de WorpFaculty of Humanities
b.j.t.van.de.worp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Jeroen TouwenFaculty of Humanities
l.j.touwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6416
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Helen SteeleFaculty of Humanities
h.l.steele@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Anita van DisselFaculty of Humanities
a.m.c.van.dissel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2760
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Leonard Blussé van Oud AlblasFaculty of Humanities
j.l.blusse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2766
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Ann Marie WilsonFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
a.m.wilson@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9355
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Sophia HendrikxFaculty of Humanities
s.m.hendrikx@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2052
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Marion PluskotaFaculty of Humanities
m.pluskota@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8568
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Jeannette KampFaculty of Humanities
j.m.kamp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2723
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Jessica RoitmanFaculty of Humanities
j.v.roitman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Leo LucassenFaculty of Humanities
l.a.c.j.lucassen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2724
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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2632
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Jos GommansFaculty of Humanities
j.j.l.gommans@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2167
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Marlisa den HartogFaculty of Humanities
m.i.den.hartog@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Carel’s Universe: Leiden museums depict Carel Stolker’s rectorship
Ten Leiden museums and heritage institutions have curated the online exhibition ‘Carel’s Universe’. They selected objects from their collections that symbolise retiring Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker and the research in Leiden. With direct references, playful associations and the odd nod and wink.
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Luuk de LigtFaculty of Humanities
l.de.ligt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2669
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Ariadne SchmidtFaculty of Humanities
a.schmidt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2502
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Marlou SchroverFaculty of Humanities
m.l.j.c.schrover@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2786
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Susana Münch MirandaFaculty of Humanities
s.m.munch.miranda@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Anais van ErtveldeFaculty of Humanities
a.e.van.ertvelde@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Bio Science Park: from empty fields to hip neighbourhood
New housing in old labs and striking architecture for University buildings and high-tech companies, not to mention waterside parks. An exhibition in Oude UB shows the radical changes that are in store for the Leiden Bio Science Park over the coming years.
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Randal SheppardFaculty of Humanities
r.c.sheppard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2656
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Louis SickingFaculty of Humanities
l.h.j.sicking@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2717
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Joost WeltenFaculty of Humanities
f.j.j.welten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1744
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Patrick GouwUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
p.gouw@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7749
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Hunting for women in Leiden’s history
They existed and were important, but for too long they have remained invisible in historiography: women. Ariadne Schmidt, the Magdalena Moons endowed professor, researches the history of urban culture in Leiden. Women take pride of place in her research. Inaugural lecture on 28 February.
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Tiffany BousardFaculty of Humanities
t.v.c.bousard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Henk KernFaculty of Humanities
j.h.c.kern@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2764
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Evelien WalhoutFaculty of Humanities
e.c.walhout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6412
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Marcella SchuteFaculty of Humanities
m.c.r.schute@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646