300 search results for “roman family” in the Staff website
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‘This mentor group will be their new family’
For many a first-year, student life has well and truly begun. This also applies to students in The Hague, who were thrown in at the deep end during the HOP introduction week. We paid them a visit on a sunny afternoon at Landgoed Clingendael.
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Meet postdoc Ana Zora Maspoli: ‘I came to Leiden to find a new way to look at the dilemma of Romanisation’
Looking for a different approach in the ongoing discussions on the ethereal matter of Romanisation, Ana Zora Maspoli joined Miguel John Versluys’ research group as a postdoc guest researcher. While she has been active in our Faculty since February 2022, you may not have met her yet due to the Covid-19…
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A study on the transmission of extremism within a family context
What happens to children of extremist parents? Commissioned by the Scientific Research and Documentation Center (WODC) of the Ministry of Justice and Security, four ISGA researchers, Layla van Wieringen, Daan Weggemans, Katharina Krüsselmann and Marieke Liem, wrote a report on the nature and extent…
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Working conference Roman Gems
Working conference
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Mark KlaassenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Janet GrijzenhoutFaculty of Humanities
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Children from multi-parent families do not have legal protection
In families where more than two people assume the role of parent, not all of these parents have legal status. This causes problems, particularly with inheritance law, says PhD candidate Michelle Michels.
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From Roman coin to physics experiments in a theme park: the varied world of head of the education office Marije Boonstra
‘No two days are ever the same – and that’s what makes it fun.’ But what does a head of the education office actually do? Marije Boonstra shares the many sides of her role: from drawing up timetables to launching innovative education projects, from tailoring programmes to students’ needs to international…
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Celebrating science on our Faculty with sparkling Leiden Science Family Day
Elephant toothpaste, a trip among the stars or a lecture on mathematical juggling: on Sunday 8 October 2023, the Faculty of Science opened its doors for the third edition of the Leiden Science Family Day. A programme jam-packed with workshops, demonstrations, lectures and peeks behind the scenes for…
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Verbal abuse and clip around the ear common in Caribbean Netherlands families
People from the Dutch islands of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius say that violence (mainly verbal) is fairly common in families. This is according to research by Leiden University, the University of Curaçao and UNICEF Netherlands. The researchers make recommendations for preventing such violence over…
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Michael McCabe IIIFaculty of Archaeology
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Alain WijffelsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Richard JansenFaculty of Archaeology
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Egbert KoopsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Letty ten HarkelFaculty of Archaeology
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Tobias van der WalFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Kees WaaldijkFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marijke KooijmanFaculty of Humanities
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hoe seksueel misbruik tussen broers en zussen door kan werken in de familie
Seksueel misbruik tussen broers en zussen kan ook na jaren nog grote impact op de familierelaties. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van Sheila van Berkel, Iva Bicanic en Anja van der Voort, die slachtoffers met elkaar in gesprek brachten over hun ervaringen. ‘Ouders ontkenden of minimaliseerden het misbruik…
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Geert HamFaculty of Humanities
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Sasha LubotskyFaculty of Humanities
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The Van der Loon family has had ties with Japan and Leiden University for over a hundred years.
Over a century ago, Alexandra van Elroy's great-grandfather left for Japan, where her grandmother was born. Together with her mother, Maaike van der Loon, she reminisces about her family history, through which a key thread is the study of Japanese and Chinese.
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A look behind the scenes at the Leiden Science Family Day
More than 700 visitors got to know the Science Faculty during the Leiden Science Family Day. People of all ages could enjoy fascinating experiments, tours, interesting lectures, spectacular nitrogen shows and various workshops. It was an informative day with many (future) scientists, amazement and,…
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Netherlands should repatriate foreign terrorist fighters and their families
Dozens of Dutch nationals are being held in detention facilities in Northeast Syria or have been transferred to Iraq, risking torture or the death penalty. PhD candidate Ida Asscher says the Netherlands should repatriate them. 'States must comply with international law, even in difficult situations.…
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Wilma WentholtFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Disability and Healing in Greek and Roman Myth
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Conservation of Qasr Bshir featured as a cover story in Current World Archaeology
‘Qasr Bshir is magnificent even in decline. It sits majestically in the landscape, master of all it surveys. On approaching the site, however, it is clear that the structure is damaged’, states the latest issue of the journal Current World Archaeology.
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Kartica van der Zon appointed professor by special appointment of Family Law, Law of Persons and Juvenile Law at the University of Groningen
As of 1 May 2025, Professor Kartica van der Zon has been appointed professor by special appointment of Family Law, Law of Persons and Juvenile Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Groningen.
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De affectieve plot: over de vroege romans van Marcel Möring
PhD defence
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The pre-Roman elements of the Sardinian lexicon
PhD defence
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Joni ReefFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tijmen PronkFaculty of Humanities
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Martina Revello LamiFaculty of Archaeology
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New publication affirms academic legacy of Hanna Stöger
In summer 2018 classical archaeologist Hanna Stöger passed away. At that moment she was in the midst of several cutting-edge research projects on the use of space in the Roman city of Ostia. To make sure that her groundbreaking work would not go unpublished, long-time colleagues Hans Kamermans and Bouke…
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Roads Lead to Rome? New Reflections on Ecology and Mobility in the Roman Empire
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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Mark Driessen's Jordan fieldwork features in Photo Exhibition
The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden features a small photo exhibition on Mark Driessen's fieldwork research project in Southern Jordan. In this small exhibition you will see a selection of nine photos, made in Udhruh. This ancient Jordanian settlement lies fifteen kilometres east of Petra,…
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Cahit Mete OguzFaculty of Humanities
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Paul BeliënFaculty of Humanities
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Johanna Berkheij-Dol
Faculty of Humanities
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Patricia KretFaculty of Humanities
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Guus KroonenFaculty of Humanities
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Helen PluutFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Meet our new colleague Letty ten Harkel: ‘I am interested in what happens when different cultures come together’
In August 2022 we welcome our new colleague Dr Letty ten Harkel as Assistant Professor in Roman and Post-Roman Archaeology. For the past ten years she has built up an impressive track record in the School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford. Read the interview about her background and research…
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Hannah DorsmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Samantha VermeulenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Willem BruinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Fleur MommersteegFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Coralijn Nas
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marja Cozijn
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences