463 search results for “economie” in the Staff website
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Making better use of our natural resources
The availability of natural resources, the energy transition, the importance of circularity and our dependence on China. This and more is what Professor of Industrial Ecology René Kleijn's inaugural lecture is about.
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David Zetland in Biznews about watershortage in California
Yesterday, an article appeared in Biznews about the watershortages in California. David Zetland, university lecturer at Leiden University College, gives his opinion about this problem.
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Antoine CoudardFaculty of Science
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Rodrigo OchigameFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Morena SkalameraFaculty of Humanities
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Chibuike UcheAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
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Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities
Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam have been collaborating intensively for many years. In 2012 this collaboration was formalised in the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities strategic alliance. This has allowed us to approach important and complex societal…
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Climate Diplomacy: What's Wrong and What's Next?
Debate
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Driving EU policy: Making rules for the European car industry in times of crisis
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Rene KleijnFaculty of Science
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Arnold Tukker receives honorary doctorate at Swedish university
As one of the first environmental scientists ever, Arnold Tukker received the honorary doctorate at Linköping University on Saturday 12 November. This Swedish university awarded Tukker for his scientific work to establish a circular economy.
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Interdisciplinary research: labour market on the move
Migration, globalisation, technological developments, climate change: the greatest challenges of our time all affect our labour market. But how exactly? And can we influence this? Professor of Economics Olaf van Vliet regards it as his job to reveal how things really are. ‘That way, we can work on solutions…
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Guilt by Location: Forced Displacement and Population Sorting in Civil Wars
Lecture
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Study sustainability and earn credits with this free, virtual exchange
Education, Research
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Setting the Agenda: The EU as a Guardian of Digital Fairness and Sustainable Consumption
Conference
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Peter BerrillFaculty of Science
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Siran HuangFaculty of Humanities
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Youssef CherifFaculty of Humanities
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Windu YusufFaculty of Humanities
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Sine BagaturFaculty of Humanities
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Sebastiaan DeetmanFaculty of Science
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Lucy van Eck
Faculty of Humanities
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Sebastian Diessner wins research grant from Leverhulme Trust
Sebastian Diessner, assistant professor at the Institute of Public Administration, has won a grant from the Leverhulme Fund together with three researchers from the United Kingdom. The grant, worth 350,000 euros, is for the research project: 'The Political Economy of Knowledge-Based Growth.'
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Alistair KeffordFaculty of Humanities
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Call for papers: Who is Asian? Definitions, Representations, and Marginalizations
Conference, Call for papers
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Renewed Minor Portfolio for 2027 – 2028
The Faculty Board has decided to introduce a renewed and future proof minor portfolio starting in the 2027 – 2028 academic year. With this updated package, the Faculty aims to offer an attractive and academically strong selection of minors that aligns with current themes, societal developments, labour…
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Was Suriname expensive or not? ‘The economic situation has never been properly assessed’
His Surinamese neighbours in Amsterdam gave Russia expert and economic historian Isaac Scarborough an idea: a re-evaluation of the Surinamese economy in the twentieth century. An NWO XS grant will enable him to make a start on this.
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Research by Coco Kanters ‘revalues’ money
Money, cultural anthropologist Coco Kanters concludes in her dissertation, is not an intangible or acultural phenomenon. It is a ‘product’ that arises from specific values and can be used for certain goals.
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Peter van Bodegom on sustainable horticulture
Dutch greenhouse horticulture is a world leader when it comes to innovative capacity and sustainability, but ‘the challenges are great in terms of energy, water, environment and biodiversity,’ says Peter van Bodegom, coordinator of AgriFood at the Centre for Sustainability of the Leiden, Delft, Erasmus…
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Together towards a Circular System: Leiden contributes to Growing with Green Steel
A complete transformation of the steel cycle in the Netherlands with the ultimate goal of a CO2 neutral steel sector by 2050. For this purpose, the Growing with Green Steel program receives €100 million from the National Growth Fund. From Leiden, Professor of Industrial Ecology René Kleijn is involv…
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Shivant Jhagroe in Ruetir about 'donut thinking' in Amsterdam
Last friday, an article appeared on Ruetir about 'donut thinking' in Amsterdam. Shivant Jhagroe, assistant professor at the Institute of Public Administration, talked about how 'donut thinking' could work in Amsterdam.
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Introducing: Edmund Amann
Professor Edmund Amann will be the new Professor of Brazilian Studies. A short introduction.
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'The benefits and disadvantages of labour migration are unevenly distributed'
One million migrant workers are employed in the Netherlands, often in poor conditions. If we want to reduce labour migration, we need to restructure the economy, says economist Olaf van Vliet. Either way, we need to address abuses, says FNV lawyer Imke van Gardingen.
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The Power of Empathy in International Development Work: Beyond Policies and Numbers
Lecture
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Two new bachelor's programmes in The Hague explore crucial societal themes
Leiden University is expanding its educational offering in The Hague with two Dutch-taught bachelor's programmes: Economie & Samenleving and Cybersecurity & Cybercrime. These programmes address current societal issues and provide students with the opportunity to combine different disciplines to solve…
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Leiden researchers start evaluation of internal supervision in Dutch pension sector
Researchers Dr. Natascha van der Zwan and Dr. Philipp Golka from the Institute for Public Administration have started an evaluation of Dutch pension funds at the request of the Monitoringcommissie Code Pensioenfondsen. Focus of the evaluation is the role of internal supervision in ensuring good governance…
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Leiden University supports Zuid-Holland Acceleration Programme
Leiden University supports the new Zuid-Holland Acceleration Programme, which builds on the Growth Agenda for Zuid-Holland and focuses on accelerating innovation, sustainability and economic growth in the region.
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Emma van der Vos in Trouw on domestic workers’ right to unemployment benefit
Due to an exception in the law, domestic workers employed by private persons cannot automatially benefit from social security schemes. Home help Carol Kollmann did not agree with this and took her case to court.
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How migration policy in autocracies and democracies differs from what we expect
What is the effect of a certain regime on a country’s migration policy? Political scientist Katharina Natter compared the migration policy of autocratic Morocco with that of democratising Tunisia. Her findings challenge some of the core assumptions.
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Martijn van EngelenburgFaculty of Science
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Tomer FishmanFaculty of Science
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Yunnan Ye
Faculty of Humanities
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Maxine DavidFaculty of Humanities
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David HenleyFaculty of Humanities
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Irene HadiprayitnoFaculty of Humanities
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Tim MeijersFaculty of Humanities
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Maikel KuijpersFaculty of Archaeology
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Wouter KalfFaculty of Humanities