585 search results for “anton van leeuwenhoekjaar” in the Staff website
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Universiteit Leiden onderzoekt eigen slavernijverleden
Het College van Bestuur laat door een postdoc een eenjarig vooronderzoek doen naar het koloniale en slavernijverleden van de Universiteit Leiden.
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Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer: ‘Only creativity can save the world’
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer delivered the Huizinga lecture on Friday 8 December in a packed Pieterskerk. The writer seized the opportunity of the 52nd edition to point out the importance of creativity, both for artists and scientists.
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Beatrice de Graaf in Huizinga Lecture: ‘History is necessary in times of crisis’
Professor Beatrice de Graaf held the 53rd Huizinga Lecture on Thursday 12 December. In front of a a sold-out Stadsgehoorzaal, she spoke about how history can be used in times of crisis to give meaning to the situation.
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Abolition of slavery Memorial Year has begun
On 1 July – Keti Koti, in the year ahead, our university community will be able to reflect extensively on the history of slavery by engaging in research, education and many other activities.
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Valedictory lecture prof.dr. J.M.A. van Gerven
Valedictory lecture
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Inaugural lecture prof.dr. J.T. van Wezel
Inaugural lecture
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Book presentation: In Staat van Beleg - Aeneas Tacticus
Lecture, Book presentation
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Month of Tutankhamun: Egypt's most legendary pharaoh
November marks exactly 100 years since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. To celebrate this special discovery, the Faculty of Humanities, together with various parties, is organising the 'Month of Tutankhamun': a month full of activities around Egypt's most legendary pharaoh.
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Award Ceremony of the Betto Deelman Prize – Sophie van Rijn
Laureates’ Ceremony
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De affectieve plot: over de vroege romans van Marcel Möring
PhD defence
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Leiden University Libraries acquires a rare map of Suriname
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has acquired a rare manuscript map of Suriname. The map from 1830 is almost 2.5 meters long and is highly detailed. It was hand-drawn by Helmuth Hendrik Hiemcke (1808-1858), one of the official surveyors employed by the colonial administration, and shows Suriname in…
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Is de pestkop altijd populair? Link tussen pesten en populariteit uitgelegd
In nearly every Dutch primary and secondary school classroom, at least one child is bullied. The common perception is that the most popular child in the class is often the bully, while less popular children are more likely to be bullied. Is this image accurate? Bullying researcher Mitch van Geel knows…
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Kwali-tijd in de Urologie: van eed tot AI
Inaugural lecture
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Van woorden naar daden: (doen) wat werkt in suïcidepreventie
Inaugural lecture
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Op voet van gelijkwaardigheid? Schaal en democratie in de Koninkrijksrelaties
Inaugural lecture
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Het op atomaire schaal afbeelden van chemische reacties op oppervlakken
Inaugural lecture
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Uit de schaduw: ethiek als fundament van inlichtingen en veiligheid
Inaugural lecture
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Book presentation: Van Bedaja tot Madonna: de Javaanse beeldsnijder Iko
Lecture, Book presentation
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End of year message from the Executive Board for staff and students
With the holidays just around the corner in this dark month of December, when we light candles as a symbol of warmth and hope, we would like to take a moment to reflect on this past year. We have accomplished a great deal together but the year has been difficult at times.
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Poetry Translation Competition: Fun and Games with Language
In November, Leiden organized a book presentation to celebrate the first Dutch translation of the collected works of the twentieth-century poet W.H. Auden. A poetry translation contest added lustre to the occasion. There were no fewer than three winners.
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Director of Operational Management. It’s the perfect role for Paula van den Bergh. ‘For me, “connection” is a nice word. If you see the connections
The Executive Board of the Institute of Psychology has a new Director of Operational Management. It’s the perfect role for Paula van den Bergh. ‘For me, “connection” is a nice word. If you see the connections between things, you immediately see the logic behind the processes.’ Her career has taken her…
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Willeke van Heyningen-van RijFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Laura van Vliet-van den Dool -
Angelique van Wetten-van der Linden
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Angelica van Haaster-van der VliesFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jacomijn van Haersolte-van HofFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Vera van Egmond-van der Molen
Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Linda van Erp-van Genderen -
Elisabeth van Persijn van Meerten
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Nominees bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2022
The nominees for the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2022 and the IRO Thesis Prize 2022. Who wrote the best bachelor thesis in Political Science?
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Nominees bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2023
The nominees for the IRO thesis prize 2023 and the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2023. Who wrote the best bachelor theses in Political Science?
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‘The university has many roots in the colonial past. How deep and wide were they?’
Historians recently started preliminary research on Leiden University’s role in colonialism and historical slavery. Our knowledge about this is too limited and fragmented. They are looking with fresh eyes at Leiden’s archives and collections. An interview with historians Alicia Schrikker and Ligia G…
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Taarique teaches career planning but doesn’t want students to plan their future too strictly: ‘Keep on experimenting’
In the ‘Educatips’ column, psychology lecturers share their most important insights on teaching. This month: Taarique Debidin thinks making contact with one another is more important than cramming knowledge. ‘I’d get no energy at all from being a formal lecturer.’
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This was 2021! An overview of Humanities in the news
Online, hybrid, on campus... It was an unpredictable year, also for the Faculty of Humanities. Luckily, there were also non-corona related stories. Let's review 2021 with this list of the most-read news articles per month.
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Over experimenteren en reguleren: perspectieven op governance van data en algoritmen
Inaugural lecture
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Valedictory lecture prof.dr. A.C.M. Kroes and prof.dr. C.J. van Asperen
Valedictory lecture
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Van de Waal Lecture 2025: Shared heritage or cultural appropriation? The Iko-Schmutzer sculptures
Alumni event, Lezing
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Symposium: Inzet van reviews na moord en doodslag in huiselijke kring
Conference
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Ins Blaue Hinein? De toekomst van de politiefunctie vanuit wetenschappelijk perspectief
Inaugural lecture
- 450-talk on Lizzy van Dorp: Leiden’s first female law student
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Kennis over ADHD gebruiken om het leren en welzijn van studenten te vergroten
Personal development
- Webinar: Policy Challenges in Immigration, Non‑Standard Employment and Remote Work
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Nominees bachelor's thesis prize Political Science 2024
The nominees for the IRO Thesis Prize 2024 and the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2024. Who authored the best thesis in Leiden University’s bachelor’s programme in Political Science?
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De kunst van het vrij zijn: Alexis de Tocqueville en het democratisch ideaal
PhD defence
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Klimaatstrafrecht: De rol van het strafrecht binnen het juridische antwoord op klimaatverandering
PhD defence
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De ventielfunctie van de artikel 12 Sv-procedure: klachten tegen niet- vervolging in maatschappelijk gevoelige kwesties
PhD defence
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The Bank van Lening (1746) en Bank Courant (1752) in Batavia: Did Empire Create a Financial Revolution in Asia?
Lecture, Economic and Social History Brown Bag Seminar
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‘Grassroots projects can help democracy’
Democracy is under pressure all over the world. With the #DemocracyinAction project, university lecturers Sara Brandellero and Kamila Krakowska Rodrigues want to investigate how grassroots art projects manage to keep democracy alive.
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Studieavond: de complexiteit van diversiteit en inclusie bij de politie
Lecture