1,180 search results for “papua language and linguistics” in the Staff website
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Cultural Anthropologist Peter Pels part of research team into colonial collections
Peter Pels, affiliated with the Institute of Cultural Anthropology of Leiden University, is one of the researchers. Together with Birgit Meyer (UU), he will lead the work package 'Heritage and the Question of Conversion'.
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Four Vici grants for Leiden University researchers
Four researchers from Leiden University have been awarded prestigious Vici grants the Dutch Research Council (NWO) has announced. The honoured applications are from researchers at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden Observatory, the LUMC and the Faculty of Archaeology.
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Maartje van der Woude appointed Mercator Fellow in Göttingen
Professor of Law and Society Maartje van der Woude has been appointed as a Mercator Fellow at the University of Göttingen’s research group Mobility Rights in the Global Context of Multiple Crises, which studies human rights and migration in times of crisis.
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Five pilot interdisciplinary modules for professionals to start in 2024
Leiden University is known for its pioneering research and teaching. By offering education to professionals (lifelong learning), we want to bring this research and teaching expertise to the field and thus further increase our impact on society. With the aid of a grant from Leiden University Academy,…
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Vici grants for seven researchers from Leiden University
From research on stellar winds to sign language: an impressive seven researchers from Leiden University will receive a prestigious Vici grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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The wisdom of the Nahua
Indigenous philosophies have been ignored for too long. This prompted Osiris González Romero to study the wisdom of the Nahua in Mexico. Their philosophy has an important message for the consumption society: see the earth and nature as living beings and not just as resources. PhD defence 22 June.
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Stephan Raaijmakers: ‘Everyone within Humanities can contribute to the study of AI’
Stephan Raaijmakers has been Professor of Communicative AI since 1 May. Prior to this, he had held this position for five years as professor by special appointment. How has his approach to AI changed in that time?
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Marjolein LansingICLON
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47th Symposium on Old English, Middle English and Historical Linguistics (#SOEMEHL47)
Conference
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Daniëlle van der SchaafFaculty of Humanities
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Joni OysermanFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Programme accreditation
Degree programmes must be assessed and accredited once every six years to ensure they provide a high standard of education. You may be asked to speak to the assessment panel.
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Bastiaan Rijpkema appointed as a member of the KHMW
On 9 February 2026, Bastiaan Rijpkema, Professor of Jurisprudence, was appointed as a member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW).
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Bastiaan Rijpkema elected as a member of the KHMW
On 9 February 2026, Bastiaan Rijpkema, Professor of Jurisprudence, was elected as a member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW).
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How extensive is a grammar? Explorations in measuring grammatical descriptions
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium
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From Azerbaijani to Swedish: ‘Multilingualism improves your understanding of others’
September 26 is the European Day of Languages. There are 24 official languages in Europe but some 200 languages in total are spoken on our continent. What good are all these different languages? And should we all learn Azerbaijani or Swedish? We asked Lisa Cheng, Professor of General Linguistics.
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From Japan Studies to junior school: ‘I was back to square one in the classroom’
It was while wearing clogs at a Dutch theme park in Japan that Cindy Heijdra really got to know Japan. Over 20 years later, she is studying again: to be a primary school teacher.
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Meet Dr. Lital Abazon LJSA Member
Prior to arriving to Leiden, Dr. Abazon completed her Ph.D. at Yale University's Department of Comparative Literature, where she also taught courses ranging from Introduction to Zionism to World Cinema.
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Znati am Dahhane
Faculty of Humanities
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Alessandro Palumbo
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anooshik Maleki Bakhshmandi
Faculty of Humanities
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Isaac Eaton
Faculty of Humanities
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Liesbet WinkelmolenFaculty of Humanities
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Andries van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Roosmaryn PilgramFaculty of Humanities
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Philomeen DolFaculty of Humanities
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Rossana Hoogendoorn-Gagliano
Faculty of Humanities
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Vicky AlcaldeFaculty of Humanities
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Marijke Baart-LigtvoetFaculty of Humanities
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Jeanne Giberius-Vignaud
Faculty of Humanities
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Marijke van der WalFaculty of Humanities
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Emma Bierings
Faculty of Humanities
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Rob GoedemansFaculty of Humanities
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Leticia de Pedro Andrés
Faculty of Humanities
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Sara Clarrise Noussi-Tegantchouang Njomgang
Faculty of Humanities
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Jully Acuña Suarez
Faculty of Humanities
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Ruixue WuFaculty of Humanities
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Rahmatan IdulFaculty of Humanities
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Jelena ProkicFaculty of Humanities
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Helin Erden
Faculty of Humanities
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Ben Pehrson
Faculty of Humanities
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Wesley Eikenaar
Faculty of Humanities
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Ruoyu ShiFaculty of Humanities
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Noortje van SwietenFaculty of Humanities
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Milan van BerloFaculty of Humanities
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Introducing: Fadly Rahman and Marleen Reichgelt
Fadly Rahman and Marleen Reichgelt recently joined the Institute for History within the NWO-funded project 'Epistemic actors. The role of Indonesians in the making of knowledge in the colonial era’ under the supervision of Fenneke Sysling. Below, they introduce themselves.
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Research finds WiFi isn’t the only thing connecting us during video calls: so are our bodies
Can we truly connect with each other through video calls? Yes, according to a recent study. Psychologists found our bodies synchronise almost as much in digital conversations as in real life. But this doesn’t mean we should skip in-person meetings altogether, says researcher Fabiola Diana.
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
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Song Tan
Faculty of Humanities