708 search results for “seconden world war” in the Staff website
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Tullio AbruzzeseFaculty of Archaeology
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Ellen de BruijnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tsolin NalbantianFaculty of Humanities
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Alwin KloekhorstFaculty of Humanities
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Eduard Fosch VillarongaFaculty of Law
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Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities
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Patchwork of police checks across Schengen area
The Schengen countries officially abolished border controls, but checks actually still exist. Maartje van der Woude has written a book about these veiled border controls: ‘The danger is that Schengen will have lots of borders, just not visible ones.’
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Tracing Expertise in Politics: A Digital History of Technocracy in the Dutch House of Representatives, 1917-1994
Lecture
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The use of GenAI as a teaching tool
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Daan Roovers in the 54th Huizinga Lecture: ‘Democracy is more than winning elections’
In a packed Stadsgehoorzaal, philosopher and Member of the Senate Daan Roovers delivered the 54th Huizinga Lecture. It was a passionate plea for a form of politics thatt is not only about winning, but also about talking and playing.
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How did Proto-Indo-European reach Asia?
Five thousand years before the common era (BCE), Proto-Indo-European, the mother of many languages that are spoken today in Europe, Central Asia and South Asia, originated in eastern Europe. PhD candidate Axel Palmér has combined a 175-year-old hypothesis with new techniques to demonstrate how descendants…
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Veni for Verena Meyer: 'Not every religious manuscript is meant to be digitised'
Now that it is becoming increasingly easy to digitise texts, it seems almost obvious to do that with everything that has ever been written. University lecturer Verena Meyer thinks that is too simplistic. ‘We need to look more closely at the political and cultural effects of digitisation.’
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Could restricting EU free movement help tackle brain drain?
Eastern and Southern European countries struggle with ‘brain drain’ as skilled workers move to other EU Member States. Could restricting free movement be a legitimate and lawful way to address this trend? Researcher Martijn van den Brink will investigate the issue.
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Mermru: Building a Dynamic and Integrated Linguistic Engine for Ethio-Semitic Languages
Lecture
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Leiden Reflections: Art, Creativity and AI
Alumni event, Lezing
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Opera Viva: Ah, l'Amor
Arts and culture, Opera lecture
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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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Nadine Akkerman: ‘It’s an incredible feeling, rewriting such an iconic event from a country’s history.’
Ever since Nadine Akkerman, Professor of Early Modern Literature & Culture, came across a woman spy in her research, secret agents have kept cropping up in her work. Now there’s Spycraft, a popular history book exploring the espionage techniques used by early modern spies, which she has co-written with…
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India - Pakistan: Een grensconflict met diepe wortels
Lecture, Leids Actualiteitencollege
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Li Manshan: Portrait of a Folk Daoist
Film screening
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A Special Territory: Visions of Hong Kong and its People
PhD defence
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Setting the Standard
PhD defence
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Symposium Humanities: What does AI mean for our education?
Conference
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Executive Board column: Annetje Ottow on Brussels, Africa and societal impact
Within the scope of innovating and connecting – the theme of our new Strategic Plan – I paid a visit to Brussels last week. It is important to give Leiden University a face in Brussels and to show our expertise, on Africa for instance.
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Uncorking Language
Debate, LUCL Fireside Chat
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Book presentation: Israelite Religion
Lecture, Book presentation
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Roeland van der RijstICLON
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Ann BrysbaertFaculty of Archaeology
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Roos van OostenFaculty of Archaeology
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Maartje van der WoudeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Herta Mohr lecture 2025: TT 217, the tomb of the sculptor Ipuy
Lecture, Herta Mohr Lecture
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Digital Humanities Pilot Research Projects and COIn Infrastructure Symposium 2026
Symposium
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Trick, trap, treason: Conspiracy theories on Turkey’s internal and external enemies (2002-2022)
PhD defence
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Driving Gigs in Oman: Women and Techno-Fixes in the Platform Economy
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Syria, one year after the revolution: The role of women and minorities
Lecture, Workshop
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webinar Population Health Management
Study information
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Beyond Academic Freedom: The Palestinian Condition and the Production of History
Lecture, LUCIS Keynote
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Asia Academy #18: ChatGPT vs Deepseek: China's Rise as AI Power
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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Discover the Realities of North Korea: An Evening with Defectors Lee Young-Hyeon and Lee Byung-Lim
Lecture
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Telling the story of Gaza
Lecture, Book presentation and Q&A
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Creating a sign language out of everything and everywhere: An example from the deaf people of Bissau
PhD defence
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Muslim Futures Festival
Arts and culture, Festival
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Toward an AI Attuned to Dissent and Consensus in Historical Events: Evidence from Wikipedia
Lecture
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The End of Democracy? Latin American Perspectives on a Global Crisis
Debate, Panel discussion
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Towards a Polymaternal State: Sheinbaum, Stepmotherhood and the Mexican Presidency
Lecture
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Asia Academy #17: South Korea's Political Rollercoaster
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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Racism versus Socialism in Cuba
Lecture, Discussion
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Lustrum: 75 years English Language and Culture programme
Alumni event, Lustrum
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ASCL Seminar: Waves of Memory in the Red Sea: Unpacking Mixedness through Italo-Eritrean Livescapes
Lecture