881 search results for “recognition royal” in the Staff website
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Student and staff representation in challenging times: ‘We need each other more than ever’
The bodies representing student and staff interests met at the start of the academic year for a day of training. New and familiar faces had come together to learn more about their role as council members and meet the Executive Board − and each other.
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MasterMinds Challenge named best educational innovation
The Master of Medicine at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) has won the national biennial award for best educational innovation in medical teaching. It was awarded the prize by the Netherlands Association for Medical Education (NVMO) for its MasterMinds Challenge (MMC).
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Executive Board column: interdisciplinary collaboration, from suspicion to snowball effect
How is interdisciplinary collaboration faring at Leiden University? And has disciplinarity been completely abandoned? I’d like to reflect on some concerns among colleagues and on our plans for the future.
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Championing educational innovation: new Leiden Teachers’ Academy Fellows
Leiden Teachers’ Academy is proud to welcome six new fellows. They will share their expertise with the rest of the university and launch innovative education projects.
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Digital Humanities Pilot Project Symposium 2025
Symposium
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A grammar of Ashéninka
PhD defence
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Psychology Connected: Work, Pressure or Pleasure?
Conference
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Same-Sex Love Law: Transnational Trends
Valedictory lecture
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OSCoffee: Rethinking Publishing: Alternative Outputs and Platforms
Lecture
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OSCoffee: Open Educational Resources (OER)
Lecture
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Closing the Gap 2023 | Emerging and Disruptive Digital Technologies: Regional Perspectives
Conference
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In the Making #10: Sensing Otherwise; in the absence of land(scape)
Arts and culture
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Academia in Motion Festival
Festival
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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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Vowel interaction in Labourdin Basque revisited: evidence from non-canonical Sources
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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Career Talk with Maurien Olsthoorn
Debate, Career Talk
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Soldiers of Fortune at Home: Remarks on the Social and Economic Footprint of Cretan Mercenary Wealth in the Hellenistic Period
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Career Talk with Wim Klop
Debate, Career Talk
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"From Epistemicide to ‘Epistemic Disobedience'" by Anne-Maria Makhulu
Lecture
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The Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Military Purposes
Lecture
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Pageantry as Public Diplomacy: Contested Receptions of English and French Dignitaries in the Netherlands, 1570s-1640s
Lecture, Research seminar 1000-1800
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EAMENA (Endangered Archaeology of the Middle East and North Africa): One database to rule them all?
Lecture
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Prinsjesdag Non-Dutchies (Engels)
Festival
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Silkscreening (every other week)
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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The Military Perspective: Space Power
Lecture
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New archaeological perspectives on an Arabian oasis in Islamic periods
Lecture
- Leiden City World Walks
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VVIK Lecture: Court politics in the Vijayanagara successor states
Lecture, VVIK Lecture
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The Social and Cultural Construction of Adulthood and Sexual Maturity: Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Conference, Interdisciplinary Workshop
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Livestream Mercator Sapiens Stimulus Mariska Kret
Lecture, Award ceremony
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Faculty Opening Academic Year 2025-2026
Academic ceremony
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Text Mining with Python
Course
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The forces behind the faces
Exhibition
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The ongoing standardization of Sidaama, a Cushitic language of Ethiopia: challenges and perspectives
Lecture, This Time For Africa! series
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AI in Chemistry: minisymposium
Conference
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Information meeting Senior Teaching Qualification
Information meetng
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Allocation of the work areas of the Humanities Campus: Who goes where?
It was announced in December that a new draft urban development plan for the Humanities Campus is now ready. In drawing up this plan for the various buildings, outdoor space and traffic routes on campus, the facilities and layout of the buildings themselves were, of course, also considered. Discussions…
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Fifty years of teaching and research in Egypt: ‘Visit to Cairo a highlight for students’
The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Thousands of students and researchers from eight partner universities in the Netherlands and Flanders have been able to gain valuable experience in Egypt through the institute. Good reason for a celebrat…
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Cleveringa professor Gert Oostindie: ‘We stood up for our own freedom but ignored that of others’
Now that war is once again raging in Europe, the question of when you need to stand up against injustice has become more relevant than ever. In his Cleveringa lecture on 24 November historian Gert Oostindie will discuss why colonial domination was not regarded as an issue in Leiden for a long time.
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In memoriam: dr. Karin Willemse (1962-2023)
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of our former colleague dr. Karin Willemse, who passed away on Saturday 18 March 2023.
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How democratic is our kingdom? New ministry chair for Leiden political scientist
When we talk about the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is not just about the Netherlands. On the contrary: our Kingdom consists of no less than four countries, three of which are Caribbean islands. This structure is complex, to say the least. Although all countries are officially equivalent, in practice…
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In pictures: animal mummies in a scanner
The story of Tutankhamun, the Egyptian pharaoh, is world famous. But did you know that the Ancient Egyptians mummified not only people but animals too? The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden recently put a bunch of animal mummies through a CT scanner. This was in collaboration with Canon Netherlands…
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Graduation MIRD Class of 2022: Students in the spotlight
On Monday, 4 July 2022, the graduation of the two-year Advanced MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) programme was commemorated in the iconic Academy Building in Leiden. Students and guests were welcomed by the Program Director, Professor Madeleine Hosli.
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This was 2022! An overview of Humanities in the news
After two years of corona restrictions, it was ‘back to normal’ in 2022. Migration, elections, the history of slavery, Russia, and Ukraine were much-discussed topics. We compiled an overview of the most-read news items and other events of the past year.
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Experts on the war in Ukraine, two years later: ‘Europe learned a lot from the war, help each other and don’t give up’
The one-day symposium ‘War in Europe: the impact of Russian aggression in Ukraine two years on’ on 23 February 2024
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In Memoriam - Bas Edixhoven
On January 16, 2022, our respected and beloved colleague Prof. dr. Bas Edixhoven passed away after a short period of serious illness.
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The future of the past is enough to make you feel down
The slogan of the Faculty of Archaeology, ‘The Future of the Past starts at Leiden University’, might sound like empty marketing speak. But there is something to it. The past can teach us a lot about climate change and that could make us fear the worst for our future. Archaeologist Gerrit Dusseldorp…
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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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Seven projects receive funding from Humanities' JEDI Fund
The Faculty of Humanities' Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Fund provides small grants to initiatives in support of diversity and inclusion, with specific emphasis on creating an inclusive learning environment.
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Looted art returned to Sri Lanka: ‘It was a job tracing what came from where'
A cannon, a sabre, guns: these Sri Lankan objects had been in the Rijksmuseum for centuries. In early December, they were returned to Sri Lanka. Associate Professor of Colonial History Alicia Schrikker led the research that formed the basis for the restitution and published a volume on the findings…