1,283 search results for “anton van leeuwenhoekjaar” in the Public website
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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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Valedictory lecture prof.dr. J.M.A. van Gerven
Valedictory lecture
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IBL Spotlight - Tinde van Andel and Anagnostis Theodoropoulos
Lecture
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Inaugural lecture prof.dr. J.T. van Wezel
Inaugural lecture
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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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From Leiden Pilgrim to American president
Before founding their American colony, the Pilgrim Fathers first lived in Leiden in the early 17th century. This group has no fewer than nine American presidents among its descendants. The University played an important role in the Pilgrims’ life in Leiden.
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IBL Spotlight - Somayah Elsayed and Kasper van der Cruijsen
Lecture
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IBL Spotlight - Jeroen van Zon and Maarten Lubbers
Lecture
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De Oorlog van Morgen bookpresentation
Bookpresentation
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Van Marum Colloquium: How can machine learning facilitate computational electrochemistry
Lecture
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Van Marum Colloquium: Iontronics: what, how and why?
Lecture
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Van Marum Colloquium: Molecular Synthesis Enabled by Surfaces
Lecture
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Festive Graduation Ceremony at the Institute of Public Administration in The Hague
On Thursday 31 October 2019 several graduation ceremonies for study programmes of the Institute of Public Administration were held. It was the first time these festivities took place at Campus The Hague.
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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.
- Van Marum Colloquium: Sustainable electrosynthesis of hydrogen and ammonia
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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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Ilektra Antonaki cum laude gepromoveerd
Op dinsdag 3 november is Ilektra Antonaki cum laude gepromoveerd op haar proefschrift over kapitaalbewegingen binnen de Europese Unie.
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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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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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Vrijheid van meningsuiting en de bestrijding van discriminatie in Nederland: een constitutioneel ontwikkelingsperspectief
PhD defence
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Sultan Hamid II van Pontianak en de federale staatsvorming van Indonesië
PhD defence
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Exoot: De begripsgeschiedenis van de invasie ecologie, van Linnaeus tot Darwin
PhD defence
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Astronomers capture first-ever image of a multi-planet system around a Sun-like star
An international team led by Leiden astronomers has taken the first-ever image of a young, Sun-like star accompanied by two giant exoplanets. The researchers used The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope for this, known as ESO’s VLT. Images of systems with multiple exoplanets are extremely…
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‘We have to stay alert and keep on feeling the past’
Space for open dialogue on historical slavery was created at the Keti Koti Table at Museum De Lakenhal, organised by Leiden University and the Municipality of Leiden. There, just metres away from 17th-century paintings, Leideners shared a ritual meal and spoke about the effects of slavery and our colonial…
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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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MIRD Students deepen their knowledge of EU and UN institutions in Brussels
From 13 to 15 October, first-year students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) travelled to Brussels, the heart of the European Union, to visit key EU and UN institutions.
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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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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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Royal decoration for Jo Hermans and Jan Schmidt
Two of our colleagues received a royal decoration. Professor Jo Hermans became “Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau”, and Professor Jan Schmidt became “Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau”. They receive the decoration as an acknowledgement for their extraordinary and selfless contribution to others…
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Symposium: Inzet van reviews na moord en doodslag in huiselijke kring
Conference
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Hall of Fame
Many of our staff and students have won an award, received a grant, obtained an academic fellowship for their quality or have been socially engaged due to their specific expertise. See below for an overview per year.
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Een korte geschiedenis van de Cornelii Scipiones
PhD defence
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Geef de keizer wat van de keizer is
Valedictory 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
- Huizinga Lecture
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Over experimenteren en reguleren: perspectieven op governance van data en algoritmen
Inaugural lecture
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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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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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Exhibition Early Photography of the Middle East
From Persia and Arabia to North Africa: as early as the nineteenth century, there were Dutch people who used the camera themselves in various regions of the Middle East.
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Van Marum Colloquium: Near-ambient pressure XPS/NEXAFS at Diamond Light Source
Lecture
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Van Marum Colloquium: Infrared Chemical Imaging and Spectroscopy in Microfluidic and Electrochemical Environments
Lecture