2,533 search results for “board history” in the Public website
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Judith NaeffFaculty of Humanities
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Céline ZaepffelFaculty of Humanities
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History of Water Management in Yemen: An Interdisciplinary Study
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2022
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2022
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An Introduction to the Arabic Language History and Origins
Alumni event, Lunch webinar
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Research into colonial encounters wins Distinguished Lorentz Fellowship
Archaeologist Corinne Hofman wins the Distinguished Lorentz Fellowship 2018/19 for research into the changing world of indigenous peoples as a result of colonialism. “The perspective of indigenous communities is still lacking in most history books.
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Indonesian resistance hero and Leiden student Irawan Soejono is given a face
To mark its 75th anniversary, the Netherlands War Graves Foundation is publishing a portrait of a war victim every week this year. On 24 January the drawing of Irawan Soejono, a Leiden student and Indonesian resistance member, was unveiled at the Groenesteeg cemetery in Leiden, the place where Soejono…
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The history of the Perzian Book of Kings
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Truth and Post-Truth: Thinking with Chinese History
Inaugural lecture
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Sarah CramseyFaculty of Humanities
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Lobbying citizens had a lot of influence in the Golden Age
Thanks to fanatical lobbying various groups of citizens and traders had a lot of influence on the initial success of the Dutch colony in Brazil. This is the conclusion of Leiden PhD candidate Joris van den Tol, who defended his thesis on 20 March.
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Persian poetry knows no frontiers
The Persian language and its poetry are intertwined with the history of Central Asia. Although some mediaeval poets were later claimed by an individual state, their influence knew no frontiers. This is what Gabrielle van den Berg, Professor of Cultural History of Iran and Central Asia, argues in her…
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Isaac ScarboroughFaculty of Humanities
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Koen CaminadaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mahshid AlizadehFaculty of Law
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Bas NijboerFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Andrew HoffmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Céline RichardFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mischa CramerFaculty of Humanities
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Vera VinckFaculty of Humanities
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Marit PostmaFaculty of Science
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Jet LieskerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Esther UiterweerdFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Eli van DuijnenFaculty of Humanities
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Orsolya Kalsbeek-BagdiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rebecca TaitFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Patricia Garcia FernandezFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Natascha MeewisseFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Minke Jonk-ThuongFaculty of Humanities
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Mieneke van der Salm-PalladaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rosalinde SpittersFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jurjen DonkersFaculty of Humanities
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Francien BouhuijsStudent and Educational Support
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Elianne BerkepiesFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sheena BruceFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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3rd History and Philosophy of Physics in the Netherlands Workshop
Conference
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Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision
Lecture and Exhibition
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Hiltje Cleveringa given first copy of her father’s biography
Hiltje Cleveringa seemed moved when on 16 January she was given the first copy of the biography of her father, Rudolph Cleveringa. Peppering his speech with a few cliff-hangers – including an incident concerning Churchill – biographer Kees Schuyt encouraged his audience to actually go read his book.
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New Rembrandt Route takes in seven Leiden University buildings
Seven large reproductions of works by Rembrandt on seven Leiden University buildings reveal the relationship between the painter and the University. Rembrandt van Rijn enrolled in the University in 1620 and painted the portraits of various alumni of the University. In addition, the University Library…
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Guide dogs: anything but a modern invention
For a long time, even many researchers thought that guide dogs were a relatively modern invention. An accidental encounter with archival material showed university lecturer Krista Milne that guide dogs helped their blind owners as far back as the Middle Ages. Milne now has received an NWO XS grant to…
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Dirk Bouwmeester and Corinne Hofman receive NWO Spinoza Prize
On 9 September, in the presence of King Willem Alexander, Secretary of State Sander Dekker presented the Spinoza Prize to four researchers, including two researchers from Leiden: archaeologist Corinne Hofman and physicist Dirk Bouwmeester. In the Nieuwe Kerk in The Hague, they unveiled their plans for…
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Monique Koemans staat graag vooraan als er geschiedenis wordt geschreven
Monique Koemans werkt sinds 2,5 jaar op de Nederlandse ambassade in de Verenigde Staten. 'Leiden is een opvallende rode draad in mijn leven.'
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‘Dutch people should take human trafficking more seriously'
Citizens underestimate their role, but they really can make a difference, says legal specialist Corinne Dettmeijer-Vermeulen. Combatting injustice is still the mission of this former National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence against Children. She will deliver the Cleveringa lecture…
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Leiden Students help Create The Hague Manifesto to celebrate UN @ 70
The Hague Project Peace & Justice, in cooperation with Dr. Alanna O’Malley of the Leiden University Institute for History, organized a one-day conference on October 23rd, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations. Students of the ‘A History of the United Nations’ elective course of the…
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Historian Katja Happe new Cleveringa Professor
German historian Katja Happe is the new Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. She will give the Cleveringa Lecture on 26 November 2019. She conducts research into the persecution of the Jews in the Netherlands, and wrote the critically acclaimed book 'Veel valse hoop' (Much False Hope).
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The interplay of cultures and technologies investigated in successful Lorentz Workshop
In the week of 14 to 18 January the Lorentz workshop 'Intersecting Worlds. The Interplay of Cultures and Technology' took place at the Lorentz Center in Leiden. Attracting many scholars from across the world, the workshop explored the transformations and responses of indigenous societies around the…
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Take care of each other’
After a turbulent Covid year, the well-being of our students and staff has the highest priority. How can we prevent physical and mental health problems? This was the key question at the Opening of the Academic Year in Pieterskerk in Leiden on 6 September.
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Iain Gardner (Sydney) visiting scholar in Leiden
Prof. dr. Iain Gardner (University of Sydney) will be a visiting scholar at Leiden University Centre for the study of Religion (LUCSoR) in September-November 2015
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Hello Leiden. How’s it going? Minister Van Engelshoven pays online working visit to Leiden University
Teaching during the corona crisis, the high workload and the challenges faced by the Faculty of humanities. In an online working visit to Leiden University on 12 October, Minister for Education, Culture and Science, Ingrid van Engelshoven, discussed the hot topics of the day with the Executive Board,…