666 search results for “south afrika” in the Staff website
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Careers: The Work-lIfe Experiences of Women Employed by Japanese and South Korean Firms
PhD defence
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Extra information faculties on OER
The faculties Humanities and Science have made a page with extra information on OER.
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Who’s still afraid of CRT? Equity research in education as resistance
Keynote & Q&A
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Lola VerhoevenFaculty of Humanities
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John Sunday OjoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Annas RabbaniFaculty of Science
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Windu Yusuf
Faculty of Humanities
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Marijke KlokkeFaculty of Humanities
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Nobuyuki SuzukiFaculty of Humanities
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Aleydis Nissen in The Diplomat on BTS and mandatory military service
K-pop band BTS joining the Korean military is a compulsory obligation, one with increased meaning as tension builds on the Korean Peninsula and around the world, postdoc Aleydis Nissen writes in an article in The Diplomat.
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How should we use AI? The Islamic world may have an answer
The secular West is struggling with the rise of AI, but so too is Muslim Southeast Asia. What can we learn from each other?
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Britain at a Time of Death: A Global Microhistory between Britain and South Africa
Lecture, COGLOSS Seminar
- Scholarships
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The Strategic Logic of Proxy Warfare: Addressing Policy for Competition
Book presentation
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Scientific Integrity for PhD candidates in Archaeology and the Humanities
Research
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Van Links naar Rechts; van Rechts naar Links: De aanhoudende slingerbeweging in Latijns-Amerika
Valedictory lecture
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Stone Age Chronicles: The Middle to Later Stone Age Transition in Southern Africa
Conference
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How the US used threats to influence foreign nuclear programs
The United States used threats to influence the nuclear programs of Iran, Libya and South Africa. How effective was this diplomatic coercion?
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Visitors and guest staff members
Visitors, guest staff and contractors can park at the university’s parking locations. Different rules and rates often apply.
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Workshop Somatics: Moving earth – Moving body
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Demolition of Van Eyckhof/Wijkplaats nearly completed, renovation to start as soon as possible
The dust clouds are slowly settling in Van Eyckhof/Van Wijkplaats (Cluster South). The demolition work and circular dismantling that started in autumn are almost completed. In the meantime, the invitation to tender for the renovation ois taking slightly longer than expected and, therefore, the start…
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Introducing: Karen Smith
Karen Smith recently joined the Institute for History as a lecturer in International Relations. She introduces herself.
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Spring and Summer 2024: a whole series of moves
The Humanities Campus will take further shape in 2024, with the completion of the South Cluster in February and a whole series of moves that will then take place in the spring and summer. A few highlights of the upcoming moves are described below.
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Introducing: Anne Marieke van der Wal-Rémy
Anne Marieke van der Wal-Rémy recently joined the Institute for History as a lecturer in International Relations. She introduces herself.
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa
Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African knowledge institutions about intensifying their collaboration.
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Peter Verstraten over het succes van Koreaanse films
What makes South Korean films successful? In the first part of the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave', University Lecturer Peter Verstraten discusses the recent success of South Korean cinema.
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Nora JulmiFaculty of Humanities
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Tim ClaerhoutFaculty of Science
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Zakia Shiraz
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Silvia D'AmatoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Samten YeshiFaculty of Humanities
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Sarthak BagchiFaculty of Humanities
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Willem AdelaarFaculty of Humanities
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Aone van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
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David HenleyFaculty of Humanities
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Ben ArpsFaculty of Humanities
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Henk Schulte NordholtKoninklijk Instituut Taal, Land- en Volkenkunde
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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
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Surya SuryadiFaculty of Humanities
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Nira Wickramasinghe wins John F. Richards Prize
Professor Nira Wickramasinghe has won the American Historical Association John F. Richards Prize in South Asian History for her book Slave in a Palanquin. Colonial Servitude and Resistance in Sri Lanka' (Columbia University Press: New York 2020).
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Sara BrandelleroFaculty of Humanities
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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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Communicating effectively about Antimicrobial Resistance
Building a sustainable, international and interdisciplinary consortium for developing evidence-based communication strategies about Antimicrobial Resistance. That is the objective of a new project between researchers from Leiden University, VU Amsterdam and Stellenbosch University in South Africa, made…
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International Credit Mobility grant brings mathematicians together in Leiden
Leiden and South Africa have long standing historical ties in the field of mathematics. These ties have now been strengthened thanks to an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) grant. Four researchers from Pretoria are now visiting Leiden. ‘No matter how good we are at dealing with Teams and…
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NWO funding for three new humanities PhD students
Three PhD candidates from the Faculty of Humanities have successfully applied for funding from NWO for new PhD candidates. The three upcoming researchers will receive funding from the PhDs in Humanities programme. With the funding, NWO wants to boost the recruitment and advancement of young talent in…
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LUCSoR welcomes Verena Meyer to the staff
LUCSoR is happy to welcome Verena Myer, researcher and lecturer in Islam in South and South-East Asia to the staff. In this interview she will discuss the course she is teaching, as well as her upcoming book.
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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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Ancois de Villiers receives PeerJ Award for Best Student Presentation
Ancois de Villiers, PhD candidate at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, received the PeerJ Award for Best Student Presentation at the International Mediterranean Ecosystems Conference.
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Who will pay for our energy transition?
The Dutch Development Bank's new SDG loan fund for green energy in the global south may not be as positive as it seems. Anthropology professor Marja Spierenburg raises concerns about its potential impact on local communities.
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Democratie onder druk? Lessen uit Zuid-Korea
Lecture, Leids Actualiteitencollege