166 search results for “classical civilizations” in the Staff website
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Patrick GouwUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Jonathan PriceFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marije PloumFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Thomas KluitenburgFaculty of Humanities
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Stijn VoskampFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Clementine Breedveld-de VoogdFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Bouke van der MeerFaculteit Archeologie
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Manfred HorstmanshoffFaculty of Humanities
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Aliéksey Barreto Malheiros ViannaFaculty of Humanities
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Bryan VerheulFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lotte KremersFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Julie ReyndersFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gerrit DijkstraFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Lotte BaasFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Roos van der HaerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sharon van GeldereFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Joska LukkesFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Roeland SpruytFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Joan BoothFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden Classics: Einstein & Friends
Museum Boerhaave commemorated the hundredth anniversary of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity with the exhibition ‘Einstein & Friends’. The exhibition shined light on the famous physicist’s Dutch friends and his love for Leiden. A review featuring seven images can be found below.
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Leiden Classics: Cleveringa’s protest
On 26 November 1940 Professor Cleveringa held his courageous speech protesting against the dismissal of his Jewish colleague, Professor Meijers. Cleveringa was arrested and the university was closed. Every year the university honours Cleveringa with a chair and meetings throughout the world.
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Leonid KulikovFaculty of Humanities
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Suzan van de VeldeFaculteit Archeologie
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Frank BentvelzenFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Leiden Classics: the man behind the beadle
Almost everywhere in the world where the post exists, the beadle is a ‘master of ceremonies’ who only makes his appearance on special occasions. In Leiden the beadle does much more. He is indispensable at dissertation defences and orations. He directs ceremonies and is a master at calming nerves.
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Adam FaircloughFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden Classics: Bibliotheca Thysiana, a 17th century time machine
From once controversial scientific works and historical bibles, to personal shopping lists and clothing bills. The 17th-century Bibliotheca Thysiana and the archive of the collector Johannes Thysius exhibit both the intellectual and everyday life as it was three hundred years ago. Now a brand-new digital…
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Leiden Classics: Humbert de Superville, founder of the Print Room
Dutch artist and visionary David Humbert de Superville (1770-1849) was the founder and first director of the Print Room at Leiden University. An exhibition and symposium are now being organised in his honour. What makes him so remarkable?
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Meehea ParkFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Genevieve NoordeloosFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hagar TahaFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Frans SonneveldtFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hetty de RooijFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Henk SnijdersFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alain AnceryFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Monique de Deugd-DijkmanFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Youri CremersFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jelle NijlandFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Bianca de KroonFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Silvia D'AmatoFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Gert Jan BoeveFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marleen Waaijer-LindersFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Bart KransFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Not in my name: former civil servants on resigning over Israel-Palestine policy
Western civil servants openly struggle with their government’s policies on the war in Gaza. During a meeting at Campus The Hague, three former civil servants told their stories.
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‘The battle for sustainability won’t be won in the civil courts’
Fossil Free against KLM on greenwashing, municipalities against Chemours on PFAS discharge, climate cases against Shell and ING Bank… There are many examples of recent civil lawsuits on sustainability. But does climate litigation in the civil courts actually have an effect?
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Leiden Classics: 5 questions on the origin of university democracy
The late 1960s: across Europe, students are demanding the right to more participation within their universities. In 1971 Leiden University was granted an elected University Council. It became quite powerful: the Council even had the right to dismiss the Chairman of the Board.
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Leiden Classics: Leiden University’s first women students
It was not until 1878 that the first female students enrolled at Leiden University, but the discussion on whether women were suited to study was by no means over. 8 March is International Women's Day. BBC correspondente Kim Ghattas will deliver a lecture on 6 March on the struggle by Arabic women for…
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Leiden Classics: The paradox of student association Minerva
Minerva, which calls itself the oldest student association of the Netherlands, has the reputation of being an impenetrable bastion. A lustrum exhibition shows the turbulent history and points to a diversity of contacts: from close bonds with Leiden ‘coffee ladies’ to the visit of Sir Winston Churchi…
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Ruurd HalbertsmaFaculty of Humanities
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Miguel John VersluysFaculteit Archeologie