1,298 search results for “executive board” in the Public website
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Gaia spots stars flying between galaxies
A team of Leiden astronomers used the latest set of data from ESA’s Gaia mission to look for high-velocity stars being kicked out of the Milky Way, but were surprised to find stars instead sprinting inwards – perhaps from another galaxy.
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Museum Talk: The Future Museum: Digital Replicas, Virtual Reality and Storytelling for a New Audience
Lecture
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The Laboring Refugee: Profiting from the Displaced during Hot and Cold War
Lecture, China Seminar Series event
- Public Ethics Talks
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Vedic mantras and rituals and their Avestan parallels: Toward the reconstruction of Indo-Iranian formulae and liturgical structures
Lecture, VVIK lecture
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The Nuclear-Water Nexus
Lecture, PCNI Research Seminar
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Kleptocracy and Foreign Policy Change
PhD defence
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Seminar 'Public Prosecution Services and the Rule of Law in Europe'
Conference
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Border closures in East and Central Africa: asymmetry, severance, and disruption
Lecture
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Prospects for law reform and democracy under Indonesia’s new president
VVI Research Meeting 2023-2024
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Experience Day Archaeology
Study information
- Volume 2 (2007)
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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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Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis seeks to explore the transnational and cultural dimensions of intra-Eurasian encounters through Dutch sources.
- Volume 9 (2014)
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PhD
The Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) of Leiden University hosts almost 50 PhD candidates working on a wide variety of topics.
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Programme structure
The core curriculum equips students with the conceptual approaches and qualitative empirical research methods necessary to analyze law in context. Specialized electives enable students to dive deeper and focus on particular areas of legal practice—from legal mobilization to regulation and compliance…
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Inclusivity with Law: What does it mean to look at diversity and inclusion from a legal perspective?
Conference, D&I Symposium
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Untold Stories: representation, heritage and museums
Conference, D&I Symposium
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Blog Post | Science diplomacy from the Global South: New insights, venues for investigation, and lessons learned
Science diplomacy, broadly defined as all activities at the intersection of science and foreign policy, has become a buzzword during the past ten years.
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New Year’s reception 2021: a memorable online event
The Faculty’s traditional New Year’s reception, like everything else these days, was transformed into an online event this year. Dean Paul Wouters as the host led us through the programme filled with the Casimir Teaching Award, the Pieter de la Court Medals, the Master’s Thesis Prizes, and a short lecture…
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FGGA in 2022: This was the year for our Faculty
We started this year as we ended it in 2021: in a lockdown. But the world continues to open up. We are occasionally allowed to go into the office and students are able to return to Campus. Continue reading to find out what the rest of the year has been like.
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How the Netherlands systematically used extreme violence in Indonesia and concealed this afterwards
Dutch troops, judges and politicians collectively condoned and concealed the systematic use of extreme violence during the Indonesian War of Independence. Historians have now shown how this could happen. ‘It was scandal management rather than prevention,’ says Leiden historian and research leader Gert…
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‘Japan and Leiden aren’t so far apart after all’
A delegation from Leiden University visited Japan from 18 to 26 November to facilitate cooperation in research and teaching. The delegation also attended the signing of a twinning agreement between the cities of Leiden and Nagasaki and the opening of a bridge to Dejima, once literally the bridge between…
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Being an Indonesian PhD in Leiden: what is that like?
Wija Wijayanto and Arum Perwitasari both were Indonesian PhD students at Leiden University, funded by the Leiden-DIKTI Graduate Scholarship Programme. With the help of this scholarship, literally thousands of students travel abroad to write their dissertations. During their research period, Arum and…
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Seeking balance in a changing world and university
The world around us is changing. What does that mean for the future of Europe, on this turbulent world stage? And what does it mean for our teaching, and for the expectations that Leiden University has of its students? These were the key questions during the opening of the 2018-2019 academic year on…
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Two Leiden alumni make partner at Grant Thornton – at the same time
On 1 July 2021, Leiden Law alumni Linda van de Reep and Géraldine Grünberg-Otto were both named partners at auditing and consultancy firm Grant Thornton. ‘We’re connected through our background in Leiden, and we’re proud of that.’
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First LUCAS Public Prize goes to Hugo Koning
Hugo Koning, an expert in Greek mythology, has won the Lucas Public Prize because he has brought his research to the attention of the general public in so many different ways. This is the first Public Prize awarded by the Leiden University Centre for Arts in Society (LUCAS). Hugo says with a smile:…
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Being an Indonesian PhD in Leiden: what is that like?
Wija Wijayanto and Arum Perwitasari both were Indonesian PhD students at Leiden University, funded by the Leiden-DIKTI Graduate Scholarship Programme. With the help of this scholarship, literally thousands of students travel abroad to write their dissertations. During their research period, Arum and…
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Protecting the Peace Process in Post-Brexit Northern Ireland
Lecture
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Towards a functionalist theory of language contact. With special reference to Romani, and with implications for the architecture of the language
Lecture, Summer School evening lectures
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Winter School: Digital Visual Engagements in Anthropological Research
Course, Winter school
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What (and Where) on Earth is Waqwaq?
Lecture, Leiden Lectures on Arabic Language & Culture
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Universiteit Leiden Academy Week
Study information
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The Future of faith and responsible technology & AI
Lecture
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‘Cleveringa was more than a one-day hero’
In his biography about Professor Rudolph Cleveringa, Kees Schuyt adds to the image we already have of this famous Leiden professor. The overriding focus is generally on Cleveringa’s protest speech against the Nazis, while his later Resistance work carried much greater risks. And we also shouldn't forget…
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Decoding Research Software Impact
Seminar
- More-than-planet exhibition finissage
- Obtaining justice and reparations for genocide survivors - What mobilisation and what role for the European Union and the international community
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Mini-Symposium: The societal relevance of improvisation in music and dance followed by a panel discussion on artistic doctorates in the performing
PhD defence, Symposium
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Paul Christiaan Flu: a Surinamese professor in a time of war
Paul Christiaan Flu, originally from Surinam, was a brilliant tropical doctor, who in 1938 rose to the position of Rector Magnificus of Leiden University. The war years brought his lightning career to an abrupt end: his son was murdered and he himself was imprisoned in a concentration camp. A sad family…
- Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Dies Natalis 2023
University ceremony
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2019 Hall of fame
Over the past year, many of our staff and students have won prizes, been awarded a substantial grant or been appointed to an academic association or a position in public life. All of these are good reasons to include them in our 2019 Hall of Fame. We are proud of them all.
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Small Grants Past Research Projects
The LUCDH foster the development of new digital research by awarding a number of Small Grants each year. These are our past awardees.
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Science and education policy
YAL raises its voice on policy matters.
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Master's Open Day (cancelled)
Study information
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Formation of Islam: Topics
The FOI project has a number of topics it aims to investigate. These are: State, Economy, Culture and Papyri. You will find links to bibliographies on this page.