493 search results for “women s rights” in the Staff website
-
Gjovalin Macaj
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
-
Paul van Trigt
Faculty of Humanities
-
Carolina Lisboa Pinto
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Jacky Nieuwboer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Alex Geert Castermans
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Andrew Gawthorpe on ABC Radio about ‘Orbánism’ and the American right
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas last week. University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe explains in an interview with ABC Radio what the embrace of 'Orbánism' means for the American right, and democracy more broadly.
-
Gelijn Molier
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
William Michael Schmidli
Faculty of Humanities
-
Joe Powderly
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Letizia Lo Giacco
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Jason Rudall
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Thea Coventry
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Alan Sears
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Willemien den Ouden
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Henning Lahmann
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Salvador Santino Regilme
Faculty of Humanities
-
Reinout Vriesendorp
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Remco Breuker
Faculty of Humanities
-
International Women's Day workshop: Freedom and refugees
LeidenGlobal Workshop
-
Krista Murchison receives Veni grant for ‘Righting and Rewriting History’
Krista Murchison, University Lecturer at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, received a Veni grant of 250.000 euros. Her Veni-project will explore the ‘immaterial archive’ and its social and historical significance by digitally recreating manuscripts that were destroyed during World…
-
Alumna Tessa Schiethart: 'If I could go back to my student days, I’d go right away'
That Tessa Schiethart finished her bachelor's degree in International Studies with a thesis on Indonesian women's reasons for veiling was a coincidence. Or so she thought. Six years later, her book Seeing and Being Seen, in which she writes about her life with a wine stain and vision loss, is in the…
-
Feminist fatwas of female Islamic scholars
It matters a lot whether a fatwa is given by a female or male Islamic scholar, discovered doctoral student Nor Ismah.
-
International Women's Day. Gender, career and leadership: a conversation with Annetje Ottow and Hester Bijl
Event
-
‘Computers can give linguists a push in the right direction’
For decades, linguists have racked their brains over the question of precisely how the syntax of various languages is different. PhD candidate Martin Kroon has developed a computer system that brings us closer to finding an answer. His PhD defence is on 10 November.
-
Mamadou Hébié
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Jennifer Schense
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Jens Iverson
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Asmaa Khadim
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Experience and Voice: Library of Colombian Women Writers - Symposium & Workshop
Symposium & Workshop
-
Regilme wins a 2022 Human Rights Publication Accolade from American Sociological Association
Salvador Santino Regilme received Honorable Mention for the 2022 Best Scholarly Article Award from the Sociology of Human Rights Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA). He won for his paper “Visions of Peace Amidst a Human Rights Crisis: War on Drugs in Colombia and the Philippines,”…
-
Update 21 February: response to freedom of information request by The Rights Forum
Organisation
-
Three Leiden students in the running for an ECHO Award
Three Leiden students are in the running for the annual ECHO Award. This prize is for students from non-Western backgrounds who are actively engaged in society and promote diversity and inclusion. The three Leiden nominees are Gnimdou Yaovi Assih, Husna Jalal and Sohana Jethnani.
-
Manon van der Heijden
Faculty of Humanities
-
Hoko Horii
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Larissa van den Herik
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
CANCELLED: ASCL Seminar: The UN, Women’s Movements, and the Post-Conflict Response to Sexual Violence
Lecture
-
Women Artists in Twentieth-Century China: A Prehistory of the Contemporary
Lecture, China Seminar
-
Sluiter: ‘Accessibility, diversity and inclusion are a matter of doing the right thing’
For two years, Ineke Sluiter was president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Now, she is returning to the university full time. ‘I always carry themes like accessibility, diversity and inclusion with me.’
-
Teaching students to work together: 'This course came at exactly the right time'
Collaboration is becoming increasingly important in university education, but how do you get students to actually work together? On a special training day, lecturers from the Faculty of Humanities pondered these and other questions. What did they learn and what do they take with them into their teac…
-
Bachelor’s and master’s programmes
Leiden University offers several bachelor’s and master’s programmes. For an overview of the degree programmes at your faculty, see the faculty tab below.
-
‘Legal AI is a bit of a Wild West right now’
A growing number of AI tools are being developed for the legal sector, to help professionals search lengthy texts or check court rulings. Leiden SAILS researcher Masha Medvedeva, an expert on the technical development of these systems, warns: ‘Users should know what’s under the hood.’
-
Alumni interview with Marleen Hogendoorn
Marleen Hogendoorn (36) studied Dutch Language and Culture at Leiden University and is now editor-in-chief of the feminist monthly OPZIJ.
-
Mensenrechten overal anders geïnterpreteerd. Hoe kan dat?
Hoe kan het dat universele mensenrechten wereldwijd niet hetzelfde in de praktijk worden gebracht?
-
Eric van Hoof on online privacy, knights’ shields and looking left, right and left again
With Sunday 28 January the annual European Data Protection Day, we are drawing attention to data protection and the right to privacy. Because it’s okay to stop and think before sharing our data or that of others, says privacy officer Eric van Hoof. ‘If you cross the road, you don’t do so without looking…
-
Defending Nature’s Rights: Paradoxes and Challenges
Masterclass
-
Engaging Humanities - Exploring Impact: 'We'll work together to find the right place for your story'
Social impact is becoming increasingly important for researchers. On Thursday, Nov. 17, the Faculty of Humanities is organizing Engaging Humanities - Exploring Impact: a day all about impact.
-
Freedom: what does it mean?
On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that should not be taken for granted. We asked international students and staff what it means to them.
-
Carer’s leave
You are entitled to carer’s leave if you have a sick child, partner or parent who requires your care. This also applies to brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandchildren, housemates and friends.
-
Top 450 continues: lawyer Lizzy van Dorp is the 100th entry
Lawyer, economist, politician and women’s rights activist Lizzy van Dorp is the 100th entry in our Top 450. Who or what is your favourite?
-
Paul Cliteur
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid