263 search results for “second world war” in the Staff website
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Anneleen van der Meer
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Carolien Stolte
Faculty of Humanities
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A quick call on the war in Ukraine: 'Putin has made a diplomatic end almost impossible'
The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase with the announcement of a partial Russian military mobilisation and the intention to annex four Ukrainian regions. Why is Putin making these decisions just now and what consequences will they have for the course of the war? We talk to professor and Russia…
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Johanneke Caspers
Faculty of Humanities
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Dick Smakman
Faculty of Humanities
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I-Hsien Lin
Faculty of Humanities
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Ying-ting Wang
Faculty of Humanities
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‘The historical pedigree of New Wars and New Terrorism’: meet LUCIR scholar Isabelle Duyvesteyn
Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Professor of International Studies and Global History at the Institute of History and member of the advisory board of Leiden University’s Centre for International Relations (LUCIR) is widely regarded as an expert on civil wars and conflicts. Her new book, Rebels and Conflict Escalation,…
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raid siren testing will continue as usual on Monday 7 March, despite war in Ukraine
Social
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Special Rapporteur visits Leiden: ‘Suspend the supply of arms to the warring parties’
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, visited Leiden Law School on 8 December within the scope of International Human Rights Day.
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William Michael Schmidli
Faculty of Humanities
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Anais van Ertvelde
Faculty of Humanities
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Lukas Milevski
Faculty of Humanities
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Ruurd Halbertsma
Faculty of Humanities
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Michael Kerschner
Faculteit Archeologie
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Miguel John Versluys
Faculteit Archeologie
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Olaf Kaper
Faculty of Humanities
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Peter Bisschop
Faculty of Humanities
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Ying Zhang
Faculty of Humanities
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Leiden Classics: The Leiden Observatory, the world’s oldest university observatory
Whether finding signals of dark matter or discovering hydrogen in the vicinity of exoplanets, Leiden astronomers are world players in their field, and they are part of a long tradition: Leiden was the first university in the world to have its own observatory.
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A World Ablaze: Making Sense of Wars Today
Lecture
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Mahmood Kooriadathodi
Faculty of Humanities
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Carmen van den Bergh
Faculty of Humanities
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Alisa van de Haar
Faculty of Humanities
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Nancy Kula
Faculty of Humanities
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Remco Breuker
Faculty of Humanities
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Registration open: second international conference Institutions for Conflict Resolution
Research
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Second round of Open Science Fund now open
Research
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Join the discussion during the second Social Safety Dialogue Session
Security
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Our university world knows no borders’
The theme of the opening of this year’s academic year was peace and justice. With the climate crisis and the war in Ukraine, these are turbulent times. During the ceremony those present reflected on what the academic community and universities can mean in times of crisis and conflict.
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Annelies Schulte Nordholt
Faculty of Humanities
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Petra Sijpesteijn
Faculty of Humanities
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Call for Abstracts: second international conference Institutions for Conflict Resolution (COI)
Research
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.
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Treating military matters as military science - a lecture on Russian military concepts from 1853 to the present day
Recently, Engin Yüksel gave a lecture on Russian military concepts from 1853 to the present day and his observations on the Russo-Ukrainian war at the Faculty of Humanities, premised on his recently completed doctoral research.
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The United States and the War in Gaza: History, Politics, and Culture
Debate, Panel and Q&A session
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Anna-Alexandra Marhold
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mark Driessen
Faculteit Archeologie
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Lettie Dorst
Faculty of Humanities
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Thijs Porck
Faculty of Humanities
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outsiders challenge intelligence agencies on analysis of the Russo-Ukrainian war
Debate
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Reflections on a year of Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine
Debate, Roundtable discussion
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EUniWell Open lectures series | War, Peace and Overcoming Helplessness: The Role of Universities
Lecture, Lecture part of a series
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Support the Ukrainian and Russian students in Leiden and The Hague
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has also had dramatic consequences for Ukrainian students at Leiden University. Besides their intense concern about the fate of family and friends, they also face major financial problems. This also applies to Russian students who can no longer access their bank accounts.…
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Dutch Higher Education Award 2022: second place for The Learning Mindset
The Leiden University College (LUC) education team behind The Learning Mindset (TLM) has received 800,000 euro’s during the Dutch Higher Education Award Ceremony 2022. The LUC team was second behind Universteit Twente. The prize was awarded during the annual Comenius Festival of the Comenius Network.…
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POSTPONED - Roundtable - Russia’s War on Ukraine: Perspectives from and Impacts on Non-European Actors
Debate
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Impact on Russia's war in Ukraine on ecology of Ukraine and Europe
Debate
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Second round of Kiem grants started: apply for a seed grant for interdisciplinary partnerships
Research
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Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Katarzyna Cwiertka
Faculty of Humanities