1,148 search results for “history of the uit national” in the Staff website
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Erik Bahre on Dutch radio about the effects of the Russia-Ukraine grain agreement on Africa
Economic Anthropologist Erik Bähre talks on the Dutch News Radio Channel BNR about the effects of the Russia-Ukraine grain agreement for African countries.
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Elena Maria Rossi continues her search for the origins of the largest black holes, but now as a professor
Elena Maria Rossi is fascinated by black holes. Her appointment as a professor was a long-held wish, partly because there are so few female professors in her field. ‘My appointment is also a milestone for the Leiden Observatory.’
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‘All the members of the Young Academy Leiden have a strong sense of responsibility'
The Young Academy Leiden (YAL) acquired six new members on 1 September. We talked to the new and former chair of this platform for young academics about what they have achieved over the recent period and what is on the agenda for the coming year.
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From sensation to a sense of purpose: the draw of the far right
What makes people in the Netherlands join radical and far-right groups? PhD candidate Nikki Sterkenburg followed several activists. ‘Some feel it is their duty to defend the Dutch nation.’ PhD defence on 19 May.
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Be aware of the risks of using chatbots like ChatGPT in your work
Security
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Thirza is the new student member of the IB: 'I want to hear the opinions of less outspoken students'
Since 1 September, fourth-year student Thirza van 't Rood has been the new student member of the Institute Board at Cultural Anthropology. Her first task is to organise the elections for the programme committee. Her mission for the coming year is also to collect the opinions of less outspoken students.…
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Jonathan Hak on the paramount importance of the truth – and why we shouldn’t always take images at face value
Hak, lawyer, international imagery law lecturer, and adjunct associate professor, talks about his PhD research on the use of images in international criminal prosecutions. He was a public prosecutor in Canada for over 30 years and dealt primarily with the prosecution of homicides and other major cri…
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After the launch of the next big space mission: ‘This is a big step towards understanding dark matter and dark energy.’
Henk Hoekstra and Alessandra Silvestri work on the astronomy and theoretical physics in the Euclid mission. These Dutch researchers are part of the mission.
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Iverson: ‘Jus Post Bellum: The Rediscovery, Foundations, and Future of the Law of Transforming War into Peace’
Jus post bellum, the body of laws and norms governing the transition from armed conflict to peace, has emerged as a crucial issue for international law scholars, governments, and all concerned with building a just and sustainable peace. The Jus Post Bellum Project, funded by the NWO and hosted by the…
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Sibel Bahtiri is one of the new Faces of Science: ‘I want to show how we’re finding alternatives to animal testing’
PhD candidate Sibel Bahtiri is one of the new Faces of Science. In videos and blogs, she will show what life is like as a young researcher.
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Networks of the future
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Results of the university elections
Bekendmaking verkiezingen
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Results of the university elections
Elections
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Week of the International Student
Arts and culture
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Visual Construction of the Dutch: From the Perspective of the “Tōjin”
Lecture
- Faculty Board FGGA statement on the results of the D&I survey 2022
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Ecology of the White Lion
PhD defence
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Finding Your Way (In and Out of the Art World): A Phenomenology of the Art Novel
Lecture
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Towards a Historical Contextualisation of the Ancient Egyptian Perspectives of the Inner Body, Sickness, and Healing
PhD defence
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Celebration of the Georgian Language Day
Conference
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Archaeology alumna Elizabeth Hicks awarded first runner-up in thesis competition
Elizabeth Hicks won first runner-up in the Netherlands Institute of the Near East (NINO) MA thesis 2021 competition at the end of January.
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Article 5 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
PhD defence
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Academia@WorkplacePride: Opening of the academic year
Arts and culture
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Exploration of the endocannabinoid system using metabolomics
PhD defence
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Celebration 50 years of the University Council
Conference
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind?
PhD defence
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Ingredients of the planet-formation puzzle
PhD defence
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Opening of the Academic Year at the Faculty of Science
Lecture
- The Psychic Life of the Welfare State
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Migration policy of the European Union: what lies ahead?
Lecture, Seminar
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State of the European Union 2022: what is to come?
Lecture, Seminar
- Visit of the TEC laboratories at ESA ESTEC
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Uncovering the Secrets of the Universe with Observational Cosmology
Lecture
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LGBTIQ rights in Europe: the role of the European Parliament
Lecture, Seminar
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Opening of the Academic Year at the Faculty of Science
Lecture, Opening of the Academic Year
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EU' responses to the challenges of the platform economy
Lecture, Seminar
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The neuroscience of the psychedelic experience
Lecture
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The dohada Motif in Ancient Biographies of the Buddha
Lecture, VVIK
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On the Origins of 'The Origins of Inequality'
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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Mutable Audible – An Operative Ontology of the Sound Image
PhD defence
- Unification of the Mediterranean World Research Seminars 2023-2024
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Book Presentation: Gāyatrī: Mantra and Mother of the Vedas
Lecture, VVIK Lecture
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Jong Universiteit Leiden 'Start of the year' borrel
Drinks
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“Mobile” Afterworlds in the Western Capital of the Liao Dynasty
Lecture, also on line with Zoom
- Unification of the Mediterranean World Research Seminars 2022-2023
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Opening of the Academic Year Faculty of Archaeology
Social
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Beyond Risk? Understanding the Threats of the Anthropocene
Conference
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Preserving Syrian excavation data: ‘the documentation here in Leiden is the only thing that’s left’
The Faculty of Archaeology used to be involved in several excavations in Syria, before the outbreak of civil war made travel to the region impossible. One of these excavations is the one of tell Hammam al-Turkman, which started in 1981. Student Ruben Hartman, together with archaeologist Dr Diederik…
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Humanities researchers publish a new journal issue inspired by times of crisis
The ninth issue of the Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference has been published. This time the theme is ‘Reinventing Boundaries in Times of Crisis.’
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DUSANE: Dutch Symposium of the Ancient Near East 2023
Symposium