164 search results for “japan werd space telescope” in the Staff website
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Taka SuzukiFaculty of Humanities
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Tanja Masson-ZwaanFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Active learning spaces
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Steven TruxalFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Aya EzawaFaculty of Humanities
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Hisashi OwadaFaculty of Humanities
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Space and vacant property management
The Leiden University Real Estate Directorate is responsible for regular building and renovation projects. In addition, the Directorate manages vacant University buildings.
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Maja VodopivecFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Netherlands and Japan united by a tradition of mutual curiosity
A delegation from Leiden University visited various universities in Japan at the end of March. The strong ties between the Netherlands and Japan are still based on a long tradition of knowledge exchange.
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Design METIS instrument for the Extremely Large Telescope finalised
The design for the METIS instrument for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is final. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has given the green light for production of all parts of the instrument. It is the first ELT instrument, designed and to be built under Dutch leadership, to formally pass the…
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Bijutsu: The Key Issue of Contemporary Japanese Art
Lecture
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Anthony BrownFaculty of Science
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Danielle ChevalierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Acquisition of oldest map of Dutch island Dejima in Japan
Houses, warehouses, wells, a mooring and even a stable. All of this can be seen on the oldest known map of the island of Dejima acquired by Leiden University Libraries (UBL). The map provides a highly detailed picture of a tiny living environment on the isolated island.
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From Japan Studies to junior school: ‘I was back to square one in the classroom’
It was while wearing clogs at a Dutch theme park in Japan that Cindy Heijdra really got to know Japan. Over 20 years later, she is studying again: to be a primary school teacher.
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Ewine van DishoeckFaculty of Science
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Anoma van der VeereFaculty of Humanities
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Pablo Mendes de LeonFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ton van GestelFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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The Geopolitics of Japan: 2025
Debate, BASIS The Hague, Universiteit Leiden
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Daniela Vicherat MattarFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ivo SmitsFaculty of Humanities
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The Van der Loon family has had ties with Japan and Leiden University for over a hundred years.
Over a century ago, Alexandra van Elroy's great-grandfather left for Japan, where her grandmother was born. Together with her mother, Maaike van der Loon, she reminisces about her family history, through which a key thread is the study of Japanese and Chinese.
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Bernhard BrandlFaculty of Science
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Xingni JiangFaculty of Science
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Jelle BrandsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Open day at space research institute at Leiden Bio Science Park
SRON, the Netherlands Institute for Space Research, is holding an open day on Sunday 25 September. It has had a branch at the Leiden Bio Science Park since 2021 and works closely with Leiden University.
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Garnet AkeyrFaculty of Science
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Diasporic Koreans' Decolonization Project in Postwar Japan
Lecture
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Decolonisation for whom?: Museum Practices in Europe, Asia, and Japan
Lecture
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Rubicon grants for research on fire and the first light
Two talented academics from Leiden who recently obtained their PhD have been awarded a Rubicon grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant enables them to gain experience at a knowledge institute abroad.
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Delegatie van Nagasaki University bezoekt de Universiteit Leiden
Een delegatie van Nagasaki University bracht eind mei een bezoek aan de Universiteit Leiden.
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Diplomacy may look very different in space than on Earth
A symposium on space diplomacy for experts and the general public will take place in The Hague on Monday 12 June. Everyone has an interest in learning more about this topic, says Professor Jan Melissen. ‘The scope of international relations has expanded beyond our planet.’
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ERC Consolidator Grants for six Leiden researchers
From the effects of hormone fluctuations in women via the interior structure of giant planets to the prehistory of the languages: six Leiden researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council.
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Media: Platform, Participation, and the Rise of Digital Populism in Japan
Lecture
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Alumnus Asa Splinter: ‘LGBT+ identities are not a burden but a source of inspiration’
Even as a teenager Asa Splinter was determined to study Japanese in Leiden. A HAVO diploma and a change in legislation threatened to throw a spanner in the works, but Asa persevered. After ten years of studying, Asa obtained a master’s degree in Japanese and was nominated for the IHLIA thesis award…
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Professionals on a course: sound shapes public space
When designing public spaces, noise is often a neglected issue. Architects and urban planners know little about it; noise experts see it mainly as a problem that should be solved simply by reducing the volume. University lecturer Andrea Giolai (LIAS), researcher Kevin Toksöz Fairbairn (ACPA) and Professor…
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Katarzyna CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
- Leiden Lecture Series in Japanese Studies
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Japanese Ambassador visits Leiden University
The new Japanese Ambassador, Michii Rokuichiro, visited Leiden University on 2 March.
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Preparing for the Worst: Japan and a Taiwan Strait Crisis
Lecture
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How climate change affects intangible heritage: ‘Specific materials to build instruments are disappearing’
What do climate change and traditional Japanese music have to do with each other? A great deal, university lecturer Andrea Giolai suspects. He has been awarded an NWO grant to study the relationship in more depth.
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Yorum Beekman: ‘I didn’t want to write about people, I wanted to give them a voice’
As a woman, working in Japan and Korea can be pretty tough, Yorum Beekman discovered. It prompted her to pursue a PhD on the subject: ‘I thought: hey, that’s interesting!’
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Mohit KhubchandaniFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anoma van der Veere did Japanese Studies at Leiden University
Alumnus Anoma van der Veere did Japanese studies and talks in this interview about his studies in Leiden and his work as a researcher at the Leiden Asia Centre and as Japanese correspondent in Tokyo.
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An educational tool? Japanese children's books were more than that
It was long thought that the early development of Japanese children's books served mainly as a propaganda tool of the state: the literature was supposed to have been written to shape children into perfect citizens. PhD student Aafke van Ewijk nuances this image. Children's book writers wanted to have…
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Rein Dool painting to move to more public space in the Academy Building
The Rein Dool painting depicting board members of Leiden University will be moving soon to the Reception Room in the Academy Building, where more people will be able to see it.
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Peter HaanappelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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York-Kam Kwok
Honours Academy