139 search results for “localising global gardens biographies” in the Library website
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Jiyan IlbrinkFaculty of Humanities
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Catia AntunesFaculty of Humanities
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Reading list - The Rise of China and the New Global Order
In the past half a century, China has transformed from an underdeveloped and inward-looking country to a major player in world politics. The country asserts itself more boldly on the world stage; not only in relation to nearby countries and places such as Taiwan, Japan, and other countries that share…
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Exhibitions
Library exhibitions, both online and physical, give an idea of the breadth of our collections.
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
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Peter MeelFaculty of Humanities
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Letizia Lo GiaccoFaculty of Law
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José María Castro IbarraFaculty of Humanities
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Irma Mosquera ValderramaFaculty of Law
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Anne-Isabelle RichardFaculty of Humanities
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Jonathan LondonFaculty of Humanities
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Annas RabbaniFaculty of Science
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Simcha Jong Kon ChinFaculty of Science
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Online exhibition - Admired and Despised: life and work of Snouck Hurgronje
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857-1936) is known as an Islamologist, author of the book Mecca, administrator in the Dutch East Indies for the Dutch government and professor in Leiden. Wim van den Doel published a biography of Snouck Hurgronje in 2021. Recently, the translation of the biography in Bahasa…
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Diederik PomstraFaculty of Archaeology
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Alyssa Akkerman
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Michael SampsonSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Bernhard RiegerFaculty of Humanities
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrican Studies Centre
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History of Science
Overview of databases, reference works and website for research in the History of Science
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Stephen HarrisFaculty of Humanities
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Peter van BodegomFaculty of Science
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Jue WangFaculty of Humanities
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Our favourites for the summer - reading list
The collections of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) not only hold academic material, but also many novels, collections of poetry, non-fiction works and even cookbooks. Is there still some space on your summer reading list? Take a look at the list below and borrow your book through the UBL.
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Nira WickramasingheFaculty of Humanities
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How can we support students affected by global crises? ‘These events shatter the psyche of our students’
In this ‘Educatips’ column, Psychology lecturers share their most important lessons about teaching. This month: Sepideh Saadat guides a support group for students who struggle with the Israel-Hamas war. ‘Some of them feel guilty about enjoying life while their family is suffering.’
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Louis SickingFaculty of Humanities
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Vincent ChangFaculty of Humanities
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Linguistics
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Linguistics
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Film and Literary Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Film and Literary Studies
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Annelou van GijnFaculty of Archaeology
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Maartje JanseFaculty of Humanities
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Francesco Ragazzi
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Erik de MaakerSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Tim ClaerhoutFaculty of Science
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Patricia KretFaculty of Humanities
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
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Online exhibition - Rembrandt and Leiden University
Rembrandt van Rijn is inextricably linked to the city of Leiden. He was born and raised here, went to school in the city, and spent the early years of his career in Leiden, a career that would one day make him one of the greatest painters in Dutch history. There is a similar connection between Rembrandt…
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Dennis BraekmansFaculty of Archaeology
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Luc AmkreutzFaculty of Archaeology
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Alessandro AleoFaculty of Archaeology
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Annemieke VerbaasFaculty of Archaeology
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Stefano CucurachiFaculty of Science
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Rodrigo OchigameSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Antoine CoudardFaculty of Science
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Wouter WagemakersFaculty of Humanities
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Chinese Special Collections
The Chinese Special Collections are part of the Asian Library. Items can be consulted at the Special Collections Reading Room.
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A Buddha in the Backyard
The exhibition 'A Buddha in the Backyard: Asia as a Source of Inspiration' shows how we surround ourselves with elements from Asian cultures and gives a glimpse into the rich Asia collections of Leiden University. The exhibition runs from January 26 to May 9 and is on display in the exhibition hall…
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Love, war and... football: 2024 in Leiden stories
A new government, conflicts around the world and obviously a lot of science: these are the five stories about Leiden University that you enjoyed reading in 2024.
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16th-century herbarium research
In March 2018 with the support of the Van de Sande Foundation Dr. Abdolbaset Ghorbani Dahaneh (Uppsala University) will research the sixteenth-century Rauwolff Herbarium and its botanical sources in Leiden University Libraries. On Wednesday, March 14, during the Clusius Symposium Ghorbani will give…