1,228 search results for “history of science and the over” in the Student website
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Alberto CeriaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sterre ter HaarFaculty of Science
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Julian KarchFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Miranda van EckFaculty of Science
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Hirad RezaiejooFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ksenia FedorovaFaculty of Humanities
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Reporting from ESOF: ‘How can we use science to solve the next crisis?’
From global warming to the decolonisation of knowledge. At the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) in Leiden over 500 speakers from 60 countries have come together to discuss the big themes of our times. Why have the delegates come?
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Jan van RijnFaculty of Science
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Spanish village full of Leiden residents: dozens of textile workers once migrated to Guadalajara
In the Spanish town of Guadalajara, there is a street named ‘Burgemeester Fluiterstraat’, named after a descendant of Leiden migrants who had done well in the South. He was not the only Guadalajara resident with Leiden roots: at the beginning of the eighteenth century, a stream of Dutch textile workers…
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Maartje van Diest
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Kathleen Brown
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Talk and debate: how do we prevent science from harming the environment?
Sustainability researchers can play an important role in the energy transition. But what if their partners are not (yet) sustainable and science itself has adverse effects? This is the subject of an online talk by researcher Thomas Franssen on 16 December with a discussion afterwards. ‘Clean energy…
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Hundred-year-old causes of death mapped: ‘The past is the laboratory of the present’
If it is up to university lecturer Evelien Walhout, in a year's time we will know exactly what people from Haarlem and Zwolle died of a century ago. Together with colleagues from other universities, she started the doodsoorzaken.nl platform, where causes of death are recorded. ‘Somewhere around the…
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Nikki NibberingFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Michael Meyer
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jinhui ZhouFaculty of Science
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Linda van Leijenhorst
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Kiana ShahrasbiFaculty of Science
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Yee Man NgFaculty of Science
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Hundreds of visitors learn about Leiden University science during 3 October University
Glorious sunshine, dozens of enthusiastic academics and huge numbers of Leiden residents ensured that this year’s special jubilee version of 3 October University was a great success.
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Psychologists at Lowlands Science: can virtual reality trigger a psychedelic experience?
Fantastic plants, dizzying patterns and pulsating sounds: researchers from Leiden are going to study the effects of a simulated psychedelic trip on the mind and body at Lowlands Festival. Why might this be interesting for therapies?
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Jiaxuan HuangFaculty of Humanities
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Koen van der LijnFaculty of Humanities
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Yusra AbdullahiFaculty of Humanities
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Saskia Cohen-WillnerFaculty of Humanities
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Athanasios StathopoulosFaculty of Humanities
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Seraina RenzFaculty of Humanities
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Michel Wyss
Faculty of Humanities
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Tony van der Togt
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ghulam Ali Murtaza
Faculty of Humanities
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Anthony Coxeter
Faculty of Humanities
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Lun Jing
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Robertus Benning
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Orson McMahon
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Ruben Eijkelenberg
Faculty of Humanities
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David André Anton Cina
Faculty of Humanities
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Looted art returned to Sri Lanka: ‘It was a job tracing what came from where'
A cannon, a sabre, guns: these Sri Lankan objects had been in the Rijksmuseum for centuries. In early December, they were returned to Sri Lanka. Associate Professor of Colonial History Alicia Schrikker led the research that formed the basis for the restitution and published a volume on the findings…
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Michiel van ElkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Elise DusseldorpFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Grada DegenaarsFaculty of Science
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Ineke van der HamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Natália KubalováFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery
Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. Many people from Leiden played a role in colonialism and slavery. Historians are conducting preliminary research and finding striking examples.
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Konstantinos GeorgopoulosFaculty of Science
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Hutspot, herring and... science: Community engagement with Leiden’s research at 3 October University
Amid the many traditions of Leiden’s 3 October Festival, a relative newcomer is beginning to take hold: the Science Market. At market stalls, the people of Leiden could explore or even participate in Leiden’s research – performing an ‘operation’ in the street, for example.
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Han van Konijnenburg
Faculty of Science
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Clara Bik
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Leideners and researchers learn from each other at the Science Market
3 October University has become something of a tradition: a bit of science among the Leidens Ontzet celebrations. During the new and improved edition, the WetenschapsWarenMarkt (Science Market), visitors spoke to researchers about the nitrogen problem, making organs and the city’s connections with A…