483 search results for “sanskriet literary culture” in the Student website
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Aris PolitopoulosFaculty of Archaeology
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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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Grant for research on politics and play: ‘In both cases, a world is created’
How do politics and play relate to each other? Six Leiden academics hope to find an answer to that question over the coming years. They have received an NWO grant of 750,000 euros. Professor Sybille Lammes and University Lecturer Bram tell us how they plan to spend the money.
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ERC Starting Grant for Thijs Porck: 'Everyone loved Old English in the nineteenth century'
In the nationalist nineteenth century, people developed an interest in medieval language and literature. The study of medieval material in one’s own vernacular was thought to reveal a great national past. But why, then, was Old English studied by Germans, Danes, Italians and many other nationalities…
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Alumni meet in Brussels: ‘We’re at a crossroads in European history’
Alumni who live and work in Brussels met on 18 February at the annual Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event. As well as celebrating Leiden University’s 450th anniversary, they also looked at the challenges Europe faces.
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From singer to French teacher: ‘I kept wondering what a university study would be like’
After a successful career as a singer, Esmee Schoones started studying French a few years ago. It resulted in a national award for her thesis on musical arrangements of Verlaine's poems and a job teaching French.
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Scribes and Inky Fingerprints: Collaborative and Mediated Authorship in Early Modern English Manuscripts
Conference
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Dario FazziFaculty of Humanities
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Miko FlohrFaculty of Humanities
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Sarah CramseyFaculty of Humanities
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Noa SchonmannFaculty of Humanities
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Carolien RieffeFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Luuk de LigtFaculty of Humanities
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Alexander GeurdsFaculty of Archaeology
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Corey WilliamsFaculty of Humanities
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
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Gijsbert RuttenFaculty of Humanities
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Blade Runner 2025?
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Jonathan Powell: ‘In early modern England, people went to court very often.’
Jonathan Powell came to Leiden from England to conduct research into the role of women in early modern court cases. In addition to all kinds of exciting documents, he also discovered the biscuits from the Water & Bloem bakery and the wild flowers at the Groenesteeg cemetery.
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Statement on Academic Freedom – The Rectors of the Dutch Universities (2025)
Without academic freedom, we might not have antibiotics, nor a deep understanding of human behaviour. Literary criticism, climate models, and ecological restoration would be severely limited; just like ethical reflection on artificial intelligence, justice, trauma, parenting, faith and hope. All these…
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Roos van OostenFaculty of Archaeology
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Corinne HofmanFaculty of Archaeology
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Ariadne SchmidtFaculty of Humanities
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Visiting the EU institutions in Brussels
Career and apply for jobs
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Book Presentation of Beyond the Mulatta: Haunted Hybridity in Advertising
Book Presentation | Studium Generale Lecture
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Peter AkkermansFaculty of Archaeology
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Mark DriessenFaculty of Archaeology