623 search results for “human of humanities” in the Student website
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LUF grants for historical hormone research and safe, inclusive cities
Why did fewer women suffer from osteoporosis in the past than today? And which aspects of a city make public spaces safe, accessible and comfortable for all residents? These two research questions will be explored in more detail thanks to an Impulse Grant from the Leiden University Fund.
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Minors
A minor allows you to develop your knowledge beyond the boundaries of your study programme, or to specialise further in your own field of study. You can follow a minor in Leiden and also in Delft or Rotterdam.
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"What Were They Thinking?" Using Open-Text Responses to Validate Constructs in Survey Experiments
Lecture
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Uhlenbeck conference scholarship
Master
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Water worlds
Lecture, Blue History Network Graduate Forum
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How AI could give doctors more time at the patient’s bedside
The rise of AI will transform the role of doctors, claims Professor of Intensive Care Medicine Sesmu Arbous. Her academic chair focuses on integrating technology into patient care.
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For LGBT+ migrants, dating apps are about much more than sex
When you think of migration, you probably won’t immediately think of dating apps. Yet such apps are important to many migrants, such as those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer or questioning (LGBT+). Researcher Andrew DJ Shield studied the role that dating apps play in the migration process,…
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world
Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example. And then mainly in China.
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Writer in residence Maxim Osipov: ‘Writing is the development of truth’
Since criticising the war in Ukraine, Russian author and cardiologist Maxim Osipov has fled Russia. Come September, he will be Leiden University’s writer in residence and teach a course on Russian literature.
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Toward an AI Attuned to Dissent and Consensus in Historical Events: Evidence from Wikipedia
Lecture
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Leiden Team Wins Second Place at the International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court
Four master's students from Leiden University participated in this year’s edition of the International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court, hosted by Antwerp University. Following the verbal rounds held between 21 and 22 March, the team went through to the finals, achieving second place overall.
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Archaeological Forum: Wei Chu and Jennifer Swerida
Lecture
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Leiden Reflections: Art, Creativity and AI
Alumni event, Lezing
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Homo erectus from the sea: new discoveries from the Sunda Shelf
Lecture
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Internships, research, fieldwork, summer schools and more
internship, research project, fieldwork, summer school, conference, excursion, field trip, thesis
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The Authenticity Ouroboros
Register for Workshop
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Water frontiers
Lecture, Blue History Network Graduate Forum
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The use of GenAI as a teaching tool
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Tracing Expertise in Politics: A Digital History of Technocracy in the Dutch House of Representatives, 1917-1994
Lecture
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Panel: 'Peace-washing': the case of Palestine
Conference
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Sjef Barbiers moves to INT: ‘Especially in times of AI, we need to keep Dutch relevant’
Professor Sjef Barbiers is leaving his job as scientific director of LUCL for the position of scientific director of the Institute for the Dutch Language (INT) from 1 September.
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Mermru: Building a Dynamic and Integrated Linguistic Engine for Ethio-Semitic Languages
Lecture
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Hominin diversity in Eastern Asia
Conference
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From Dialectology to Dialectometry 2025
Weekly Workshop
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The Power of Social Media Networks: Scientific research on the entanglement of online and offline networks in times of conflict in Africa
Conference, 2-day Workshop
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Out now! LEAP # 2: (Mis)Reading Nature
LEAP is a peer-reviewed journal founded in 2021 by a team of junior and senior scholars of Leiden University as part of a Faculty-broad Master course. Each year the journal has a new editorial board and a new theme. Series editors Astrid van Weyenberg and Nanne Timmer guide this process and are assisted…
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Powerful corporations determine climate policy in Brazil
Bribing a politician to gain influence or making sure friends end up in powerful positions: Brazilian energy companies use these power strategies daily.
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What DNA in droppings can reveal about an animal’s diet
Imagine scanning lion dung or a mouse dropping and instantly knowing exactly what and how much the animal has eaten. Thanks to new DNA techniques, this is becoming increasingly feasible. PhD student Kevin Groen tested how effective these techniques are at unraveling the diets of wild animals.
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These lunch seminars prepare you for upcoming world events
Climate and human rights will again become major issues on the world stage by the end of 2023. The new series of lunch seminars by the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) seamlessly tie into these events. All Leiden researchers and students are…
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Corinne HofmanFaculty of Archaeology
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Archaeological Forum: Gül Aktürk en Murat Dirican
Lecture
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Outgoing exchange coordinators
Outgoing exchange coordinators can provide you with information and advice if you are interested in going abroad as part of your Leiden University study programme.
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Grants awarded for five innovative psychology research projects
Researchers from the Institute of Psychology have secured NWO Open Competition XS grants, each worth up to €50,000. One of the projects explores how making music together can enhance cooperation. Discover more about all five research projects.
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Looking inside the tent: questions for deep history
Lecture
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Approval and application
Approval and application
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Uncorking Language
Debate, LUCL Fireside Chat
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Alex Tutwiler receives Archol grant to reveal hidden stories of child labor
PhD candidate Alex Tutwiler, from the Faculty of Archaeology, has received a grant from Archol, via the P.J.R. Modderman Foundation, to investigate how child labor shaped the bones of Dutch children between the 17th and 19th centuries. Using CT scans, she aims to build a more comprehensive picture of…
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Phone nearly empty? Uber’s fare might be higher
If you buy something online, the webshop can adjust the price based on your data. Kimia Heidary investigated the phenomenon of online price discrimination. ‘It’s not necessarily unfair. Different prices for different people has been around for years.’
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Unfolding unopened letters based on X-ray tomography
Lecture
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International students start a master’s thanks to a LExS
This academic year 49 promising international students will start their master’s degree here thanks to a Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS). The students, all from outside the EU, were welcomed in a special ceremony on 5 September. Who are they?
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Programme Committee elections: check the electoral register
Education, Organisation, Social
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Archaeological Forum: Sarah Schrader and Alejandra Roche Recinos
Lecture
- Daring questions in Islam
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Thesis kick-off
Study support, Study support
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Workshop Basic skills in academic writing
Study support, Study support
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Workshop Develop an academic writing style
Study support, Study support
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Workshop Creating a clear structure
Study support, Study support
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Workshop Keep on writing: becoming a disciplined writer
Study support, Study support
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Archaeologist interviewed about the carnivore diet
The carnivore diet, a fact or just a trend?
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People used bearskins to keep warm 300,000 years ago
Cut marks on the bones of bears show that people in North-West Europe used bearskins to keep warm 300,000 years ago.