607 search results for “as a modernities and tradition” in the Staff website
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Weishuo LiFaculty of Archaeology
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Eric Jorink: 'We want to map the tradition of observations'
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research has awarded a grant of 750,000 euros to the 'Visualising the Unknown in 17th-century Science and Society' project. Researchers will reconstruct how seventeenth-century scientists recorded and shared their groundbreaking microscopic discoveries. We…
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Sarah SchraderFaculty of Archaeology
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Marika KeblusekFaculty of Humanities
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Aad van MastrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Hans-Martien ten Napel on Tocqueville and modern democracy
Recently, Hans-Martien ten Napel was in the news on the above subject several times.
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Modern Arabic titles in catalogue searchable in Arabic script
Modern Arabic titles in the catalogue of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) can now also be consulted in original Arabic script. Taking away the need to transliterate titles, has made searching for Arabic source materials in the catalogue much easier and more efficient for users.
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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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Judith PollmannFaculty of Humanities
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Andrew SorensenFaculty of Archaeology
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Alexandra TutwilerFaculty of Archaeology
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Cora Tabea LederFaculty of Archaeology
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Lotte NagelhoutFaculty of Archaeology
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Former Rector Carel Stolker’s valedictory lecture buried according to tradition
After three years of covid postponements, the time had finally come on Wednesday 29 June 2022: Carel Stolker’s last speech as Rector Magnificus was buried according to tradition under the ginkgo tree in the library at the Kamerlingh Onnes building.
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Kyra AlbertsFaculty of Humanities
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Nicolette MoutFaculty of Humanities
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Léon BuskensFaculty of Humanities
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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Renee van RiessenFaculty of Humanities
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Catherine WoodFaculty of Humanities
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Dark basement becomes modern and inspiring learning and research environment
Na een grote verbouwing is het souterrain van het Pieter de la Courtgebouw bijna onherkenbaar veranderd. Donkere, verouderde ruimtes maakten plaats voor frisse, lichte onderwijszalen en ruime, moderne labruimtes met state-of-the-art faciliteiten. Donderdag 12 juni was de officiële opening.
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Rachael HallFaculty of Archaeology
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Jacqueline HylkemaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Laurie Kalb CosmoFaculty of Humanities
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Steven LauritanoFaculty of Humanities
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The surprising tradition of fables in French education: 'It builds bridges between generations'
In the Netherlands, people probably grew up with De Fabeltjeskrant (a children’s show, ed.), but in France an introduction to fables plays a much more important role in a child's upbringing. PhD candidate Céline Zaepffel studied the role of fables in French education and teaching methods. It turns out…
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Archaeology as a bridge between past and future
Luc Amkreutz, curator of prehistory at the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden and professor of Public Archaeology at Leiden University, has a mission: to make the past accessible and relevant to a broad audience. He is the new Eugène Dubois Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Science and Engineering…
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Woman Question in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Between Islamic Tradition and Global Modernity
PhD defence
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Stijn BusselsFaculty of Humanities
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Ying-ting WangFaculty of Humanities
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Maia CasnaFaculty of Archaeology
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meet up on Beadle Day: ‘Move with the times without losing sight of tradition’
It’ll be a sight to behold: 54 begowned beadles striding through the streets of Leiden. The beadles from 14 universities will gather in Leiden on 25 and 26 August for the 30th National Beadle Day.
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Lionel LaborieFaculty of Humanities
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Abdourahamane Idrissa AbdoulayeAfrican Studies Centre
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‘Nationalist politicians have a more international orientation than traditional parties’
Nationalism is so prevalent in our society that we hardly realise it once didn’t exist. In his new book, senior university lecturer Eric Storm reveals the global history of the phenomenon. ‘Nationalist movements have always influenced each other.’
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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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Rachel SchatsFaculty of Archaeology
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The protagonist of horror is the ghost of modern consumer society
Who doesn't love to turn on a horror film on a rainy evening? Fortunately, it is only fiction - or is it? According to university lecturer Evert Jan van Leeuwen, modern horror says more about our society than we think. He has been nominated for the Klokhuis Science Prize for his research into addiction…
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Marie-leen Ryckaert
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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War and Peace Studies: New CSM track focusses on modern war, warfare and peace building efforts
War and peace studies. A topic that is more relevant than ever because of the war in Ukraine. In September, the MSc Crisis and Security Management (CSM) will start a new track: War and Peace Studies. CSM’s Programme Director, Ernst Dijxhoorn, discusses the new track, how it was created and what students…
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Open Day as a compass for prospective students
Chinese Studies, History or Urban Studies? How do you choose the right degree programme for you? Hundreds of prospective students tried to find out at the Bachelor’s Open Day in Leiden and The Hague. A new formula helped them on their way.
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Roos StolkerFaculty of Humanities
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Krista A. MilneFaculty of Humanities
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Felicia RosuFaculty of Humanities
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Corinne HofmanFaculty of Archaeology
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Marion PluskotaFaculty of Humanities
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Wei ChuFaculty of Archaeology
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Archaeologists come up with a more precise estimate for how long modern humans and Neanderthals co-existed
Modern humans and Neanderthals may have co-existed in France and Northern Spain for up to 2,900 years until the Neanderthals disappeared. This is what archaeologists from Leiden University and Cambridge University write in a new publication in Scientific Reports.
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Beyond Academic Freedom: The Palestinian Condition and the Production of History
Lecture, LUCIS Keynote