332 search results for “donker material” in the Public website
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Style and Society in the Prehistory of West Asia
Essays in Honour of Olivier P. Nieuwenhuyse
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Manuscript Mondays: Early materials from the Leiden collection (Leiden, 23 March 2020)
It is time for the fifth lecture in the series Manuscript Mondays. We shall have two speakers. Jesse Keskiaho (University of Helsinki, Finland) will start with a talk about the soul. In the second talk Evina Steinova will tell us more about the medieval encyclopaedia. The talks will be followed by a…
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Building sustainable urban futures: integrated analysis of green and grey infrastructure in the Netherlands
This thesis addresses the challenge of sustainable urban development by analyzing the interplay between green and grey infrastructure to optimize resource use and ecosystem services.
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Architecture on the move
How did people in the latter part of the Late Bronze Age organize themselves in order to be able to erect massive structures such as tholos tombs, citadels and how did they interact with these materials and circumstances while constructing? What impact did such a changing landscape have on their day-to-day…
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Photographic Traditions in South African Popular Modernities
In the South African context, certain iconic images have been a dominant source for public understandings of historical events. The emphasis given these images tends to overshadow the historical value of other more personal photographic sources – like studio or amateur photography. This project looks…
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Paul Kozowyk (Material Culture Studies) wins 2nd/3rd prize Leiden University Thesis Awards
Leiden University 2016 thesis awards were awarded to Kaspar Pucek (History), Mariska Meijer (Bio Medical Sciences) and Paul Kozowyk (Archaeology).
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Natalia DonnerFaculty of Humanities
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Emilio Solis SanchezFaculty of Science
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Fan LinFaculty of Humanities
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Karsten WentinkFaculty of Archaeology
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Tycho RoordaFaculty of Science
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Combining classic and novel tools in the study of Historical Collections of Chinese Materia Medica in the Netherlands
Chinese materia medica (CMM), comprising a diverse array of natural substances from plants, animals, and minerals, has been integral to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) throughout history. This study investigates the dynamic evolution of CMM, noting shifts in species for improved therapeutic effects…
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Workshop: Worker's Health and Material Environment in Port Cities (1300-1700)’ (Leiden University and University Ca’ Foscari Venezia)
Workshop, 21-22 June On 21-22 June, Dr. C.V. Weeda (Leiden University) and Marie-Louise Leonard (University Ca’ Foscari Venezia) organize a workshop on Worker's health and material environment in Port Cities. The workshop focuses on interdisciplinary discussion. ReMA-students are given the opportunity…
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Spatiotemporal building stock modeling for residential decarbonization in the Netherlands
Decarbonizing the building stock is critical for realizing the climate-neutral target for the Netherlands.
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Towards circular and energy-efficient management of building stock
Material circularity and energy efficiency are highly relevant and intertwined issues for the transition towards a carbon-neutral and circular built environment. In the Netherlands, the building sector has been rendered a priority towards a circular and low-carbon society.
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Perovskite-based Photoelectrochemical Investigations for Artificial Photosynthesis
Inspired by natural photosynthesis, perovskite-based photoelectrochemical (PEC) systems are being developed for artificial photosynthesis, aiming to enhance solar-to-hydrogen conversion for green energy.
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Tarsus
After the advent of Islam in the 7th century C.E., the strategic geographical position of Tarsus (its proximity to the sea and to the mountain pass leading to inland Anatolia) made this town the de facto capital of the thughur, a historical and geographical term created by Muslim geographers qualifying…
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Spin-momentum locking in oxide interfaces and in Weyl semimetals
Electrons in a crystal lattice have properties that may differ from those of a free electron in vacuum.
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Ruins for the future: Critical allegory and disaster governance in post-tsunami Japan
Andrew Littlejohn published the article 'Ruins for the future: Critical allegory and disaster governance in post-tsunami Japan' in American Ethnologist about the ruins left by Japan's 2011 tsunami.
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Low-temperature spectroscopic studies of single molecules in 3-D and on 2-D hosts
Spectroscopic studies on fluorescent single molecules in organic condensed matter does not only provide information about the molecule itself, but also its near environment. By suppression of phonon-induced broadening of spectral lines through cooling to low temperatures, small changes in the spectral…
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Self-folding materials: Martin van Hecke in the media
Martin van Hecke published an article in Nature, together with physicists from AMOLF and UvA. They have developed a metamaterial that folds itself up, even in multiple steps. Van Hecke appeared in the following media.
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Nature provides more to people than material benefits
The role of culture and diverse knowledge systems needs to be recognized when assessing nature’s contributions to people, a new policy forum paper in Science states. Alexander van Oudenhoven and thirty global experts present a new approach that will increase the effectiveness and legitimacy of policies…
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Miguel John VersluysFaculty of Archaeology
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
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Elena PaskalevaFaculty of Humanities
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Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Hifadhi ya Dijiti ya Ustadh Mau
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Ephesus
Situated on the west coast of modern Turkey, the site of Ephesus is one of the largest excavations in Turkey and one of the most visited tourist attractions. Only one tenth of the city has been exposed until now although the Austrian Archaeological Institute in Vienna (ÖAI) has been excavating here…
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HEAR ME NOW: exhibition on sexual misconduct
Portraits that gaze at you and have moving stories to tell: HEAR ME NOW says what usually remains unsaid.
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Technologies and social agency of painted plaster in the East Mediterranean Bronze Age
This project explored the role of material culture, in casu painted plaster and its technologies, in expressing dynamic social identities and in forging complex interwoven human relationships in the context of the Middle to Late Bronze Age of the Aegean and East Mediterranean.
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Figuring rural development: concepts and cases of land use, sustainability and integrative indicators
Promotores: Prof. dr. G.R. (Geert) de Snoo, Dr. E. (Ester) van der Voet
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Elmer VeldkampFaculty of Humanities
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Maikel KuijpersFaculty of Archaeology
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Book Lauches "Middeleeuwse Medemensen" (in Dutch)
Op 16 november en 6 december vinden in respectievelijk Gent en Amsterdam boeklanceringen plaats van het publieksboek "Middeleeuwse Medemensen. De clichés over de donkere eeuwen voorbij". In dit boek buigen tien jonge mediëvisten uit Nederland en Vlaanderen zich over enkele hardnekkige mythes over de…
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Marie-leen Ryckaert
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Mechanical metamaterials: nonlinear beams and excess zero modes
Mechanical metamaterials are man-made materials which derive their unusual properties from their structure rather than their composition.
- Material Culture (5 ECTS)
- Material Culture (5 ECTS)
- Material Culture (5 ECTS)
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Athens
Athens is universally known as a symbol of democracy, philosophy, and ancient Greek aesthetics. Some of the most famous classical monuments, including the Parthenon and the temple of Hephaestus, can be found here.
- Material Culture (5 ECTS)
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Eite Drent
Faculty of Science
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Yurii HusievFaculty of Science
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Jan ReedijkFaculty of Science
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Selda AbyarFaculty of Science
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Sipeng ZhengFaculty of Science
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Yvonne SnellenbergFaculty of Science
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Eric MulderFaculty of Archaeology
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Daria KotovaFaculty of Science
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Greta Fogar
Faculty of Science