997 search results for “indigenous artefacts in museum collections” in the Staff website
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Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery
Research into our history of colonialism and slavery, heart-to-heart conversations at a Keti Koti table, exhibitions, lectures and podcasts that establish the link between present and past. Staff and students participated in the national Slavery Memorial Year in many different ways. What have we learned…
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Students Sander, Linde and Melle create an online exhibition for the University Library
With a recently published major research project and an exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, the struggle for independence in Indonesia has been thrusted back into the spotlight. Leiden University is devoting attention to this topic as well. History students Sander van der Horst and Melle van Maanen joined…
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ECOLe
Welcome to the Expertise Centre for Teaching and Learning (ECOLe). Here you will find information on didactics, teacher development, teaching innovation, assessment and the use of teaching tools at humanities.
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Archaeologist Wei Chu explores Carpathian caves with Gerda Henkel grant
Recently, archaeologist Dr Wei Chu received a grant from the Gerda Henkel Stiftung for an excavation in the Carpathian Mountains. Originally planning for an excavation in Ukraine, his plans were disrupted by the war. ‘We had to change plans really quickly.’
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Investigating obsidian sources in Honduras with a Corrie Bakels Grant
Obsidian, a volcanic glass-like material, is often used for making tools by Mesoamerican societies. In Honduras, certain obsidian artefacts do not yet have a known provenance. PhD candidate Marie Kolbenstetter and Assistant Professor Dennis Braekmans were awarded a Corrie Bakels Grant to explore thus…
- Daring questions in Islam
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Societal impact
You can apply various means to increase your societal impact: through interaction with professionals, the commercial sector or general audiences. The University can support you in this process in a number of ways.
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Dennis BraekmansFaculty of Archaeology
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Luc AmkreutzFaculty of Archaeology
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Annemieke VerbaasFaculty of Archaeology
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The Roman empire and world history
Debate
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7th NINO Annual Meeting 2026
Annual Meeting
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Drawing with diverse techniques and materials
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Portrait/Figure drawing
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Botanical lino printing
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Call for submissions: The fifth edition of the national Historians’ Days will take place in Leiden
Education, Research
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Leiden archaeologists in international media on early form of money in the Bronze Age
People in the Early Bonze Age used bronze artefacts as a means of payment. This is the conclusion reached by archaeologists Maikel Kuijpers and Catalin Popa in a PLOS ONE article published on 20 January. The discovery led to a surge of media reports.
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Evening of the Middle Eastern Collections & Middle Eastern Library
Arts and culture
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'Unions have less clout if a call to strike receives little support'
Recently more than five hundred workers at metal companies in Dutch cities Zwolle and Kampen went on strike. Their aim is better pay and the workers have now been on strike for twelve weeks. Just how effective is striking in collective bargaining?
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“No metadata no future” – kicking off UMADA [on a donkeys’ island]
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive project (UMADA) is among the UCLA Library 29 international cultural preservation projects supported by the Modern Endagered Archive Program (Cohort 3). From the 3rd up to the 5th of October, a digitization training workshop took place on Lamu island, on the so-called northern…
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Five years of ‘Meet the Professor’
For the fifth year in succession, on the foundation day of the university, Leiden professors taught a lesson at primary schools as part of the ‘Meet the Professor’ programme.
- ABS Marketing Seminar: The "New" Science of Collective Intelligence
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ERC Starting Grants for seven Leiden researchers
Seven researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. This will enable them to start their own project, build their research team and put their best ideas into action.
- Join the Extinction, Extraction, Emergence lecture by Dr. Sophie Chao
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Healthcare and the Dutch East India Company: Two centuries of arrogance and challenges
The Dutch East India Company (VOC) took healthcare seriously, albeit mainly for business reasons. Former GP Ton Zwaard’s PhD research reveals that although healthcare in Asia was well organised, the VOC faced persistent problems for two centuries.
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Remote sensing for Roman Mallorca with a Chastelain-Nobach fund
For the past 2 years, Dr Letty ten Harkel has been jointly running an excavation project of a suspected Roman villa site on the Balearic island of Mallorca with colleagues Dr Antoni Puig Palerm and Ritchie Kolvers, MA. The project was recently awarded a LUF Chastelain-Nobach fund to explore the extend…
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Introducing: Melinda Susanto
Melinda Susanto is appointed as PhD candidate at the Institute for History since April 2020. She introduces herself below.
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Justin SpruitSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Anja GrotenFaculty of Humanities
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Tenzin TsepakFaculty of Humanities
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Rosalba Icaza GarzaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Amber Lauwers
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Max Joosten
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Sebastian David Pantoja BarriosSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Peter Castenmiller
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Maria Amjad
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Gul-i-Hina van der Zwan
International Institute Asian Studies
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Mira Burmeister-RudolphSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Benjamin Kester
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Vishwesh SundarSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Georgios DikaiosSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Summer meeting LUMC Alumni Association
Alumni event
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Maarten Jansen compares ancient Mexican writing systems as Distinguished Emeritus Professor in Bonn
Maarten Jansen, professor emeritus at the Faculty of Archaeology, was appointed as Distinguished Emeritus Professor for two years at the University of Bonn. In this position, Jansen, a world-renowned specialist on ancient Mexican pictorial manuscripts, will further expand upon the long-standing collaboration…
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Aitor Burguet-CocaFaculty of Archaeology
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Femke ReidsmaFaculty of Archaeology
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Igor DjakovicFaculty of Archaeology
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Alexander WilkinsonFaculty of Archaeology
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Alexander VerpoorteFaculty of Archaeology
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Harry BerghuisFaculty of Archaeology
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Karel KuipersFaculty of Archaeology