490 search results for “digital humanities” in the Student website
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Employing Artificial Intelligence in the search for archaeological remains
Wouter Verschoof-van der Vaart has developed a way to use Deep Learning and geography software to rapidly and systematically map prehistoric barrows, Celtic fields, and medieval charcoal kilns. This innovative method has been tested on high-resolution elevation maps from the Veluwe, the Netherlands.…
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Anna van Duijvenvoorde spends Heineken Young Scientist Award on science vlogs
She considers herself lucky. She talks about the research projects she has ended up in and a network like the Young Academy Leiden (YAL). Van Duijvenvoorde talks about her recent incentive prize for young scientific talent, the Heineken Young Scientist Award. 'A lot of people I work with deserve the…
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NWO subsidy for archaeological search engine: ‘There is no physical digging involved!’
When you want to analyse big quantities of archaeological data, you run into the issue that searching through excavation reports is extremely time-consuming. If only there existed a search engine specifically focused on querying these reports… But wait, work on an archaeological search engine focused…
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Digital meet-up for students from Caribbean part of The Netherlands
Lecture
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New research indicates Hunter-Gatherer impact on prehistoric European landscapes
The starting point of human-induced landscape changes has been under permanent debate. It is widely accepted that the emergence of agriculture strongly increased human impact on their environments. However, foragers can and do actively transform land cover and ecosystems. Ethnographic observations,…
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Leiden Political Science Workshop: Digital China, Managing Citizen Participation under Political Change
Lecture
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eLaw Open Minded 21/22 #2: 'Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights: Mapping corporate responsibility'
Lecture
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Tazuko van Berkel receives Vidi for research into economics and anthropology in ancient Greece
University lecturer Tazuko van Berkel has obtained a Vidi grant of 800,000 euros. This will enable her to research the image of man that emerges from economic texts from ancient Greece.
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Dr. Mamadou Hébié appointed as Associate Professor at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies
Leiden Law School and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies are very pleased to announce that Dr. Mamadou Hébié will be re-joining the Grotius Centre on the 1st of May 2021.
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Livestream graduation Ceremony MA Media Studies - Book and Digital Media Studies
Festival
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eLaw Open Minded 2021-2022 #2 "AI, Data, Power & Human Dignity"
Lecture, Open Minded Lecture
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Symposium: The digital reconstruction of the crucifixion of the Lindau master (ca. 1425)
Lecture
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New insights into Neandertal knowledge from the mass-spectrometry analysis of plastic containers
The analysis of protein residues extracted from the storage containers of circa 50,000 year old bone-tools reveals Neandertal strategic selection of bovid ribs to make some of their “lissoirs”.
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: Designing a Digital History of the Lives and Afterlives of Chinese Material Infrastructures
Lecture
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Ruth van Vugt: different ways of getting to a job as a clinical psychologist
Most students of Psychology want to work in mental healthcare (GGZ). This makes the master’s specialisation in Clinical Psychology a logical choice. It was an option for alumna Ruth van Vugt for a long time, but she decided to explore further and has since successfully completed the Health and Medical…
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on Writing: Becoming disciplined to write your thesis (Writing Lab Humanities)
Study support, Study support
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The Power of Religion and Human Rights: An interreligious dialogue from a global perspective
Annual LeidenGlobal Lecture
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Tommy van Steen 'Internet criminals and their tricks, how do you recognise them?'
Dr. Tommy van Steen, Universitair Docent in Cyber Security Governance bij het Institute of Security and Global Affairs, werd geïnterviewd door mediaplanet over internetcriminaliteit en hoe wij deze dagelijks kunnen tegenkomen via onze computers en telefoons.
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Broeders wants to establish a centre of excellence for Emerging Technology and Security
He announced this news in a tweet earlier this month: 'Delighted to announce that I've been appointed Full Professor of Global Security and Technology'. So let's get more closely acquainted with Dennis Broeders (46), who explains why the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) is ideal for him,…
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Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights: the Brazilian Indigenous Movement before International Courts and Tribunals
Conference
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The More the Better? The Complementarity of Human Rights Reviewing Mechanisms in the United Nations
Lecture
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Roundtable Series: Reflections on a Pandemic 3 - The Human Experience: Rights and their Abuses during a Pandemic
Lecture
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Daphne Tona maps the brain
Psychologist Daphne Tona is one of the first to investigate a small nucleus in the brain stem 'in vivo' in living volunteers. That nucleus is involved in cognitive function and neurological and psychiatric disorders. With this research Tona is further mapping the brain. PhD defence on September 10.
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3D Scanning in practice
Lecture
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Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Chapter Meeting
Conference
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Stephen HaighFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Aitor Burguet-CocaFaculteit Archeologie
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Royal honour for emeritus professor Ad IJzerman
Ad IJzerman, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacochemistry, was made a Knight of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands on 26 April. He was presented with the royal honour by Mayor Elbert Roest in the town hall in Bloemendaal.
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inevitability of hierarchy, dispossession, and disconnection of the human from the nonhuman
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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Join staff and students on the World Archaeology Minecraft server
The VALUE Foundation has found a creative way to let staff and students connect on archaeology, albeit remotely. Witness the launch of the VALUE Heritage Minecraft server!
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Symposium on technology and privacy should offer new insights
Video conferencing from your sitting room and algorithms on social media that know your interests: new technology is an increasingly integral part of our lives. At the same time there is a growing call to protect our privacy, and this is causing friction, at the University too. In part because of the…
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SAILS Lunch Seminar
Lecture, seminar
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A quick call about the war in Ukraine: ‘Did Putin underestimate his opponent?’
The war in Ukraine has lasted almost two weeks now. What does Putin expect to achieve with his invasion and how big is the chance that the West will get involved? We phoned André Gerrits, professor and expert on Russia.
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Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) Conference 2022
Conference
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Platform Thingsthattalk brings together historical objects
Using the motto 'Exploring humanities through the life of objects' the Thingsthattalk platform gives a voice to historical objects that are usually kept behind closed doors. Objects from various Leiden collections are going to be made public and placed within a historical and user context.
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DH Benelux 2020-Online
Conference
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Lewis Binford and the Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherers: Questioning Some of His “Law-Like” Generalizations
Lecture
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Graduation ceremony: European and International Human Rights Law (Advanced LL.M.)
Graduation ceremony
- eLaw open minded sessions
- Film Screening: The Long Haul
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Meet archaeologist Tuna Kalayci: ‘How can we integrate robots into archaeology?’
In the course of 2020 the Faculty of Archaeology was bolstered by some new staff members. Due to the coronavirus situation, sadly, this went for a large part unnoticed. In a series of interviews we are catching up, giving the floor to our new colleagues. We kick off with Dr Tuna Kalayci, who joined…
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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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Student Panel
The Humanities POPcorner student panel consists of 4 student members, all from different study programmes. This ensures that the POPcorner FGW student panel is able to represent a larger group. The panel organizes activities such as promotions, lectures, excursions, and get-togethers, thus contributing…
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Exploring the Potential of 3D Imaging within the Repatriation of First Nation Cultural Material
Lecture, Digital Archaeology Group
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Rotted Meat, Scurvy, and Late Pleistocene Foodways in Northern Latitudes
Faculty Lecture
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Misha PlagisFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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SURF EdTech Zone Market: Meet Startups from EdTech Validation Programme
Presentations & Marketplace
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‘Data science has crept into the faculties’ DNA’
From 14 to 29 PhD candidates, seven actively involved faculties and, above all, lots of innovative interdisciplinary research, all with data science as the common denominator. The university’s Data Science Research Programme (DSO) has proven so successful that after five years on a start-up grant it…
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New International Studies Minor Equivalent
Education
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: Christopher Handy
Lecture