380 search results for “societal impact” in the Student website
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EuroScience Open Forum Leiden
Conference, ESOF Conference
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The Gulag Legacy - Memory of Stalinism in Today's Russia
Lecture
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'Hello World!' lecture, by Frans W. Saris
Lecture
- Methods in Dialectology Workshop Series 2023
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FGGA in 2022: This was the year for our Faculty
We started this year as we ended it in 2021: in a lockdown. But the world continues to open up. We are occasionally allowed to go into the office and students are able to return to Campus. Continue reading to find out what the rest of the year has been like.
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The Importance of International Women’s Day: ‘Gender equality worldwide is nowhere to be found’
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. This day has been celebrated in the Netherlands since 1912, usually centring around a specific theme. This year’s theme: solidarity, the power for change.
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Social Science Matters: Out-of-home placement
...What does seem clear, though, is that there is a great deal of room for improvement in the process of out-of-home placement. The FSW's social and behavioural scientists give their views.
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Judi Mesman awarded Stevin Prize for research on upbringing and diversity
What influence do children’s upbringing and education have on their world view? This is the question Professor Judi Mesman is trying to answer. For her research and public outreach activities, she has just been awarded the prestigious Stevin Prize, the highest award in the Netherlands for a researcher…
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Dies Natalis all about innovating and connecting
‘We could share our knowledge more with others and apply it more widely,’ said Annetje Ottow, President of the Executive Board, while presenting the new Strategic Plan on the University’s 447th Dies Natalis. The new Strategic Plan therefore focuses on innovating and connecting, among disciplines and…
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Take care of each other’
After a turbulent Covid year, the well-being of our students and staff has the highest priority. How can we prevent physical and mental health problems? This was the key question at the Opening of the Academic Year in Pieterskerk in Leiden on 6 September.
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The archaeology of face masks: ‘Face masks layers will be a huge help for future archaeologists’
From one year to the next, face masks have started to appear in the environment. As the masks are discarded, they end up in the top soil, in sediment layers, and in refuse heaps. In a couple of generations archaeologists will study the layer that has already been labeled the Face Mask Horizon. Current…
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Beyond plastic: why humanities scholars study waste
In a new series of articles, we explore how the humanities study topics related to sustainability. First up: waste. How and why study waste as a humanities scholar? We asked Elena Burgos Martinez, University Lecturer South and Southeast Asian Studies, and Katarzyna Cwiertka, Professor of Modern Japan…
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Linguists: crimefighters extraordinaire
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and society. In this series of pre-retirement discussions, Stolker will talk one last time to people from within and without the University. In this first…
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Conference Power and Counterpower in Democracy
Conference
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Queer Subjects in Modern Japanese Literature: A Reminiscence
Lecture
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In cap and gown on the A12, titles on X? Academics in the public debate
Dialogue session
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Book Launch | A Hundred Years of Republican Turkey: A History in a Hundred Fragments
Lecture, Book Launch
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: One Among Zeroes: AI, Islam and what computational analysis can teach us about religious futures
Lecture
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UBH 2022 - Upsetting Binaries & Hierarchies
Conference
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Max van der Horst: “Ethical Vulnerability Mass-Exploitation 101: Theory and Practice”
Lecture, Tech Trends Workshop
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Faculty of Archaeology launches dinosaur-focused research
Many an archaeologist, at some point in their career, is asked what type of dinosaur they discovered. Instead of once again patiently explaining that we do not do dinosaurs, the Faculty Board has now decided to listen to society’s call. ‘It is clear that the general public feels that dinosaurs are relevant…
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Project presentations of 3 grand winning research projects within Social Citizenship & Migration
Conference, Presentation
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Turkey’s Centennial: Democracy, Diplomacy, Security
Lecture, Panel Discussion
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CANCELLED - Museum Talk: Negotiating museums and their digital interfaces
Lecture
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Panel Discussion | A Hundred Years of Republican Turkey: A History in a Hundred Fragments
Debate, Panel Discussion
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Faculty Symposium 2022: Humanities in Crises
Conference, Symposium
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Opening Academic Year
Academic ceremony
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Dies Natalis
University ceremony
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Campus The Hague 'Meet the Employer'
Course
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Untold Stories: representation, heritage and museums
Conference, D&I Symposium