I am a postdoc at the Division of Drug Discovery and Safety. I obtained my PhD under the supervision of Prof. dr. Laura Heitman, Prof. dr. Gerard van Westen, and Prof. dr. Ad IJzerman, focusing on the characterization of cancer-related somatic mutations in adenosine receptors. Currently, my work focuses…

Tuesday from 17:00-18:00 h

This series contains events from the Modern & Contemporary cluster of the Centre for the Arts in Society.

The renewed library is built in the middle of wing B on the ground floor. The entrance opens onto the central hall.

The Research Seminars Medieval and Early Modern History are informal and intended to foster discussion. Everyone is welcome to join.

Joanne Mouthaan is an associate professor at the Clinical Psychology Department. She studies the psychological effects of trauma.

Elina van 't Zand is working as Assistant Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology.

My ambition in science is to accelerate the development of therapies for currently incurable rare genetic disorders, with a particular focus on endocrinology, stress (hormones) and immunity.

Prof.dr. N.N.W. Akkerman dr. J.F. van Dijkhuizen Summary In early modern England, one of the most prevalent mediums in which texts were stored and transmitted was the manuscript miscellany: bound volumes containing a wide variety of handwritten texts, ranging from poetic verses to household recipes…

Leiden University's International Honours College, Leiden University College The Hague (LUC) experienced empty halls and empty classrooms this past year on the residential campus on the Anna van Buerenplein in The Hague due to the global pandemic. Dr Paul Hudson designed a Covid-proof course that enabled…

Joost Augusteijn is Senior University Lecturer at the Institute for History and Programme Chair of the BA International Studies and the Joint MA European Politics and Society.

On 10 March students of the advanced master's in International Children’s Rights and the Dutch Child Law master's watched the documentary Shadow Game with filmmaker Els van Driel.

Wim Willems is Professor Emeritus of Social History at the Leiden University Institute for History.

Raymond Fagel is university lecturer at the Institute for History.

Jacobine Melis is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology.

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.

The film MعLMIN made by Visual Ethnography alumna Loes Moree will be screened during the fourth Fieldrecordings event. Field Recordings is an annual event for visual anthropology, sound art and landscape film.

The annual Korean Screen Culture Conference (KSCC) is dedicated to exploring all aspects of Korean screen culture, including television, K-pop, internet, computer gaming, webtoons, and film from both North and South Korea.

Helen Steele is a lecturer at International Studies.

Only one in five young people with emotional health problems such as an anxiety disorder receives appropriate professional help. GPs often fail to properly recognise the signals in children and young people, according to psychologist Semiha Aydin. How can we improve this? PhD defence 23 February.

Henk Kern is University Lecturer at the institute for History.with an expertise in Russian and Soviet history.

Enes Sütütemiz is a lecturer at the Institute for Philosophy.

Nadine Akkerman, FRHistS, MAE is a Professor of Early Modern Literature & Culture at the Centre for the Arts in Society.

Leonard Blussé van Oud Alblas is Professor Emeritus in the History of European-Asian Relations at the Leiden University Institute for History (chair from 1998 to 2011).

Nicolette Mout is Professor Emeritus of European History at the Leiden University Institute for History.

Peter Liebregts is a Professor of Modern Literatures in English at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.

In a new article in the journal Scientific Reports, Leiden archaeologist Wei Chu and colleagues report on recent excavations in Western Romania at the site of Româneşti, one of the most important sites in southeastern Europe associated with the earliest Homo sapiens. The site gives an important glimpse…

For a long time, even many researchers thought that guide dogs were a relatively modern invention. An accidental encounter with archival material showed university lecturer Krista Milne that guide dogs helped their blind owners as far back as the Middle Ages. Milne now has received an NWO XS grant to…

Serkan Aslan is a Ph.D. candidate at the Division of Drug Discovery and Safety (DDS) since November 2022. I obtained my BSc degree from Bogazici University in Molecular Biology & Genetics, then had my MSc degree from Ludwig Maximilian University in Cellular & Molecular Biology with a specialization…

Jos Bazelmans is a Professor by Special Appointment in Delta-archaeology at the Faculty of Archaeology.

Lionel Laborie is assistant professor at the Institute for History.

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.

Recently, Hans-Martien ten Napel was in the news on the above subject several times.

Weishuo Li (Arthur) is a PhD candidate at Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University.

Marika Keblusek is an Associate Professor at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society.

The Middle East has a rich literary tradition, which is steadily gaining a foothold in the West. Modern literary works deal with contemporary issues, such as the legacy of colonialism, the struggles between traditionalism and modernity, the place of women in society and the war in Israel/Palestine.

Paula Harvey is an external PhD candidate and lecturer at LUCAS.

Marga Sikkema-de Jong is Professor of Digital Education and Child Development at Leiden University. Marga combines academic expertise in education and child development with practical experience in (special) primary education. She earned her master’s degree in Education and Child Studies at Leiden University…

I am a Veni (NWO) post-doctoral researcher within the Human Origins and Material Culture Studies groups at the Faculty of Archaeology at Leiden. My research concerns primarily pyrotechnology in the Palaeolithic, with a focus on fire use and fire making by Neandertals and early modern humans. As an archaeologist,…

Kyra Alberts is a PhD candidate at the Centre for the Arts in Society.

Aad van Mastrigt is an external PhD candidate at Leiden University and is working on a thesis entitled: 'Playing with identity: Is Chilean classism destabilizing due to the phenomenon of re-identification? (2002-2017)'

Jacqueline Hylkema is Assistant Professor of Cultural History at Leiden University College and Senior Scaliger Fellow at Leiden University Libraries’ Scaliger Institute. Her research focuses on forgery in early modern print culture, particularly in the Dutch Republic and Britain. Hylkema is currently…

Laurie Kalb Cosmo is a university lecturer in art history at the Leiden Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) and member of the Research Group in Museums, Collections and Society. She is also curator, museum consultant, author, and scholar with international experience in museums, cultural heritage…

I am a specialist in Spanish history of the 19th and 20th centuries. I also conducted extensive research into the construction of regional identities in France, Spain and Germany between 1890 and 1940. At present, I mainly publish about nationalization processes in a comparative perspective. I focus…

Felicia Rosu is Assistant Professor at the Institute for History.

Steven Lauritano is an art and architectural historian, and assistant professor at Leiden University. His research examines the intersection of architecture and antiquarianism, the history of architectural preservation, and the exchanges that have animated architectural-history-writing and design. Before…