Through Kiem, Leiden University will provide 25 annual seed grants between 2024 and 2026 to develop new interdisciplinary (interfaculty) research collaborations and encounters. Kiem applications (€10,000 per project) should involve staff from at least two (and preferably more) faculties at Leiden University.…

We are pleased to invite all staff to an Information session on the Atelier teacing format on Tuesday 28 October. From 10.00–12.00 and 14.00–16.00 everyone is welcome to come along and learn all about the Atelier teaching format being introduced at our faculty. Atelier…

The Faculty of Humanities’ On-Campus Master’s Experience Day was a pleasantly busy event. The information sessions and corresponding information market went down well with interested undergraduates.

Join us for an insightful public lecture by Eliot Higgins, founder and director of Bellingcat, as he addresses the challenges of information disorder.

Are you a higher educated professional (computer scientist, lawyer, policy maker, etc.) with several years of professional experience in and affinity with issues related to cyber security? Do you want to develop your expertise and do you believe in an integral and multidisciplinary approach to…

Jaap van den Herik (1947) is professor of Computer Science and Law at the Faculty of Science (since 2014) and at the Faculty of Law (since 1988). His main task is to be Chair of the Board of Directors of the Leiden Centre of Data Science (LCDS).

Prof.dr. Maurits S. Berger, LLM (1964) is a lawyer and Arabist. He is professor of Islam and the West and holds the Sultan of Oman Chair for Oriental Studies at Leiden University, and is a senior research associate with the Clingendael Institute for International Relations in The Hague. He has worked…

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Police killed Eric Garner 9 years ago (‘I can’t breathe’) when he resisted a search. Now everyone will consent to stops and searches. Law Professor and author Josephine Ross looks to feminism: what police call consent, feminists would call submission. During the lecture on Wednesday 31 May, Josephine…

After two successful funding rounds, the Birmingham - Leiden Collaboration Fund (BLCF) launches the third call for proposals on June 4th. After investing in the establishment of a shared online depository for classes in sign language, in comparing excavation sites in Egypt and in research on plant-microbe…

Prof.mr. R. Raas Prof.mr. P. Rank E. Rogge MSc MA LLM PhD Summary See the Dutch page.

Researchers from Leiden University, McMaster University and Public Health Ontario are calling on colleagues to track down archival specimens of mosquitoes from museums and other collections and to examine them with modern methods. This will tell them more about malaria transmission.

Relations within the Kingdom of the Netherlands are imbalanced, says Professor by Special Appointment Wouter Veenendaal. The Caribbean autonomous countries and special municipalities do not have enough of a say and have administrative problems to contend with.

Prof.dr. J.F.J. Duindam Prof.dr. A.T. Gerritsen Summary See Dutch page.

No less than six Leiden projects received a grant for quantum research from the national growth programme Quantum Delta NL and the NWO. After all, in order to boost quantum technology not only industry is needed, but also science. Research towards new sensors, faster algorithms and quantum materials,…

PhD-student Maia has received multiple awards regarding her research on the impact of tobacco on the respiratory health of past Dutch populations.

PhD candidate Maia Casna was a guest on the new episode of the Wetenschappelijke Wezens podcast. In it, Maia discusses her research on urbanisation and respiratory diseases while uncovering the intricacies of studying the human past and bones.

Why did fewer women suffer from osteoporosis in the past than today? And which aspects of a city make public spaces safe, accessible and comfortable for all residents? These two research questions will be explored in more detail thanks to an Impulse Grant from the Leiden University Fund.

PhD candidate Maia Casna received an Incentive Prize from the Dutch Association for Physical Anthropology (NVFA). She was rewarded this honor for her innovative research into respiratory diseases and her talent for presenting her results to both academic and general audiences. ‘It feels really nice…

Postdoctoral researcher Veronica Tamorri and a PhD candidate Maia Casna held an online osteoarchaeological class for secondary school children. However, based on reactions, the exchange of ideas seemed to go both ways.

Annemarie Samuels is Associate Professor at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology of Leiden University.

Catia Antunes is a Professor of History of Global Economic Networks at the institute for History.

Michiel van Groesen is Professor of Maritime History at the Leiden University Institute for History.

PhD candidate Alex Tutwiler, from the Faculty of Archaeology, has received a grant from Archol, via the P.J.R. Modderman Foundation, to investigate how child labor shaped the bones of Dutch children between the 17th and 19th centuries. Using CT scans, she aims to build a more comprehensive picture of…

Dr Sarah Schrader, an expert in the study of human remains, received a VIDI grant for a research project on health and inequality. In present day people with a high socio-economic status encounter fewer health risks than those in lower socio-economic strati. ‘Now we will look at this process in the…

Maps can help you visualise your data, for the reader of your publications or for yourself to better understand your data. Leaflet and QGIS are two open-source tools that you can use to do this. With Leaflet it is possible to make interactive maps, while QGIS is a full Geographic Information System,…

On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. For years, the role of women in the past has been nearly invisible. Four archaeologists reflect on this inequality of focus, from hunter-gatherers in the palaeolithic to…