2,493 search results for “ancient philosophy” in the Public website
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Aris Politopoulos: ‘I use games as a teaching method'
In his lectures Aris Politopoulos combines archaeology with video games. He is one of the three nominees for the 2020 LUS Teaching Prize. 'A good teacher is always open to feedback from students.'
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Veni grants for 25 Leiden researchers
From molecular ping-pong to cassava in the Amazon, and from extraterrestrial life to special antibodies. Twenty-five researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a Veni grant from the NWO. A grant of up to 250,000 euros will give them the opportunity to further elaborate their own ideas over…
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GI grants awarded to Mariana Francozo, Sabine Luning and Wayne Modest
Global Interactions is pleased to announce that we have awarded a GI Advanced Seminar grant to Dr. Mariana Francozo (Archaeology) for 'Historia Naturalis Brasiliae' and a Breed Grant for 'Global Earth Matters' to Dr. Sabine Luning (CA-DS) and Dr. Wayne Modest (RCMC)
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Reading list – Culinary culture and tasty tales
Are we going vegetarian this year? Shall we keep the dessert the same? Where do I find inspiration for a festive meal during the holidays? For readers who like to postpone these questions, for those who like to tell a good story with their culinary contribution, or for those who simply want to know…
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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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Cairo Institute Director: ‘I’m keeping the ship afloat’
In March 2020, the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo suddenly had to repatriate 57 students to the Netherlands and Flanders. Director and Arabic specialist Rudolf de Jong decided to stay in Egypt. ‘A lot of the work carries on.’
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2019 Hall of fame
Over the past year, many of our staff and students have won prizes, been awarded a substantial grant or been appointed to an academic association or a position in public life. All of these are good reasons to include them in our 2019 Hall of Fame. We are proud of them all.
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LIAS Online Concert: Music from North India
Live Concert
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Re-Presented Pasts: Uses and Re-Uses of the Past in Pre-Modern Islam
Conference, LUCIS Research Programme | Re-Presented Pasts
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Tocharian in Progress
Conference
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Fabulous Creatures and Auspicious Symbols: A Farewell Symposium in Honour of Ellen Raven
Conference
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Ethno-taxonomy among Bakhtiari nomads of Iran – Part 2: Plants
Lecture
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The Roman World Between Global Society and Local Cultures
Conference
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Conference Mediated Cicero
Conference
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The Island of the Divine Crocodile – Recent Research on Textual and Other Archaeological Remains from Soknopaiou Nesos
Conference
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This Week's Discoveries | 16 april 2019
Lecture
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Ethno-taxonomy among Bakhtiari nomads of Iran
Lecture
- Leiden University Nationalism Network
- Media | Art | Politics (MAP)
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Data Science meets Humanities
Lecture, Seminar
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Alumni
Since 2009, at ACPA, 79 candidates received their PhD in Creative and Performing Arts. On this page you will find an overview of ACPA's alumni.
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Cleveringa Professor Roméo Dallaire on Rwanda and PTSD
Cleveringa Professor Roméo Dallaire led the UN peacekeeping mission in Rwanda in 1994, but was unable to prevent a genocide from unfolding before his very eyes. Eight hundred thousand people lost their lives. In his Cleveringa Lecture on 26 November, this retired Lieutenant-General from Canada speaks…
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Flash interview with alumnus and new Faculty Advisory Council member Yousef Yousef
Yousef Yousef is a 'self-made man'. But he first obtained his bachelor's degree in tax law in Leiden. 'A CEO needs to have a basic understanding of the principles of law', he says.
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A promising marriage between Siemens and Leiden spin-off Culgi
Siemens recently took over the Leiden software company Culgi, founded by professor and inventor J.G.E.M. (Hans) Fraaije. We spoke to him about the algorithm that made him successful, the role of a university in our society and his ambitions at Siemens. ‘I was looking for Siemens, and they were looking…
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‘The sun never sets on our university'
Leiden University has partnerships in the local region, in the Netherlands, in Europe and with countries on almost all the world's continents. Students and researchers benefit from these partnerships, but society is also a beneficiary, says Rector Carel Stolker.
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Eventful opening of academic year: minister in the church, protest on the square
Not one but two openings: the minister who defended her plans and many who emphasised the importance of standing together with the arts and social sciences: the opening of academic year 2019-2020 in Leiden was not without event.
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Leiden Law Cast: reverend Ruben Van Zwieten
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Call for Papers Interdisciplinary Conference 'EU Criminal Justice Policy and Practice - Reflections and Prospects'
This interdisciplinary conference, to be held on 26-27 June 2017, will bring together lawyers interested in EU law and criminal law, criminologists, political scientists, and philosophers to jointly reflect on the development of the EU's criminal policy.
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Humanities as the heart of Leiden in 2022: get to know the team
In 2022, Leiden will be the European City of Science. During this year, Leiden will be the European stage for knowledge, with a programme filled with science, art and culture. Of course, the humanities also take part. Get to know the core team of our faculty.
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Ottoman Christians in Dr. Resid’s Balıkesir Notes: Towards the Radicalization of the Unionist Demographic Policies
LUCIS What's New Lecture
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LUCAS Modern and Contemporary Cluster Monthly Meeting Series "Accident, Affect, and the Representation of Disability"
Debate
- Reason of state and intelligence secrecy: The case of German intelligence legislation
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Mapping the Transmission of Knowledge in Tenth-Century Baghdad: an Investigation of the Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
Lecture, LUCIS
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Conference on Cyber Norms 2019: Dealing with Uncertainty
Conference
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Book Launch Media / Art / Politics
Lecture
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Disinformation and the law
Lecture
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NICA Mini Symposium 'Fernand Deligny on Cinema and the Image'
Conference
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Leiden Translation Talk 5 April: Pseudotranslation and reading under the bombs in Iran
Lecture
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Ageing Abroad: The Ethics of “Granny Export”
Lecture
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The Paranormal: Experiences and Experiments (8th Leiden Symposium on New Religiosity)
Conference
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Waves Across the South: A New History of Revolution and Empire as Seen from the Southwest Indian Ocean
Lecture, E-Lecture
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ARC session- SEI & DUE Dance and Music Performance by Giuliano Bracci and Suzan Tunca.
Arts and culture, Performance
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Academic Symposium on 'The Inherently Political Nature of Subsidiarity': Dr Dominic Burbidge (Oxford)
Lecture
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Formation of Islam: Topics
The FOI project has a number of topics it aims to investigate. These are: State, Economy, Culture and Papyri. You will find links to bibliographies on this page.
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10th Leiden Symposium on New Religiosity - The Tell-Tale Art: Divination and Oracular Practice from All Angles
Lecture, Symposium
- Dies Natalis 2023
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Dies Natalis 2023
University ceremony
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Online conference 'Leadership in Progress: Science meets Practice'
Conference, Leadership in Progress: Science meets Practice
- Volume 13 (2018)
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The Secondary Homelands of the Indo-European Languages (IG-AT2022)
Conference