85 search results for “malaysia” in the Public website
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Patterns of coral species richness and reef connectivity in Malaysia
Promotor: E. Gittenberger, Co-promotor: B.W. Hoeksema
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Malay Singing in Pahang Villages: Identity and Practice
Shafa’Atussara Silahudin defended her theses on 18 May 2021.
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Peter Hovenkamp (65) died in Malaysia
This weekend, the very sad news reached us that former employee Peter Hovenkamp died during an excursion in Malaysia. He was surprised by a flash flood in a cave in Gunung Mulu National Park.
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eLaw's Magdalena Jozwiak teacher at the 2017 Monash Law Malaysia Program
In July and August 2017, Magdalena Jozwiak, researcher at the eLaw department, is going to teach the course on ‘Privacy and surveillance in an information age: comparative law perspectives’ at the Kuala Lumpur campus of the Australian Monash University, within the framework of the Monash Law Malaysia…
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Invitation Netherlands Alumni meeting in Malaysia
Alumni event
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The evolution of shell form in tropical terrestrial microsnails
Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Schilthuizen
- Study in Europe Malaysia and Asian Region
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National space legislation : future perspectives for Malaysian Space Law
This research studies the future perspectives for Malaysian space law. It aims at demonstrating the development of Malaysian outer space activities inclusive of her status with respect to United Nations space conventions and her membership of international and regional space-related organizations.
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People
Overview of the Leiden Asia staff per area or country.
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AMT Network
Below you can find an overview of our network.
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The role of zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae in developing new drug candidates for treating anxiety, from natural sources
Can zebrafish larvae be used as a behavioural model for screening natural products as potential neurotropic drugs?
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Impact of land use changes on the human-elephant conflict
Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, W. Kustiawan, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh
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Vamping the Stage: Female Voices of Asian Modernities
Announcement of the publication of Vamping the Stage: Female Voices of Asian Modernities, the first book-length study of women, modernity, and popular music in Asia (University of Hawai'i Press, 2017).
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Asia
In this region researchers at LUCL have specific expertise in studying Austronesian and Papuan languages. China is another important region where Leiden linguists conduct research.
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Three PhD students on the Anthropology of AI in Southeast Asian Islam
Social and Behavioural Sciences, Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
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Early modern comparative ethnography
The ‘Locke drawings’ collection and the representation of Brazilian native peoples in global perspective
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Asian Modernities and Traditions
The research profile ‘Asian Modernities and Traditions’ (AMT) aims to raise the strength and visibility of research, teaching and dissemination on Asian studies at Leiden University.
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Embodied borders: an ethnography of female migrants in Singapore
This ethnographic research is a joint project with the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Leiden University, and KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies. It aims to understand the experiences of social inclusion and exclusion of female migrants…
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Departing from Java. Javanese Labour, Migration and Diaspora
From colonial times through to the present day, large numbers of Javanese have left their homes to settle in other parts of Indonesia or much further afield. Frequently this dispersion was forced, often with traumatic results.
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Sustaining Ethical Aquatic Trade (SEAT)
Creating a framework to assess the sustainability of fish farms which will set sustainability standards and give consumers information about the the sustainability and safety of their seafood.
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Language processing and the multilingual brain
This project looks at how the native language influences processing mechanisms of non-native language(s) as well has how it influences brain structure and functional connectivity.
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The Flag of Zhenyan Flies Again: The Taiwanese Resurrection of Esoteric Buddhism through Wuguang’s Appropriation of Imperially Imported Shingon
This study elucidates a critical facet of modern global Buddhism that has escaped the attention of the scholarly community by exploring the life, teachings and influence of Master Wuguang 悟光上師 (1918-2000).
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Understanding the ecology of the Bornean Pygmy Elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) in the Sebuku Forest, Nunukan District, North Kalimantan
What is movements and corridors of the Bornean pygmy elephant in Sebuku forest? What is the nature of human-elephant conflict in Nunukan District in time and space? What are the diets of the Bornean elephants related to crop raiding?
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Most species-rich coral reefs are not necessarily protected
Coral reefs throughout the world are under threat. After studying the reefs in Malaysia, Zarinah Waheed concluded that there is room for improvement in coral reef conservation. PhD defence 22 November.
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How a Dutchman contributed to the rapid development of Singapore
Frans Stoelinga defended his thesis on 19 November 2020.
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Shifting the compass
Shifting the Compass: Pluricontinental Connections in Dutch Colonial and Postcolonial Literature
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Staff
The MCS group consists of five staff members, all of whom have a strong link to the Museums and Collections programme of the Faculty of Humanities and the Heritage and Museum programme of the Faculty of Archaeology.
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Sustainability Research Cluster
The Sustainability Research Cluster fosters dialogue and collaboration among anthropologists and sociologists researching aspects of socio-cultural, ecological, and economic sustainability in and affiliated with the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. It also seeks to stimulate…
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Project manager
Social and Behavioural Sciences, Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
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Affiliated members
LUCIS affiliated members are researchers outside Leiden University who are actively involved in the study of Islam and/or Muslim societies and who regularly participate in LUCIS activities. LUCIS affiliate membership offers possibilities to cooperate with LUCIS as well as network opportunities. Contact…
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ASEAN and the EU have launched the new online ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS)
Following ASEAN Customs Transit System pilots in Cambodia, Lao, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, the ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) system has now been formally launched for general use.
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Sharia Transformations: Cultural Politics and the Rebranding of an Islamic Judiciary
Lecture, LUCIS Keynotes
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Rare jade vine flowers in Hortus botanicus in Leiden
The jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) is flowering at the Hortus botanicus in Leiden. The plant started producing multiple flower clusters three weeks ago and the first ones are now in full bloom.
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Alor-Pantar languages: origins and theoretical impact
This research project focuses on the extended documentation and investigation of these non-Austronesian (‘Papuan’) languages.
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Postdoc on the Anthropology of AI in Islam: computational and social network analysis
Social and Behavioural Sciences, Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
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Extra Challenge
Would you like to create an extra challenge for yourself? Leiden University gives you plenty of room to do so.
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Chair by special appointment (bijzondere leerstoel) in the Anthropology of Digital Diversity
Social and Behavioural Sciences, Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
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Vivian Ng: ‘Because of my job, I’m meeting new people, so it doesn’t feel like working to me’
Vivian studies the Global Political Economy specialisation of the MA International Relations and is the coordinator of the Humanities Buddy Programme. Originally from Malaysia, she has been studying abroad in various places. At Leiden, she focuses her studies on illicit political economy and ensures…
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ASEAN signs the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Leaders of the ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand have signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement.
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Kleptocracy and Foreign Policy Change
PhD defence
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How a Dutchman contributed to the rapid development of Singapore
In 1960, Albert Winsemius started to help the city state of Singapore achieve its rapid rise out of economic misery. He helped the Singaporean government understand how the Netherlands had managed to rebuild so quickly after the Second World War, with the help of the American Marshall Plan. PhD defence…
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Asia on Screen: Human Rights & Environment
Film Event
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Students on expedition to Borneo
Every two years, students from Leiden University go into the Malaysian rainforests of Borneo. There they speak with Malaysian people to discover the use of plants or learn a local fishing technique. Improvising in the jungle leads to fruitful, creative, and important research.
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Opening lecture “Traveling through Europe’s darkness and daylight – A geopolitical Odyssey”
The master programme was officially opened by H.E. Kees Klompenhouwer – the Ambassador of the Netherlands to the Czech Republic. During his lecture, entitled “Traveling through Europe’s darkness and daylight – A geopolitical Odyssey”, Ambassador Klompenhouwer shared valuable insights on the history…
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Go study abroad!
Are you keen to immerse yourself in a new culture, broaden your horizons and make friends for life? If so, come to the Study Abroad Festival on Friday afternoon 14 October.
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Professor Dr Isabella H. Ph. Diederiks-Verschoor 1915-2017
Prof. Dr Isabella Diederiks-Verschoor passed away on 17 October 2017 at the age of 102. She was a pioneer of air and space law, both in the Netherlands and all over the world.
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Report of the Conference ‘Adat law 100 years on: towards a new interpretation?’ now available
This international conference, held in Leiden form 22 to 24 May 2017, focused on adat law in Indonesia a century after the Adat Law Foundation (Adatrechtstichting) was set up in Leiden by the famous professors Van Vollenhoven and Snouck Hurgronje. In the decades that followed the Adat Law Foundation…
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Kilotonnes of 'recycled' Dutch plastic waste end up in the sea
On paper it is recycled, but in reality enormous quantities of plastic waste from the Netherlands end up in Asian seas. Researchers from the Leiden Institute of Environmental Sciences charted the fate of plastic food packaging waste from the Netherlands. They published their results on July 8 in the…
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Visit of the Ambassador Mayerfas to Leiden University
On Thursday 24 June HE Mr Mayerfas and Cultural Attache Mr Din Wahid visited Leiden University to meet with President Annetje Ottow.
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Corona waste kills animals throughout the entire world
Face masks and gloves designed to protect us are, in fact, dangerous for the animals around us. Scientists from Leiden warn that throughout the world, on land and in the water, animals are ingesting corona waste, or getting entangled in it. The two biologists are asking for everybody’s help to better…