3,166 search results for “urban studies” in the Public website
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Archaeologist Roos van Oosten in Quest Historie
Roos van Oosten's research on medieval cesspits stood on the basis of an article on this subject in Quest Historie, a Dutch magazine about history.
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Yasco Horsman
Faculty of Humanities
y.horsman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2777
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Katarzyna Cwiertka
Faculty of Humanities
k.j.cwiertka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2599
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Ton Anbeek van der Meyden
Faculty of Humanities
t.anbeek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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The island of Skyros from Late Roman to Early Modern times
ASLU 28 Michalis Karambinis (2015)
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Liquid footprints
The present study explores the role of water in the ancient Roman city of Ostia.In antiquity, Ostia was situated at the intersection of the Tiber River and the Mediterranean Sea, and acted as one of the harbour cities of Rome for several centuries.This study investigates how water was acquired, used,…
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Africa
At LUCL we study almost all aspects of a wide range of African languages. From phonology to anthropological linguistics, from theoretical syntax to urban youth languages, we study it all.
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The Spirit of the Page: Books and Readers at the Abbey of Fécamp, c.1000-1200
This dissertation examines how Benedictine monks at the Abbey of Fécamp designed, produced, and read books over the course of the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
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Sustainability courses and programmes
Leiden University offers its students a wide range of bachelor's, master's and minors that explore sustainability or climate. Here, you find an overview of those programmes in the academic year 2020-2021.
- Wageningen University
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The study of ancient cities provides us with new urban ideas
Lecture
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Early Christian Encounters with Town and Countryside
Early Christian Encounters with Town and Countryside - Essays on the Urban and Rural Worlds of Early Christianity.
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Crime and Migration in an Age of Transformation
The nineteenth century truly was an age of transformation. Throughout Europe processes of industrialization and urbanization, nationalization and centralization, changed the structures of society. It was an age in which the number of people living in urban communities grew substantially.
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Extra challenge
Are you ready to take on an extra challenge during your Leiden Bachelor programme? With options like Honours College, The Humanities Lab and the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) you can add extra depth, intensity and ECTS – even a dual degree – to your study.
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Education
CML’s education programme aims at training (under)graduate and graduate students for integrated and multidisciplinary sustainability research and for better decision making in managing the world’s natural resources, environmental quality and biodiversity.
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Advisory groups D&I
The Faculty of Humanities has two advisory groups for Diversty & Inclusion: one for staff members and one for students.
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Water Management in Ancient Mexico: Archaeological Heritage and Sustainable Development
This project investigates ancient water management of streams, springs and runoffs on the archaeological site of Monte Albán, Mexico, as a means to contribute with different stakeholders in the development of sustainable solutions to water problems today such as floods and scarcity.
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The social history of labor in the Iranian oil industry (1908-1954)
This PhD research sets out to unravel and explain the socio-structural and cultural impacts of oil-industrialization on the local Bakhtiari community in general and the industrial laborers it provided in specific.
- Meet our staff
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KLM Urban Trail The Hague
Hardloopevenement
- Past Events | Project 0100
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Sara Polak
Faculty of Humanities
s.a.polak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2142
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Changes in the cultural landscape and their impacts on heritage management
A study of Dutch Fort at Galle, Sri Lanka
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Introducing: Paul Kloeg
Paul Kloeg is a PhD student in the ERC granted research project 'An Empire of 2000 Cities: urban networks and economic integration in the Roman empire', directed by Luuk De Ligt and John Bintliff (Archaeology).
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Islam in North Africa
As Lila Abu Lughod pointed out in 1989, North Africa has been one of the geographical ‘zones of prestige’ for the development of canonical approaches and crucial theoretical debates regarding the comparative study of Islam.
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Peter Berrill
Science
p.berrill@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Michiel Hooykaas
Science
m.j.d.hooykaas@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Roos Stolker
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
r.stolker@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9589
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Catrin Böcher
Science
c.bocher@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sowmya Marriyapillai Ravisandiran
Science
s.marriyapillai.ravisandiran@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Matt Young
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
m.m.young@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9400
- Green roofs and Buildings
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Jian Wang
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.wang@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Bianca Angelien Claveria
Faculty of Humanities
b.a.claveria@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4165
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Matthew Frear
Faculty of Humanities
m.j.frear@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2089
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Erik Owusu: ‘I want to go back to Ghana and use my acquired knowledge to make a positive impact’
‘I’m Erik Owusu, I’m 20 years old and I’m a student of the bachelor’s programme Urban Studies in The Hague. I was born in The Netherlands, but I’ve lived in Ghana for almost 7 years. Because of this, I was able to see a lot of different cities, cultures and social structures. That got me thinking: what…
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Leiden Slavery Studies Association
The Leiden Slavery Studies Association (LSSA) is dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of slavery and post-slavery in any period and any geographical region.
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Mapping Historical Leiden: A Dynamic and Digital Atlas (Phase 1 & 2)
The map application includes information from old and new buildings archaeological projects. This makes it possible to investigate whether water facilities (wells, cisterns) and waste facilities (cesspits, sewers) were the privilege of Leiden’s wealthy elite in the late 16th and 17th centuries or whether…
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Case studies in archaeological predictive modelling
ASLU 14
- Multigreen
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The Sociolinguistics of Rhotacization in the Beijing Speech Community
On 21 September 2022 H. Hu successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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Home Ecologics – Dutch multispecies homes
How do humans, non-humans and their interactions and relations shape the home as ecological and social space?
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Markets and ports in perspective
A comparative study on the spatial origin and development of towns in the northern Netherlands, 700-1400.
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Inter-Section Volume 2
It is with great pleasure that we present to you the second volume of Inter-Section, published in 2016.
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Media studies: Book and Digital Media Studies
Are you thinking about studying Book and Digital Media Studies? Learn more and watch the introduction video.
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Media studies: Film and Photographic Studies
Are you thinking about studying Film and Photographic Studies? Learn more and watch the introduction video.
- Green Infrastructure, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
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Stefan Landsberger
Faculty of Humanities
s.r.landsberger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Fransiskus Widiyarso
Faculty of Humanities
f.x.widiyarso@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171
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Rishika Dhumal
Faculteit Archeologie
r.dhumal@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727