On 12 January 2023 ms. Nor Ismah successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

This special issue of Contemporary Levant critically explores, at a micro and macro level, the structural role and religious, cultural and political interactions of the Greek-Orthodox, Melkite and Syriac communities in late Ottoman and Mandate Syria and Palestine.

Steven Frost defended his thesis on 6 June 2017

How does the religious identity of islamic primary schools in the Netherlands relate to the social demands?

Aspects of Religious Leadership in Europe, 1100-2000

The Leiden Jewish Studies Association awarded the inaugural “Best Thesis in Jewish Studies” in December 2023.

Research on flora and fauna with attention for economic interests and partnership with the local population. This is all bundled in a cooperation programme of the Anton de Kom University of Suriname and Leiden University. Working together on the basis of equality is key. ‘A thorny challenge, but one…

Primate and test specialist Jane Goodall paid a visit to the Hortus botanicus in Leiden on 21 May for a ‘meet & greet’. Goodall, a world-famous researcher and nature protectionist, was presented with an orchid named after her and used the occasion to draw attention to the issue of plant protection.…

Natural resources often stretch across borders that separate modern nation states. This can create conflict and limit opportunities for regulated consumption of their goods and services, but also provide opportunities for joint multinational efforts that exceed single country capabilities.

In this paper, Sibgatullina and Abbas aim to illuminate the complex connections between the European right-wing movements and Islam and discusses how the adoption of Muslim identity may function as a politically strategic opportunity for European conservative forces.

In his dissertation Michiel Hooykaas outlines the results of six empirical research projects focused at biodiversity awareness in the Netherlands, specifically people’s knowledge about animals.

PhD defence

This book published by Oxford University Press discusses religion and trade in world history.

In this publication, May Tamimova and Tahir Abbas researched the existing literature about violence and hatred against places of worship.

LIAS is comprised of three research schools with expertise in different areas:

The Modern Devotion: pone of the most influential religious initiatives in the late medieval Low Countries.

Mr. S. Al Daghistani defended his thesis on 30 November 2017

Tobias Müller, post-doctoral researcher in the field of Terrorism and Political Violence at ISGA, writes how together, religious groups and scientists can be a powerful force for a liveable planet.

LUCL is glad to announce that two of its members have been awarded an NWO Vrije Competitie Grant.

Beyond Boundaries: Religion, Region, Language and the State is a major multidisciplinary research project which aims to re-vision the history of Asia in one of its most significant periods. The project is based at the British Museum, British Library and the School of Oriental and African Studies, and…

Power and Legitimacy in Kingship, Religion, and the Arts Volume 87 in the series Religion and Society

The Turn of the Soul: Representations of Religious Conversion in Early Modern Art and Literature

Authority and Control in the Countryside looks at the economic, religious, political and cultural instruments that local and regional powers in the late antique to early medieval Mediterranean and Near East used to manage their rural hinterlands.

Markus Davidsen, assistant professor of Religious Studies, is the winner of the 2021 Impact Prize. He is receiving the prize of 1,000 euros for the material he has developed for religious education in secondary schools.

The Secular Outlook describes what moral and political secularism means. It paints the image of a world view in which state and religion are kept well separated.

Jews and Christians in the Middle East

This initiative is intended to support generative research collaborations between and among scholars located in different geographical regions who wish to pursue focused, joint projects in any area of the study of religion.

Does knowledge of environmental performance change farmer's behaviour?

What is the population size and social structure in time and space? What is the lion diet and food preference in time and space? What is the home range (MCP and Kernel) and movement in time and space? What are human – lion conflict and responses of lions to traditional herding in time and space? What…

Ragazzi, ‘Suspect community or suspect category?‘, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

LUCSoR has chairs in Comparative Religion, Islam in the West, Christianity, and Judaism. Main areas of expertise include ancient Mesopotamian religions, the Enlightenment, Islam in the West, and new spiritual movements.

On Wednesday 3 July 2024 Renata Schiavo successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

Dr. Sarah Cramsey, University Lecturer Judaism & Diaspora Studies, has been awarded an Early Career Partnership by the KNAW.

Mattias Brand defended his thesis on 10 April 2019

How did the invention and implementation of the lightning rod change the perception of thunderstorms on a scientific, technical, religious and artistic level, in the Netherlands and beyond, during the period 1752-1830?

The aim of the project is to understand the process of formation of Bon religious identity in Tibet at the turn of the first millennium AD.

Imagine scanning lion dung or a mouse dropping and instantly knowing exactly what and how much the animal has eaten. Thanks to new DNA techniques, this is becoming increasingly feasible. PhD student Kevin Groen tested how effective these techniques are at unraveling the diets of wild animals.

Hifadhi ya Dijiti ya Ustadh Mau

Lecture, VVIK lecture

How do plant defense genes get activated?

Dorothea Schulz & Martin Hense

What is vegetation structure and composition in SFM primary forest, secondary logged over forest (logging FSC certified and logging non certified) in comparison to primary forest? What is avian guild diversity in SFM primary forest, secondary logged over forest (logging FSC certified and logging non…

A recent study on reintroduced tigers in Panna Tiger Reserve in India reveals that risks from tigers increased more because of human behaviour and people's livestock husbandry practices.

Opportunities, challenges, and future perspectives of people-centered approaches in dynamic historic urban landscapes

Who benefits from CXCR/CXCL chemokine signaling during infection: host or pathogen?