401 search results for “royal court” in the Staff website
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Introducing: Manon Post and Efstathia Dionysopoulou
Manon Post and Efstathia Dionysopoulou recently joined the Institute for History as a PhD candidate and postdoc in the framework of the 'Anchoring Innovation' program. Below, they introduce themselves!
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In memoriam: dr. Karin Willemse (1962-2023)
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of our former colleague dr. Karin Willemse, who passed away on Saturday 18 March 2023.
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Cleveringa professor Gert Oostindie: ‘We stood up for our own freedom but ignored that of others’
Now that war is once again raging in Europe, the question of when you need to stand up against injustice has become more relevant than ever. In his Cleveringa lecture on 24 November historian Gert Oostindie will discuss why colonial domination was not regarded as an issue in Leiden for a long time.
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Allocation of the work areas of the Humanities Campus: Who goes where?
It was announced in December that a new draft urban development plan for the Humanities Campus is now ready. In drawing up this plan for the various buildings, outdoor space and traffic routes on campus, the facilities and layout of the buildings themselves were, of course, also considered. Discussions…
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‘The university has many roots in the colonial past. How deep and wide were they?’
Historians recently started preliminary research on Leiden University’s role in colonialism and historical slavery. Our knowledge about this is too limited and fragmented. They are looking with fresh eyes at Leiden’s archives and collections. An interview with historians Alicia Schrikker and Ligia G…
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How democratic is our kingdom? New ministry chair for Leiden political scientist
When we talk about the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is not just about the Netherlands. On the contrary: our Kingdom consists of no less than four countries, three of which are Caribbean islands. This structure is complex, to say the least. Although all countries are officially equivalent, in practice…
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Is ‘Great Ming’ a Dynasty?
Lecture
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Lecture by Michael Mazarr on 'Deterring China: Challenges and Opportunities'
Lecture
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Summer school - Critical approaches to typography
Lecture, Summer School
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Christmas Carol Concert at Leiden University
Arts and culture
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LUCIR Lecture: Russia in Africa
Lecture
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Byblos Workshop
Conference
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Celebrating Naga Culture: Authenticity, Indigeneity and Modernity
Lecture
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A Christmas Carol Concert
Arts and culture
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Campus The Hague Career Event 2024
Course, Career Event
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Opening tentoonstelling 'Crafting Cultures' in de oude UB
Exhibition
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Text Matter: The Material and Political Lives of Javanese Manuscripts
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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Casimir Colloquium- Children’s Unequal Selves: A Developmental-Psychological Perspective on Achievement Inequality
Lecture
- Forum Antiquum Lecture Spring 2023: The Role of Action in Historical Oratory
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Dies natalis 2021
University ceremony
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How the Netherlands systematically used extreme violence in Indonesia and concealed this afterwards
Dutch troops, judges and politicians collectively condoned and concealed the systematic use of extreme violence during the Indonesian War of Independence. Historians have now shown how this could happen. ‘It was scandal management rather than prevention,’ says Leiden historian and research leader Gert…
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Retirement is not an option for ‘an old warhorse’ like Osinga
He has had to accept early retirement due to his military profession, or ‘FLO’ (Functioneel Leeftijdsontslag) as it is more commonly referred to within the Dutch Ministry of Defence, but the words ‘retirement’ or ‘winding down’ do not appear to be part of Frans Osinga's vocabulary. His appointment at…
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In the Making #6: Anna Scott, Jed Wentz, Laila Neuman, Emma Williams, Art Without Soul?
Lecture, Conversation
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War in Europe
Conference
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Hip Hop Diplomacy as Subversive Complicity
Guest Lecture
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Prosociality as trigger and fuel of intergroup conflict
Lecture
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A new social contract in western welfare states in an era of climate change, digitalization and ageing
Seminar
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PREPARE Final Conference – Engaging with children from violent extremist families
Conference
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Do we have a standard model of cosmology?
Lecture, Oort lecture
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Populism, Punditry and Political Science: A Conversation with Cas Mudde
Lecture
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The Arctic Crossroads: Climate, Culture & Diplomacy in the High North
Lecture
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Standing up for science workshop
Course
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In the Making #3: Kristoffer Gansing and Francesco Ragazzi (ReCNTR), Artistic Research and the Techno-aesthetics of Infrastructure
Lecture, Conversation
- The global cosmopolis. Past, present and future of the city of Alexandria
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ASCL Seminar: Girls’ Education, Neoliberal Subjectivity, and Sacrifice in Niger
Lecture
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OSINT: From Theory, Intelligence to Evidence
Conference
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How to make green hydrogen
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Closing the Gap 2023 | Emerging and Disruptive Digital Technologies: Regional Perspectives
Conference
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Researchers from Leiden visit Indonesia on knowledge mission
A delegation from Leiden University recently embarked on a knowledge mission to various NGOs, universities and government organisations in Indonesia. New partnerships were formed and important knowledge exchanged, and researchers from Leiden gave guest lectures.
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2021: This was the year of our faculty
2021 was an eventful year once again for the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA). Hybrid, working from home, online education, on-campus education, face masks, self-tests, keeping distance, quarantine and the coronavirus. Words that have now become a standard part of our vocabulary when…
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Vedic mantras and rituals and their Avestan parallels: Toward the reconstruction of Indo-Iranian formulae and liturgical structures
Lecture, VVIK lecture
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In the Making #2: Etienne Kallos, Searching for a Diasporic Time Image
Lecture
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Hybrid Symposium 'Pageantry, Ritual and Popular Media: Netherlandish Practices of Public Diplomacy in 16th- and 17th-Europe’
Conference
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Lancering The Hague Global Futures Hub
Conference
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Crafting Resilience Kick-Off Conference
Conference
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Changing Approaches Towards Restitution and Return of Colonial Heritage: Tracing Experiences and Identifying Shared Decolonial Practices
INTERDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM
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Opening Academic Year
Academic ceremony
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Conference Museums, Collections and Society
Conference
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Dies Natalis 2023
University ceremony
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Untold Stories: representation, heritage and museums
Conference, D&I Symposium