582 search results for “history of the middle east” in the Staff website
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Guchelaar temporary member of LUMC Board of Directors and interim Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
Organisation
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professor in Indonesia, conducting research on the sustainable development of the economy
A splendid milestone after seven years of collaborative research on the sustainable development of the Indonesian economy. Professor of Industrial Ecology Arnold Tukker has been appointed as a guest professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business of Universitas Padjadjaran (UNPAD) in the Indonesian…
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Acting Dean of the Faculty of Science: Paul Wouters shares a glimpse of his double life
Paul Wouters came to the Faculty of Science for a few months to help with organising day-to-day issues after the previous dean left. This has involved rather more than he expected. ‘I can now really understand why every faculty has its own dean.’
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Medical Delta professor Marco van Vulpen: ‘I advocate the introduction of the share factor’
Proton therapy is a new way of treating cancer in which radiation doses are delivered more precisely. This results in less damage to surrounding tissue and fewer side effects. Professor Marco van Vulpen is medical director of HollandPTC in Delft, where the social value of this therapy is studied. Van…
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Broadening the scope of the Social Resilience & Security programme: investigating suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees
The Social Resilience & Security interdisciplinary programme broadens its scope by embedding two research projects lead by Dr. Joanne Mouthaan. The projects adress suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees. Both projects will be integrated in the programme with the aim to improve…
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Opening party
Festival
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Elena Maria Rossi continues her search for the origins of the largest black holes, but now as a professor
Elena Maria Rossi is fascinated by black holes. Her appointment as a professor was a long-held wish, partly because there are so few female professors in her field. ‘My appointment is also a milestone for the Leiden Observatory.’
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‘All the members of the Young Academy Leiden have a strong sense of responsibility'
The Young Academy Leiden (YAL) acquired six new members on 1 September. We talked to the new and former chair of this platform for young academics about what they have achieved over the recent period and what is on the agenda for the coming year.
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Be aware of the risks of using chatbots like ChatGPT in your work
Security
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After the launch of the next big space mission: ‘This is a big step towards understanding dark matter and dark energy.’
Henk Hoekstra and Alessandra Silvestri work on the astronomy and theoretical physics in the Euclid mission. These Dutch researchers are part of the mission.
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Black hole one year later: proof of a persistent shadow
The brightness peak of the ring around M87's supermassive black hole has shifted 30 degrees counterclockwise in a year. This is shown by new images released by the Event Horizon Telescope consortium.
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Sibel Bahtiri is one of the new Faces of Science: ‘I want to show how we’re finding alternatives to animal testing’
PhD candidate Sibel Bahtiri is one of the new Faces of Science. In videos and blogs, she will show what life is like as a young researcher.
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Networks of the future
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Opening of the academic year
University ceremony
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Results of the university elections
Bekendmaking verkiezingen
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Results of the university elections
Elections
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Celebration 50 years of the University Council
Conference
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Ingredients of the planet-formation puzzle
PhD defence
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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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Opening of the Academic Year at the Faculty of Science
Lecture
- Visit of the TEC laboratories at ESA ESTEC
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Uncovering the Secrets of the Universe with Observational Cosmology
Lecture
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Opening of the Academic Year at the Faculty of Science
Lecture, Opening of the Academic Year
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The neuroscience of the psychedelic experience
Lecture
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Jong Universiteit Leiden 'Start of the year' borrel
Drinks
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Innovating and connecting
447th Dies Natalis
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Far From Home: The science exploitation of the fastest milky way stars
PhD defence
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EUniwell Open Lecture Series | Africa the Conservation Continent of the 21st Century?
Lecture, Lecture part of a series
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OSCoffee: Unintended consequences of the shift towards Gold Open Access publishing
Lecture
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Royal honour for emeritus professor Ad IJzerman
Ad IJzerman, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacochemistry, was made a Knight of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands on 26 April. He was presented with the royal honour by Mayor Elbert Roest in the town hall in Bloemendaal.
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‘Migration’, ‘migrazione’ and ‘migracja’: Free teaching modules on migration in six languages
Social scientists from Leiden University have worked with an international team to create teaching modules on migration.
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Dies Natalis
University ceremony