1,748 search results for “history of centre and eastern europe” in the Staff website
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Three questions to Maurits Berger about his new Islam podcast
Maurits Berger's new English-language podcast, Matters of Humanities: History of Islam in Europe covers no fewer than thirteen centuries of history. In eight episodes, professor of Islam and the West Maurits Berger argues that the Islam and Muslims are an important part of European history: ‘That was…
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How Europe can reduce flood risk
Europe is expected to experience a greater frequency of severe floods. Paul Hudson discusses the challenges of flood management The Conversation.
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professor by Special Appointment of Military Science: 'It's time for Europe to make a stand.'
Martijn Kitzen has been appointed professor by special appointment of Military Science at ISGA on behalf of the Royal Netherlands Society for War Studies (KVBK).
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Arturo García De LeónFaculteit Archeologie
a.j.garcia.de.leon@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2921
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History student wins thesis prize: ‘Look for the stories that didn’t make the history books’
Envoys jumping out of windows, fights, and illegal diplomacy: history student Tessa de Boer encountered them all while writing her master's thesis on Amsterdam as a diplomatic city during the 17th and 18th centuries. For her thesis, she was awarded the Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt thesis prize…
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Marina CalculliFaculty of Humanities
m.calculli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277599
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Russia's escalating hybrid warfare across Europe
Bart Schuurman sheds light on the alarming trend in both the frequence and geographical spread of these incidents with The Parliament Magazine.
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2579
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Keeping the Nukes out, from Hawaii to Malta: 1980s antinuclear feminisms, in and through art
Lecture, Peace Histories Seminar Series
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A Just War versus a Dignified Peace? Discourses about War and Peace in the Peace Negotiations between the Chinese Communist Party and Nationalist
Lecture, Peace Histories Seminar Series
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Leiden make Ted Ed videos: ‘We want to integrate Islamic history into world history’
What are the origins of the Islamic Empire? And what was daily life like there? Two new Ted Ed animations answer these questions in simple language. Arabists Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen explain what the process of developing the videos was like.
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Reindustrialization and its discontents: lessons from the Visegrad countries
Lecture, Lunch Time Talk
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German beyond its native speakers: pluricentric, multilingual, and globalized perspectives
Lecture, Lunch Time Talk
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
c.waerzeggers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2033
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Hendrik den HeijerFaculty of Humanities
h.j.den.heijer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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and Scientific Analysis in the History of Philosophy, History of Political Thought, and Intellectual History
Lecture, PCNI Research Seminar
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Adam FaircloughFaculty of Humanities
a.fairclough@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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The history of Medicine and Asia
Conference, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Igor BoogFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
i.boog@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6606
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Maxine DavidFaculty of Humanities
m.e.l.david@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4118
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Emmanuelle RadarFaculty of Humanities
e.m.a.radar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3662
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Timo McGregorFaculty of Humanities
t.w.mcgregor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2706
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Rick HoningsFaculty of Humanities
r.a.m.honings@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2126
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Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
a.f.schrikker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2769
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Seda GürkanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
s.gurkan@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 8206
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Bleda DüringFaculteit Archeologie
b.s.during@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6449
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Christian Nationalism, Nation-Building, and the Making of the Holocaust in Slovakia
Lecture, Book Talk - Austrian Studies Fund / CEES Centre
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
k.j.fatah@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2666
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
j.b.gewald@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3372
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Erik de MaakerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
maaker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6612
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Eric Jorink: 'We want to map the tradition of observations'
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research has awarded a grant of 750,000 euros to the 'Visualising the Unknown in 17th-century Science and Society' project. Researchers will reconstruct how seventeenth-century scientists recorded and shared their groundbreaking microscopic discoveries. We…
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Writing history together in the Transvaal
Alicia Schrikker doesn't usually get involved in urban history. As a senior lecturer, her research field is generally the colonial history of Asia and partly South Africa. So, the fact that she is going to carry out an urban history research project together with colleagues, is something that even she…
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Anna van Buerenplein
During an evacuation, employees and students of the Faculty Governance and Global Affairs gather at the Anna van Buerenplein, under the tram lane in the direction of Central Station.
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Coming this fall: Al-Babtain visiting professor Hugh Kennedy
This fall, LUCIS will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Hugh Kennedy from SOAS University of London to Leiden. He is the fourth Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation Visiting Professor in Arabic Culture at Leiden University.
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Diego SalamaFaculty of Humanities
d.salama@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Luuk van Middelaar in European newspapers on Europe’s response to war in Ukraine
In an essay published in three prominent European newspapers, Professor Luuk van Middelaar takes a close look at Europe’s role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ‘Europe shows plenty of political energy, but what is still lacking is strategic cool-headedness, in facing a nuclear power.’
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Pieter Slaman moved by the LUS Education Prize: ‘The most beautiful prize there is’
Interview with Pieter Slaman who received the LUS Education Prize. What makes the award so special to him and does he already know how he will use his prize money?
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Mandy de WildeFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.de.wilde@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nathal DessingFaculty of Humanities
n.m.dessing@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1690
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Valentina AzzaràFaculteit Archeologie
v.m.azzara@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Judith NaeffFaculty of Humanities
j.a.naeff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 5485
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Marianne Maeckelbergh
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.e.maeckelbergh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hanna StalenhoefFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
h.s.stalenhoef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Vincent WalstraFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
v.r.walstra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Gorillas abducting women leads to new art history
Two statues of gorillas abducting women: they were what led PhD candidate Dick van Broekhuizen to write a new type of history of nineteenth-century sculpture. ‘If you view nineteenth-century art history from a less narrow perspective, the narrative changes completely.’ PhD ceremony on 21 June.
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Peter KopICLON
p.m.g.m.kop@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273470
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How Europe will be better prepared for the next pandemic
The European PANVIPREP research project started at the Leiden University Medical Center on 11 March. The participants are virologists, biochemists and pharmacists from 14 European countries. Their mission is to develop antiviral drugs to protect Europe during pandemics. At least two such antivirals…
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Digital skills at History
In her teaching, University Lecturer of Ancient History Liesbeth Claes uses various digital tools. Using that experience and interest she started an innovation project in order to research which digital skills history alumni need on the labour market and how these skills can be implemented in the cu…
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Alumni event Brussels: ‘Europe and the new geopolitical reality’
On 23 February 2023, Leiden University organised an alumni event in Brussels, which was attended by around a hundred people. Joris Larik, representing Leiden University College (LUC) The Hague and the Europa Institute, spoke on the expert panel on interdisciplinary perspectives on ‘Europe and the new…