17 search results for “history” in the Staff website
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Dario FazziFaculty of Humanities
d.fazzi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2704
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Da JinFaculty of Humanities
d.jin@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Julia FoudraineAfrika-Studiecentrum
j.b.foudraine@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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Eefke de HaanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
e.j.de.haan@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9589
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Giliam de ValkFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
g.g.de.valk@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9028
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Lotte: 'It was because of my colleagues that I chose history in Leiden'
Her part-time job as a city guide in Dordrecht opened Lotte Hamm's eyes: not business administration, but history was her dream study. This semester she starts her bachelor's degree.
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Mapping historical marine life: Johannes Müller is researching the history of ecosystems
The underwater world around present-day Indonesia has changed greatly in recent centuries as a result of human activity. University lecturer Johannes Müller has been awarded an NWO XS grant to map the history of the Indonesian ecosystems.
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Carola HeinFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
c.m.hein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Diego SalamaFaculty of Humanities
d.salama@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Warja Tolstoj wins Ted Meijer prize
Warja Tolstoj, alumna Art History, has been awarded the 2021 edition of the Ted Meijerprijs. Named after the former director of the KNIR (Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome), the prize is awarded yearly to the best MA/ReMa thesis or PhD in the Humanities.
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Dario Fazzi becomes professor by special appointment: ‘We live in an era of tremendous ecological challenges’
Historian Dario Fazzi is the new professor by special appointment at the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS), a strategic partner of the Faculty of Humanities. He starts on 1 September and will combine his new position with his current teaching duties at the Institute for History.
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Students go on virtual exchange to Virginia: 'This is the most fun programme there is'
University lecturer Dario Fazzi and postdoctoral researcher Gaetano Di Tommaso set up a virtual collaboration with the United States last year thanks to a VIS grant. And it was a such a success the project will be repeated next year. Fazzi is looking forward to once again offering his students a multicultural…
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May Shaddel BasirFaculty of Humanities
m.shaddel.basir@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Manon Schouten: ‘I’m the kind of teacher who also works on her profession during the weekend.’
After a detour via the ANWB in Munich, alumna Manon Schouten works as a history teacher at two schools. ‘It's so rewarding to see the material resonate with students.’
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Tenth Easter Island conference focuses on reconciliation
The tenth International Conference on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and the Pacific will be a special edition with a focus on reconciliation. The fatal shooting in 1722 will be remembered, when the Dutch shot and killed ten Easter Islanders. The conference will be held in Leiden from 19 to 24 June.
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Guide dogs: anything but a modern invention
For a long time, even many researchers thought that guide dogs were a relatively modern invention. An accidental encounter with archival material showed university lecturer Krista Milne that guide dogs helped their blind owners as far back as the Middle Ages. Milne now has received an NWO XS grant to…
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Back to the Future: What vision of the future did people have during perestroika?
In many Central and Eastern European countries, a period of greater openness emerged in the late 1980s. How did this affect the future perspective of residents? And can we learn anything from this period for our current times? University lecturer Dorine Schellens delves into the literature to investigate…