3,058 search results for “construction heritage” in the Public website
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From urban food organizations to food policies
Comparing gazes between Turin and other cities in the global north.
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Skeleton research provides insight into culture of Caribbean Indians
Archaeologist Hayley Mickleburgh studies how bodies decompose. This helps with the reconstruction of changes in the burial rituals of Caribbean Indians.
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Blog Post | From the margins to the front line: Central Eastern European diplomacy in the light of Russia’s attack on Ukraine
Russia’s premeditated attack on Ukraine in February 2022 changed not only the security landscape of Europe. It also altered – at least for now – the structures of leadership and influence within the West.
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Sports Centre celebrates 50 years
Online competitions, online sports, dietary advice for staff and students and 'What do they eat for lunch?' The first 'volunteer' is Vice-Rector Hester Bijl. What does her lunch usually consist of? The University Sports Centre is celebrating its fifty-year anniversary with a whole - corona-proof - programme…
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Blog Post | Public Diplomacy and the Politics of Uncertainty
In this blog post, Paweł Surowiec and Ilan Manor draw on insights from their edited volume Public Diplomacy and the Politics of Uncertainty.
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‘The passion that people feel for their work makes my job more enjoyable’
Strong on substance, a good sense of humour and also a bit chaotic. This is how colleagues describe Suzanne van der Pluijm. She started as the new Executive Director at the Faculty of Science on 1 June. Who is Suzanne and what does she stand for? Get to know her in seven questions.
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The quest for more antibiotics
Streptomycetes are similar to moulds, but these bacteria live in the soil. They are very popular in biotechnology because they produce a great many antibiotics and enzymes. Gilles van Wezel will be using his Vici subsidy to study ways of increasing their production.
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Lisette Atsma: how a Korean and Asian Studies alumna became an ICT specialist
She studied Korean and Asian Studies and, four years after graduating, is now working as a specialist for an ICT secondment company. This is the story of Lisette Atsma’s career (27).
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Psychologist Bart Verkuil strikes a blow against burnout
Burnout is on the increase. It is caused by group pressure, being ‘on’ all the time and asking too much of ourselves. Clinical psychologist Bart Verkuil advises lowering our expectations.
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The combination of in-depth specialised and general knowledge about security challenges
The Master programme MSc Crisis and Security Management is completely changed. Combined with three main courses for all CSM-students, this new programme offers exactly the combination of in-depth specialized knowledge and general knowledge about security challenges in a globalizing world society and…
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How does the European Union deal with distinctiveness?
On 31 January 2024, Alex Schilin defended his dissertation ‘United in Distinctiveness: The Institutionalisation of Differentiated Integration in Economic and Monetary Union during the Sovereign Debt Crisis.’ What motivated him to research this specific topic, and how did he tackle this project? And…
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Medieval Studies and Early Modern Studies: New options for the Master’s programme in Leiden
Leiden University is home to over a hundred specialists studying the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period. From 2017-2018 onwards, they will join forces to offer two new options for specialisation within existing MA programmes: Medieval Studies and Early Modern Studies.
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‘Relationship between the state and religious and ideological beliefs in Belgium has reached its best-before date’
In Belgium, officially recognised religions receive financial support from the state. Partly as a result, there is no clearly implemented secularism (separation of church and state) though this is considered to be a guiding notion in modern constitutional theories. PhD candidate Alain Vannieuwenburg…
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Studenti all’estero: Rachel and Daan about their stay in Rome
For six months, Rachel and Daan, students of Italian language and culture, are studying in Rome on an Erasmus scholarship. Below they talk about their experiences.
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When Will We Realise We Are All in the Same Boat?
Part One: Casting off, Amsterdam
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2019 Hall of fame
Over the past year, many of our staff and students have won prizes, been awarded a substantial grant or been appointed to an academic association or a position in public life. All of these are good reasons to include them in our 2019 Hall of Fame. We are proud of them all.
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Publications
This is a list of scientific publications by students and staff of the Media Technology MSc programme.
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OSCoffee: Introducing the Leiden Academia in Motion programme
Lecture
- SAILS Lunch Time Seminar
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Towards a Historical Contextualisation of the Ancient Egyptian Perspectives of the Inner Body, Sickness, and Healing
PhD defence
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The Remains of the Kula Devi: Broken Statuary and Elite Legitimation in Postcolonial Bengal
Lecture, Vrienden van het Instituut Kern
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Farewell lecture Metje Postma
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Knowledge on/in African societies: re-opening the paths
Lecture, Adriaan Gerbrands Lecture
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Applications of quantum annealing in combinatorial optimization
PhD defence
- GTGC lunch seminar: Santino Regilme on Global Drug Wars
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Grip on Software: Understanding development progress of Scrum sprints and backlogs
PhD defence
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Interaction of syntax and information structure: Focus-driven T-to-C movement of modal auxiliaries
Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series
- Join our class as a Student-for-a-Day
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Science & Cocktails: Why do People Fight?
Lecture
- Join our class as a Student-for-a-Day
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Rare-earth nanoparticles in bioimaging and therapy
PhD defence
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The Needham Question: Did Needham Need to Pose It? Is He Guilty of Coloniality?
Lecture
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Tenth European Conference of Iranian Studies ECIS 10
Conference
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Archaeozoology is essential to modern environmental management
Lecture
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Intercultural Picnic: Snack - Story - Solidarity
Picnic
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Labeling reduced clauses in Chinese
Lecture, CHiLL series
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Understanding human migrations requires a long-term perspective
Lecture
- A Tale in Two Tongues
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European Day of Languages
Festival
- International Mother Language Day 2024
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Egyptian Diaspora in Paris – Between the Language and Resistance
Lecture, This Time For Africa! series
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Why Poetry? A Sufi Response
Lecture, Leiden Lectures on Arabic Language & Culture
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Towards A Poetics of Dwelling: The Formation of Nearness Within the Chinese Literati Garden and its Enlightenments for Contemporary Spatial Practices
Lecture, China Seminar
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Celebrating Naga Culture: Authenticity, Indigeneity and Modernity
Lecture
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Rock art and wellbeing
Lecture, Workshop
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Worlds to Discover: Ajami Manuscripts of West Africa
Lecture, Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Family as a language policy regime: power, agency and negotiations at home
Lecture, Sociolinguistics series
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The Answer to Inequality is in the Past
Lecture
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Digital Archaeology Group Meeting
Lecture