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Jannemieke Ouwerkerk independent and free thanks in part to Veni
‘Without that Veni grant, I would never have been able to delve into my subject so deeply. During the first two months, I only read articles and other professional literature. A dream, I would skip home afterwards.’
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The Importance of International Women’s Day: ‘Gender equality worldwide is nowhere to be found’
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. This day has been celebrated in the Netherlands since 1912, usually centring around a specific theme. This year’s theme: solidarity, the power for change.
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Hanneke Hulst on realistic expectations for researchers: ‘Let’s stop expecting people to be experts at everything.’
‘Am I setting a good example myself?’ Hanneke Hulst wonders. As Recognition and Rewards project leader, she maintains that we should stop expecting researchers to be experts at everything, even though she herself keeps a lot of balls in the air.
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms - January 2024
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA)
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A special procession – just like 450 years ago
An extra-long procession with musical accompaniment will mark the beginning of the university’s 450th birthday celebrations on 7 February.
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Speech by Minister Dijkgraaf at Leiden University: ‘When knowledge becomes critical’
On Friday 11 March (16.00 hrs.) Minister Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) will give a speech at Leiden University entitled ‘When knowledge becomes critical’. In the speech, he will address several critical challenges in science and society. The livestream will be open to all.
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CPP Annual Lecture "Personal sovereignty, institutional norms, and social critique"
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Public lecture: 'The ocean’s role in mitigating climate change'
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LTP Lecture Machine Learning in Science: Just a toy?
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Leiden University and '3 October Vereeniging' conclude covenant
On 11 November, Leiden University and the '3 October Vereeniging' confirmed their special relationship and collaboration in a covenant. This document lays down the way in which the two partners will be involved in the future celebration and commemoration of the Relief of Leiden.
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Our students at the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo
On a thursdaymorning our students were guided around a new exhibition in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo. This exhibition displayed photographs and documents from the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century Western Arabian Peninsula.
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Major European subsidy for research on circular economy
An international consortium headed by the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Sustainability has been awarded a subsidy for research on the circular economy where all raw materials are recycled.
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Andrea Evers installed as a new KNAW member
Health psychologist Andrea Evers is one of the 19 new members, selected by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), who have been inaugurated on 16 September 2019. The Academy has now about 550 members.
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Melanie Fink on the EU and the law on international responsibility
On 14 May 2021, Melanie Fink spoke at the conference ‘EU Responsibility in the International System: Setting the agenda’, organised by the University of Thessaloniki
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Leiden University appointed extra 25 female professors in 2017
Last year Leiden University appointed an extra 25 female professors. With these appointments the Executive Board has increased the percentage of women in the highest academic role.
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First members of Young Academy Leiden selected
February 2019 will see the launch of the Young Academy Leiden (YAL). Founded by the Leiden members of De Jonge Akademie of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences, the YAL has been designed to support the university’s talented early career scholars.
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EU Talks?! panel discussion on the EU/US relationship
On 13 February 2025, the student-led initiative EU Talks?! hosted the first panel discussion of the academic year 2024/2025 titled “America First, Europe Alone? - The Union’s Future Under Trump’s Leadership.” With Trump’s second inauguration, the event focused on the EU’s security challenges and future…
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Vincent Delhomme participates to the official launch of the EU Health Union Fellowship
On 10 February 2025, Vincent Delhomme attended the official launch of the new EU Health Union Fellowship at the College of Europe (Bruges), where he delivered a two hour lecture on EU health governance.
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Marco Beijersbergen fellow of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering
Cosine Marco Beijersbergen has been appointed as one of the distinguished 62 fellows of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE). With these fellows, the NAE emphasises the importance of technological innovation for sustainable social change. The inauguration is on 13 November.
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New front office of Leiden University in Jakarta opened
Last July, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Minister of Education, Culture and Science and Annetje Ottow, President of Leiden University's Executive Board, opened the new front office of the Leiden University office in Jakarta. The office - located on the grounds of the Dutch embassy - has a dual role. Firstly, it…
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The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States appoints its new chairman
The overlapping of intergovernmental organizations sharing Member States is one of the key challenges for achieving effective regional integration.
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Vasiliki Kosta lectures on cultural diversity at EUI Summer Course on “The Law of the European Union”
Dr. Vicky Kosta (Europa Institute, Leiden University), together with Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne (University of Edinburgh), provided a course on “Cultural Diversity and European Law” at the EUI’s Academy of European Law two-week summer course in June 2023.
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BABESCH Byvanck Lecture
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POSTPONED: LIC Lecture
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Lecture by George Walkden
Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series
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Lecture on the book The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy
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LTP Lecture: Quine’s naturalized epistemology of ontology
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Double Lecture: Illustrated Books and Manuscripts in Early Modern Japan
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CPP Annual Lecture 'Refugees and the Politics of Inhumanitarianism'
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Lecture by Michael Mazarr on 'Deterring China: Challenges and Opportunities'
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New Leiden Centre of Archaeological Studies in Italy
The Faculty of Archaeology has a new Centre of Archaeological Studies in Italy.
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA)
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms - February 2025
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CBI Lecture: Chemical Probes for Precision Medicine
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms - April 2024
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms - October 2024
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Lecture by Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren: 'Handing Over Responsibility'
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Guest lecture Wojciech Wiewiórowski, European Data Protection Supervisor
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LIC Lectures: Marie Sktodowska-Curie, ERC Synergry
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Valedictory lecture prof.dr. J.J. van Hilten
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Valedictory lecture prof.dr.mr. P.R. Rodrigues
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Public lecture "Do Smart Devices Make Us Less Smart?"
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LTP Lecture: Frege’s Logic: From 'Begriffsschrift' to 'Grundgesetze'
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Benjamin Ferencz Lecture Series: Prosecuting Russian Environmental War Crimes
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Current affairs lecture: shelve the rule of law? (Dutch)
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Double Lecture on Ecocritical Perspectives in Japanese Art
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Guest lecture by Sjef Barbiers
Lecture, Special Topics in Dialectology (2023)
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Leiden Literature Lunch Lecture (and reading) - Literary Leiden
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LUCIP/LTP Lecture "Could There Be a Buddhist Physicalism?"
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