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January 2025

Love took Ephrem from a refugee camp to the lecture hall

Raised by his grandmother and grandfather, trained as a doctor, the medical director of a camp for Eritrean refugees: Ephrem Tesfay was anything but a typical student when he arrived in Leiden in 2019. Still, he fit in well with the ‘youngsters’.

Celebrate with us

Time to celebrate! On 7 February we are celebrating the university’s 450th birthday. Please join us live or online at this special Dies Natalis. The theme of this day, as well as of this year’s celebrations, is Ahead of the times. We have, after all, been directing our gaze to the future for centuries now.

Support Scholars for Scholars Leiden: A Sanctuary for At-Risk Scholars

The goal is to help fellow scholars from areas that are torn by wars and unrest. We want to help create a sustainable infrastructure for scholars at risk at Leiden University.

Please consider donating and make a significant difference.

Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event 2025

All Leiden alumni living and/or working in the Brussels area are most welcome on 18 February, at our yearly Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event. A festive edition, since Leiden University celebrates its 450th anniversary in 2025! With Professor Annetje Ottow, Professor Egbert Koops en Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy.

News from your university

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► Open Science as the standard: ‘You don’t do science for yourself'

► Sleep plays key role in predicting suicidal thoughts

► A suitcase containing a quantum light source: QuanTour visits Leiden

► Leiden archaeologists uncover earliest evidence of plant food processing

► How far can government authorities go in tackling radicalisation among young people?

► Producing ammonia with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions: this novel solution shows it’s possible

► Dr Cecily Rose appointed to the Advisory Committee on Public International Law
► 'Digital Arms for Digital Consumer Harms’ book by Constanta Rosca

► Researchers develop AI model to detect hereditary cholesterol disease FH

► Healthcare and the Dutch East India Company: Two centuries of arrogance and challenges

► More news

Events

► Young people and children and the counter-smuggling project
22 January | The Hague | Lecture

► Active Inference
24 January | Leiden | Symposium

► Led by Example: Fear Transmission from Parents to Children via Social Fear Learning Pathways

24 January | Leiden | PhD Defence (live and online)

► LUMC: Leiden University Immersive Tech Day | Expanding Horizons
30 January | Leiden | Event

► Climate Confessional: how can we talk differently about the climate crisis?
29 January | Leiden | Lecture

► Workshop: Making up Migrants / Disabilities
31 January | Leiden | Workshop

► A conversation with Bonnie Honig on the defence of democracy
6 February | Leiden | Discussion

► Book Launch: Nationalism: A World History
6 February | Leiden | Book launch

► Basic Methods and Reasoning in Biostatistics
11 February | Leiden | Course

► Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event 2025
18 February | Brussel | Alumni event

► Redefining the community: The Huthi movement’s attempts to foster a sense of national belonging in Yemen
24 February | Online | Lecture

► Duke-Leiden Institute in Global and Transnational Law
June 2025 | The Hague | Course

► All events

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