Alumni Newsletter November 2021
Universiteit Leiden


Alumni News

November 2021
Boommarkt/Apothekersdijk, Leiden
 

'It is also great to have the opportunity to live a dream'

In the summer of 2021, Lucy Opoka was awarded a PhD position. In October, she arrived back in Leiden, where she obtained her LLM degree Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights in 2019. How is it like being back?

› Read more
Lucy Opoka
 

Join our online Cleveringa Meetings 

Limits to the exploitation of space, both in practical and in legal terms; politics of China’s land reform in the past and present; vaccine development: these and more are the topics of the Cleveringa meetings you can join live or online. 


› Read more
Cleveringa meetings worldwide
 

‘Colourblind parenting is a myth’

We should mention differences in skin colour to our children because only then can we talk openly about prejudice and racism – and how to prevent them. This is what Professor Judi Mesman says in her book ‘Opgroeien in kleur’ (Growing up in Colour), which offers advice to parents.

› Read more
Colourblind parenting
 

Flash interview with alumna and University President Annetje Ottow

'I liked studying, and studying here in Leiden was great because there was such a wide range of electives to choose from. It was easy to make contact with professors. I also had a very close-knit group of friends who were fellow students, one of whom I ended up marrying!’ 

› Read more 
Annetje Ottow
 

More news

› Air and Space Law present at launch Net Zero Space
› Polish Holocaust researchers accused of defamation will give Cleveringa Lecture
› ‘Heart rate and skin conductance predict romantic attraction’
› Most common genetic cause of intellectual disability further unraveled
› The first LDE Professional Training Landscape Biography: a Retrospect
› Department of Child Law welcomes back alumna Lucy Opoka
› ‘Intimidation frustrates Holocaust research’
› Surprising productions at the Humanities Lab Film Festival
› Martijn Nouwen about secretive EU tax body revealed in media under the code
› Ethical guidelines to better regulate DNA research on human remains
› ‘Colourblind parenting is a myth’
› Islamic TV in Indonesia: piety or commodity?
› ‘Family situations are never black and white’
› The ancient Egyptians were just like us

 › More news
 

Events

› Civil Wars: Entrapment and Escalation (LUCIR joint book launch)
  9 December - The Hague
› Cleveringa Meetings for alumni (Dutch & English)
  25 November onwards - Online & live
› Exploring the Legal Archive on Race: Methodological Challenges
  25 November - Online
› Unity against diversity: The dangers of legal uniformity in Indonesia
   25 November - Online
› Cleveringa lecture by Jan Grabowski and Barbara Engelking
  26 November - Hybrid
› eLaw Open Minded 2021-2022 #2 "AI, Data, Power & Human Dignity"
  26 November - Leiden

› All events
 

Life Long Learning

› Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Chapter Meeting
  9 & 10 November - hybrid
› Security & Safety Challenges in a Globalized World 
  MOOC - starts 22 November - online
› Evolution Today
  MOOC - starts 22 November - Online
› The Rooseveltian Century 
  MOOC - starts 22 November - online
› Summer School: The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance
  June 2022 - The Hague

› All Leiden MOOCs
(MOOC: Massive Open Online Course)
Become a mentor
 
Alumni Benefits & Services
Stay connected: update your information!