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November 2023

'I experienced crazy moments on the front line'

Alumnus Francis Farrell (International Studies, 2018) works as a reporter at the Kyiv Independent, where he covers Russia's war against Ukraine. I always take my helmet and bulletproof vest, a first aid kit and important papers in case things go wrong.'

Cleveringa Meetings worldwide

Together with the Cleveringa Committees all around the world, LUF yearly organizes a series of Cleveringa meetings around this time to commemorate the famous speech of prof. Cleveringa. The lectures are given by Leiden academics in cities throughout the world.

Crystal-clear Euclid photos of the cosmos

The first full-colour images of the cosmos from ESA's space telescope Euclid were presented today. Never before has a telescope been able to take such crystal-clear astronomical images of such a large part of the sky and so far into the deep universe.

In 450 days... 450 years of Leiden University!

In exactly 450 days’ time, on 8 February 2025, it is the university’s 450th anniversary. We are going to celebrate this with our students, staff and friends. In the run-up to the anniversary, we are compiling our top 450: Who or what is your favourite?

News from your university

More news

► Does our democracy need an update?

► Not the government, but powerful corporations determine climate policy in Brazil

► The future of the past is enough to make you feel down

► LUMC students go abroad: 'Main reason to study in Leiden'

► Social Science Matters: Freedom of choice or group pressure?

► A little aggression helps children in their social development, Simone Dobbelaar discovered during her PhD

► Alumni panel Crisis and Security Management: ‘Pursue a career you are truly passionate about’

► LUMC leads research on vaccine against parasitic worms
► Interview Ilja Kolkorin: 'Hup Holland Hup wasn't the right answer'

► City Photographer for a year

► Investigating obsidian sources in Honduras with a Corrie Bakels Grant

► More news

Events

► Van Vollenhoven Instituut Research Meetings: Fighting back with taxes

22 November | Leiden | Lecture | Law

► Museum Talk: The Future Museum: Digital Replicas, Virtual Reality and Storytelling for a New Audience

22 November | Online | Lecture

► Museum Talk: Negotiating museums and their digital interfaces

23 november | Leiden & Online | Lecture

► Intelligence & the Direction of War

23 November | The Hague | Lecture

► Inaugural lecture of Frederica Mogherini: ‘The EU and the changing world order’

23 November | The Hague| Lecture

► The Ritualisation of the Past. On the ‘Lesson of History’ for the Present
27 November | Leiden & Online | Cleveringa Lecture

► Understanding human migrations requires a long-term perspective

5 December | Online | Lecture

► Old Observatory's new exhibition: JWST Universe

Until December | Leiden | Exhibition

► Cleveringa Meetings worldwide

November & December | Live & Online | Lectures

► All events

Life Long Learning

► Free Leiden MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)

► Follow Leiden University PhD defences via livestream

► Leiden Law Blog: The online gaming industry: a case of unproductive entrepreneurship

► Leiden Law Blog: First thoughts on Israel/Gaza from a criminal justice perspective

Connect with alumni worldwide

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► Watch the LUF campaign video 'Talent alone is not enough'

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