Alumni Newsletter October 2021
Universiteit Leiden


Alumni News

October 2021
Binnenhof, Den Haag
 

'During a mission you can make a difference in a world a long way from here'

From assistance in the event of natural disasters to peace-keeping missions. As a communication adviser, Van Poelgeest goes to all destinations where the Dutch Royal Marines are active. Why did she choose this work and how has her Public Administration study helped her? 

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Van Poelgeest
 

Cleveringa Meeting 2021: 'Freedom, Outer Space, and the Role of the Law'

Commercial space flights have prompted new questions. What limits are there to the exploitation of space, both in practical and in legal terms? What is possible and what should we want? Join the the 2021 hybrid Leiden Cleveringa Meeting with Professors Beijersbergen and Von der Dunk.           

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Space &Law, Cleveringa Meeting Cosine
 

Six reasons why it’s hard to lead a healthier life

We know we should do it, and we often want to, but… Why is it so hard to live a healthier life? Healthcare could become unaffordable in the future. Professor of Behavioural Interventions in Population Health Marieke Adriaanse explains.

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A healthier life
 

Why do researchers go for an international career?

The curiosity and enthusiasm about a specific topic can drive scientists halfway across the world. Joana Brás Gomes Nunes' interest in cell metabolism brought her via Portugal and the United States to Leiden. What drives researchers, and what is the advantage of such an international career?

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International Career
 

More news

› Polish Holocaust researchers accused of defamation will give Cleveringa Lecture
› A ‘lock’ to make genetic modification safer
› The protagonist of horror is the ghost of modern consumer society
› Simone van der Hof in online talkshow about behavioral design in video games
› How engaged documentary filmmakers use new technologies in their work
› Asteroid named after Emeritus Professor Corrie Bakels: 'I revolve around the sun in 5.5 years'
› Netflix hit a metaphor for South Korea: ‘You have to achieve’
› Largest genetic study into our epigenome published in Nature Genetics | LUMC
› Earth is more resilient than was thought
› CADS Alumna Eva Schouten in Duurzame Jonge 100 (Sustainable Young 100)
› How a Taiwanese organisation strengthens local communities through recycling
› International students speaking about Dutch directness, helpful people and roze koeken
› David Fontijn was nominated for University Teaching Prize: ‘I cut my online lectures in manageable chunks’

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Events

› Webinar Series: Children’s Access to Justice in Practice
  20 October 2021 - 21 April 2022 - Online
› Online Book Launch: The Amsterdam Town Hall in Words & Images
   21 October - Online
› Online book launch ‘Standing up for Justice’
  21 October - Online
› WINNER 2021: Week of Indonesia Netherlands Education and Research
  26 - 28 October - Online
› Cleveringa Dallaire Critical Conversation Series
   27 October - 10 November - Online
› Lecture ‘Empirical methods in legal research: longitudinal research settings’
  29 October - Online
› Online Law Coach Café for young alumni
  2 November - Online
› Online Book Launch: Games and Visual Culture in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
  4 November - Online
› Archaeology Symposium in Honour of Olivier Nieuwenhuyse
  16 November - Hybrid
› Albert Verwey Lecture by Antjie Krog: ‘Tempting to write what should/could not be written’
  18 November - Online
› Cleveringa meetings for alumni (Dutch & English)
  November 2021 - Hybrid
› Cleveringa lecture by Jan Grabowski and Barbara Engelking
  26 November - Hybrid
› LIACS 25 years celebration event for alumni and (former) employees
  9 December - Corpus, Leiden

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Life Long Learning

› Podcast: Urban Life in Catalonia in the 14th Century
› MOOC: International Law in Action: a guide to the international courts and tribunals in The Hague
  Starts 8 November - Larissa van den Herik and more - Online

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