Door Sasja van der Vaart-Verschoof (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) en Arjan Louwen (Universiteit Leiden) In de loop van de bronstijd verandert op veel plekken in Europa iets fundamenteels in de omgang met de doden: niet langer worden ze alleen maar begraven, maar ook gecremeerd en bijgezet in urnenvelden.…

Prof.dr. R. Cramer Prof.dr. S.O. Fehr Summary In analogie met wiskundige bewijzen, is het doel van een bewijssysteem dat een bewijzer een verificateur kan overtuigen van de juistheid van een bewering⁠. Probabilistische bewijzen laten het toe dat de verificateur fouten maakt, dat wil zeggen valse beweringen…

The bridge between the Lipsius building and Cluster Zuid (Paterbrug) will be closed the next 18 months. Cyclists and walkers can use the bridge on the other side of the Lipsius building (Reuvensbrug).

The bicycle parking area in front of the Lipsius building will definitely no longer be used for bicycle parking. Instead, this space will be transformed into an inviting meeting place in a green setting.

Leiden archaeologist Professor Wil Roebroeks receives the 2021 Gutenberg Research Award of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). "By granting Wil Roebroeks the 2021 Gutenberg Research Award, we are honoring his extraordinary contributions to paleoanthropology through his field research, his interdisciplinary…

Mojan Samadi obtained her PhD in 2020 in Leiden and has since remained at the university as an assistant professor. Her research currently focuses on gender and criminal law, with a key question being how criminal law should address femicide.

Emeritus Professor Rudi van Maanen has received the Cornelis Joppenszoon statuette. He was presented with the distinction by Deputy Mayor of Leiden, Julius Terpstra.

Leiden University is deeply concerned to have learned that several women have recently been harassed and assaulted in the centre of Leiden. In one case, this appeared to involve rape. We understand that people are upset, especially our students.

An international team of researchers, including scholars from Leiden University, has received a Seed Funding Grant within the Una Europa network. The project, Democracy and AI, focuses on the impact of artificial intelligence on the functioning of democratic systems.

When Sjoerd van Trigt, a student of International Studies, is not in the lecture hall, you can find him at Rowing Club Asopos de Vliet. He trains there seven times a week. Soon, he will be leaving for a six-month stay in Japan.

Gijs Zebregts had just graduated from International Studies when he was stricken with acute leukaemia. A stem cell donor brought relief. Now he is going to cycle from Florence to Rotterdam to raise money and awareness for the donor bank.

Betty de Jonge is a household name in our faculty. As the person behind AskBetty, she knew how to answer every question about Office. Starting this month, she has officially retired.

On a busy day, Sander Snel sees three hundred people at his coffee counter in the Herta Mohr building. ‘It's fun to remember everyone's favourite drink.’

Prof.dr H. Linnartz Prof.dr. E.F. van Dishoeck Summary Complexe organische moleculen (COM's) zijn gedetecteerd in objecten in verschillende evolutie stadia van sterren⁠. Veel van deze COM's zullen zich naar verwachting vormen in interstellair ijs en later overgaan in de gasfase⁠. Daarom is interstellair…

Concrete pillars without a roof, windows without glass, storeys without walls. It’s clearly evident that the South Cluster is being dismantled. Take a look at the photos!

The renovation of the South Cluster has been in full swing over the recent period. As the completion date approaches, no later than 1 April, we're excited to provide you with a glimpse of the current state of the building.

The 10th Environmental Humanities LU talk will be given by Graham Parkes (University of Vienna). Parkes will talk about his book "How to Think about the Climate Crisis. A Philosophical Guide to Saner Ways of Living" and address the question of how to 'manage humanity's insanity.' "Why the extreme term…

The Cabinet formation in the light of the conclusions of the State Commission on the Rule of Law.

Bringing the community together, doing up the community centre or researching how to make gardens greener. Students now have a base in Leiden-Noord where they can work with local residents and partner organisations to make the city a better place to live. It was the official opening of ‘Learning with…

Conference

In July, Leiden will be hosting the EuroScience Open Forum conference. Humanities scholars from Leiden will make use of the opportunity to stress the importance of art in science. ‘Artists have the ability to show the consequences of science.’

Ionica Smeets is planning to give the prize money that she won with the Iris Medal, a prize for excellent science communication, to student projects.

Small, remote islands were long thought to have been the last frontiers of pristine natural systems. Humans are not thought to have been able to reach or inhabit these environments prior to the dawn of agriculture, and the technological shift that accompanied this transition. A paper recently published…

To mark Human Rights Day on 11 December, H.E. Mykola Gnatovskyy, a judge at the European Court of Human Rights and former president of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, is giving a guest lecture. The annual guest lecture and Q&A…