Arts and culture

Arts and culture

Arts and culture

The theme of the Heritage Open Days Leiden on 10 and 11 September is sustainability. At four University locations guides will talk about the history of the buildings and how they have been renovated. And there is a first: tours in sign language.

Do you want to provide advice on issues of your own choosing, and help decide on important subjects within the university? If you do, then it’s time for you to stand as a candidate for a faculty or employee council. ‘Standing for election is a good way for you to join in the dialogue. We don’t just…

Archaeologist David Fontijn was nominated for the University Teaching Prize. His students nominated him for this award for his innovative ways of online teaching. In the corona-year 2020-2021 he gave a new course and experimented with the way he taught. ‘It clearly appealed to the students, so we are…

The new University Sports and Exam Centre is another step closer. Bigger sports and exam halls, plenty of room for meeting people, an open feel that integrates with the Campus Square and the sports fields, optimal acoustics and an uncompromisingly sustainable building with a green facade and solar panels.…

Organisation

Starting your PhD during two major crisis in your country; it happened to Kamaran Palani, PhD student at the Dual PhD Centre and ISGA who lives in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In spite of the difficulties in his county, Palani (34) stuck to his PhD-research about the fluidity…

On Monday 22 November 2021, the Municipality of Leiden, Leiden Law School and the Legal Advice Centre in Leiden signed a collaboration agreement. The parties agreed that at the request of the Municipality, the Law School will help train students to better equip them in their work on the Rental Team…

LEGO creations, a clothesline of visions and a journey into the past and the future: just some of the highlights of Uni-vision day, where creatives developed their vision of the future of study.

Anthropology students investigate how care is perceived in LGBTQ+ communities in the Netherlands, winning the prestigious Speckmann Prize. Insights on safe spaces and community diversity.

Working together in times of change. With enthusiasm, passion and connection as our keywords. That was the message emphasised by administrators Jasper Knoester and Luc Sels at the start of this new year for our Science faculty. ‘Hope for a better world means working together actively towards progres…

Emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer received a royal honour from mayor Henri Lenferink on Tuesday 20 September. The university historian was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

An extra-long procession with musical accompaniment will mark the beginning of the university’s 450th birthday celebrations on 7 February.

How do you get fit after these challenging times? How do you actively start a healthy lifestyle? Healthy University Leiden would like to address these topics during the upcoming from #COVID to #GOFIT Week, which will take place from 21 to 25 June 2021.

The outbreak of coronavirus has radically changed our life and work. We have had to work, teach and conduct research from home. How has coronavirus changed your work? What do you miss most? And what is keeping you going? We asked a few colleagues.

Op 8 oktober organiseerde het Leiden Healthy Society Center een inspirirend kenniscafé over de rol van vaders in de opvoeding van hun kinderen.

The organ in the Academy Building is 25 years old. University organist Jan Verschuren and tuner Bert Crama talk about the long history of university organs, improvising with short cortèges and their love for this organ.

This week is the annual Healthy University Week at Leiden University and the LUMC , and the theme this year is: “Time to Recharge”! It’s going to be a week filled with lively activities ranging from brief energizers and interesting lunch lectures to interactive workshops about things that can help us…

As of 1 May 2025, Professor Kartica van der Zon has been appointed professor by special appointment of Family Law, Law of Persons and Juvenile Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Groningen.

How can we ensure that young people vape less? How do we prevent the spread of scabies among students? And how can we encourage physical activity at work? Students from Health and Medical Psychology recently presented their answers to these questions to professionals in the field.

On 11 May 2023 the LUMAN will be officially launched. We will celebrate this with short speeches and drinks.

In America, Christianity and Nationalism are deeply entangled with each other – and with race. White Christian Nationalism has long been one of the most powerful currents within American political culture; it still is. In this lecture, Yale sociologist Philip Gorski analyzes White Christian Nationalism,…

Although the age of empire seems to be gone for good, imperial tendencies seem to be on the rise in the current world. Think, for instance, of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine or China’s attempt to expand its control over the South China Sea by creating new artificial islands. Imperial ambitions of middle…

Conference, Leiden University Nationalism Network

The new academic year also marks the start of a new term for our student and staff representatives. Dozens of them – some experienced, others new to the game – are itching to represent the interests of the university’s students and staff. On the Training Day for Student and Staff Representatives, they…

Explore the educational opportunities for professionals during the Leiden University Academy Week of 4 - 8 November kennis met het onderwijsaanbod voor professionals.

Initially, the invention of internet led to optimistic dreams about the world being turned into a global village. However, nationalism seems to have invaded cyberspace. Since algorithms give priority to emotional content exalted nationalism, xenophobia and hate-speech seem to have gotten free reign…

Personal development

View the meeting schedule and the agenda of the next meeting of the University Council. Do you want to attend a meeting via MS Teams? That's possible after registering with registrar.

View the meeting schedule and the agenda of the next meeting of the University Council. Do you want to attend a meeting via MS Teams? That's possible after registering with registrar.

View the meeting schedule and the agenda of the next meeting of the University Council. Do you want to attend a meeting via MS Teams? That's possible after registering with registrar.

The bodies representing student and staff interests met at the start of the academic year for a day of training. New and familiar faces had come together to learn more about their role as council members and meet the Executive Board − and each other.

Lecture, Book Launch Leiden University Nationalism Network

The Rector Magnificus of the Executive Board, Hester Bijl, and the Chair of the University Council, Pauline Vincenten, will announce the results of the university elections on Friday 26 April at 14:15 hrs. at the Oude UB restaurant. Everyone is welcome to attend. Doors open at 14:00 hrs. Elections 2024…

There is a lot of momentum for open science: globally, nationally and within our university. To further develop open science at Leiden University, and to optimally embed it in the broader Academia in Motion programme, we would like to know what is important to you in developments around open…

The French political theorist Hélène Landemore has been appointed as the new Cleveringa Professor. She will deliver her inaugural lecture on 26 November.

Leiden University has experienced a series of controversies related to security on campus and how this impacts academic freedom. Security measures put in place often with little explanation - including the normalisation of LU card checks for entry into buildings, sudden shut-downs of buildings, and…