The Advanced Nano-electrochemistry Institute Of the Netherlands (ANION) consortium will receive 23.6m euros in Gravitation funding for research on important electrochemical processes for energy transition. An additional four consortia with members from Leiden have also been awarded funding.

On 16 April 2021 the webinar ‘Children and young adults in contact with the law: Systemic vulnerabilities and institutional responses’ took place. In total 17 speakers and discussants engaged with the topic of vulnerability.

Carlo Beenakker has been appointed a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the organisation behind the journal Science. Among the Fellows, he is the third Dutch person and first Leiden researcher.

Bachelor student Douwe Remmelts passed away on April 30.

At a celebratory event, 25 Leiden University projects received a Kiem grant of up to €10,000 for an interdisciplinary research or education initiative. The grant was in demand, as no fewer than 91 projects applied this year.

Through Kiem, Leiden University is providing 25 annual seed grants between 2024 and 2026 to develop new interdisciplinary (interfaculty) teaching/research collaborations and encounters.

An international team of astronomers has shown that a white dwarf and a red dwarf orbiting each other every two hours are emitting radio pulses. Through the discovery, astronomers now know that the monopoly on bright radio bursts is not solely held by neutron stars. The team of international scientists…

The Rutte IV cabinet will be sworn in soon. A fifth of the prospective ministers and secretaries of state studied in Leiden. Who are they and what did they study?

The Netherlands cannot stop European labour migrants coming here. Nor does The Hague have much influence on the influx of asylum seekers. But experts believe that we should be able to reduce the need for labour migrants by using intelligent economic policies.

A lecturer winning a prize, an expert appearing in the media or a professor giving their inaugural speech: these are faces we often see. But we rarely see the staff who work behind the scenes to make their work possible. They are now featured in the photo exhibition ‘The forces behind the faces’.

10.00 – 10.10 Opening 10.10 – 10.20 Michaël Peyrot “The Silk Road Language Web” 10.20 – 10.30 Bente De Graeve “Listening Practices in the Brussels Citizens’ Climate Assembly” 10.30 – 10.40 Jenneke van der Wal “How Languages Show What Speakers Know” 10.40 – 10.50 Ornella Porcu “Creative Autonomy…

Exhibition, poster session

With a (touring) exhibition - Presenting with the City 'on tour' - the programme Learning with the City shows the social impact that students (from university, college and mbo) realised in the city last semester. Themes covered include: the 450th anniversary of Leidens Ontzet, children's outdoor play…

Are you interested in understanding the role of Law in sustainable issues? In the way in which Law can contribute to solutions? If so, please join us on 15 June for the book presentation (in Dutch) of 'Panta Rhei: Recht en Duurzaamheid'. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to meet the…

Can humans perceive single photons? What is our place in the universe? How can we make quantum computers more stable? Five researchers from the Faculty of Science have received funding for their research projects within the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA).

Leiden scientists and companies receive 1.37 million euros to develop technology for the Einstein Telescope. This underground telescope will measure gravitational waves and must therefore be extremely sensitive. To that end, the consortium conducts research on the damping of vibrations at temperatures…

Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, Jasper gives an insight into his life.

When you think of physics, do you think only of complicated formulas? You’re not the only one. Therefore, every year, the Leiden Insitute of Physics organises the LION Image Award to show another side of physics: beautiful images about intriguing science. The winner of the 2022 photo competition captured…

Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar

Dutch artist and visionary David Humbert de Superville (1770-1849) was the founder and first director of the Print Room at Leiden University. An exhibition and symposium are now being organised in his honour. What makes him so remarkable?

How is our perception of sound informed by the way we participate in the world? That is the question PhD candidate Gabriel Paiuk has been pondering in recent years. 'The way we experience sound is informed by material, technical and collective conditions that influence our interaction with the envir…

Swarms of drones, pedestrians or the cells in your body. Those are all examples of active matter: materials whose building blocks can move autonomously. That’s what Luca Giomi studies. Giomi has been appointed Professor of theoretical physics in the area of soft matter and biological physics at the…

Vedran Dunjko appointed to full professor of quantum computing at Leiden University, the Netherlands.

Physicist Kaveh Lahabi’s research on quantum materials led to the launch of a new company: QuantaMap. With his colleagues, he developed a sensor that will improve the production of quantum computer chips. ‘It turns out that what I need for my fundamental physics research is also very useful for the…

On 21 June, our beloved colleague Joan van der Waals passed away after a long and rewarding life.

On the 27th of September the College Tour will take place with IFFR director Vanja Kaludjercic and Short Film Programmer Koen de Rooij. Peter Verstraten and students Eline Balster, Sylvie de Leeuwe and Filip van Dijk will be moderating. Get to know the IFFR director Vanja Kaludjercic as she…

Organisation

Lecture, Book presentation

Lecture, Boekpresentatie

Lecture, Book presentation

How can you ensure that your research hits the headlines? How can you bring your research output, such as PhD research or a publication, to the attention of the public?

Book presentation

Conference

Book Presentation | Studium Generale Lecture

Lecture, Seminar

On Wednesday May 1 at 16.00 hours, Vice-Dean Alex Geurds will officially open the Learning with the City exhibition. During the opening more will be told about the project and the collaboration with students from the Faculty of Archaeology. You are most welcome! Please sign up here.

In this lecture, Dominik A. Haas will present the results of his recently published book, titled: ‘Gāyatrī: Mantra and Mother of the Vedas’ (Austrian Academy Sciences Press, 2023), see also: https://doi.org/10.1553/978OEAW93906 The mantra known as Gāyatrī or Sāvitrī (Ṛgveda III 62.10) is one of the…