75 search results for “does natalis 2026” in the Student website
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Natalie SchallerFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
n.e.schaller@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8008206
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Natalie GrasserFaculty of Science
grasser@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Natalie EvertsFaculty of Humanities
n.c.everts@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Willem van der DoesFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
vanderdoes@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Campus The Hague Career Event 2026
Career and apply for jobs
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‘Universities are changing, but they remain essential to society’
From academic freedom to security and medical breakthroughs: during Leiden University’s 451st Dies Natalis, the speakers reflected on the role of universities in a world of social and geopolitical tensions.
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Princess Beatrix to attend 450th Dies Natalis
Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands will attend the Dies Natalis ceremony at Leiden's Pieterskerk on Friday 7 February to celebrate our 450th anniversary.
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MIRD Gala & Reconnect 2026: Inspiring diplomacy in a changing world
On 24 January 2026, the Advanced MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) hosted its Annual Reconnect & Gala, bringing together alumni from across the world, current students, and faculty. The event celebrated shared values, connection, and purpose, focusing on ‘The great shifts in international…
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Leiden University celebrates curiosity at 449th Dies Natalis
How has evolution shaped our curiosity? And how does that curiosity ensure that we now have the technological ability to discover whether we are alone in the universe? This was all covered during the celebration of Leiden University’s 449th Dies Natalis.
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Value of science the focus of 448th Dies Natalis
The importance of science communication and cross-boundary collaboration, and the ‘mantra’ of diminishing social cohesion in society: these all came up at Leiden University’s 448th Dies Natalis. A panel discussion including Leiden’s mayor Lenferink, music and two honorary doctorates completed the special…
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Dies Natalis
University ceremony
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Leiden University celebrates Dies Natalis: ‘Ahead of the times for 450 years’
An extra-long cortège, three honorary doctorates, a quiz about 450 years of university history, a Dies Natalis rap and a call to defend academic freedom: these all featured in Leiden University’s 450th Dies Natalis celebration and the official start of its jubilee year.
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Snow, a mini-cortège and a new rector: a special Dies Natalis
No procession of professors, just a handful of people in the church and snowdrifts outside Leiden’s Pieterskerk: 8 February 2021 was no ordinary Dies Natalis. Carel Stolker transferred the rectorate to Hester Bijl, and Annetje Ottow became the new President of the Executive Board. With an honorary doctorate…
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Una Europa Staff Week 2026: come together as staff and students to transform how we learn and work
Education, Research
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D&I Symposium 2026: ‘You can’t call something inclusive if it doesn’t include everyone’
How can our university really become inclusive? This is what students and staff discussed at our annual Diversity & Inclusion symposium. ‘It’s moving from a have-to to a want-to’
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Dies Natalis
University ceremony
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No one is opposed to humanity. But what does it mean, and how do you put it into practice?
Humanity is a widely used concept in organisations, yet it is rarely given concrete meaning. As a result, it often remains vague and non-committal, with dehumanisation as an unintended consequence. According to Marjon Bohré, practising humanity requires making deliberate choices, in language, decision-making…
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Improved Financial Outlook Faculty of Humanities 2026–2030
In the short term, no reorganisation is foreseen within the Faculty of Humanities, nor are any compulsory redundancies expected. Nonetheless, structural changes remain necessary. This is evident from the faculty’s draft budget for 2026 and the accompanying financial multi-year outlook.
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LUC The Hague honoured as Top programme in Keuzegids 2026
LUC The Hague is recognised as a national Top Programme, reflecting a vibrant learning community where curiosity, academic excellence and global engagement come together.
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CMP Somatic Dance (mixed level)
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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obligations as a student of Leiden University (Student Charter 2025-2026)
Education, Organisation
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Book ‘De Glazen Toren’: ‘The balance isn't quite right anymore’
Writing a book on the recent history of Leiden University in corona times. For educational and policy historian Pieter Slaman (34), this has meant working in the attic of his parents’ house while they looked after his daughter, along with numerous online conversations and very few, if any, visits to…
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Faculty member of the Leiden University Student platform (LUS) 2025-2026
Organisation
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Meet the professor: ‘Can my sister be prosecuted for stealing my eraser?’
On the university’s birthday, professors teach a class of 10 and 11-year-olds during Meet the Professor. The professors were bombarded with questions.
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stepping down as Rector Magnificus of Leiden University on 15 January 2026 to become Rector of TU Delft
Having served on the Executive Board for over nine years, the last five of which as Rector Magnificus, Hester Bijl will leave Leiden University at the start of next year. In a new step in her career, she will become Rector Magnificus on the Executive Board of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)…
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A real professor in the classroom
It’s starting to become a real Dies Natalis tradition: on 8 February professors from Leiden University teach a class at primary schools in the region. This introduces children to academia and teaches them more about conducting research. ‘Had you expected me to be a woman?’
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What does Islamist rule look like?
Joana Cook talks about the Islamist parties increasingly taking power in the last four decades on ABC News.
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What does learning 'for' sustainability mean?
As of October, Joeri Reinders has joined the Leiden Teachers’ Academy, a group of innovative lecturers who each receive a €25,000 grant for projects focused on educational innovation. For Joeri, this revolves around sustainability and climate change.
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What does a student counsellor do? Rianne explains
Rianne Vink, one of the student counsellors, explains what a student counsellor does.
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Caspar SchmeitsFaculty of Science
c.j.schmeits@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Freedom: what does it mean?
On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that should not be taken for granted. We asked international students and staff what it means to them.
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What does the current international security environment look like?
Eva Michaels talks about the current international security environment, including intelligence issues with Sir John Sawers in an interview in El País.
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Rosalba Icaza GarzaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.icaza@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Night of the Lobbyist 2026
Evenement
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Study Structure Group (POPcorner FSW) 2026 (ENG)
Study support
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Studieplangroep (POPcorner FSW) 2025 -2026 (NL)
Study support
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GP in the Bible Belt: does God play a role in consultations?
Jaïr van Rhenen studied Medicine in Leiden and is now a GP in the largely religious Veenendaal. Before this, he worked as a tropical medicine doctor in Lesotho. ‘If you have the prospect of an afterlife, you often respond differently to illness.’
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Study Skills 2025-2026 (various aspects)
Study support
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Leadership Blogpost: Does the leadership style of male and female country leaders explain their success during Covid-19?
The Covid-19 pandemic has challenged political leaders worldwide, bringing discussion about leadership in times of crisis. In various media outlets, a recurring topic has been the relationship between the gender of a country’s leader and the success of his or her Covid-19 approach. Especially female…
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Opening academic year 2025-2026
Academic ceremony
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How does the European Union tackle disinformation? ‘Much more than a security issue’
During her work for the European Union, Sophie Vériter witnessed how young people in countries like Ukraine and Moldova were exposed to Russian propaganda. After mapping out the EU’s disinformation policy, the PhD candidate now advocates for a revised approach.
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Mark RutgersFaculty of Humanities
m.r.rutgers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0611719340
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Jeroen TouwenFaculty of Humanities
l.j.touwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277772
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Mirjam de BaarFaculty of Humanities
m.p.a.de.baar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276416
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Ricarda ProppertFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.k.k.proppert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Christina Luise ToenshoffFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.l.toenshoff@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Liia KiveläFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
l.m.m.kivela@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727