Universiteit Leiden

In 196 days we will celebrate our 450th anniversary

Leiden 450 jaar

 

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The Bibliotheca Thysiana

 

Back in time The Bibliotheca Thysiana

 

Studenten protest The resistance of Herman Amptmeijer

Engaging residents

 

A crash course in quantum Engaging residents

Mater Dei in Alma Mater

 

Love and care Mater Dei in Alma Mater

Jan Hendrik Oort

 

Internationally renowned top astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort

The Spanish Steps

 

How do I walk on them? The Spanish Steps

'The first 500 years are the hardest'

 

My experience as rector 'The first 500 years are the hardest'

An internship in Scotland

 

Meeting at the 400-year celebration An internship in Scotland

 

A 6 with a very long minus Professor Van Tulder

Charity event after tsunami

 

Live music and Indonesian cuisine Charity event after tsunami

 

The university intertwined with the city My study time

Chinese Poetry Journals

 

Chinese Poetry Journals

Simon Stevin

 

A remarkable alumnus Simon Stevin

 

Forever an inspiration The protest address of Cleveringa

The Print Room of Leiden University

 

Drawings, prints, and photographs The Print Room of Leiden University

Professor Pim Huijgen

 

An unforgettable graduation speech Professor Pim Huijgen

The seated sea elephant at LUMC

 

Homunculus Loxodontus The seated sea elephant at LUMC

The reading room for Special Collections

 

The book smell in the University Library The reading room for Special Collections

Rino Foundation

 

Spectacular experiments Rino Foundation

The international character

 

From Leuven to Harvard The international character

Collection piece from the library

 

A photographic experiment Collection piece from the library

Nelson Mandela's Honorary Doctorate

 

Hero and role model Nelson Mandela's Honorary Doctorate

Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory

 

Monumental significance Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory

Animals in the Hortus botanicus

 

Animals in the Hortus botanicus

Marc Koper

 

Rock star in electrochemistry Marc Koper

NINO

 

The largest collection of clay tablets NINO

My year group

 

Minerva in 1960 My year group

The gift of William the Silent

 

The gift of William the Silent

Professor Egbert Havinga

 

Chemistry for all Professor Egbert Havinga

Proverbs in the kerbstones of The Hague

 

Multilingual The Hague Proverbs in the kerbstones of The Hague

The city as a campus

 

The city as a campus

The Ehrenfest house

 

Where bright minds met The Ehrenfest house

Leiden Wall Formulas

 

World-famous discoveries Leiden Wall Formulas

Artwork: The Four Centuries

 

400 years of Leiden University Artwork: The Four Centuries

Burchard J. Mansvelt Beck

 

Burchard J. Mansvelt Beck

 

‘Inclusion and opportunity’

NeCEN

 

Ultimate microscopy NeCEN

De Pelikaan­hof

 

My first student room De Pelikaan­hof

Rapenburg 34

 

Spirits of historical celebrtities Rapenburg 34

Freedom

 

A stay in the Oranjehotel Freedom

'You are welcome here'

 

'You are welcome here'

Professor Robert Feenstra

 

Love for the profession Professor Robert Feenstra

Pioneers in inter­national children’s rights

 

UNICEF Chair Pioneers in inter­national children’s rights

Research project: Letters as Loot

 

Research project: Letters as Loot

Lectures in the Academy Building

 

Wooden benches Lectures in the Academy Building

Colloquium Ehrenfestii

 

From Einstein to Oppenheimer Colloquium Ehrenfestii

Beatrix Campbell

 

My thesis supervisor Beatrix Campbell

Josephus Justus Scaliger

 

The greatest scholar of the 16th century Josephus Justus Scaliger

Buddy system

 

Nice start to academic journey Buddy system