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In
196
days
we will celebrate our 450
th
anniversary
Research
Locations
Student life
Heroes
History
Personal
Impact
Impact on society
Academic teaching
From Minerva to Mathematical Institute
Becoming human
The start of student life
EL CID
Leyden jar
The invention of the capacitor
Leiden is Boerhaave
Herman Boerhaave, pioneer in medicine
A unique tradition
The Sweat Room
The discovery of superconductivity
Kamerlingh Onnes deserves a statue
Rowing with Olympic medalists
University eights
Classes in the Old Observatory
A collection to cherish
Academic Historical Museum
My own family
Elzevier printing press
My window to freedom
Praesidium Libertatis
From young visitor to prefect
Hortus botanicus
Reading your sources
My first aha moment
Memorable encounters
The FooBar
View from the campus
Hopping rabbits
Leiden’s first geology star
Niels Stensen
Éducation permanente
Queen Beatrix’s honorary degree
At the heart of the city
Intangible but ever-present
The true sensation of Leiden
A real-life fairy tale
Guided tour of the Academy Building
From sub-faculty... to city hall
Canal Watch (De Grachtwacht)
In academic gown
The cortège
A new Cleveringa
Job hopper
Development opportunities
Thriving community
Camaraderie
City criminologist
The Cleveringa meetings
Children and anxiety
Knowledge centre
That ‘my’ Leiden University feeling
Unlovely but loved
Lipsius
Party!
Academic ceremonies
ChatGPT
Christiaan Huygens
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