Opening Academic Year The opening of the academic year 2022-2023 took place on Monday 5 September 2022 in Pieterskerk Church. Video With subtitles Articles Opening of Academic Year on sustainability: optimism and criticism go hand in hand 04 September 2023 The theme of the Opening of the Academy Year on 4 September was sustainability and how the university could take the lead as a change agent. How is it... These are the nominees for the Leiden Teaching Prize 2023 04 July 2023 Paul Gobée (LUMC), Kirsty Rolfe (Humanities) and Frank Takes (Science) have been nominated for the Leiden Teaching Prize 2023.