Cleveringa lecture

In her lecture Cleveringa Professor Marjan Schwegman reveals the history of the persecution of Jewish Professor Eduard Meijers. A former student of his, Lucy van Taalingen, played an important role in averting his deportation to a death camp. Schwegman calls for this aspect of Leiden’s history to be commemorated more widely. Read more. 

PHD Candidates

You come across them all along the Rapenburg: overjoyed graduates and brand-new PhDs. This year a record number of 423 Leiden PhD candidates received their diplomas. Congratulations to all of them!