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View all our Alumni newsletters below.

October 2024 - Pizza, guns and heated debate in the lecture theatre
September 2024 - ‘The university and the Relief of Leiden are inextricably linked’
July 2024 - Film is often the start of a conversation
June 2024 - How to live a meaningful life
May 2024 - 'Elections are in the air here in Brussels, the energy is surreal'
April 2024 - 'I work with the invisible heroes of society'
March 2024 - The place where you were born shouldn't determine your future
February 2024 - Mismatched timing: how climate change challenges bird migration
Januari 2024 - How much medication do premature babies need?
December 2023 - 'Belfast is still a divided city' - We need your (parrot's) help!
November 2023 - Join our Cleveringa Meetings worldwide - 'I experienced crazy moments on the front line'
October 2023 - Bullying: how to stop and prevent it? | ‘I want to work with Indonesia in the present day’
September 2023 - Students work on bacterium that makes sustainable plastic | Zelensky addresses Leiden students
June 2023 - ‘Leiden inspired me to try to change the situation here’ * Webinar Arabic Language
May 2023 - From Leiden to Japan: ‘As a news correspondent, I really get to know the country’
April 2023 - ‘Why do we do what we do, and how can we use that knowledge in our daily lives?’
March 2023 - James Webb's telescope: stunning pictures but of what?
February 2023 - Join us in Tokyo | What if the Netherlands became vegan?
January 2023 - Successful entrepreneur Yousef Yousef & Alumni event Brussels
December 2022 - From Leiden to Disney in LA
November 2022 - Join one of the worldwide Cleveringa lectures
October 2022 - UN youth delegate Dennis Jansen gives young people a voice in the climate debate
September 2022 - How chemist Marc Tijhuis left business to change the world
June 2022 - Climate activist Aniek Moonen: 'At 24, I can already make a huge impact'
May 2022 - Life in Paradise | First photo of black hole at the heart of our Galaxy
April 2022 - Leiden Slavist in Ukraine: ‘My love for Russia has faded’
March 2022 - Curator of the National Museum Marion Anker: ‘History can cause friction'
Februari 2022 - IOC Vice President: ‘Leiden is where I learned to stand up for myself’
January 2022 - Let's celebrate: the 447th Dies Natalis of Leiden University for alumni!
December 2021 - Whale poop reveals plastics problem - Life Long Learning
November 2021 - 'Colourblind parenting is a myth' - Join our Cleveringa meetings worldwide
October 2021 - Join us online or live at the Cleveringa lecture & meetings
September 2021 - ‘With the LEF grant I’ll be able to bridge the gap between research and practice'
June 2021 - ‘Go to events, network and talk to people'
May 2021 - ‘My work has more impact in Indonesia’ - More vaccinations with the same supplies
April 2021 - 'More women needed in academia' - Go on a virtual trip this summer!
March 2021 - Janssen COVID-19 vaccine approved in EU - Alumni event Hong Hong
February 2021 - 'I miss everything about Leiden, except the rain’
January 2021 - This China alumni network is a way to give something back to Leiden'
December 2020- ‘Cleveringa’s legacy reminds us of the need to stay vigilant’ - Roméo Dallaire
November 2020- Tune in for the online Cleveringa lecture by Roméo Dallaire and the Cleveringa meetings
October 2020 - Join our worldwide Cleveringa Meeting: "The Corrosion of International Relations"
September 2020- 'The Pope told me his door was always open!’
June 2020 - 'President has simply asked people not to die' - Artificial intelligence - New: Leiden Alumni China group -
May 2020 - "Keep your distance: at least one kangaroo apart!"
April 2020 - GP in Spain in times of corona - Hora est through a computer speaker
March 2020 - Corona crisis: how is the Netherlands responding?
February 2020 - What can Leiden learn from Oxford? - When will there be a coronavirus vaccine?
January 2020 - From camel keeper to doctor - Tracers that light up tumours help surgeons - 'Studying law in Leiden a very enriching experience'
December 2019 - From refugees to expats: Dr Dennis helps them all
November 2019 - Join Leiden Cleveringa lectures around the world
October 2019 - AWay with medicines! & Human trafficking: Visit our Cleveringa Meetings around the world!
September 2019 - Aggressive birds - Join Alumni meetings around the world - Finally signing the Sweat room wall
June 2019 - Rembrandt's student days, Einstein's sink and squid protein
May 2019 - Read about: the Rembrandt route, EU member states and burial mounds
March 2019 - In Love in Leiden - Alumna director Museum Oxford - Join the Young Leiden Law alumni
February 2019 - Being an Indonesian PhD in Leiden - Crowdfunding for parents PhD student - Leiden University 444 years
December 2018 - Why aren't those kids at school? - From potato to sushi - Programming for blind kids
November 2018 - LUC alumna interview - Cleveringa Meetings - Worldwide 3 October celebration
September 2018 - Alumni Events around the world - Alumna wins Volvo Ocean Race - Opening Academic year
July 2018 - Alumnus with a packaging-free shop - Pupil size reflects trust - The digital Sweat Room
June 2018 - Relations with Morocco - To anglicise or not to anglicise - Sustainability in populist times
May 2018 - Leiden University's list of war victims - students' expedition to Borneo - Mentor Network: Ask Alumni
March 2018 - Tulasi Das has become a filmmaker - On the road to renewable fuel - Brain research shows punishing is more rewarding than helping
February 2018 - Tracing cancer with a simple bood test - Free online courses - Shy parent, shy child?
December 2017 - Your diet can improve animal welfare - Highlights of 2017 - New women’s network: ‘Sophia’
November 2017 - Read about Leiden Wall Formulas - Middle Ages - From Leiden to Tokyo
October 2017 - Alumni News October 2017
September 2017 - Remember 3 October?
June 2017 - Finally in the Sweat Room - Foster children’s behaviour - Meet our first ambassadors
May 2017 - A banker in Tanzania - Alumni meeting Beijing - Become our ambassador
Apr. 2017 - Student in war time, about Elmo and austism, and a sabre-toothed cat
Mar. 2017 - Giving back to Morocco, Summer Schools 2017, teddy bear doctors at work
Jan. 2017 - Interview Nadeshda Jayakody, ASIA Year, new MOOCs
Nov. 2016 - Prime minister meets Leiden alumni in Jakarta, North-Korean refugees
Sept. 2016 - Astronomy lectures at 12, Cleveringa meetings near you, become a mentor
July 2016 - Interview Chuan Zha, our response to Brexit, Hague campus development
May 2016 - Interview Isa Oliveira, Indonesian president visits Leiden, Alumni meetings in Brazil
Feb. 2016 - Interview Mark Schneiders, about virtual hands and supporting Syrian teachers
Dec. 2015 - Interview Niloufar Rahim, strenghtening research on Africa, Lustrum magazine online
Sept. 2015 - Join us in China & Indonesia, Jip and Janneke according to Jiahui Jiang
June 2015 - Leiden University 440 years, 5 Vidis for Leiden researchers
Apr. 2015 - Correct-your-English Language Day, greater focus on pre-Islamic heritage
Feb. 2015 - Alumni as ambassadors, stay connected through social media
Dec. 2014 - Launch first foreign alumni chapter, saving the Sweat Room, Dies Natalis 2015