Past events

  • Climate Resilience: What to Expect and how to Prepare?

    Studium Generale | Lecture
    Prof. dr. Maarten van Aalst
    Director-General & Chief Science Officer, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI); Professor in Climate and Disaster Resilience, University of Twente; Coordinating Lead Author in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...

    25 Apr
  • Poetry Night

    Studium Generale | Poetry
    Kaleido, UCM Poetry Committee, PANDA and Studium Generale

    24 Apr
  • Making Sense of Xi's China

    Studium Generale | Lecture
    Florian Schneider
    Senior University Lecturer Modern China Studies, Leiden University

    17 Apr
  • Repression and LGBTIQA+ Activism

    This evening starts with a historical lecture by Jonas Roelens, which will lead to drawing parallels with current LGBTIQA+ activism. After the lecture, we will discuss queer activism today, looking at the battles that have taken place in recent decades. Has activism changed over the years, and if so...

    14 Mar
  • A Sober Look at Psychedelics

    Studium Generale | Lecture
    Michiel van Elk, PhD
    Associate Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Leiden University

    7 Mar
  • Decolonising Cinema

    Studium Generale | Lecture Series 
    Asli Özgen-Havekotte / Lennart Soberon / Jasper Vanhaelemeesch / Beri Shalmashi / Lyse Nsengiyumva

    6 Mar
    17 Apr