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Past Events
Results: 1 - 20 of 25
Results: 1 - 20 of 25
Public Lecture Andrei Linde
23 Jun 2017
17:00 - 18:30
Event
On Friday 23 June 2017, Stanford professor Andrei Linde will give a free public lecture at the Stadsschouwburg in Leiden. Linde is one of the world's leading cosmologists. Besides his scientific achievements, he is ...
Dark Matter: De Kennis van Nu TV
19 May 2016
19:20 - 19:46
Event
Tonight in the Dutch Science Programme 'De Kennis van Nu' a special report on dark matter. With Patrick Decowski (IOP/UvA, Nikhef) on the search for dark matter particles in Gran Sasso, and Erik Verlinde on his new ...
Science in the City: Utrecht
3 Apr 2016
Event
Sunday 3 April, the city of Utrecht will turn into a giant, free accessible university, during Science in the City. With lectures by Delta physicists Henk Stoof and Gerard 't Hooft (Nobel Prize 1999), and many many ...
Minisymposium Zwaartekrachtsgolven KNAW
25 Feb 2016
18:00 - 20:00
Event
Einstein voorspelde honderd jaar geleden dat heel zware, versnellende objecten tot golven in de ruimtetijd zouden leiden. Nu zijn deze zwaartekrachtsgolven voor het eerst daadwerkelijk gemeten. De Amerikaanse ...
Einstein's Legacy: 100 years of General Relativity
11 Dec 2015
18:00 - 20:00
Event
Black holes, gravitational waves and the origins of the universe: In celebration of a century of General Relativity, the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences presents a mini-symposium on Einstein's legacy. Friday 11 Dec, ...
FNWI collegetour: Einsteins Light
1 Apr 2015
20:00 - 22:00
Event
2015 is het Jaar van het Licht en het Jaar van Einstein: de laatste vervolmaakte in 1915 zijn algemene relativiteitstheorie, en UNESCO heeft Licht tot cultureel thema van 2015 uitgeroepen. Profs. Kareljan Schoutens ...
18 March: CERN festival in Amsterdam
18 Mar 2015
19:00 - 22:30
Event
The ultimate particle party, organised by New ScientistNL in Pakhuis de Zwijger (Amsterdam). With, amongst others, Ivo van Vulpen, Stan Bentvelsen and Robbert Dijkgraaf. Be there or be square!
Fantastic Light
23 Feb 2015
15:00 - 17:30
Event
On Monday 23 February 2015 (in the International Year of Light), the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences will host a symposium entitled Fantastic Light, in celebration of the award of the Lorentz medal to ...
Paradiso public lecture series: Erik Verlinde on Isaac Newton
1 Feb 2015
11:00 - 13:00
Event
In the first of this years Paradiso public lecture series, Erik Verlinde (UvA, ITFA) will talk about Isaac Newton and theories of gravity.
From underground experiments on earth to virtual laboratories in the sky - this episode of FNWI College Tour will focus on energy in our universe. What can we learn from/about the accelerator at CERN, black holes and ...
What is quantum mechanics?
16 Oct 2014
20:00 - 23:00
Event
Prof. Carlo Beenakker (Leiden University) will give a layman's talk on quantum mechanics.
Spinoz@night with Gerard 't Hooft and Erik Verlinde
In this symposium, sponsored by the GRAPPA Institute and the Delta Institute of Theoretical Physics, six world-leading scientists who pioneered the discovery of dark matter and its detection strategies will discuss ...
Public lecture by Robbert Dijkgraaf during TIPP
4 Jun 2014
19:15 - 22:00
Event
On Wednesday evening the 4th of June, Prof. Robbert Dijkgraaf gives a public lecture in the 'Beurs van Berlage' in Amsterdam during the TIPP 2014 conference. The lecture is called "The frontiers of physics. From the ...
Theatercollege by VU professor Piet Mulders about Quarks, Higgs and Neutrino's
Carlo Beenakker on quantum computers at KijkLive
19 Feb 2014
19:00 - 22:00
Event
At this edition of KijkLive, prof dr Carlo Beenakker (Lorentz Institute, Leiden), explains quantum computing in 15 minutes. In Dutch.
Een nieuwe kijk op de zwaartekracht en de kosmos
5 Feb 2014
20:00 - 21:45
Lecture
Lecture by Erik Verlinde from the series 'Higgsdeeltje, snaartheorie en de Oerknal' (Beurs van Berlage)
Viva Fysica!
31 Jan 2014
09:00 - 17:00
Event
Viva Fysica! A physics conference for high school teachers and students with lectures from Diego Hofman ("What is holography) and Jan de Boer ('What is vacuum).
De (sub-)atomaire schaal
15 Jan 2014
20:00 - 21:45
Lecture
Lecture by Gerard 't Hoofd in the series 'Higgsdeeltje, snaartheorie en de Oerknal' (Beurs van Berlage)
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