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Start new series of Academy lectures 2022-2023 in Leeuwarden and Joure

Akademylezingen 2022-2023

Today, we kick off a new series of Academy Lectures. On three occasions (18 November, 17 January 2023 and 10 March), two special guests will speak about their research each time. They will do so on a single day in both Leeuwarden (Grand Café Restaurant 'De Koperen Tuin') and Joure (Party- en Sealesintrum 'It Haske'). Visitors will be offered lunch between the lectures.

The lecture series is organised by the Academy Lectures Working Group (Werkgroep Akademylezingen).

Today, on Friday 18 November, the guests are:

Prof. dr. mr. Hylkje de Jong, heechlearaar rjochtsskiednis: 'Romeins recht in Context’
Rob Bruntink, auteur, sjoernalist en ekspert palliative soarch: ‘hopen op het beste, voorbereiden op het slechtste'

Tuesday, 17 January '23, the speakers are:

Prof. dr. Hans Mol, ûndersiker midsiuwske skiednis, Fryske Akademy: ‘HisGis yn de praktyk’
Dr. Liuwe Westra, ûndersiker Fryske Akademy: ‘Libben en striid fan Tony Feitsma, pionier foar it Frysk’

Friday 10 March ’23, the speakers are:
Prof. dr. André Aleman, heechlearaar ‘cognitieve neuropsychiatrie UMCG’: ‘Het seniorenbrein’
Prof. dr. Eline van der Beek: ‘De rol van voeding op groei en (metabole) ontwikkeling tijdens de eerste 1000 dagen en het risico op ziekten in het latere leven’

You can find more information and the programme here