Each Joan Van der Waals colloquium is preceded by an opening act: a PhD student or postdoc from the Leiden physics institute, who is from a different field than the invited speaker, gives a 10-minute presentation.

During the year of the pandemic, we have a special edition of the Joan van der Waals colloquium:

JvdW2020: The Introspection! 

LION Physics Image Award
Before Michel Orrit's talk, the winner of LION Image Award, carefully selected by a professional jury, will be announced.

You can register here.