Schedule

Below you will find the calendars of the inaugural lectures and PhD defences in the University Hall.

Livestream PhD defences, inaugural lectures and farewell lectures

Interested parties can watch the ceremonies live on the following video channels: PhD defences (Senate Hall) / inaugural lectures and farewell lectures (Auditorium/Aula).

Schedule inaugural lectures
Inaugural lecture: What We Ask, We Become: Requirements, Software, and the Shaping of Digital Society
Tuesday 20 May 2025 from 16:15 to 17:15
Prof. dr. Fabiano Dalpiaz is appointed as professor at the Faculty of Science in the field of Software Production.

Inaugural Lecture Prince Claus Chair by prof. Shazly Savahl
Monday 26 May 2025 from 16:15 to 17:00
Prof Shazly Savahl's (Prince Claus Chair) inaugural lecture will take place on 26 May. Title: ‘The 10th Shift in Child and Youth Well-Being Research: A Global Social Justice Perspective’.

Inaugural lecture: Door het oog van de naald
Wednesday 28 May 2025 from 16:15 to 17:15
Inaugural lecture of Prof. dr. Ingmar Swart,entitled 'Door het oog van de naald' in the field of Experimental Quantum Materials.

Inaugural lecture: Verantwoord opschalen van innovaties voor maatschappelijke uitdagingen
Monday 2 June 2025 from 16:15 to 17:15
Dr. W.P.C. (Wouter) Boon is appointed as professor at the Faculty of Geosciences in the field of ‘Innovation and Transition Studies’.
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Schedule PhD defences
PhD defence: Towards Fair and Explainable Machine Learning Modeling in Mental Health
15 May 2025 from 10:15 to 11:15
PhD defence of G. Sogancioglu (Faculty of Science / Social and Affective Computing)

PhD defence: Overcoming Label Limitations - Leveraging Unlabelled Data and Label Uncertainty to Enhance Classification Models
15 May 2025 from 12:15 to 13:15
PhD defence of S. de Vries (Faculty of Science / Computing Science)

PhD Defense: Management of early-onset fetal growth restriction
15 May 2025 from 14:15 to 15:15
PhD Defense of M. van de Meent (Faculteit Geneeskunde / Divisie Vrouw & Baby)

PhD Defense: Klinische onderzoeks methoden in spinale trauma patiënten, Natuurlijke experimenten en equipoise
15 May 2025 from 16:15 to 17:15
PhD Defense of A. Stadhouder (Faculteit Geneeskunde / Divisie Heelkundige Specialismen)
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