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16 May 2012  
 
 
 
 
 
  ‘Economic growth a by-product of research universities’
‘Universities’ contribution to the economy is so effective precisely because it is not our primary objective,’ was the message of keynote speaker Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, at the 10-year anniversary conference of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), on 9 and 10 May.
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  Leiden University strengthens ties with China
Twelve Chinese PhD candidates in the Netherlands who are funded by the China Scholarship Council met with Leiden staff on 26 April 2012 to exchange experiences. Ten days earlier Leiden had welcomed a delegation from Peking University.
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  Behavioural biologist Frans de Waal to give Freedom Lecture
Behavioural biologist Frans de Waal is to give this year's Freedom Lecture on 4 June in the Pieterskerk in Leiden. De Waal has many years of experience researching the behaviour of the species of anthropoid apes.
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  Political Science research makes it to the Top Ten MA programmes
A full review of the Study Guides (Keuzegidsen) for 2012 that appeared on 26 April this year shows that Leiden scored consistently well: five points below the top scorers (the Open University and the University of Wageningen); and six points above the lowest (the University of Amsterdam). Not a single Leiden MA was to be found in the weakest group.
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  X-ray photo of a variable catalytic converter
New techniques to clarify a common chemical reaction: burning carbon monoxide in a car exhaust catalytic converter. Richard van Rijn defended his PhD on this subject on 8 May.
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More news
Four new Leiden members of KNAW
Three NWO grants for talented Leiden researchers
Anousch Khorikian, Leiden MA student, wins Herman Servotte prize 2012 for thesis: 'You gonna kiss me or punch me?'
Sleep deficiency affects children's brains differently
Leiden master's student Júlia Tóth-Czifra wins Arenberg-Coimbra Group Prize 2012
Mirroring Nicole Kidman in Tehran
New photo gallery of Leiden online

  Leiden through the eyes of....
Sergiu Gherghina: 'I enjoyed every moment in Leiden'
 

  International students
Improve your English this summer at the Language Centre
Prof. Kenneth Marcus on the society, culture and politics of Los Angeles
ISN Leiden now under one Board
Deadine for applications: 15 June
Introduction week EL CID in August for new students
'TheLeidener' international student blog
 

  International staff
Improve your English this summer at the Language Centre
How to write a successful proposal: LURIS organises VIDI/ERC Information Meeting 7 June
In-house training courses on research and professionalisation
American Bar Association visited Leiden Law School
Leiden Law Blog
 

 
  Coming events
21 May: LUCIS master class on Islamic Finance
21 May: Documentary 'Kumare'
23 May: After Western Hegemony: a dialogue between European and Chinese Sociologies
23-24 May: International Symposium on 'Challenging the Myth of Monolingualism'
25 May: Workshop 'Study success through Diversity' (in Dutch)
29 May - 1 June: Lorentz Centre conference on Core Knowledge, Language and Culture
30 May: Remix, Recycle, and History in YouTube Local Practices
8 June: Unrest in the Sham. Reflecting on Authoritarianism and Resistance in Syria
15-16 June: Penn-Leiden Colloquium VII Valuing Antiquity in Antiquity   
16-20 July: Leiden Academy on Vitality and Ageing Summer School on 'Does vitality matter?'
More events
 

  Book
Former Leaders in Modern Democracies
 

 
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