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'Leiden to the
core'
Is
he looking forward to being President and Rector of the oldest
university in the Netherlands? Carel Stolker pauses, then
answers evenly: 'Yes, actually I am.' During
the conversation, a few days before the transfer of
the rectorship, it is obvious that he is impatient to get
started. He has no intention of changing all the good
things that his predecessor achieved, but he will add his own
touches.
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Dies lecture by Paul van der
Heijden: Working for the University
The
honour of delivering the 2013 Dies lecture went to departing
Rector Magnificus/President of the Executive Board Paul van
der Heijden. He briefly reviewed the metamorphoses the
university has undergone over the past fifty years, ending
with the ‘network university’ of 2013. Three Honorary
Doctorates were conferred and the rectorship and
presidency were transferred to fellow legal scholar Carel
Stolker.
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VICI grants for five Leiden
researchers
Research
organisation NWO has awarded a VICI grant to five Leiden
researchers. In total, 32 leading researchers in the
Netherlands have been awarded a VICI grant.
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Do love perfumes
work?
Valentines
Day. Many of us take the opportunity today to try to win the
heart of a loved one with a card, flowers or chocolates.
Others resort to love perfumes that are supposed to make
them irresistable to the opposite sex. Do these ploys
work or not? Go to the Leiden Psychology Blog for Cognitive
psychologist Lorenza Colzato's answer to this
question.
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‘Honours students will make
a difference’
‘Falling
in love with the Honours Academy’. That is the title of the
meeting on 14 February 2013, Valentine’s Day, where
approximately 150 lecturers, contact persons, students and
representatives of secondary schools and companies will be
brainstorming about the true Honours Academy. This academy
brings together additional courses and activities for talented
and motivated students. Plenty of ideas, concludes the Dean,
Prof. Willemien den Ouden.
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Leiden scientists tackle
cancer at the source
Cancer
is now the number one killer in the Netherlands. Each year
World Cancer Day (4 February) is a time to reflect upon the
consequences of this disease and the best way to fight it.
Bioscientists from Leiden are studying cancer at the most
fundamental level, which puts them at the source of new
treatments. This is just some of their current, groundbreaking
research.
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