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7 November 2013: Excellence
through Diversity symposium
The
annual symposium on diversity will take place on 7 November.
This symposium is an opportunity for staff and students of
Leiden University to discuss the contribution that diversity
and inclusivity can make to research and education, and to the
university as an organisation. Inspiring speakers from at home
and abroad will share their views with the participants.
Everybody interested in this topic is welcome to
attend.
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Leiden still top Dutch
university in THE World Ranking
Leiden
University, in 67th position, is the highest ranking Dutch
University in the Times Higher Education Ranking (THE) again
this year. The THE Ranking presents the world’s top 200
universities based on indicators related to teaching, research
and innovation.
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New free online course on
‘Terrorism and Counterterrorism’
The
entire world can follow the lectures given by Edwin Bakker,
Leiden Professor of Terrorism and Counterterrorism. Is
terrorism becoming more deadly? Is deradicalisation possible?
These are questions that Bakker wants to address in his
Massive Open Online Course, which is accessible to
everyone.
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Major European subsidy for
virtual chemistry lab
Professor
of Theoretical Chemistry Geert-Jan Kroes has been awarded a
prestigious Advanced Grant by the European Research Council
(ERC). The subsidy of 2.5 million euros will allow Kroes to
model precisely how gas molecules react on metal surfaces.
This fundamental knowledge will make it possible to produce
many chemical substances more efficiently.
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Substantial hereditary
differences in gene activity
The
genetic differences at RNA level between humans are
surprisingly substantial, according a consortium of
researchers, from the LUMC and other medical centres, who
recently published an article in Nature. These RNA differences
go some way to explaining why one person is susceptible to
certain diseases while another is not.
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