The American historian and Japan specialist Carol Gluck is the new Leiden Cleveringa professor for the 2014–2015 academic year. On 26 November 2014 she will give the Cleveringa inaugural lecture, in which she will examine how World War II is commemorated in Asia.

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Of the four Spinoza prizes this year, two have been awarded to Leiden scientists: physicist Dirk Bouwmeester and archaeologist Corinne Hofman. This was announced by the NWO on 6 June during the Bessensap science event in Utrecht.

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Universities themselves should be trusted to safeguard the quality of their education. That was the position taken by most of the participants in the symposium on 3 June on international trends in educational accreditation. The question is: to what extent?

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Should we mollycoddle average students or challenge them with an honours education? This was the central question during the debate on 26 May under the watchful eye of Minister Jet Bussemaker. She herself adopted the position: ‘Don’t give André Kujipers a paintbrush.’

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Industrial organisations often use communication to convince the public of their good intentions concerning the environment, writes organisational psychologist Gerdien de Vries in her dissertation. But this strategy has some pitfalls. Dissertation defence on 18 June.

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