Newsletter

17 February 2016

Honorary Doctor Jennifer Chayes excels at Microsoft
‘We’ve only just begun,’ said Honorary Doctor Jennifer Chayes in her acceptance speech after receiving her Honorary Doctorate on 8 February.

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Dies Natalis: 'The big questions call for collaboration'

Universities cannot survive in this highly competitive world without collaboration. The ultimate aim is to make the world safer and more sustainable.

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Is this really my hand?

A virtual hand that feels as if it is your own. Cognitive Psychologist Ke Ma researched body ownership using virtual reality.

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Leiden, Delft and Erasmus to apply ‘big data’ for urban issues

The new inter-university centre set up by Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam is to apply ‘big data’ for urban issues.

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Referendum in Bolivia: test for democracy

The Bolivian people will make their opinion known on a change to the constitution in a referendum on 21 February.

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More news
 
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Explore Brazil with Studium Generale
 
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Maths in the desert
 
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Practice lab for training professionals and students
 
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Entrepreneurial students who care about society
 
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Breakthrough in uncrackable quantum encryption
 
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Brain connections predict adolescent impulsiveness
Leiden Classics
How Charles Darwin became an Honorary Doctor in Leiden
Leiden through the eyes of...
Their first time in the procession
International Students
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Master's Information Day - 11 March
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What do you think of your study programme? Take part in the National Student Survey!
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Important information about the Binding Study Advice (BSA)
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Meet us in your country
International Staff
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P&O News 9 February
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Universities reach agreement with Wiley on open access
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P&O News 2 February 
Coming Events
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1 February-31 March: Photo Exhibition ‘The Spiritual Highway’
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17 February-5 April: Lectures on Brazil
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18 February: Conference Chinese presence in the former Soviet Union border zone
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19 February: International Data Responsibility Conference
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3 March: Lecture 'The Role of  Islam in Parenting'
Laureates
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Vici grants for 7 Leiden researchers
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Major NWO subsidies for research on dark matter and quantum experiments
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Marie Curie subsidy for 90 international postdocs
Books
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‘Good, Gratifying and Renowned’ by Willem Otterspeer
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New book by Ruth Prins 'Mayors put to the test'
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Book presentation 'Opportunities in the Kingdom. 200 years of student financing'
Blogs
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KITLV Blog: The Peristiwa of Rengat
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Leiden Law Blog: The changing role of the judiciary in bank insolvencies
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The Leidener: A museum exhibition experience

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