Newsletter

12 May 2016

Male birds sing, but females discriminate sounds faster
Female zebra finches do not sing, but they can discriminate new sounds quickly.

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Leiden professor of Turkish languages returns Turkish medal

Erik-Jan Zόrcher, professor of Turkish languages and cultures, returns his Turkish medal to protest against the repressive regime.

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‘Communication, too, has to be based in science'

Science communication is a lot more than writing a column or giving a lecture now and then. The communication itself also has to be based in science.

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A weekend of running for charity

Running 520 kilometres from Paris to Rotterdam. Over the Whitsun weekend the members of the Currimus running club will take part in the Roparun.

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Veiled references to the Armenian genocide

No criticism is allowed in Turkey of the mass murder of Armenians that took place a century ago. PhD defence 18 May.

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More news
 
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Breakthrough by Leiden researchers in Pompe disease
 
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Immersed in Manchu
 
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Construction started on Asian Library
Leiden Classics
How Sir Winston Churchill became a Leiden Honorary Doctor
Leiden through the eyes of...
Xueyan Xing: 'Leiden has stolen my heart'
International students
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Vote in the University elections
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Meet each other at the Global Village 24 May
International staff
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P&O News 10 May
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Vote in the University elections
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Who do you want to nominate for the Mr. K.J. Cath prize?
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Register for the Library Panel
Coming events
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28 April-24 June: Exhibition on the many functions of academic portraits
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19 May: Leiden Law Festival
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29 May: Guided tour Leiden 'From Industrial Hotspot to Hub for Nobel Prize Winners'
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9 June: Information evening on Dutch family law
 
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All coming events
Laureates
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Ineke Sluiter receives Academy Professor Prize
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Margreke Brill wins Top-publication Award NVKFB
Books
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Explorations in History and Globalization, by Catia Antunes & Karwan Fatah-Black
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Churches and Religion in the Second World War, by Jan Bank
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Fit for the future, by Bernard Steunenberg, Wim Voermans, Stefaan Van den Bogaert
Leiden blogs
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Leiden Anthropology Blog: Memories of conflict in Belfast
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Leiden Islam Blog: Crossing boundaries between psychiatry, religion and society
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Leiden Law Blog: Crimmigration in the Netherlands
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