Newsletter

17 November 2016

Symposium: The making of an inclusive Leiden University. Do's and Don'ts
What do we need to do for Leiden University to become a truly inclusive institution, where everyone feels at home and has equal opportunities? This is the key question at the annual symposium on diversity and inclusiveness on 1 December. If you would like to put your views, sign up now!

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‘The sky is not the limit for Honours students’

Making Mars suitable for human habitation or giving first-year lectures as a student.

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The world wakes up with President Trump

Should we be deeply concerned about the America of Donald Trump? Or will he bring about positive change?

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'Personalized medicine' as ideal in treatment of psychiatric disorders

An ever widening gap is appearing between clinical practice and the treatment prescribed in DSM-5, the standard work on schizophrenia.

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MOOC The Changing Global Order

This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) deals with changes in international power relations and preserving global peace and stability.

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Enormous supercluster of galaxies discovered

An international team of astronomers, including Leiden's Maciej Bilicki, has discovered an enormous supercluster of galaxies.

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More news
 
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Mobiles can help prevent famine
 
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Threat of conspiracy theories limited
 
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Broad universities favourable for innovation
 
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First grammar of Hamar reveals unique language system
 
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Leiden Teachers’ Academy conference focuses on academic skills
 
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Under the spell of right and wrong
Leiden Classics
Willem Einthoven, inventor of the electrocardiograph
View from abroad
Studying abroad - what's it really like?
International students
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New student website
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Talented Leiden students on the stage
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3 student films show why we need to celebrate Audiovisual Heritage Day
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Student entrepreneurs give HUBspot a festive opening
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Meet us in your country
International staff
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P&O news 15 November
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P&O news 1 November
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New Code of Conduct on Integrity from 1 November
Coming events
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17 November: Lecture 'A New Administration. US Foreign Policy and the Kurds'
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21 November: European Union Seminar
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25 November: Cleveringa Lecture 'Whose lives matter?
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25 November: Lecture 'Gender Inequality in China'
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On/around 26 November: Cleveringa meetings abroad
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1 December: Conference on The making of an inclusive Leiden University. Do's and Don'ts
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9 December: Bridging the Unbridgeable conference 'After HUGE'
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9 December: Beat the Professor Pub Quiz

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All coming events
Laureates
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AAPS Fellowship Award for Professor Wim Jiskoot
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Tanja Hendriks wins Africa Thesis Award 2016
Leiden Research in the spotlight
Indigenous Peoples Preserved
Books
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Prescription and Tradition in Language, by Ingrid Tieken
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Counterterrorism in Belgium, with contribution by Elke Devroe
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Managing the News in Early Modern Europe 1550-1800, co-edited by Michiel van Groesen
Leiden blogs
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Leiden Anthropology blog: Beyond ‘Trump or Hillary’ - a travelogue
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LIBC blog: Brains? Consider the gut!
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International student blog: The Leidener
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