Newsletter

17 October 2017

Come to the award ceremony of the World Cultural Council
Leiden University will be the stage of the annual award ceremony of the World Cultural Council (WCC) on 8 November. We answer the five key questions about these prestigious prizes.

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Doing justice to Indonesia's multicoloured society

A woman from Java plucks three cocoa fruits from a plantation, to use as seedlings. The judge convicts her of theft, but she is not sent to prison.

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P.J. Veth building officially open

Leiden University is a completely renovated historical building for teaching and research richer.

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Why southern Africa is full of North Korean monuments

North Korean workers designed and built numerous monuments, museums and other buildings in southern Africa.

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Cleveringa lecture to focus on Jewish Professor Meijers

Historian Marjan Schwegman is the new Cleveringa Professor. Her lecture on 27 November will focus on Eduard Meijers.

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Integrating data to learn more

Tremendous amounts of data are generated in scientific research every day. Most of this data has more potential than we are currently using.

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Leiden University more sustainable by the day

10 October is the Day of Sustainability. What is the current status of sustainability at Leiden University? Things are moving ahead.

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Right brain hemisphere also important for learning a new language
 
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Plastic between your toes
 
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2017 Peace Run huge success
 
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Summer in Leiden and The Hague through student eyes
 
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Male researchers mostly share their work with men
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All news articles of Leiden University
 
 
 
 
Leiden Classics
 
The Relief of Leiden through the eyes of Spanish officers

 
 
Leiden through the eyes of...
 
From catwalk to book gala
 
 
International students
 
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Open Day: 'What's the right degree programme for me?'
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Take a Leiden look around the globe
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What's your idea for bringing Dutch and international students together?
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Meet us in your country

 
 
International staff
 
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AON Health Insurance for non-payroll international staff
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Come to the Easy Landing Day for new employees on 30 October
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Microsoft Office 2016 available for staff

 
 
Coming events
 
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18 October: Lecture 'Muslims in Europe: A Clash or a Meeting of Civilizations?'
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23 October: Alumni Event in Mexico City 
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24 October: Lecture by Redmond O’Hanlon ‘The seeds of the rubber tree’
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26 October: Healthy Faculty Days Festival

  
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All coming events
 
 
This month in the Leiden Asia Year
 
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19 October: Interdisciplinary symposium - Plant Science at Bogor Botanical Gardens
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26 October: India Pub Quiz
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7-10 November: ASEM Seminar on Human Rights
 
 
Books
 
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New book about front lines European politics by Luuk van Middelaar
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Global Exchanges. Scholarships and Transnational Circulations in the Modern World
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Global Perspectives on the Bretton Woods Conference and the Post-War World Order
 
 
Laureates
 
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2017 Dick Stufkens Prize awarded to chemist Sven Askes
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Claudiu Mihai Taiatu wins 2017 Diederiks-Verschoor Award
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Two awards for Visual Ethnography films

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More awards
 
 
Leiden blogs
 
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Leiden Institute of Brain and Cognition:  What colour vision tells you about your brain and multitasking potential
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Leiden Safety and Security: Journal of Security and Global Affairs - Special Issue

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