Newsletter

17 May 2018

To anglicise or not to anglicise?
This variation on Hamlet’s ‘to be or not to be’ is exercising the emotions of the academic world in the Netherlands. Leiden's Vice-Rector, professors and students explain their viewpoints in the alumni magazine Leidraad.

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National Museum of Antiquities: 200-year partnership with Leiden University

The National Museum of Antiquities is celebrating its 200-year anniversary this year. 

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What mobile phones mean for refugees

What do refugees use their mobile phones for? And what does it mean for aid workers in reception camps?

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The meaning of art decorations

Geometrical patterns serving as decorations do more than just that; they always have a meaning, according to art historian Arthur Crucq.

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Toothbrushes made of bamboo and dining on left-overs

At a symposium on 2 May, speakers told a packed room about sustainable alternatives for consumer products.

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The story behind the war victims

Thanks to research by PhD candidate Adriλnne Baars, some more personal information has been added to the University's list of 'Leiden' war victims.

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'Without empathy, you can't give good care'
 
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Universe Awareness presents home-made laser show in Botswana
 
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Use of nouns delays speech
 
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Relaunch MOOC: 'The Importance and Power of Music in our Society'
 
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Tackling messy blood vessels to fight cancer
 
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Putting the history of squatting in Leiden on the map
 
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Cooperation is improving autism treatment
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All news articles of Leiden University
 
Leiden Classics
 
Paul Christiaan Flu: a Surinamese professor in a time of war
 
View from abroad
 
Students solve spider mystery in Borneo
 
International students
 
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The best exam tips from Leiden's student psychologists
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Students learn about the work of the United Nations
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Application deadline Leiden Leadership Programme: 28 May
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Written a good bachelor's thesis? Send it in!
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Diversity Policy Feedback Group seeks new members
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Free sports in the Open Sports Week
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Green Office and Green Keys: join the team!
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Help with research on academic stress: fill in the questionnaire
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Join the Leiden University Pride board
 
International staff
 
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Diversity Policy Feedback Group seeks new members
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Free sports in the Open Sports Week
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New privacy law: how to work privacy-proof
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Extra finance for refugees in science
 
Coming events
 
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23 May: Walk-in concert, Academy Building
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25 May: Conference 'Challenging poor behaviour in academia'
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28 May: Lecture by Phillip Szuromi, Senior Editor Research of Science, 'Scientific Publishing from the Inside Out'
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30 May-1 June: HiSoN conference 'Making Waves in Historical Sociolinguistics'
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2 June: Museum Night in Leiden
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All coming events
 
This month in The Hague
 
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22 May: Lecture by Jaap de Hoop Scheffer 'Has the new Cold War started?'
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23 May: The Plastic Soup - Albatross the Film
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24 May: Beach college Scheveningen with Joris Luijendijk
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25 May: Future Friday. How can organisations become leaders through change?
 

 
Laureates
 
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Royal honour for astronomer Tim de Zeeuw
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Five Leiden professors elected to KNAW
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Martienke Baaij receives the Kees Bakker Award
 
Books
 
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Newest book Menno Schilthuizen popular in international media
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Imams in Western Europe. Developments, Transformations, and Institutional Challenges,edited by Prof. Mohammad HasHas, Dr Jan Jaap de Ruiter and Dr Niels Valdemar Vinding
 
Leiden blogs
 
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Leiden Law blog: A not-so-temporary reinstatement of internal border controls?
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Leiden Safety and Security blog: Make war, not love?
 
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