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18 December 2018

     
The best-read articles of 2018
The red-carpet treatment of expats, terrorism studies and women professors who took over the Senate Chamber. These are the best-read articles of 2018.

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Leiden University wishes you Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year.
 
 
 
Percentage of women professors: Leiden in third place

Leiden University is in third place in the Netherlands for the percentage of women professors.

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Art student Clara Lezla wins logo design competition: 444 years of Leiden University

Leiden University celebrates its 444th anniversary in 2019, and a special age requires a special logo.

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'Why aren't those children at school?'

The new privacy laws make it more difficult to combat human trafficking, says Cleveringa Professor Corinne Dettmeijer.

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Diversity magazine with Barbara J. Love, Jan Terlouw and Domenica Ghidei

What does diversity mean for you? And what can Leiden University do to create a more inclusive academic environment?

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How cholera bacteria make people so sick

The enormous adaptability of the cholera bacterium explains why it is able to claim so many victims.

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Latin American diplomats come together at Wijnhaven

Every year diplomatic representatives of South American countries, researchers and students come together during a conference of the GRULAC region.

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MASCARA stations hunt for exoplanets orbiting bright stars

For a number of years, two ‘boxes’ in the Canary Islands and Chile have been scouring the skies for exoplanets that orbit bright stars.

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People and organisations flourish with good employment practices
 
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Laura Heitman uses her expertise to fight cancer
 
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Students' exhibits at interface between art and technology
 
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Learning even the simplest language rules is not easy
 
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Strong impetus for South Holland space research
 
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E-zine on the national research programme 'the Digital Society'
 
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Cutting and pasting with graphene
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All news articles of Leiden University
 
Leiden through the eyes of...
 
Rachel van den Berg: ‘My signature is above Willem-Alexander’s!’

 
International students
 
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University buildings closed 24 December - 1 January
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At Beehive it's all about students
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Take part in FameLab 2019
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Think up the best questions and you could win!
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Exam stress? Extended opening hours study areas
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New: online elective courses
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Meet us in your country
 
International staff
 
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University buildings closed 24 December - 1 January
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Take part in FameLab 2019
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Switch to Zorg en Zekerheid before 1 January 2019
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Opening hours ISSC service desks during holiday period
 
Coming events
 
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19 December – Lecture: Diet in human evolution
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20 December – Lecture: Art, Law, and the Freedom of the Seas in the Early Seventeenth Century
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20 December - Christmas Carol Concert
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21 December - Lecture: Simon Kirby about his work in academia and in art
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17 January - Symposium Blindspots in Diversity Management
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8 February: Dies Natalis

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All coming events

 
CanalCups: getting to plastic-free canals
 
 
 
This month in The Hague
 
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20 December – Concert: Practicum Musicae Christmas Gala
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17 January - Information meeting HC Tackling Global Challenges
 
Laureates
 
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Qihuang prize awarded to Mei Wang
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ERC Consolidator Grant for Leiden Professor Simcha Jong Kon Chin
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Govert Brinkmann runner-up for KNVI Thesis Award for Informatics
 
Books
 
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Just published: The Materiality of Texts from Ancient Egypt
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Militant Democracy: Political Science, Law and Philosophy
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European Union Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: An Introductory Analysis (Fourth Edition)
 
Leiden blogs
 
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Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition: Why you should plan your outfits the night before
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Leiden Law Blog: What have children’s rights got to do with counter-terrorism in Europe?
 
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