Newsletter

15 May 2019

     
New Rembrandt Route takes in seven Leiden University buildings
Seven large reproductions of works by Rembrandt on seven Leiden University buildings reveal the relationship between the painter and the University.

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‘EU Member States look the other way when a country disrespects the EU values’

The Member States of the European Union do not intervene when a Member State disrespects the values of the European Union, says MEP Judith Sargentini.

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Will soap and sunlight solve the energy problem?

A consortium of international researchers have come up with a unique solution to the energy problem.

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Preserve burial mounds from the comfort of your own home

The new Erfgoed Gezocht/Heritage Quest website means you can play armchair detective and hunt for undiscovered burial mounds in the Veluwe.

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Ensnaring tumours in their own web

Erik Danen is looking at how to inhibit tumours that do not respond well to medicine – and he is making some headway.

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ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon visits Leiden University

Storm clouds are gathering for the European grants for ‘excellent’ research. Researchers therefore need to explain how important these grants are.

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Sword fighting in the name of science
 
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800 year old mystery of ancient bone disease solved
 
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The hunt for selective drugs
 
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Only in America: chemist becomes America correspondent
 
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New free online course on Health Behaviour
 
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‘Technological developments should be applied to patient care at a much faster rate’
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All news articles of Leiden University
 
Leiden Classics
 
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Dutch royals in Leiden
 
Leiden through the eyes of...
 
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Marie-Agnes Dittrich
 
International students
 
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What do EU actually do? You&EU is here to help
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Share your thoughts on studying at Leiden University
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Running the Leiden Marathon? Pick up your free Leiden University T-shirt
 
International staff
 
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What is Leiden University doing to create a safe work environment?
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Running the Leiden Marathon? Pick up your free Leiden University T-shirt
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Come and meet the Administrative Service Centre
 
Coming events
 
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18 May: Museum Night 
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25 April - 22 May: Herstory: Leiden Leading Ladies
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17 May: Symposium - Canonical and Sacred Landscapes
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22 May: Walk-in concert: Jan Pieter Lanooy (organ)

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All coming events
 
This month in The Hague
 
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3 June: Lecture - Incomes at the bottom and top
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22 May: LUC The Hague Book Club Launch: Home Fire
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22 March - 23 June: Exhibition of Dutch Art Nouveau book bindings

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All coming events
 
Laureates
 
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€8.5m for research into healthy ageing and vitality
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IAFPA research grant for Willemijn Heeren and Lei He
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Five Leiden researchers elected as members of KNAW
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Two major research subsidies for Leiden lecturers
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Large-scale European project identifies risks of nanoparticles
 
Leiden blogs
 
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Leiden Safety and Security Blog - Solving the MH17 and the Skripal Case: How Bellingcat Demonstrates the Power of OSINT
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Leiden Psychology Blog - Why some people believe vaccinating their children is worse than doing nothing
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Leiden Law Blog - From petition to regulation: a deposit return system for small plastic bottles
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Leiden Safety and Security Blog - Brexit and the Northern Irish Border in the Mind - The Return of the Lost Border
 
Books
 
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Biographies of Radicalization: Hidden Messages of Social Change
 
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