Newsletter

16 September 2019

     
Archaeologist Mike Field rides toughest horse race in the world
Archaeologist Mike Field spent his summer holiday riding in the toughest horse race in the world: the Mongol Derby.

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Eventful opening of academic year: minister in the church, protest on the square

Not one but two openings of academic year 2019-2020.

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All comets in our solar system might come from the same place

All comets might share their place of birth, new research says.

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Deadly infections on the increase: urgent need for new antibiotics

Globally, the number of deaths from infections is on the rise as more bacteria become resistant to antibiotics.

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Exhibition on Campus The Hague opens in City Hall

Exhibition opens about 20 years of Campus The Hague.

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Using statistics to prevent the loss of blood donors
 
Lower emissions and successful farming can go hand in hand
 
Theological pamphlets reveal passionate religious debate
 
University and government organisations to work together on public leadership
 
Birds around airports may be deaf and more aggressive
All news articles of Leiden University
 
Leiden Classics
 
Finally signing the wall of the Sweat Room
 
Leiden through the eyes of...
 
... new international students
 
International students
 
Join the 3 October parade!
How would you bring Dutch and international students together?
Apply for a Leiden University Excellence Scholarship 
Follow a new MOOC on study design
Read about the second International Studies reunion
See the photos of OWL Week 
 
International staff
 
Join the 3 October parade!
Find out about Brightspace
Visit the Night of Discoveries
Swim in the Rapenburg Race
Read about the protests against the education minister's plans
 
Coming events in Leiden
 
Leiden University Pride Talks (18 September)
Night of Discoveries (21 September)
Leiden Science Run (28 September)
Silk Road Cities exhibition (until 17 October)
All coming events in Leiden
 
Coming events in The Hague
 
Prince's Day programme (17 September)
Exhibition on Leiden University at The Hague City Hall (until 21 September)
The United Nations after Brexit (24 September)
All coming events in The Hague
 
Laureates
 
Knighthood for Professor Henk Schult Nordholt
Ewine van Dishoek awarded Schwarzschild Medal
Leonard Blusse receives Fukuoka Prize
Veni Grants for 25 researchers from Leiden
ERC Starting Grants for five young researchers from Leiden
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Books
 
Plant Galls of Europe
Historical Perspectives on Democracies and their Adversaries
After the Tsunami: Disaster Narratives and the Remaking of Everyday Life in Aceh
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Leiden blogs
 
The risky aspects of our hate speech laws on the Leiden Law Blog
Why resource-exploiting rebels are more likely to forcibly recruit children on the Leiden Security and Global Affairs Blog
Email in the field on the Leiden Anthropology Blog
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