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Newsletter     15 October 2020     Roméo Dallaire new Cleveringa Professor   Canadian Roméo Dallaire (1946) was UN Commander in Rwanda at the time of the genocide there, subsequently becoming a champion of human rights. He will give this year's Cleveringa Lecture on 26 November.   Read more             Face masks mandatory in Leiden University buildings   As of 15 October, it is compulsory for everyone in our buildings to wear a face mask. The basic rule is as follows: if you are standing or walking, you must wear a face mask.   ›  Read more           Hello Leiden. How’s it going? Education Minister Van Engelshoven pays online visit to Leiden University   In an online visit to Leiden University on 12 October, Education Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven discussed the hot topics of the day with the Executive Board, lecturers and the University Council.   ›  Read more           Corona: support for students   The corona crisis has had a huge impact on Leiden University – and on the lives of our students. We’ve compiled a list of where they can find help.   ›  Read more           Turn left....No, the other left!   Around 15% of all Dutch people say they can’t tell their left from their right. Researchers in Leiden are trying to find out why.   ›  Read more           Bachelor’s Open Days and Master’s Week will be completely online – and that has its advantages too   Instead of meeting up in Pieterskerk, thousands of participants will meet one another on an online platform. How are the preparations going behind the scenes?   ›  Read more           New ‘progress pride flag’ flying on annual Coming Out Day   Instead of the traditional rainbow flag, the progress pride flag flew above University buildings on Coming Out Day this year.   ›  Read more         More news         › Leiden scholars on the ‘bar-room brawl’ between Trump and Biden       › Face mask law delayed? ‘Our quickest law was passed in three days’       › Lockdown stress milder than expected, but vulnerable families hit harder       › Massive Stars are factories for ingredients to life       › Hortus Leiden helps to protect plant diversity around the world         Leiden through the eyes of...     › Valika Smeulders, Head of History at the Rijksmuseum         International students     › Follow our coronavirus updates   › No exchange programmes in second semester of academic year 2020 – 2021   › Study Skills workshops autumn 2020   › If you have symptoms, stay at home – even if you have an exam   › 2-6 November: Online Master's Week         International staff     › Cyber security training: new dates and cancellation   › Participate in the teacher panel discussions   › Follow our corona virus updates         Coming events     › 26 October: Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media   › 28 October: Seminar Democracy and Dictatorship in Chile, 1925 and 1980   › 28 October: Measuring & building support for Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage   › 30-31 October: Bachelor's Online Open Days   › 2-6 November: Online Master's Week   › 25 November: Online Cleveringa debate on the corrosion of international relations     › All coming events         Laureates     › Three Leiden researchers receive Rubicon Grant for research abroad   › Dick Stufkens Prijs 2020 awarded to physical chemist Mark Koenis   › Helen Pluut new chair of Young Academy Leiden   › More awards         Books     › Where does the hegemony lie in the 21st century?   › The enduring impact of Egypt on Western culture         Leiden blogs     › The Leidener: First year during corona   › Leiden Psychology Blog: Screen vs. Paper       Website Leiden University •  More news •  Archive •  Colophon •  Contact