Yearly many Leiden Alumni, from all over the world, visit the Cleveringa meetings on or around 26 November. Besides the lectures it is also an opportunity to meet alumni. Take a look at this Cleveringa meeting in Tokyo, where Professor Ivo Smits and 3 alumni are interviewed.

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Novel language learning activates different neural processes than was previously thought. A Leiden research team has discovered parallel but separate contributions from the hippocampus and Broca's area, the learning centre in the left hemisphere. The right hemisphere of the brain also seems to play an important role.

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Nature published an article on the new wall formulas in the Leiden city center. On November 22nd, Leiden University celebrated the opening of three new wall formulas. A total of six formulas are now painted on walls across the historic center.

 

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The Middle Ages are becoming increasingly popular: just look at the popularity of ‘medievalist’ TV series as Game of Thrones and Vikings, and let’s not forget popular re-enactments of medieval battles.
Leiden University is home to many specialists of this fascinating period and this new blog will allow you to read about their insights.

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The renovated P.J. Veth building is rather hidden away in the narrow Nonnensteeg, but, given its proximity to the Hortus Botanicus, it is clearly visible to visitors to the botanical garden, which is also where the new entrance is located.

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