Michel Serres’ monumental book Le système de Leibniz et ses modèles mathématiques, published in 1968, has long been regarded as having an important place in his philosohical work. At over 800 pages, it has remained untranslated – but that’s now changing. Bill Ross, who completed his PhD at Staffordshire and taught here, had started work on a translation before he died in 2022. Now Joel White has taken up the challenge and has translated the Introduction, ‘Ensembles théoriques’ – itself nearing 100 pages. In this important text Serres sets out the cardinal points in a reception of Leibniz’s work that runs as a current through so much of Serres’ later work. Details on publication to follow.