In the media
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Julia Cramer in NRC: ‘My goal is to bring quantum technology into society’ 11 November 2024‘Quantum technology is going to change the world, but most people don’t feel connected to it. I want to change that,’ says Julia Cramer, assistant pro...
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Royal honour for Prof. Barend Mons 13 September 2024Royal honour for Prof. Barend Mons. He was made a Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion. He received this award from the mayor of the municipality of ...
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How metastatic tumours manipulate their environment 02 July 2024Tumours act like mini-organs, manipulating their environment and using bodily processes to survive and metastasise. Through research by Erik Danen and...
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Nanoplastics found throughout the human body – how worried should we be? 21 June 2024The world is becoming clogged with plastic, with tiny plastic particles found everywhere, from the oceans’ depths to the mountain tops, soil, plants, ...
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Fewer flowering plants in Dutch nature: national and international media coverage 07 May 2024In Dutch nature, plant species that depend on pollination by insects are disappearing. Environmental scientist Kaixuan Pan shows this after analysing ...
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Remarkable PhD research: diagnosing sepsis in premature babies 07 May 2024How can we diagnose the life-threatening condition sepsis in premature babies as quickly and accurately as possible? That is what PhD student Manchu T...
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Reality or coincidence? We need to move from probability to evidence. 19 April 2024In studies, it is an old acquaintance, the p-value. But mathematician Peter Grünwald wants to get rid of it. The p-value is too susceptible to fraud a...
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Adapting to climate change: how leftover seeds can help birds breed 19 April 2024When migrating from China to Siberia, a few intermediary food stops are not a luxury. For migratory birds, they are even crucial for their survival. H...
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Measuring the pull of gravity on a micron-sized particle 10 April 2024Tjerk Oosterkamp of the Leiden Institute of Physics managed to do the first-ever measurement of gravity on a tiny particle - just 0.43 milligrams - wh...
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What's better for the environment, cotton or polyester clothing? 08 April 2024What clothing is best to buy if you want to consider the environment? That question isn't so easy to answer. You have to consider the entire life cycl...
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Microplastics in artery plaque linked with higher risk of heart attack, stroke and death 22 March 2024You can't see them with the naked eye, but they are highly likely to pose a threat to our health: microplastics. These tiny plastic particles are pres...
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Ditching meat could release vital land to produce energy and remove carbon from the atmosphere 29 February 2024A radical reduction in the amount of meat, dairy and other products sourced from animals is possible in the coming decades, as people turn to an incre...
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Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic 29 February 2024Nanotechnology has pervaded numerous industrial sectors over the past decades. Although many of us may not be aware of it, nanomaterials are now embed...
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Review paper on the potential impact drug-metabolizing enzymes on brain exposure 31 January 2024PhD candidate Mengxu Zhang (Division of Systems Pharmacology and Pharmacy) published a comprehensive and important review on “The potential impact of ...
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Rethinking antibiotic therapy of urinary tract infections 31 January 2024Suruchi Nepal, postdoc in the group of Coen van Hasselt at LACDR, was awarded an NWO XS project which aims to study the response to antibiotic treatme...