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From droplets in the freezer to the inception of a potent new antibiotic 19 June 2024
What started as an idea during a social gathering led to an unexpected breakthrough in research on resistant bacteria. Biologists and chemists from Le...
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On barriers and bridges: autoimmune rheumatic diseases and the road to a cure 19 June 2024
Hans Ulrich Scherer is Professor of Rheumatology, in particular Translational Rheumatology. He wants to build bridges between research and clinical pr...
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Professor and Knight: Joke Bouwstra Receives Royal Honor 18 June 2024
A memorable farewell symposium and a royal distinction: Professor Joke Bouwstra could not have completed her career at Leiden with more pleasure. On F...
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What do maths and blood clots have to do with each other? 17 June 2024
Mathematics can help predict thrombosis. Mathematician Mark Alber has developed models that even aid in suggesting treatments. In the Kloosterman lect...
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A foldable smartphone? STIBNITE searched for the perfect semiconductor 14 June 2024
Roll-up solar panels, bendable phone displays, or better computer chips… The EU project STIBNITE investigated the next generation of semiconductors, m...
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Not wrapping but folding: Bacteria also organise their DNA (but they do it a bit differently) 13 June 2024
Some bacteria, it turns out, have proteins much like ours that organise the DNA in their cells. They just do it a bit differently. This is revealed by...
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Arteriosclerosis and drug discovery: two young researchers win Krijn Rietveld Award for innovative research 13 June 2024
One discovered that arteriosclerosis resembles an autoimmune disease, while the other developed a system to aid in the search for new medications. For...
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Ionica Smeets receives honorary doctorate from Open University 13 June 2024
Professor of Science Communication Ionica Smeets will be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Open University. She receives the award because she exem...
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’Society would flourish with new farming styles’ 12 June 2024
‘The climate crisis is the greatest threat we face,’ says Leiden University environmental scientist Paul Behrens. ‘And yet, there is hope. In the near...
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Seven Comenius grants for Leiden lecturers 11 June 2024
Eleven lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius grants that will allow them to work with their teams on an innovation project withi...
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa 11 June 2024
Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African k...
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A peek inside art objects: new algorithm makes CT scan more accessible 10 June 2024
An X-ray scanner, some small metal balls, and a newly developed algorithm. That is all you need to make a 3D model that enables you to look inside art...
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‘The sun is dying out’ as a wake-up call for better science communication 07 June 2024
‘Take science communication more seriously.’ This is the message that Ivo van Vulpen, professor by special appointment in Science Communication in Ph...
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Planet-forming discs around young low-mass star differs fundamentally from one around sun-like star 07 June 2024
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of researchers, including Leiden Professor of Molecular Astrophysics Ewine van Dishoeck, h...
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Working together on the plastic problem: how to keep citizens engaged? 06 June 2024
What motivates citizens to participate in a citizen science project on plastic pollution? And does that motivation change over time? Liselotte Rambonn...