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Registration for 'Navigation Through the Ages' online course is now open08 February 2017
Learn all about the rich history of navigation, from ancient Greece to Europe’s Gallileo Programme, in the course ‘Navigation through the Ages’. This ...
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Human DNA softer than DNA single-celled life07 February 2017
Single-celled organisms have stiffer DNA than multicellular lifeforms like humans and rice. Theoretical physicists managed to simulate the folding in ...
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Sugoi! Start of Leiden Asia Year07 February 2017
Throughout the coming year, all attention in Leiden will be on Asia. This special year, featuring numerous Asian events, conferences, exhibitions and...
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Registration for the Science Based Business specialisation is now open05 February 2017
The registrations for the Science Based Business specialisation of the Fall 2017 (Management track, starting in September) has now been opened, and it...
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Working with a disability31 January 2017
What will the future be like? This is something that every student wonders about as graduation approaches. What will I do? How can I find a good job? ...
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Teacher meeting on Physics research and education30 January 2017
On the evening of Tuesday January 31st, the physics institute organizes its triannual meeting for over seventy high school teachers. The program consi...
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Student project Computer Science for Volvo Ocean Race27 January 2017
Seven bachelor students in Computer Science at Leiden University are participating in a research project on big data and event management. Their work ...
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Exhibition Return: a photo impression27 January 2017
The exhibition Return is available in HUBspot from 25 January until 28 January. Return is an exhibition of students from the Leiden Master's Media Tec...
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Rise in temperature impacts mountain ecosystem26 January 2017
Higher temperatures are resulting in changes to vegetation and soil in mountain areas throughout the world. An international research team including L...
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Stans Prize 2016 for Carlos Felipe Blanco Rocha23 January 2017
The ‘Stans Prize 2016' (for the best thesis, report or article produced by a CML student) has been awarded to Carlos Felipe Blanco Rocha. Other CML pr...
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Winter school on 'tropical biodiversity and sustainability' in Indonesia20 January 2017
In the presence of the ambassador for the Netherlands, Rob Swartbol, and the rector of Universitas Indonesia Muhammad Anis, the winter school on tropi...
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News from the BFW/BPS Study Program Committee19 January 2017
Wednesday 18 January 2017, a university-wide meeting was organized on the upcoming alterations with regard to the role and tasks of Study Program Com...
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Mechanism MRI amplifying agents explored18 January 2017
Special amplifying agents can make MRI scanners and NMR techniques hundreds of times more sensitive. Leiden physicists have now found a method to test...
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10 February: wear something warm!18 January 2017
The University is taking part in the National Warm Sweater Day on 10 February and the heating will be turned down in many buildings. Make sure you wea...
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Computer scientist Frank Takes Teacher of the Year11 January 2017
Students of the Science Faculty of Leiden University have chosen Frank Takes, researcher and teacher at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Scie...