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Dutch biotech spin-off In Ovo in The Guardian 27 May 2016
The Dutch biotech spin-off In Ovo is the first company to develop a large-scale solution for determining the sex of a chick while it is still in the e...
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Leiden master's programme in Pharmacy to start September 2016 26 May 2016
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and Leiden University (Faculty of Science) will be offering a master's programme in Pharmacy from September 20...
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Looking back at the LACDR Spring Symposium 2016 26 May 2016
Tuesday May 24th, the LACDR Annual Spring Symposium was held.
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Leak in mains water supply in new building at Faculty of Science 24 May 2016
A leak developed in the mains water supply in the new building of Leiden University’s Faculty of Science at the Wassenaarseweg on Tuesday evening.
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Leiden strengthens ties with Latin America and Caribbean 17 May 2016
Astronomical observations in Chile, research into native heritage or the treatment of eye diseases in Brazil - Leiden is researching a large number an...
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Universe Awareness on Euronews: Raising young peoples’ eyes to the stars 21 April 2016
Space, stars, and galaxies. The wonders of the universe can be captivating and studying them is helping us unravel their mysteries. This edition of 'L...
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How to Engage Students with Science? It’s a Mystery! 21 April 2016
How can teachers engage students, make them curious and inspire them for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics? These questions were addres...
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Students colonise Mars with E. coli bacteria 21 April 2016
Using E. coli bacteria to convert a toxic compound in the soil on Mars into oxygen to make life on the planet possible. A team of thirteen Leiden stud...
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Managing water is managing the future 15 April 2016
“A partnership based on water” summarised Gerhard van den Top the relationship between the Netherlands and the Philippines in the 4th Louwes Lecture....
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Leiden University launches Data Science research programme 14 April 2016
Leiden University is investing 4 million euros in a new Data Science research programme. This is a joint initiative of all the faculties, headed by De...
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Coats, glasses and gloves, your last line of defense 13 April 2016
Marie Curie once said: I have no dress except the one I wear every day. If you are going to be kind enough to give me one, please let it be practical ...
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Margreke Brill wins TOP Publication Award NVKFB 01 April 2016
On the annual spring meeting of the Dutch Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Biopharmaceutics (NVKFB), Margreke Brill received the TOP Publication ...
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Film: How to become an ethical scientist 22 March 2016
Scientists are regularly confronted with questions of integrity. A new film teaches students how to handle this issue.
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Students win StrICTly For Business 18 March 2016
A group of Leiden Computer Science students, with Simone Cammel, Bas Mulders, Sufeng Li, Edward Magron en Kostas Tsogkas, won the prestigious business...
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Students map Milky Way with dwarf stars 17 March 2016
Isabel van Vledder and Dieuwertje van der Vlugt, 2 astronomy students from Leiden University, have mapped the entire Milky Way galaxy in dwarf stars f...