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Student team wins Minecraft programming challenge 29 September 2022A programming competition in Minecraft? It really exists! And even better news: this time LIACS’ student team Mike's Angels achieved the first place! ...
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Five new Teaching Fellows appointed 29 September 2022Max van Lent, Aris Politopoulos, Emily Strange, Claire Vergerio and Astrid Van Weyenberg have joined the Leiden University Teachers’ Academy. Lecturer...
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Harold Linnartz opnieuw benoemd voor vier jaar 28 September 2022Prof Harold Linnartz has been reappointed Director of Education of the bachelor and master programmes of Astronomy. The appointment is for a period of...
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Two new Directors of Education at the Institute of Biology Leiden 28 September 2022From 1 October, two new Directors of Education will start at the Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL). Dennis Claessen as the new director for the master...
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Ionica Smeets and Alex Verkade coordinators of national centre for science communication 21 September 2022Minister Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) has appointed Ionica Smeets and Alex Verkade as coordinators of a new national centre for science ...
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Marco van Eijk new OD of Life Science & Technology 01 September 2022As of 1 September, Marco van Eijk has been appointed Director of Education of the bachelor's programme Life Science & Technology. He succeeds Marcellu...
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A strong start with the Science Skills Platform 25 August 2022A new academic year means new courses. And that inevitably requires all sorts of new skills: academic writing, searching for sources, setting up a res...
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Kids become real scientists with Lil'Scientist 25 July 2022Children are perfect scientists: they are bursting with curiosity, they want to know how the world works and they go exploring every day. Yet many chi...
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Cheating graphs: a lesson in statistics without arithmetic 24 June 2022Missing legends, illogical connections or three-dimensional graphs. There are many ways in which data can deceive. Five students took up the fight aga...
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Matthijs van Leeuwen: 'I want to teach students responsible data science' 15 June 2022Computer scientist Matthijs van Leeuwen is one of four science faculty members who obtained the Senior Qualification in Education in 2021. What was th...
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A boost for open source laboratory education: 175,000 euro subsidy 15 June 2022A project to improve practicals in science courses has been awarded a 175,000 subsidy. Leiden physicist Paul Logman is one of the applicants, together...
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Maarten Schrama elected Teacher of the Year 2021 14 June 2022Maarten Schrama (CML) has won the Teacher of the Year Award 2021. During a lunch with fellow nominees, Schrama received a cheque worth 5,000 euros fro...
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Master’s students conduct research into a sustainable Leiden 13 June 2022Conducting research for the municipality: this is a deliberate choice for the master’s students who are taking part in the Resilient Cities Hub, part ...
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Exhibition shows the ‘beauty and power’ of mathematics 02 June 2022In the ‘Imaginary’ exhibition, its curators show how society is made up of mathematics. From algorithms that save lives to ones that generate art. The...
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Video series: Collaboration with China in daily practice 31 May 2022What are the benefits for us of collaboration with Chinese partners? What sparks off Leiden researchers' interest in collaborating with colleagues in ...