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Student discovers new shrimp species by chance 13 December 2021When biology student Mike Groenhof was making a phylogenetic tree of fifty shrimp species for his internship, one specimen turned out to be an undescr...
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Down-to-earth biology student wins Young Talent Award 08 December 2021Gijs van der Velden has one of the best study results in his first college year of all science studies. With that, he won the Young Talent Incentive a...
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Students work with local community 06 December 2021Problems cannot always be solved from a desk. Students on the Master’s in Governance of Sustainability therefore went to various Leiden neighbourhoods...
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Leiden project wins international astronomy engagement award 02 December 2021The online summer programme Space in Your Living Room by Leiden Observatory has won the first prize ‘Most Innovative Event’ of the Astronomy@Home Awar...
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Faculty of Science has a wellbeing officer 18 November 2021As of 1 November W&N has a wellbeing officer. Alexandra Blank will commit herself to the wellbeing of our students. Students, but also lecturers and m...
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First-year student? Mentors Mireia and Marten help you get on the way! 04 November 2021At the beginning of the corona pandemic, our Faculty appointed student mentors to guide first-year and international students. What drives these mento...
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Christiaan Huygens episode Het Klokhuis recorded at Leiden Observatory 02 November 2021The Klokhuis dedicates a special episode to Leiden alumnus and famous scientist Christiaan Huygens. Part of the episode was recorded at the Leiden Obs...
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Leiden biology student finalist UN youth delegate 22 October 2021Roel Wouters (24), a biology student at Leiden University, is a finalist in the election for UN youth delegate for Biodiversity and Food. The digital ...
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A+ for Leiden astronomy student who simulated chaotic interactions of black holes 20 October 2021Leiden astronomy Master's student Arend Moerman has received an A+ for his thesis research on the simulation of chaotic interactions of three black ho...
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Young mathematicians uphold Leiden's honour at international programming contest 12 October 2021Three young MI students have upheld Leiden's honour in the finals of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). PhD candidate Ludo Pulle...
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First graduates of Master’s Programme Governance of Sustainability 07 October 2021The first generation of Governance of Sustainability master's students has graduated. They received their diplomas during a festive ceremony at Wijnha...
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Back to the Faculty with lecturer Alexander van Oudenhoven 05 October 2021Last year he became Teacher of the Year because of his innovative and online teaching, now Alexander van Oudenhoven has to change course again and tea...
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Leiden students are finalists of ‘Most innovative student of the Netherlands’ 27 September 2021Identifying pathogens with a mobile testing kit, even in remote areas. Rapidemic, a student team of Leiden, are trying to make it possible. Now, they ...
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A ‘lock’ to make genetic modification safer 23 September 2021Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) could be useful allies in the fight against critical environmental problems. Could because the use of GMOs is st...
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Young Star Renske Donkers: how is she doing now? 20 September 2021How is Young Star Renske Donkers doing now? Early this year she was the second person ever to win the Young Star Award for the best bachelor student. ...