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Cultural Anthropology graduate nominated for 'most impactful student project' by Leiden Science City 06 December 2019
Cultural Anthropology graduate Tommie Lambregts conducted fieldwork in the Slaaghwijk neighbourhood in Leiden as part of a Policy in Practice research...
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Leiderschap voor gezonde en duurzame voedselomgeving zaak van lange adem 05 November 2019
Despite the reduced accessibility as a result of the protests of the farmers in The Hague, around 30 directors, scientists, students and civil servant...
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Following the Journey: When Will We Realise We Are All in the Same Boat? 22 October 2019
Part Two: Land Ahoy! Casa Blanca
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Chris Smiet wins Christiaan Huygens prize 07 October 2019
Christopher Berg Smiet, who defended his thesis at LION with Dirk Bouwmeester, won the Christiaan Huygens prize for his thesis '‘Knots in Plasma’. On...
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When Will We Realise We Are All in the Same Boat? 02 October 2019
Part One: Casting off, Amsterdam
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Psychologist Zsuzsika Sjoerds takes over the Twitter account @NL_Wetenschap 27 September 2019
Zsuzsika Sjoerds seems to be busy with her research, her teaching, and open science advocacy. She will also take over the Twitter account for Dutch sc...
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LUC student Jennifer Pfister on Deconstructing Generation Z 09 September 2019
Social entrepreneur, Co-Founder of 'Women in Innovation and Leadership' and LUC student. In a recent article published by German news outlet 'Bento' t...
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Birds around airports may be deaf and more aggressive 27 August 2019
Birds around airports are more aggressive and sing as if they have hearing loss. Collaboration between researchers of Manchester Metropolitan Universi...
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Paul Hudson in TIME Magazine on the ''record-breaking'' Mississippi Floods 12 August 2019
Associate Professor of Physical Geography Paul Hudson at Leiden University College was interviewed by TIME Magazine on the Mississippi floods that hav...
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Two Leiden finalists for ECHO Loyens & Loeff Law & Tax Award 05 August 2019
Three students are still in the race for the ECHO Loyens & Loeff Law & Tax Award 2019, two of them are students at Leiden Law School.
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Machine Learning Improves Cross-border Tax Estimates 26 July 2019
Multidisciplinary research has established that VAT-results are in practice six times lower than what it should have been. The new estimates rely on m...
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'Invisible agents' by Nadine Akkerman most discussed book at Hay Festival 21 June 2019
University Lecturer Nadine Akkerman concluded her book tour for her book 'Invisible Agents' in England at the Hay Festival. At the festival, attended ...
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Rene Kleijn on BNR radio about critical materials 21 June 2019
The recent trade dispute between the U.S. and China has renewed the attention for the dependency of the U.S. and many other developed countries on the...
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Nienke Beets wins prize for connecting nature and art 14 June 2019
Nienke Beets of the Leiden Hortus botanicus has won the brand new Joke 't Hart Prize for connecting nature and art. For the botanical garden in Leiden...
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Lars van Doorn shortlisted for Daniël Heinsius Prize for the best master thesis 14 June 2019
Lars van Doorn, research staff member at the Department of Economics at Leiden University, is shortlisted for the Daniël Heinsius Prize for the best m...