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Leiden University fifth in SustainaBul sustainability ranking 17 June 2024
Leiden University has secured fifth place in SustainaBul, the sustainability ranking for universities and universities of applied sciences in the Neth...
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CFP Monotheisms in Medieval Islamic Thought 17 June 2024
The Leiden University Centre for Islamic Thought and History (LUCITH) is hosting a two-day conference on the topic of monotheism in medieval Islamic t...
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Hilde Woker and Renate Reitsma appointed members of National Ocean Decade Committee 14 June 2024
The National Ocean Decade Committee has appointed two new members from Leiden University. As members of this committee, Hilde Woker and Renate Reitsma...
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Opinion: Renaming ministries plays crucial role in shaping political agenda 14 June 2024
Three new ministries have been formed in the Netherlands: Asylum and Migration, Housing and Spatial Planning & Climate and Green Growth. Of course, th...
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A foldable smartphone? STIBNITE searched for the perfect semiconductor 14 June 2024
Roll-up solar panels, bendable phone displays, or better computer chips… The EU project STIBNITE investigated the next generation of semiconductors, m...
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Launch of The Hague Global Futures Hub: Innovation and Collaboration for a Sustainable Future 13 June 2024
The Hague Global Futures Hub was officially launched at the Wijnhaven building on Campus The Hague on 10 June. This collaboration between Leiden Unive...
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Prison reward systems do not work well and prisoners are the ones who pay 13 June 2024
Ten years ago, a new reward system was introduced in Dutch prisons: the only way prisoners could earn extra ‘freedoms’ was through good behaviour. Fre...
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Not wrapping but folding: Bacteria also organise their DNA (but they do it a bit differently) 13 June 2024
Some bacteria, it turns out, have proteins much like ours that organise the DNA in their cells. They just do it a bit differently. This is revealed by...
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Political Scientist Christina Toenshoff Wins Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award 13 June 2024
Christina Toenshoff has been awarded the Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award for her PhD dissertation on corporate climate lobbying. The Leiden Politica...
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Arteriosclerosis and drug discovery: two young researchers win Krijn Rietveld Award for innovative research 13 June 2024
One discovered that arteriosclerosis resembles an autoimmune disease, while the other developed a system to aid in the search for new medications. For...
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Ionica Smeets receives honorary doctorate from Open University 13 June 2024
Professor of Science Communication Ionica Smeets will be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Open University. She receives the award because she exem...
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’Society would flourish with new farming styles’ 12 June 2024
‘The climate crisis is the greatest threat we face,’ says Leiden University environmental scientist Paul Behrens. ‘And yet, there is hope. In the near...
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The environment: victim and initiator of armed conflict 12 June 2024
The Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding is set to take place between 19 and 21 June at the Wijnhaven building in The Hague. ...
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Using health data for scientific research isn’t that simple 12 June 2024
While health data is essential for scientific research, that data also needs to be protected. In her doctoral thesis, Irith Kist found a balance betwe...
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The number of threats is increasing. But is the Netherlands less safe? 11 June 2024
Explosions at people’s homes, gangland killings and online threats: if you follow the news, it may seem as though threat levels in the Netherlands are...