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Artwork in the new Gorlaeus Building: ‘Academics and artists have more in common than we think’ 14 December 2023Leiden artist Jos Agasi gets to create the artwork for the atrium of the new Gorlaeus Building. His work was chosen from several entries and will be a...
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New spinoff company to solve major roadblock in the quantum revolution 06 December 2023Physicist Kaveh Lahabi’s research on quantum materials led to the launch of a new company: QuantaMap. With his colleagues, he developed a sensor that ...
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Green roofs and tile flipping: research in The Hague on the best approach to climate and species diversity 05 December 2023Does a communal garden provide cool air and warm neighbourly relations? Does an additional row of trees increase biodiversity? These kinds of question...
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Canal Watch scoops communication prize 28 November 2023Canal Watch (De Grachtwacht), which has been cleaning canals since 2018, has received the Dutch Research Council (NWO) Communication Initiative Award....
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Four projects awarded science communication grants 24 November 2023A climate game, a science and music festival, a mobile psychology lab and interactive sessions on anxiety in children. The Dutch Research Council (NWO...
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18 billion animals a year: they die, but never end up on our plate 20 November 2023Each year a staggering 18 billion chickens, turkeys, pigs, sheep, goats, and cows either die or are killed without making it onto someone's plate. Env...
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Adapting to climate change: mutation enables flour beetles to speed up their development 13 November 2023Leiden biologists have found a mutation in flour beetles that allows them to speed up their development. They think that more insects can change their...
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‘We are drowning in dossiers of which we have long known they will play a role’ 13 November 2023The new government needs to look further ahead, says environmental scientist Rutger Hoekstra. ‘We keep pushing forward big dossiers like demographic a...
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Marco Beijersbergen fellow of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering 13 November 2023Cosine Marco Beijersbergen has been appointed as one of the distinguished 62 fellows of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE). With these fello...
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Vocational education and university join forces for quantum technology 09 November 2023Quantum technology is the future, but not without skilled people. For this reason, the Talent & Learning Centre (TLC) Delft/Leiden has been establishe...
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Ionica Smeets to give Iris Medal prize money to students 09 November 2023Ionica Smeets is planning to give the prize money that she won with the Iris Medal, a prize for excellent science communication, to student projects. ...
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A lifeline for Leiden research – TB solution a step closer thanks to this Indonesian university 07 November 2023Herman Spaink knows of many substances that may help combat tuberculosis. Lab space to study them safely is very limited in Leiden. A brand-new lab at...
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New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa 06 November 2023Leiden University and four other Dutch universities will appoint 51 PhD candidates to conduct solution-oriented research for and with the African cont...
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Leiden University and Municipality of The Hague to collaborate on sustainability 06 November 2023Leiden University and the Municipality of The Hague signed a collaboration agreement on sustainability on 1 November. Their main goals are to build a ...
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Sebastian Pomplun joins Oncode Institute to accelerate breakthroughs in cancer research 06 November 2023Sebastian Pomplun manages to reach proteins with drugs even where this was thought impossible. That is why he and his research group have been allowed...