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Office for International Education and internationalisation 30 August 2023Internationalisation is an important pillar of the Strategic Plan of Leiden University and Leiden Law School. The driving force behind internationalis...
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Gerard van Westen wins KNCV Gold Medal 29 August 2023Gerard van Westen has received the KNCV Gold Medal, the most important Dutch award for chemists under 40. 'It's a huge honour,' says the professor of ...
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Why the mathematics of operations research is so fascinating – even for a layperson 29 August 2023Floske Spieksma will give her inaugural lecture as Professor of Mathematics of Operations Research on 1 September. A discussion about mathematical mod...
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From child to artist: something for everyone during Days of Arts and Science 28 August 2023From 11 to 17 September, Leiden will be all about art and science. What can the combination of these two domains do for us? And how can cooperation be...
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Building partnerships for mapping of archaeological sites impacted by climate change 25 August 2023In July 2023, Leiden University conducted another phase of its ongoing archaeological collaboration with the Kalinago Territory in the Caribbean islan...
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Internationalisation enriches: malaria research in Indonesia and lectures by professors from Nigeria 24 August 2023Georgia, Ukraine, Palestine, Tunisia, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Suriname and Brazil: Leiden University has secured...
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Lowlands as lab: virtual trips in the name of science 21 August 2023While tens of thousands of visitors dance to deafening music, a team of Leiden psychologists are trying to collect data for their research at Lowlands...
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How does our physical environment affect our health? 17 August 2023The Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) has received a 4m grant for the ECOTIP project. In this project researchers will study how our physical en...
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Workshop Exploring the Role of Hype in the Future of Quantum Technology 11 August 2023Telling sensationalised stories, exaggerating benefits and understating the risks: creating ‘hype’ about something doesn't sound like something a resp...
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Ieke de Vries: 'We're expecting too much from minors and young adults if we think they can protect themselves from sexual exploitation.’ 11 August 2023What starts off gently may end dramatically. Many young people these days fall victim to sexual exploitation. How can we prevent this suffering? Ieke ...
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Partnering the Leiden Leadership Programme: ‘Students ask the honest questions’ 10 August 2023“A group of students does trigger something different than a research agency,” says Sophia de Rooij, chairman of the board of the Amstelland Hospital ...
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‘Building bridges between scientists: that's what we're good at’ 09 August 2023Two directors. Both professors of mathematics, but one of them is a biologist. One comes, and the other goes. Roeland Merks will succeed Arjen Doelman...
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Research: Points system makes neighbourhoods nicer to live in 07 August 2023A lot of municipalities work with a points system to encourage construction projects to take biodiversity and creating green areas into account. But t...
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Richard Karlsson Linnér: ‘I expect a future where a genetic test will be as much a no-brainer as getting X-rayed.’ 07 August 2023Assistant Professor Karlsson Linnér, who works at the Department of Economics, is one of the recipients of a Veni grant. His research on the accuracy ...
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Veni grant for Nikki Ikani and Bernardo Ribeiro de Almeida 03 August 2023Nikki Ikani, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) and Bernardo Ribeiro de Almeida, Assistant Professor at the Le...