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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 Engineering13 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 technology09 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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Siggie psychologist Dominique and a student talk about loneliness: ‘Everyone experiences loneliness from time to time’09 November 2023The student navigator ‘Find your way’ helps students find their way around the university. Siggie, online coaching for students, can also be found on ...
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Video: Does our democracy need an upgrade?09 November 2023In a lecture for the University of the Netherlands, Reijer Passchier, assistant professor in constitutional and administrative law, speaks about the s...
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Ionica Smeets to give Iris Medal prize money to students09 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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‘During my internship, I learned how theory is applied in practice’09 November 2023Elise Darras studies at Leiden University College (LUC) where she specialises in Earth, Energy and Sustainability. She decided to do a month-long inte...
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Knowledge exchange LDE & University of Indonesia07 November 2023In the context of urban challenges, multidisciplinary knowledge adds value. The idea is that urban planners, sociologists, economists, and historians ...
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A lifeline for Leiden research – TB solution a step closer thanks to this Indonesian university07 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 Africa06 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 sustainability06 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 research06 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...
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The future of the past is enough to make you feel down03 November 2023The slogan of the Faculty of Archaeology, ‘The Future of the Past starts at Leiden University’, might sound like empty marketing speak. But there is s...
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175 years of the Constitution: ‘Its dryness makes it a success'03 November 2023175 years ago, the Netherlands took great strides towards parliamentary democracy with a revamped Constitution. Where does the Constitution stand today?
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Algorithms descend into our sewers to improve inspections01 November 2023They never cross our minds until, that is, they become damaged and then they’re a huge problem: our sewers. Their maintenance could be much faster and...