News
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38 ditches of Living Lab officially opened 15 June 2017
A better environment starts at the Living Lab. Leiden Scientists investigate the effect of chemical compounds on biodiversity in 38 natural ditches. T...
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Ewa Snaar-Jagalska appointed as Professor in the field of cellular tumor biology 24 May 2017
From the 1st of April Ewa Snaar-Jagalska has been appointed Professor in the field of cellular tumor biology within the Faculty of Science at the Inst...
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Leiden University third in sustainability ranking 22 May 2017
Leiden University is in third place in the SustainaBul sustainability ranking. Students from eleven research universities and nine universities of app...
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Sound impact on fish populations 11 May 2017
The first of April was the official start of Phase II of the collaborative “PCAD4Cod”-project on the effect of sound on fish populations. Hans Slabbek...
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Pakistan and the Netherlands: combining the best of both worlds 04 May 2017
Majid Khan, born and raised in Pakistan, left his wife and daughter behind to do research in Leiden. After obtaining his PhD, the Netherlands has take...
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Towards a liveable future 20 April 2017
Humans have influenced nature since as early as the Ice Age, and over the past century man’s impact has become even greater with our many new technolo...
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Launching event National Antibiotic Development Platform 20 April 2017
Antibiotic resistance is one of the major threats to human health. This week the National Antibiotic Development Platform, NADP, was officially launch...
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Female songbirds: Make her voice heard! 11 April 2017
Listening to birds and helping science, it is possible. Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) researchers Karan Odom and Katharina Riebel launched a citiz...
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The Evolution of Fangs, Venom, and Mimicry Systems in Blenny Fishes 10 April 2017
Venomous animals serve as models for a variety of mimicry types. Michael Richardson (IBL) and his international colleagues find that a group of fishes...
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Remko Offringa appointed Professor in the field of Plant Developmental Genetics 04 April 2017
Remko Offringa has been appointed Professor in the field of Plant Developmental Genetics within the Faculty of Science at the Institute of Biology Lei...
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Thousands of images of frozen bacteria 28 March 2017
How do bacteria sense and adapt to their environment? Ariane Briegel, Professor of Ultrastructural Biology, is intrigued by this question. Using new t...
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Alumni mentors answer student’s questions 23 March 2017
Students get free advice of Leiden alumni about their career, applying for a job, social networking and more. The Mentor Network is an online platform...
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Biology Career Event: great atmosphere and useful tips 14 March 2017
On February 24, 2017, the Institute of Biology Leiden organised the first edition of the Biology Career Event. The career event for third year bachelo...
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Prof. Marin van Heel awarded Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences 2017 23 February 2017
Prof. Dr. Ir. Marin van Heel, Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Biology Leiden (NeCEN), is one of the winners of the “Wiley Prize in Biomedical S...
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New IBL-professor in "Computational Biology": Vera van Noort 06 February 2017
Vera van Noort has been appointed Professor in the field of Computational Biology within the Faculty of Science at the Institute of Biology from the 1...