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Sugar chemistry – Wouter Remmerswaal’s unrelenting pursuit of understanding 25 November 2024The dark matter of biology: clumps of sugar molecules that, for example, form sugary webs around pathogens. We know very little about them. Wouter Rem...
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European grants for research on ultrathin membranes and the biological clock in bacteria 05 November 2024Two research groups involving Leiden University have been awarded a major European grant, the ERC Synergy Grant. This for research on the development ...
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to an AI model (and rightly so) 24 October 2024Not experiments and lab coats, but computers and artificial intelligence: this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to the inventors of the groundbrea...
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Evolve: Ready tor recruit! 07 October 2024The European Union has awarded a COFUND grant to a consortium of researchers from the universities of Groningen and Leiden for a collective PhD progra...
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Leiden PhD candidate writes children’s book to get girls excited about technology 24 September 2024PhD candidate Karen van den Akker has written a children’s book to get young girls excited about technology. The picture book ‘Met mama naar Mars’ tel...
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Leiden chemists discover new ways in which single-celled organisms organise their DNA 23 September 2024It has only recently been discovered that single-celled organisms (bacteria and archaea) also have histones—proteins that structure DNA. Now, Leiden P...
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Largest research project on sustainable hydrogen production kicks off 19 September 2024It is one of the energy carriers of the future: hydrogen. But how can hydrogen be produced in a sustainable way? With over 50 million euros in funding...
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How to hijack natural destruction in cells: ‘We need to understand it through and through’ 05 September 2024Destroying proteins from the Golgi apparatus of the cell in a controlled manner. That is the focus of chemist Marta Artola’s pioneering research. By d...
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Ten Leiden researchers awarded ERC Starting Grants 03 September 2024Ten scientists from Leiden University will receive a Starting Grant from the European Research Council. This will allow them to launch their own proje...
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Four NWO Open Competition grants for Leiden researchers 30 July 2024Four researchers from Leiden University have been awarded NWO Open Competition grants in the Science domain. This is for research into subjects such a...
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It is not easy to simplify your research 30 July 2024Defending your PhD research in front of nearly 300 elementary school students: that was the challenge faced by PhD candidates Jo-Anne Verschoor and Ma...
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Lies Bouwman appointed as Director of Education at the LIC 29 July 2024Starting 1 August Lies Bouwman has been appointed as Director of Education at the LIC. She will combine this role with her position as the Programme D...
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From the lab to the Olympic Games 26 July 2024In her daily life, she is a student of Life Science and Technology, but not this summer. Guusje van Bolhuis is participating in the Olympic Games with...
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Proof of Concept grants for four Leiden researchers 12 July 2024Four Leiden researchers have been awarded Proof of Concept grants by the ERC. These grants, each worth 150,000 euros, help researchers translate the f...
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Researcher teaching in the classroom: ‘We need to imitate nature more closely’ 27 June 2024How can we supply the growing world population with sustainable energy? At Laurens Lyceum in Rotterdam, Prof. Marc Koper speaks with the students abou...