News
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120-year-old telescope back after maintenence 28 February 2018
After a period of maintenance, the 'Photographer' telescope is available once again for visits at the Old Observatory.
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How astronomy aids progress in Africa 27 February 2018
Astronomy can help address the problems of South Africa, while benefiting other African countries at the same time. This was the message of Naledi Pan...
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Distinguished South African Minister visits Leiden as Honorary Professor 20 February 2018
On 26th and 27th February, the South African Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor will visit Leiden University as honorary Oort Visiting ...
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Cutting edge science research to broaden youth participation in science & technology fields 15 February 2018
On 7 February, the first co-creation event of the Expanding (Event) Horizons project took place at Leiden University. Nearly 30 educators, scientists ...
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3D NASA animation shows an old theory from Leiden 14 February 2018
When professor Frank Israel graduated at Leiden Observatory some forty years ago, little did he know that one of his theories would be making headline...
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Behind the scenes on the Big Bang Theory 08 February 2018
‘I got into Nature last year, I was nominated for a faculty teaching award and my kids don’t care. But if your simulations get on The Big Bang Theory ...
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Citizen Science Lab launched with workshop about air pollution 06 February 2018
Scientists and non-scientists co-creating breakthrough citizen science projects for measuring, understanding, and mitigating air pollution. That’s wha...
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Public Event International Day of Women & Girls in Science 02 February 2018
This event is in Dutch. De Verenigde Naties hebben 11 februari uitgeroepen tot International Day of Women & Girls in Science. De Universiteit Leide...
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The Kaiser Spring Lectures are about to start! 01 February 2018
The program for the Kaiser Spring Lectures 2018 has been published! Visit the Old Observatory in March for four amazing lectures about the Space Age.
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Ewine van Dishoeck receives american prize for leading role in astrochemistry 18 January 2018
The Dutch scientist prof. dr. Ewine F. van Dishoeck, Leiden Observatory, Leiden University and Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, will...
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Alireza Mashaghi Tabari is Discoverer of the Year 2017 09 January 2018
With a large majority of votes, drug researcher Alireza Mashaghi Tabari was chosen Discoverer of the Year 2017 of the Faculty of Science. This was ann...
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Habitable planets around pulsars theoretically possible 19 December 2017
It is theoretically possible that habitable planets exist around pulsars, rotating neutron stars. Such planets must have an enormous atmosphere that c...
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Vote for Discoverer of the Year 14 December 2017
Who will be our Discoverer of the year 2017? Which one of these brilliant researchers deserves this prize for their efforts according to you? As of no...
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Science delegation enhances influence in China 14 December 2017
A large delegation composed of 11 delegates from institutes from the Faculty of Science has made an extensive visit to China and enhanced Leiden’s inf...
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SRON space research institute to relocate to Leiden and Delft 14 December 2017
The SRON space research institute currently located in Utrecht will be relocating to South Holland. The institute, which constructs highly advanced te...