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Leiden has highest percentage female first year students Physics & Astronomy 14 December 2017
The bachelor education programmes of Physics and Astronomy in Leiden combined have the highest percentage female first year students in The Netherland...
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George Miley recieves honorary doctorate in Dublin 08 December 2017
Leiden emeritus professor George Miley receives an honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin on 8 December. ‘I never dreamed that I would receive...
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72 galaxies never deteted before 29 November 2017
Using the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, an international team of scientists, including many Leiden astronomers, have conduct...
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A new view on planet formation 09 November 2017
Many hot, rocky planets outside of our own solar system started out as large, gaseous Neptunes. This is what astronomers at Leiden University contend ...
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Flying visit by high-ranking Chinese delegation 06 November 2017
A high-ranking delegation from China visited Leiden on 6 November. The party of some 25 officials from the CPPCC – a Chinese advisory body comparable ...
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Multiple star systems: how they got here and why it matters 31 October 2017
Disk formation around stars is an important factor in determining whether one or multiple stars evolve. But the big picture of star formation is still...
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Universe Awareness one of the most innovative programmes in education 27 October 2017
Educational programme Universe Awareness (UNAWE) is one of HundrED's 100 Global Inspiring Innovations in Education. This was announced on 4 October 20...
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‘Do something for the broader astronomy community as well’ 24 October 2017
As Director-General of the ESO for the past ten years, Leiden University astronomer Tim de Zeeuw had ‘the best astronomy job in the world’. Back at th...
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Old Observatory Leiden opens its doors to the public on 29 October 18 October 2017
On Sunday 29 October the annual open day of the Old Observatory will take place. During this day, people can visit the Old Observatory for free and en...
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Physics Nobel Prize for former Leiden Lorentz Professor 05 October 2017
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne for their work on the measurement of gravitational waves...
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Astronomical airplane trails do not fade but lighten up 04 October 2017
An unexpected phenomenon in a merger of a cluster of galaxies. An international team of astronomers led by Francesco de Gasperin has witnessed a gas t...
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Freon-40 may not be a useful marker of life 02 October 2017
Observations made with the ALMA telescope in Chile and ESA’s Rosetta mission, have detected the faint molecular fingerprint of methyl chloride in gas,...
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Astronomy at Dutch universities is worldleading 25 September 2017
Astronomy departments at Dutch universities is among the top of the world rankings for astronomical institutions. This is the conclusion drawn from a ...
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Promising new collaborations with Institut Teknologi Bandung 17 September 2017
The Faculty of Science forges new research collaborations with the Institut Teknologi Bandung in Indonesia in the fields of tropical diseases, e.g. tu...
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Exploring the universe 12 September 2017
How did our universe come into being? Are there any other planets that support life? Read all about it in our new research dossier ‘Exploring the univ...