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Old Observatory Leiden opens its doors to the public on 29 October 18 October 2017On 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 2017The 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 2017An 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 2017Observations 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 2017Astronomy 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 2017The 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 2017How 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...
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A 120 year old telescope gets a makeover 31 August 2017For the first time in over half a century, one of oldest telescopes at the Leiden Observatory is getting a major improvement.
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Michiel Hogerheijde, professor by special appointment of Instrumental Astronomy UVA 23 August 2017Dr M.R. Hogerheijde (1971) has been named professor by special appointment of Instrumental Astronomy at the University of Amsterdam (UvA)’s Faculty of...
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Henk Hoekstra appointed Professor Observational Cosmology 21 August 2017Astronomer Henk Hoekstra has been appointed Professor Observational Cosmology at the Leiden Observatory with effect from 1 August.
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Leiden through the eyes of Matthew Fields 16 August 2017Matthew Fields, from Philadelphia, US, came to Leiden to study astronomy as part of the Euroscholars scheme. 'I came here to gain valuable research ex...
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Obtaining a PhD at Teylers Museum at age of 68 01 August 2017Most people would not even consider it, starting a PhD at the age of 62. However, for the former Teylers Museum curator Bert Sliggers it was like a dr...
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Five Veni awards for Leiden Science researchers 31 July 2017Five promising researchers at Leiden's Faculty of Science have received a Veni award from NWO. They can use the award - of up to 250,000 euros - to ca...
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Veni awards for seventeen young Leiden researches 28 July 2017The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Veni funding to seventeen researchers who recently obtained their PhD. This awa...
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First Open Science Centre engages rural communities with science 12 July 2017The first location of the Open Science Centre network was opened on 7 July in Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Portugal. A Portuguese Minister and a State...