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Book publication Ronald Cramer: a world premiere05 November 2015Ronald Cramer, in cooperation with Ivan Damgard and Jesper Nielsen (Aarhus University) have recently published the first book ever written on “quantum...
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Record number of students in mathematics this year07 October 2015The number of mathematics students in higher education is increasing spectacularly. This year, the influx of new students rises to more than 1000 on a...
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Elsevier: Mathematics in Leiden best education according to researchers07 October 2015Research from weekly magazine Elsevier shows that both the Leiden bachelor Wiskunde as the master Mathematics are rated as the best educational progra...
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Bart de Smit appointed as professor Algebra and Number Theory29 September 2015On Tuesday 15 September 2015, Bart de Smit has been appointed as professor of Algebra and Number Theory at the Mathematical Institute of Leiden Univer...
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Aad van der Vaart Scientific Director Mathematical Institute18 September 2015Prof. dr. Aad van der Vaart has been appointed as Scientific Director of the Mathematical Institute of Leiden University on Tuesday 15 September 2015....
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Interview Richard Gill about quantum experiment16 September 2015In the weekly magazine “Mare” from Leiden University, an interview with the Leiden statistics prof. dr. Richard Gill has been published recently about...
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Silver medal for Leiden mathematics student Onno Berrevoets26 August 2015The Leiden mathematics student Onno Berrevoets won the silver medal during the last edition of the International Mathematics Competition in Blagoevgra...
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A mathematical model for a more diverse workforce06 August 2015
Many organisations have a biased workforce, even though diversity has so many advantages. Australian and Dutch researchers, including Leiden psycholog...
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Richard Gill member of FQXi18 June 2015Prof. Dr. Richard Gill has recently joined as a member of the Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi). FQXi is an international association of scienti...
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Membership KHMW Jacqueline Meulman18 June 2015The ‘Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen’, Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities, has nominated Prof. Dr. Jaqueline Meul...
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Spinoza Prize for Leiden statistician Aad van der Vaart12 June 2015Aad van der Vaart, professor of stochastics at Leiden University, has been awarded the NWO Spinoza Prize for his groundbreaking research in statistics...
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Djordjo Milovic wins KWG award13 May 2015Djordjo Milovic has won the KWG award for PhD students during the 51st Dutch Mathematical Congress, which took place on 14 and 15 April 2015 in Leiden...
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Death of Mathematics student Willem Obbens06 May 2015
With dismay we took note of the sudden death of Willem Obbens, student and student assistant in Mathematics, Leiden University.
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‘Discoverer of the Year’, best dissertation and Education Award 201406 January 2015At the New Year’s reception of the Faculty of Science on 6 January, it was announced that Annelien Zweemer, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, ...
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Research Prof.Dr. Arjen Doelman selected within Mathematics of Planet Earth program NWO10 December 2014The research project ‘Adaptive Semi-Strong Ecosystem Dynamics’ of Prof.Dr. Arjen Doelman is selected for funding as one of the 7 research projects wit...