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Jacqueline Meulman receives honorary membership at statistics society VVSOR 05 April 2022
Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics Jacqueline Meulman received an honorary membership during the annual meeting of the Netherlands Society for S...
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New statistical method brings together studies at an early stage 04 April 2022
During the coronavirus pandemic, scientists were in a hurry to find drugs that would help fight the disease. To combine the research that was being ca...
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Learning better from data: Rianne de Heide wins prestigious award for her dissertation 29 March 2022
How can humans and computers learn from data? To research this, scientists often use so-called Bayesian methods. Although these methods are widely use...
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A PhD, something for you? Math students doubt it too often 21 February 2022
I'm not good enough. That thought leaves too many students doubting whether a PhD program is something for them. And isn't it lonely? On 4 February, m...
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In Memoriam - Bas Edixhoven 19 January 2022
On January 16, 2022, our respected and beloved colleague Prof. dr. Bas Edixhoven passed away after a short period of serious illness.
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Veni grant for ten Leiden researchers 14 December 2021
Ten Leiden researchers have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant, of up to 280,000 euros, will enable them to elab...
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These Science students excelled and won a KHMW Young Talent Prize 06 December 2021
No fewer than seven Leiden FWN students received a Young Talent Award from the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences on Monday, 29 November. Mark van den Bo...
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Cum laude PhD defence: natural seed bank drives diversity 22 November 2021
Each year, poppies disperse seeds that grow into a new generation of flowers. Sometimes, some of the seeds postpone their germination for a few years,...
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Young mathematicians uphold Leiden's honour at international programming contest 12 October 2021
Three young MI students have upheld Leiden's honour in the finals of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). PhD candidate Ludo Pulle...
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Earth is more resilient than was thought 07 October 2021
We have to do all we can to stop climate change. But: the Earth is more resilient than we thought. That is the surprising conclusion of an internation...
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Change manager Frans de Haas is working on the future of the MI 02 September 2021
Frans de Haas started his work at the MI with a clear mandate. Listening and talking are what he will mainly be doing ‘My role is to make sure that ev...
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Probability words: everybody interprets them differently 05 August 2021
What exactly does it mean when your doctor says you have a ‘good chance’ of survival? Leiden researchers discovered that there is a big difference in ...
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Floske Spieksma appointed professor of Stochastic Decision Theory 20 July 2021
As of 1 June, Floske Spieksma has been appointed Professor at the Mathematical Institute in Leiden. Her field of study is Stochastic Decision-Making. ...
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Statistics for the benefit of the patient 17 June 2021
Marta Fiocco has been appointed as of 1 April as professor of applied mathematics, in particular medical statistics. Fiocco's appointment is at the Fa...
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Alumnus Robert Ietswaart: ‘Machine learning is revolutionising drug discovery’ 15 June 2021
Robert Ietswaart does research into gene regulation at the famous Harvard Medical School in Boston. He developed an algorithm to better predict whethe...