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On the road with an International Credit Mobility grant09 September 2019Over the next three years, 92 students and researchers from Leiden University and its partner universities will be strengthening their research and te...
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Dialogue, collaboration and quantum: opening academic year Faculty of Science03 September 2019With a call for dialogue and collaboration, vice dean Bart de Smit kicked off the new academic year for the Faculty of Science on Tuesday 3 September....
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Young scientists meet up at Young Faculty of Science14 August 2019Being an assistant professor can be rather solitary. You often do not have your own research group and also you don't yet have the extensive network o...
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Photo report: this is what math conference Equadiff looks like18 July 2019The winner of the 'Nobel Prize for Mathematics' was there, Mayor Henri Lenferink was there, and 550 enthusiastic participants were there: Equadiff 201...
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These are the seven Veni winners of the Faculty of Science16 July 2019The Faculty of Science has received no less than seven Veni grants this year. Camila Correa, Max van Duijn, Stéphanie van der Pas, Sergii Pud, Mónica ...
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Tim van Erven makes computers even smarter15 July 2019In high school, Tim van Erven read about an artificially intelligent algorithm that could solve mazes. From that moment on, he was sold: ‘There’s some...
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Hubertus Irth named Interim Dean of the Faculty of Science09 July 2019The Executive Board has appointed Professor Hubertus Irth as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Science at Leiden University. Professor Irth will take up ...
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From wine tears to cloud transport: large mathematical conference in Leiden08 July 2019The winner of the highest scientific distinction in mathematics, an explanation for wine tears and much more mathematical theory and application. From...
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Statistical ‘rockstar’ Brad Efron opens Leiden statistics centre19 June 2019He is said to be one of the greatest living statisticians. Bradley Efron gave a lecture in Marekerk and opened LUXs, the Leiden University Center for ...
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Statistician Aad van der Vaart Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion17 June 2019During a symposium in honour of his 60th birthday, statistician Aad van der Vaart received the royal award of Knight in the Order of the Lion of the N...
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Vidi grants for nine Leiden researchers23 May 2019From artificial intelligence to letters from the Dutch East Indies and from breast-cancer gene BRCA-1 to the collaboration between government and oppo...
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New collaboration aims to predict cancer survival23 May 2019Predicting cancer survival with machine learning, that is the aim of a new collaboration between the Mathematical Institute, the European Organisation...
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The mathematical ties between South Africa and Leiden: Marcel de Jeu professor by special appointment at the University of Pretoria08 May 2019A long-term mathematical collaboration between South Africa and Leiden will continue with the appointment of Marcel de Jeu as professor by special app...
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Mathematician Peter Koymans wins KWG PhD prize02 May 2019Leiden PhD student Peter Koymans has been declared ‘best mathematics PhD student’ by the Royal Dutch Mathematical Society (KWG). He received the prize...
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Leiden University's nominees New Scientist science talent29 April 2019Mathematician Stéphanie van der Pas and psychologist Sandy Overgaauw have been nominated for the New Scientist science talent competition, a prize for...