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Lowlands visitors will teach scientists more about quantum mechanics 30 July 2024Goldband, Skrillex, Róisín Murphy and... quantum: the latter may not be a band but is part of the Lowlands line-up nonetheless. Scientists from Leiden...
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Ionica Smeets receives honorary doctorate from Open University 13 June 2024Professor of Science Communication Ionica Smeets will be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Open University. She receives the award because she exem...
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Working together on the plastic problem: how to keep citizens engaged? 06 June 2024What motivates citizens to participate in a citizen science project on plastic pollution? And does that motivation change over time? Liselotte Rambonn...
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Jointly into the quantum future: ‘A crucial role for education and science communication’ 07 March 2024The second quantum revolution is in full swing, bringing all kinds of new technologies to within reach, and offering many opportunities as well as cha...
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From a fossil to an animal skin: as a museum, do you let the original pass through the hands of your visitors, or a replica? 05 December 2023Educators in European science museums sometimes think rather differently about the definition of an 'authentic' object. They think carefully about how...
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Ionica Smeets to give Iris Medal prize money to students 09 November 2023Ionica Smeets is planning to give the prize money that she won with the Iris Medal, a prize for excellent science communication, to student projects. ...
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Ionica Smeets wins Iris Medal 2023 04 October 2023The winner of this year’s Iris Medal for Excellent Science Communication is Professor of Science Communication Ionica Smeets. ‘If there is anyone who ...
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Workshop Exploring the Role of Hype in the Future of Quantum Technology 11 August 2023Telling sensationalised stories, exaggerating benefits and understating the risks: creating ‘hype’ about something doesn't sound like something a resp...
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Leiden math trail renewed 13 February 2023Updated walking instructions, and refreshed texts and questions. After six years, the Leiden math trail has been revamped. From high school students t...
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Misleading bar and pie charts: How graphs can lead you astray 19 December 2022Cutting off the y-axis, using 3D effects and only showing part of the available data: these are all tactics to mislead people with graphs. But they do...
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Animals in fashion: what is portrayed on children’s clothing? 17 November 2022Children’s clothes are full of cute, fun and cool animals. Researcher Michiel Hooykaas investigated which animals were most prevalent, to see how cult...
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How to involve citizens in your scientific research 06 September 2022Inviting members of the public to help monitor wildlife, photograph plants or conduct samplings. These are some of the many examples of Citizen Scienc...
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Cheating graphs: a lesson in statistics without arithmetic 24 June 2022Missing legends, illogical connections or three-dimensional graphs. There are many ways in which data can deceive. Five students took up the fight aga...
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Children’s book award for the math lesson of a lifetime 23 June 2022Do you know a children's book fanatic? According to the Griffel-jury, 'Rekenen voor je Leven' (Calculating for your life) by Science Communication Pro...
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Many animals, but little biodiversity in children’s picture books 09 May 2022Dutch children’s picture books are full of animals, but mainly mammals are portrayed. Especially pets and exotic animals are popular. A large part of ...