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ESA presents first crystal-clear Euclid photos of the cosmos 07 November 2023
The first full-colour images of the cosmos from ESA's space telescope Euclid were presented today. Never before has a telescope been able to take such...
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A lifeline for Leiden research – TB solution a step closer thanks to this Indonesian university 07 November 2023
Herman Spaink knows of many substances that may help combat tuberculosis. Lab space to study them safely is very limited in Leiden. A brand-new lab at...
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New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa 06 November 2023
Leiden University and four other Dutch universities will appoint 51 PhD candidates to conduct solution-oriented research for and with the African cont...
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Leiden University and Municipality of The Hague to collaborate on sustainability 06 November 2023
Leiden University and the Municipality of The Hague signed a collaboration agreement on sustainability on 1 November. Their main goals are to build a ...
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Sebastian Pomplun joins Oncode Institute to accelerate breakthroughs in cancer research 06 November 2023
Sebastian Pomplun manages to reach proteins with drugs even where this was thought impossible. That is why he and his research group have been allowed...
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Students build software for real customers 06 November 2023
Students gain practical experience while clients receive a solution to their software needs: the student software company LUDev hits two birds with on...
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Code orange - what to do in the case of a weather alert 02 November 2023
The KNMI issues weather warnings in various codes depending on the weather's risk to people's safety. Below, you can read what the university and facu...
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New professor Vedran Dunjko finds real-world problems that a quantum computer can solve 02 November 2023
When he started high school, his brother gave him an advanced book on quantum computing. That's when he knew what he wanted to pursue. Since 1 October...
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Thomas Bäck and Hao Wang new Editors in chief of the Evolutionary Computation Journal 02 November 2023
LIACS scholars Thomas Bäck and Hao Wang will be the new Editors-in-Chief of the Evolutionary Computation Journal from November 1. Published by MIT Pre...
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Algorithms descend into our sewers to improve inspections 01 November 2023
They never cross our minds until, that is, they become damaged and then they’re a huge problem: our sewers. Their maintenance could be much faster and...
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AI Lab launched for effective and responsible supervision 30 October 2023
How can you increase the effectiveness of inspectors using responsible artificial intelligence (AI)? This is the question the Innovation Center for Ar...
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Partnership agreement with Indonesian Universitas Gadjah Mada ratified during visit 30 October 2023
From student exchanges and a joint laboratory to heritage research and a knowledge consortium, the Indonesian Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is in vari...
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ENW grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO): Reversing antimicrobial resistance using bacteriophage 30 October 2023
“Is it possible to restore antibiotic sensitivity in resistant bacteria?” Dr. Tingjie Guo wondered. “Watch me and learn”, phage responded. Dr. Tingjie...
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Kiem project investigates link between violence and other health problems 30 October 2023
‘Violence as a Population Health Problem’ is one of 33 interdisciplinary projects that have been launched thanks to a Kiem grant. The project team wil...
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From fat bikes to paper bags: assessing their total environmental impact is becoming even more important 27 October 2023
A paper bag is less environmentally friendly than it seems. Life cycle assessment (LCA) reveals the total environmental impact of products or producti...