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Educational experiment with polder rice 11 October 2023
Is polder rice a feasible circular alternative to cows on peat soil? In May, an experimental trial began, with researchers from Leiden University and ...
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Gaia data maps globular cluster, gravitational lensing and asteroids with great precision 10 October 2023
The European Space Agency (ESA) has published an interim data release from Gaia, the space telescope mapping out the Milky Way in 3D. The first scient...
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Celebrating science on our Faculty with sparkling Leiden Science Family Day 10 October 2023
Elephant toothpaste, a trip among the stars or a lecture on mathematical juggling: on Sunday 8 October 2023, the Faculty of Science opened its doors f...
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Studying ferritin: ‘we hope this will eventually give more insight into Alzheimer's’ 10 October 2023
Exactly how Alzheimer's disease develops is not well understood, but an imbalance of iron in the brain might just play a role. Martina Huber of the Le...
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Education that connects to market needs: new course for master’s students focuses on quality in drug development 09 October 2023
Immediately connect with the needs of industry with your master’s degree. The new course Practical Aspects of Quality Management in Pharma and Biotech...
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Microbiome ecology professor Ákos Kovács' new job feels like coming home 09 October 2023
‘Working in Leiden is a dream come true.’ Ákos Kovács studied in his birth country Hungary and worked in Germany, Denmark and Groningen. As professor ...
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Elena Maria Rossi continues her search for the origins of the largest black holes, but now as a professor 09 October 2023
Elena Maria Rossi is fascinated by black holes. Her appointment as a professor was a long-held wish, partly because there are so few female professors...
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'Soil is the basis of our lives' - Martijn Bezemer nominated for Huibregtsen Prize 2023 04 October 2023
Directing soil life and thereby influencing what grows above ground: that is the expertise of Leiden biologist Martijn Bezemer and his colleague Wim v...
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Ionica Smeets wins Iris Medal 2023 04 October 2023
The 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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Rob van Nieuwpoort new professor of Efficient Computing and eScience 27 September 2023
As of 1 October Rob van Nieuwpoort is the new professor of Efficient Computing and eScience at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIA...
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Promising new technique to treat cancer receives NWO grant 26 September 2023
Biological chemist Nathaniel Martin and his team received an NWO grant to examine how blocking a specific enzyme in our body, NNMT, could be helpful i...
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In Memoriam Johan Lugtenburg 25 September 2023
The fastest chemical reaction in the universe takes place inside our eyes.
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Why our faculty is the place to be 21 September 2023
Since the beginning of September, it is a fact: our faculty has a new strategic plan. The plan outlines what we will collectively commit to in the com...
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From forming embryo to cancer metastasis: the significance of collective cell movement 21 September 2023
Against all expectations, the most common tissue in our bodies behaves differently at different length scales. That’s what physicist Luca Giomi discov...
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Corrugated plastic unveils a new design principle for programmable materials 20 September 2023
Corrugated plastic turns out to be exemplary of a new class of ‘multistable’ metamaterials that can reversibly change shape. This insight can lead to ...