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Koenraad Schalm new Programme Director of the Physics master25 October 2023Koenraad Schalm will be the new programme director of the Physics master starting 1 November. He has been appointed for a period of four years. Schalm...
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FLAMINGO: dark matter, ordinary matter, and neutrinos in the biggest cosmological simulation ever24 October 2023Not only dark matter, but also ordinary matter and dark energy are tracked in the largest ever cosmological computer simulation ever. In the FLAMINGO ...
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Name Faculty of Science flaunts on facade of phase 2A24 October 2023Since Thursday 19 October, the name Faculty of Science flaunts on the façade of phase 2A! We are getting closer and closer to the completion of the im...
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Erik Danen new Dean of the Graduate School of Science24 October 2023The Graduate School of Science starts 2024 with a new Dean. The Faculty Council appointed Erik Danen for the coming four years. He succeeds Eric Eliel...
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Honouring a mathematical legacy: Edixhoven fellow tries to understand millennia-old problems19 October 2023Not all problems are easy to solve, but with enough bright minds, you make progress step by step. ‘The kind of problems I am interested in have been o...
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Master's student Nicole ter Laak wins KNMP Studentenprijs 202317 October 2023Biopharmaceutical sciences master's student Nicole ter Laak has won the KNMP Studentenprijs 2023. She wins the prize for her research project on dosin...
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How light and noise pollution disrupt aquatic life16 October 2023Fish populations in lakes and rivers have declined in recent decades. This is probably due to light and noise pollution. The Horizon Europe grant enab...
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The rocking researcher: Marjolein Fokkema connects disciplines with algorithms and pop songs16 October 2023From predicting Alzheimer’s to the growth of organisms: psychologist Marjolein Fokkema’s algorithms can be used in many disciplines. They also provide...
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New professor Suzan Verberne aims to bring large language models and search engines closer together12 October 2023Suzan Verberne has been appointed professor of Natural Language Processing at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) from 1 October...
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Dust cloud from two colliding ice planets dims light of parent star11 October 2023For the first time, an international group of astronomers have seen the heat glow of two ice giant planets colliding. They could also observe the resu...
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Educational experiment with polder rice11 October 2023Is 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 precision10 October 2023The 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 Day10 October 2023Elephant 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 2023Exactly 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 development09 October 2023Immediately connect with the needs of industry with your master’s degree. The new course Practical Aspects of Quality Management in Pharma and Biotech...