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Microbiome ecology professor Ákos Kovács' new job feels like coming home09 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 professor09 October 2023Elena 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 202304 October 2023Directing 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 202304 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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Rob van Nieuwpoort new professor of Efficient Computing and eScience27 September 2023As 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 grant26 September 2023Biological 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 Lugtenburg25 September 2023The fastest chemical reaction in the universe takes place inside our eyes.
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Why our faculty is the place to be21 September 2023Since 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 movement21 September 2023Against 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 materials20 September 2023Corrugated plastic turns out to be exemplary of a new class of ‘multistable’ metamaterials that can reversibly change shape. This insight can lead to ...
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Astonishing explorations at the Night of Discoveries19 September 2023It was the Night of Discoveries on Saturday 16 September: a summer encounter between art and science. Leiden researchers from various disciplines insp...
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Organ failure caused by viruses, how does it work? Now there are methods to find out18 September 2023Dying from viral infection due to organ failure and blood loss: we still know little about how it can happen. Among other things, Huaqi Tang developed...
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How bittersweet sugar chemistry targets pathogens15 September 2023The challenge is considerable, but so is the satisfaction when it succeeds: creating complex sugar molecules that play a role in biology. Professor of...
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Michel Mandjes appointed professor at the Mathematical Institute15 September 2023As of 1 September, Michel Mandjes has been appointed full professor of Probability and Operations Research at the Mathematical Institute. He succeeds ...
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Nienke van der Marel receives New Horizons Prize15 September 2023Nienke van der Marel has been awarded the New Horizons Prize in physics for her pioneering research on planet formation. This prize is given to young,...