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Motion of stars near Milky Way's central black hole is only predictable for few hundred years13 September 2023The orbits of 27 stars orbiting closely around the black hole at the center of our Milky Way are very chaotic. As a result, researchers cannot predict...
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Making better use of our natural resources12 September 2023The availability of natural resources, the energy transition, the importance of circularity and our dependence on China. This and more is what Profess...
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EIC Pathfinder Challenge grant for research into autoreactive B cells in cardiovascular disease12 September 2023At the division of BioTherapeutics, Amanda Foks, Bram Slütter and Ilze Bot have obtained a €4 million research grant from the HORIZON 2022 EIC Pathfin...
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Flu stops when you block the enzyme that cleaves off virus particles12 September 2023A flu virus could cause a pandemic. And then we would be poorly armed because flu viruses are starting to become resistant to flu medications like Tam...
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3 October University given a makeover12 September 2023Try to resolve the nitrogen problem, go on a regeneration journey or take part in psychological research: discover this and more at the new and improv...
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Be amazed and inspired during the Leiden Science Family Day!12 September 2023On Sunday 8 October 2023, during the Weekend van de Wetenschap, the Faculty of Science of Leiden University will open its doors to anyone curious abou...
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Versatile antiviral proteins discovered with supercomputer11 September 2023A single tiny molecule that can destroy flu, corona, HIV and Zika viruses? Yes, it really does exist. An algorithm that mimics evolution has produced ...
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Report: Tracking down green spaces in The Hague in places you don't always want to be11 September 2023Although there is considerable evidence that nature in the city is beneficial to both people and animals, we still do not have an overall picture of t...
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Oncode Accelerator launched: patients at the centre of innovative cancer drug development08 September 2023Providing each cancer patient with the right treatment remains a challenge. Oncode Accelerator aims to change this by innovating the way we develop ca...
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Why stress could be good for you07 September 2023Acute stress seems to have a surprisingly positive effect on our health. Researcher Erin Faught received an NWO veni grant to find out why that is and...
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Students work on bacterium that makes sustainable plastic07 September 2023Rather than go on holiday this summer, a group of biology students shut themselves away in a windowless lab. They were working on a solution to the wo...
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In conversation with the head of the rodent facility06 September 2023Before patients can take a pill, scientists often spend years in the lab developing and testing a candidate drug. That often includes experiments with...
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Opening Academic Year centred around strategic plan: 'Our compass to make decisions'06 September 2023On Tuesday 5 September, the Faculty of Science kicked off the new academic year. A special edition this time: Dean Jasper Knoester gave the official k...
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What global cities are made of05 September 2023Understanding what our buildings and cities are made of is an important step in making them more sustainable. Industrial ecologist Tomer Fishman (CML)...
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ERC Starting Grants for seven Leiden researchers05 September 2023Seven researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. This will enable them to start their own project, build their resear...