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Several Leiden Science students excel and win KHMW Young Talent awards29 November 2024A true shower of awards for students from the Faculty of Science during the annual KHMW Young Talent Awards ceremony. On Monday, 25 November, no less ...
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The solution to antibiotic resistance might be under our feet26 November 2024Biologist Nataliia Machushynets felt like she was ‘looking for a needle in a haystack’, trying to find new antibiotics to help solve the problem of re...
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Dust inhibits shock wave in iconic group of galaxies26 November 2024The shock wave triggered by one of the five galaxies making up the iconic Stephan’s Quintet appears to be less disruptive than previously thought, wit...
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From collagen to canvas: interactive artwork brings the world between our cells to life25 November 2024What’s really happening in the space between the cells in your body? With the Collagen Canvas project, students from Leiden University invite you to e...
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Sugar chemistry – Wouter Remmerswaal’s unrelenting pursuit of understanding25 November 2024The dark matter of biology: clumps of sugar molecules that, for example, form sugary webs around pathogens. We know very little about them. Wouter Rem...
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Satellite data and algorithms reveal which ships emit excessive nitrogen22 November 2024Ships are still emitting too much nitrogen oxide. Till now it has been impossible to measure this at sea, but that is set to change. Solomiia Kurchaba...
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One million euros grant for smart antibiotic combinations – tackling resistant infections and antimicrobial resistance21 November 2024Optimised antibiotic combinations can combat bacteria more effectively while also slowing the development of resistance. Scientists from five European...
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Contributing to cancer research in your own way: three PhD candidates on their work within Oncode Accelerator21 November 2024Accelerating the development of new cancer medicines by joining forces—that’s the mission of Oncode Accelerator, a Dutch consortium that recently welc...
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Anne van Rongen wins the Wayne A. Colburn Memorial Award18 November 2024Anne van Rongen has been honoured with the Wayne A. Colburn Memorial Award at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology...
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Historical telescope returns to the Old Observatory15 November 2024The Old Observatory in Leiden has reclaimed its most important telescope. Since the 1960s, the Meridian Circle (also known as a transit telescope) had...
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From atoms to the cosmos: ‘Everything in the universe is connected’14 November 2024Exploring the largest structures in the universe by looking at the tiniest particles? Lydia Stofanova, PhD candidate at Leiden Observatory and SRON Ne...
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‘Leiden could raise its profile as an AI expert’13 November 2024‘In the field of AI, Leiden is still a relatively unseen university,’ says Thomas Dohmen. The brand-new Director AI Collaboration Center, would like t...
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Silver and light: a powerful combination with the potential to save lives06 November 2024Packages of DNA strands containing silver, measuring just two or three nanometres in size. Leiden physicists Donny de Bruin and Dirk Bouwmeester creat...
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Combining high-level sports and work: ‘It makes me better at both’05 November 2024She works four days a week as a project manager at LIACS and trains six days a week with the Dutch Para Climbing team. Christiane Luttikhuizen balance...
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European grants for research on ultrathin membranes and the biological clock in bacteria05 November 2024Two research groups involving Leiden University have been awarded a major European grant, the ERC Synergy Grant. This for research on the development ...