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EARLI SIG 24 workshop on “Fostering researcher independence” 01 October 2024
Last week, the EARLI SIG 24 Workshop 2024 took place from 25 to 27 September at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) in Leiden, the Ne...
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Thed van Leeuwen new professor by special appointment for Monitoring Open Science Policies and Practices 02 September 2024
As of 1 September 2024, Thed van Leeuwen is professor by special appointment of the chair “Monitoring Open Science Policies and Practices” at the Cent...
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Veni grant for Leiden researchers 17 July 2024
The Veni grant is awarded annually by NWO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research). This year, multiple researchers from Leiden University a...
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Kathleen Gregory receives Veni grant for research on the sustainability of open data infrastructures 17 July 2024
Data about COVID-19 were everywhere during the pandemic, but how will all this data continue to be managed and kept open so that it is usable in the f...
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Veni grants for 21 researchers from Leiden University 17 July 2024
An impressive 21 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Leiden: the heart of health and well-being 24 June 2024
The city of Leiden is enriched by a dense infrastructure of knowledge institutes, with a uniquely strong focus on health and well-being. This gives Le...
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Hilde Woker and Renate Reitsma appointed members of National Ocean Decade Committee 14 June 2024
The National Ocean Decade Committee has appointed two new members from Leiden University. As members of this committee, Hilde Woker and Renate Reitsma...
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Planting polder rice barefoot in the mud: ‘Searching for the agriculture of the future’ 30 May 2024
After decades of intensive farming, the peatland area is under pressure. Researchers, farmers and policymakers work together in the Polderlab to ident...
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Calling on universities and funders: make research information open 16 April 2024
Crucial information about research, funding or how university rankings are created is often not freely accessible. The Barcelona Declaration on Open R...
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Release of the Leiden Ranking Open Edition 30 January 2024
The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University, in collaboration with the Curtin Open Knowledge Initiative (COKI), Sesame O...
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Algorithms and data behind Leiden Ranking in public domain 30 January 2024
Unlike other major university rankings, the Leiden Ranking – Open Edition is completely transparent. The ranking compiled by the Centre for Science an...
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New board of directors for CWTS appointed 01 December 2023
CWTS will get a new board of directors for the coming three years, starting on 1 January 2024. The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences of Leide...
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Congratulations, Dr. André Brasil! 26 October 2023
On 24 October 2023, André Brasil Varantes Pinto successfully defended his PhD thesis at Leiden University.
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Posting preprints: ‘There is no reason not to’ 16 October 2023
Leiden University publishes the highest percentage of preprints in the Netherlands. Why is that and why post your article online before it has been pe...
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Empower your PhD and join this new research project 28 August 2023
Dutch postgraduates do not feel adequately prepared for a next job. In a new research project, PhD candidates from Leiden University are invited to fu...