450 news items found
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Why do a Master Honours Challenge? ‘Step away from your own square millimetre’ 24 September 2024Learning how to work with people from different disciplines, that’s what Master Honours Challenges are all about. In teams, students address a challen...
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Leiden PhD candidate writes children’s book to get girls excited about technology 24 September 2024PhD candidate Karen van den Akker has written a children’s book to get young girls excited about technology. The picture book ‘Met mama naar Mars’ tel...
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Three Leiden students in the running for an ECHO Award 23 September 2024Three Leiden students are in the running for the annual ECHO Award. This prize is for students from non-Western backgrounds who are actively engaged i...
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Leiden chemists discover new ways in which single-celled organisms organise their DNA 23 September 2024It has only recently been discovered that single-celled organisms (bacteria and archaea) also have histones—proteins that structure DNA. Now, Leiden P...
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Discover 450 years of parades at Museum De Lakenhal 20 September 2024The exhibition ‘Leiden celebrates – 450 years of parades’ at Museum De Lakenhal shows how parades and society have changed through the centuries. Alum...
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Dutch astronomers observe giant jets emanating from black hole 19 September 2024An international team of astronomers led by Dutch scientist Martijn Oei has discovered the largest pair of jets from a black hole ever seen. The 'jumb...
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A new perspective on pneumonia: what does our body tell us about the cause? 16 September 2024Effectively treating a severe case of pneumonia is often challenging. Identifying the pathogen behind it can be difficult. PhD candidate Ilona den Har...
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Diabolical dilemmas in timeless theatre about the Relief of Leiden 12 September 2024What is freedom worth in times of hunger? ‘Beleg’ is a modern interpretation of Lucretia van Merken’s 1774 play. With five performances in Leiden’s Sc...
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Science for Sustainable Societies: a new interdisciplinary bachelor’s programme 12 September 2024How do you tackle environmental challenges and societal transitions from an interdisciplinary perspective? Starting from September 2025 students will ...
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Hip and sustainable: restaurant De Schotel opens in the Lecture Hall Building 11 September 2024Looking for a great meal at a sustainable restaurant? Since Monday 2 September, you can visit restaurant De Schotel in the Lecture Hall Building. Thi...
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Jasper's day 11 September 2024Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, J...
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Leiden Science has a beautiful new building: and we celebrated it together 10 September 2024A festive opening with plenty of orange, a well-attended lecture by Ionica Smeets and an unforgettable party for staff and students. We celebrated the...
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‘Partying is fine but we still need to protest’ 09 September 2024Leiden University was present for the second time at the second Leiden Pride on Saturday. With a boat with room for 60 students and staff, decorated i...
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During the next pandemic, this mathematical model will speed up the search for treatment 09 September 2024Do you recall all those drugs that were hastily proposed as potential treatments for COVID-19? In the event of a future pandemic, the goal is to offer...
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Executive Board member Martijn Ridderbos to leave Leiden University 06 September 2024Vice-chairman of the Executive Board Martijn Ridderbos will leave Leiden University at the end of this year. As of 1 January 2025, he will take up a n...