450 news items found
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'One in five bacteria we tested were capable of breaking down plastic' 27 June 2024Leiden PhD candidate Jo-Anne Verschoor discovered that nearly twenty percent of the bacterial strains she studied could degrade plastic, though they n...
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Exhibition encourages us to reflect on the history of slavery 27 June 2024What is the significance of the history of slavery for our present-day society? A special exhibition in the inner courtyard of the Academy Building fe...
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Academics start campaign against government cuts 27 June 2024Academics from Leiden University have started a campaign against cuts at universities. From 26 June to 11 July, they are giving lunchtime pitches in L...
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Jasper's Day 27 June 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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Looking for atmospheres in the ultimate quest for extraterrestrial life 26 June 2024To look for atmospheres around planets outside our solar system is to look for extraterrestrial life. Astronomist Sebastian Zieba used data from the J...
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Video: Leiden archaeologists digging in Oss 26 June 2024Leiden archaeologists have been digging into the municipality of Oss’s past for 50 years now and students have gained their first experience of fieldw...
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Berber Verhalle new assessor Faculty of Science 25 June 2024From September 2024, Berber Verhalle is the new assessor of the Faculty of Science. She thus takes over from Nalani Verwoord. Berber completed her bac...
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Circular fuel: researchers and technicians work hand in hand on tomorrow’s solutions 24 June 2024From a meaningless block of plastic to an advanced component that contributes to the energy transition. The technicians and scientists of our faculty ...
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Dozens of security measures for academics 24 June 2024Between November 2022 and December 2023, 45 one-off and 14 structural security measures were taken for academics or university staff. This is what it ...
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‘Scandals mean society is actually doing well’ 21 June 2024Whereas the Netherlands Court of Audit used to conduct an investigation once a year, the average civil service organisation now has a few per year to ...
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‘Moon landers’ measure greenhouse gases in unique agricultural living lab 21 June 2024A huge shiny aluminium object stands in the middle of the Polderlab in Oud Ade. Are the researchers trying to make contact with extraterrestrial life?...
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No experiments but equations: how Daoyi Wang uses math to understand the world 21 June 2024How do you study the growth of microorganisms, the spread of epidemic diseases or the healing of wounds, without actually performing experiments? Daoy...
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Spinoza Prize for Professor Bernet Elzinga 21 June 2024How can parents avoid passing on stress and mental health problems to their children? Professor of Stress-Related Psychopathology Bernet Elzinga devel...
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Hydropower, but without devastating consequences for fish and fishermen 20 June 2024Hydropower plants need not be disastrous for fishermen and nature. For that, we need to place new dams more strategically, but also modify or even rem...
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‘Transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborations lead to better scholarship and solutions’ 20 June 2024How can you persuade researchers who are used to conducting research within clearly defined disciplines to adopt an interdisciplinary approach? Newly ...