450 news items found
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First Tuesday Talks is a fact: 'It's nice to learn something from another field' 14 December 2023He had been back from Australia for less than 48 hours, but there was no sign of that. Michel Mandjes of MI had the honor of kicking off the very firs...
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Jasper's day 14 December 2023Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing? What kinds of things is he doing and what does his day look like? In each news...
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Artwork in the new Gorlaeus Building: ‘Academics and artists have more in common than we think’ 14 December 2023Leiden artist Jos Agasi gets to create the artwork for the atrium of the new Gorlaeus Building. His work was chosen from several entries and will be a...
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UN Special Rapporteur visits Leiden: ‘Suspend the supply of arms to the warring parties’ 14 December 2023Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, visited Leiden Law School on 8 December within the...
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NWO-XS grants for two innovative research projects 12 December 2023Two Leiden Science researchers received an NWO-XS grant for their research. Both projects are highly promising, but also high-risk. Macrophages that t...
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Bachelor's research on ultra-thin nanochip nominated for Young Talent Award 12 December 2023Using 2D materials, physics student Romme van der Kemp developed a nanochip that is extremely small ánd scalable. This is needed to make all kinds of ...
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Verifying the correctness of mathematical theorems with a computer 12 December 2023How correct are mathematical theorems? And is all the theory around them correct? To find out, mathematics student Dominique Lawson converted a mathem...
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Targeting the immune system to inhibit atherosclerosis 12 December 2023A new treatment for atherosclerosis showed promising results in isolated cells but proved to be less effective in initial animal tests. Bachelor stude...
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How ‘sleeping’ microorganisms can determine the fate of a population 12 December 2023Microorganisms that temporarily ‘go to sleep’ play an important role in the evolution and survival of a population. Mathematician Shubhamoy Nandan con...
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Advice to EU on looted art claims: ‘An agency could bring order to the legal chaos’ 12 December 2023What practical steps can we take to resolve cross-border claims to looted art and prevent illicit trafficking in cultural goods? That's what the Europ...
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Life Science & Technology among best studies by Elseviers Weekblad 11 December 2023The MSc Life Science & Technology receives a bronze medal in EW Best Studies 2023. Every year, Elsevier selects the top programmes in higher education...
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Modified caffeine molecules help medical research move forward 08 December 2023Before researchers can develop targeted drugs, they need to know exactly how a disease works. Biochemist Bert Beerkens created molecules that allow th...
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Purple Friday: ‘I try to give the community some support’ 08 December 2023Purple clothing and a pride flag flying from all University buildings: Leiden University is once again taking part in Purple Friday. How do people exp...
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Human noise makes cod inactive. When it gets quiet again, they take off 07 December 2023She narrowly defied bureaucracy and spent days angling for cod. In the North Sea, marine biologist Inge van der Knaap discovered that noise significan...
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Making the invisible visible with ‘click chemistry’ 07 December 2023Sander van Kasteren (Professor of Molecular Immunology) makes the invisible visible. He can follow processes in our bodies with the aid of molecules t...