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A word from the Director of the NVIC
Dear friends of the NVIC,
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New dataset helps to understand environmental impact of offshore windfarms
While offshore wind farms generate clean and green energy, scientists are becoming increasingly aware of the harmful impact they may have on marine life. To get a better overview of these impacts and to find the best locations for future wind farms, environmental scientist Yali Si and her colleagues…
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Persian poetry knows no frontiers
The Persian language and its poetry are intertwined with the history of Central Asia. Although some mediaeval poets were later claimed by an individual state, their influence knew no frontiers. This is what Gabrielle van den Berg, Professor of Cultural History of Iran and Central Asia, argues in her…
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Laura Heitman appointed as Professor of Molecular Pharmacology
As of 1 November, Laura Heitman has been appointed full Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR). Heitman has been working on the understanding and improvement of drug-receptor interactions in early drug discovery. ‘My ultimate aim is to make medicines…
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NEXUS1492 study on ancient human microbiomes published in Nature Scientific Reports
An international team of researchers, involving members from the ERC Synergy project NEXUS 1492 based at the Leiden University, the Universities of Oklahoma, Copenhagen and York reveal challenges when studying ancient microbiomes in a recent issue of Scientific Reports.
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Acquisition of early African photographs by explorer and photography pioneer Alexine Tinne
Over 160 years ago, the Hague-based photography pioneer and traveler Alexine Tinne (1835-1869) captured current South Sudan and its inhabitants on film. These photographs represent some of the earliest images taken in the heart of the African continent.
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Why we need to look underwater to understand our past
Traces of the past remain hidden in rivers, lakes and seas. In his inaugural lecture Martijn Manders will explain why underwater archaeology is important to understanding our history.
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‘Human trafficking is a huge grey area’
Human trafficking is much more than kidnapping and selling people. Those who commit labour exploitation can, for example, also be sentenced for human trafficking. Criminologist Masja van Meeteren hopes to simplify the complexity of the phenomenon by charting the different forms of labour exploitati…
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Looking at the big world of microbiology through the smallest lenses
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, the father of microbiology, died 300 years ago. 2023 has therefore been designated the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek year. The new Unimaginable exhibition in Rijksmuseum Boerhaave is about the amazing world that Van Leeuwenhoek made visible. What was so special about the way he worked?…
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Leiden archaeologist Wil Roebroeks appointed Academy Professor
Wil Roebroeks, Professor of Palaeolithic Archaeology in Leiden, is to be awarded the ‘Academy Professors Prize’ of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW). Roebroeks has drastically changed academic thinking about the behaviour of early hominins and our knowledge of the earliest colonisation…
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Leiden University may open new building in the centre of The Hague
The Municipality of The Hague, Leiden University and CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) will together try to realise a University building in the former Hudson’s Bay premises at Grote Marktstraat 48-50/Spui 3. This will facilitate the growth of Campus The Hague. A cooperation agreement was signed…
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Leiden lifestyle as inspiration for Americans
The much-discussed documentary 'Cobblestone Stories' by American anthropologist Mark Neupert can be seen in Leiden's Trianon cinema on 23 April. In an interview published earlier on this site Neupert explained what makes Leiden so special for him. 'The idea is to show my American students that there…
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What you see is not what you get: the importance of what you don't see
Cultural anthropologist Sabine Luning, cultural historian Paul van de Laar and professor of architecture and urban development history Carola Hein say that the things that are not shown in images are also worth studying.
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Temple culture in Ptolemaic Egypt alive and kicking
Egyptian temple culture was thought to be declining in the Ptolemaic era, after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. Nothing could be further from the truth, says Egyptologist Carina van den Hoven. Temple culture was very much alive and kicking. PhD defence 16 February.
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Cultural Anthropologist Andrew Littlejohn composes sonic ethnography
Andrew Littlejohn composed a sonic ethnography with sounds recorded in Japan’s northeastern region. To understand the experience of being in the middle of a changing landscape, Littlejohn composed a sonic ethnography called Shizugawa, named after a district in Minamisanriku Town where he recorded.
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Leiden University starts dismissal procedure against professor on the grounds of unacceptable behaviour
A professor from Leiden University, together with a former employee (who is also the professor’s partner), has been guilty of long-term unacceptable and often transgressive behaviour in the form of abuse of power and manipulation. This behaviour led to a culture of fear among staff who were largely…
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Why search engines and chatbots are becoming more alike
Search engines are getting better at answering our questions. And chatbots are increasingly likely to search the internet for relevant sources. ‘Search engines and chatbots will become more closely entwined’, says Professor Suzan Verberne.
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From code to clinic: Theory and practice for artificial intelligence prediction algorithms
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Advanced MRI-markers of cerebral small vessel disease
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In search of synergy: novel therapy for metastatic uveal melanoma
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Electrical Property Mapping Using MRI: Analytical Methods and Implementations
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Regulation of TGF-β signaling and EMT in cancer progression
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Breaking barriers: unraveling response mechanisms to immunotherapy in breast cancer
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The T cell-myeloid axis in the success and failure of cancer immunotherapy
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EGFR inhibitors in colorectal cancer
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Quality of life, care dependency and Paracetamol In advanced Dementia
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Uncovering the value of autonomic signs and seizure detection in epilepsy care
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Patient readiness for shared decision making about treatment
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Concerns and opportunities related to discontinuation of treatment in rheumatoid arthritis
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Alice Twemlow and Gabriel Paiuk - Artistic Research Research Group (ARRG)- NICA
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C1q and anti-C1q autoantibodies in (auto)immunity
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To image or to imagine
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Multidimensional symptom management in palliative care
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Targeting tumors using T-cell receptor gene transfer
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Bridging the gap, Pelvic floor physical therapy in the treatment of chronic anal fissure
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Cardiovascular risk stratification on cardiac computed tomography angiography
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LED3 Lecture: Translational Chemical Biology
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Let’s tango! professionals lived experience in the transformation of mental health services
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Thromboinflammation in high-risk human populations
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Harnessing neoantigens for targeted cancer treatment
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Alkynes in Covalent Enzyme Inhibitors: Down the Kinetic Rabbit Hole
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Towards understanding Clostridioides difficile colonization
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Measuring what Matters
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Evaluating the microcirculation in early phase clinical trials: novel methodologies and interventions
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Perspectives on shared decision-making for depression and anxiety disorders in clinical practice
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Preclinical therapy development in FSHD
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Clinical characteristics and management of retinitis pigmentosa
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Automated spike and seizure detection
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Preclinical and ‘near-patient’ models for the evaluation of experimental therapy in prostate and bladder cancer
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Disentangling the relationship between depression, obesity and cardiometabolic disease
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