2,156 search results for “light” in the Public website
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Astronomers discover largest molecule yet in a planet-forming disc
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, researchers at Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands have for the first time detected dimethyl ether in a planet-forming disc. With nine atoms, this is the largest molecule identified in such a disc to date. It is also a precursor…
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Gorillas abducting women leads to new art history
Two statues of gorillas abducting women: they were what led PhD candidate Dick van Broekhuizen to write a new type of history of nineteenth-century sculpture. ‘If you view nineteenth-century art history from a less narrow perspective, the narrative changes completely.’ PhD ceremony on 21 June.
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From proof-of-concept to solving astronomical mysteries
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research is moving. In 2021, the Utrecht branch will settle in South Holland. Assistant professor at TU Delft, Akira Endo leads a project that builds a state-of-the-art instrument for astronomical research. ‘SRON is the key to go from proof-of-concept to a science-grade…
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LUC The Hague Introduction Week 2020
The logistics and organisation of LUC’s introduction week 2020 were put under the spotlight this year in light of the restrictions which remain in place with respect to COVID-19. In the face of adversity, LUC rose to the challenge and met the learning curve with patience, dedication and resilience.
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Leiden biologists find nanoplastics in developing heart
Nanoplastics can accumulate in developing hearts, according to a study by biologist Meiru Wang from Leiden University. Her research on chicken embryos sheds new light on how these tiny plastic particles pose a threat to our health.
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How a healing field trip inspired Alexia to take the stage at TEDxLeidenUniversity
One day you feel inspired by a field trip, the next you are a speaker at TEDxLeidenUniversity. It happened to International Relations student Alexia. How did she end up on stage – and why did she want to? Alexia shares her story with us. ‘I was given hope, and I wanted to share it with others.’
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Flying taxis: the new kid hovering over the block
The latest innovation in the field of urban mobility could soon be buzzing over our heads. For some, it’s a science fiction dream come true. For others, however, it’s an unwelcome intrusion. ‘It has the potential to be a major development.’
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Bas van Rijn defends PhD dissertation on afterlife research
On 22 September, LUCSoR alumnus Bas van Rijn successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled “The Experimental Culture of Afterlife Research: Attempts by Spiritual Animal Magnetizers to Prove Life after Death” at Universität Bern, Switzerland. The PhD project was part of the of SNF research project…
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Innovation in the shade: the difficulties for secret services
‘Intelligence and security services need to adapt urgently to their constantly changing environment,’ says Professor by Special Appointment Bas Rietjens.
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[CANCELLED] A dynamic interaction between morphosyntactic structure and constituent size on prosodic domain formation and marking – evidence
Lecture
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LED3 Lecture: Controlling Biological Function with Synthetic Photoswitches
Lecture
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Let's Play Quantum Games
Lecture
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LIC Lectures: MOTOTRANS + PACT4EYE
Lecture
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[CSPPR Lecture] Political Parties and Policy-Making under Minority Governments
Lecture
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Intimate Legal Interactions meeting- Maggie Nelson on freedom
Debate
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CEES/ReCNTR Screening: Morality is Good
Arts and culture
- Public graduation presentations
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LIC Lecture + drinks
Lecture
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Greedy Supermassive Black Holes
Lecture, Oort lecture
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Female Researchers in the Spotlight for Physics & Astronomy Ladies' Day
On Thursday November 15th, Leiden University organizes its Physics & Astronomy Ladies' Day for female high school students. To mark this festive day, we put the spotlight on five female researchers, who talk about their experiences working in science.
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In memoriam: Rudy B. Andeweg (1952-2024)
On Friday, June 28, 2024, emeritus professor Rudy B. Andeweg passed away. His passing marks the loss of an important figure within the field of political science, not only nationally, but internationally. Here we remember an outstanding researcher, inspiring teacher, capable administrator and an involved…
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International Symposium 150 years New Waterway
Conference
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Understanding coercive nuclear reversal dynamics
PhD defence
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Ukraine Symposium - Turning Point
Conference
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: Studying the History of Technocratic Reasoning in Digitized Parliamentary Debates
Lecture
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Events in language and cognition
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium series
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LUCIP Workshop "Multiple Perspectives on Anger”
Conference
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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on Zoom
Lecture
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Memory ‘construction’ and the digital perpetuation of conflict in Mali
Lecture
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30 appearances out of darkness
Arts and culture, Holland Festival
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Force sensing and transmission in human induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived pericytes
PhD defence
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Scales of Luminosity
Lecture, Walks and Talks
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ALFA New Year’s lecture and drinks
Alumni event, Alumni Association of Archaeology presents:
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Multicultural structure at the satrapal centre Daskyleion in North-western Anatolia
Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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Emerging Powers and Development Finance across the World
Debate, Roundtable
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Optical cavities and quantum emitters
PhD defence
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Young Medical Delta Symposium: Accessibility to and through MedTech
Conference
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Workshop painting winter landscapes
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Threat(s) to Democracy
Debate, Roundtable
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Documentary Screening: Amigo Secreto (+ Q&A with the director)
Arts and culture, Screening
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Hidden patterns in space: What geography can tell us about language evolution.
Lecture, Language and the Human Past
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Van Marum Colloquium: Probing the Curious Chemistry in Micro- and Nanodroplets using Nanoelectrochemistry
Lecture
- Workshop: Interdisciplinary Research Design for Global Studies
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LTP Lecture Machine Learning in Science: Just a toy?
Lecture
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EU Integration Strategy: The Way Forward in 2022
Debate
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LUCAS Medieval and Early Modern Cluster Meeting
Lecture
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Role of near-surface environment in tuning electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction and H2 evolution reaction
PhD defence
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Leiden Science Movie Night
Festival, We are Science week
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Annotation reliability as a preliminary for corpus research
Lecture, LUCL Sociolinguistics Series 2022/2023