In the media
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Leiden discovery of planetary births is worldwide news14 June 2019In Germany, the United States and even in Vietnam: all over the world, the Leiden discovery of the birth of two planets was shared. Astronomer Sebasti...
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Danica Mast in Mare on using technology to move people09 April 2019Danica Mast, PhD candidate at LIACS, investigates how technology can encourage people to move more. In Mare she explains more about the so-called exer...
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Martina Vijver on nanoparticles at Paradiso's Science & Cocktails04 April 2019Professor of Ecotoxicology Martina Vijver of the Institute of Environmental Sciences has given a public talk at Paradiso Amsterdam for Science & Cockt...
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Nathaniel Martin in de Volkskrant about toilets in space28 March 2019German scientists and NASA have developed a bacteria-killing coating for space toilets. With this coating they hope to protect astronauts in space sta...
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UN calls for urgent rethink as resource use skyrockets21 March 2019The International Resource Panel of the United Nations Environment Programme, with CML researcher Ester van der Voet as member, has prepared a report ...
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Vijver en Barmentlo in radio show Vroege Vogels about Living Lab results05 March 2019Water fleas and damselflies are much more sensitive to crop protection products in nature than in the lab. These test results from the Living Lab were...
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Michael Richardson in TV show Willem Wever about antibiotics from snake venom05 March 2019'What do people do with snake venom?' That's the question 11-year-old Joep asked in Dutch TV show Willem Wever. Leiden Professor of Evolutionary devel...
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Was the EU’s ban on electric fishing the right decision?18 February 2019Last week, on 13 February 2019, the EU approved the ban on pulse trawling. This followed the vote for a ban by the European Parliament on 16 January 2...
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Hans de Iongh at National Geographic for Big Cat Month29 January 2019In the theme of Big Cat Month, National Geographic interviewed Professor Hans de Iongh, guest researcher of the Institute of Environmental Sciences (C...
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International attention for solution long-standing scientific problem22 January 2019Solving a scientific problem after decades: it’s a long-lasting dream for many scientists. Consequently, the research of Leiden and Eindhoven chemists...
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Carel ten Cate budgerigar study in various media11 January 2019If male budgerigars can successfully open a puzzle box with food, they become more attractive to females. Biologist Carel ten Cate and Chinese colleag...
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Computer scientists from Leiden and Eindhoven optimise building designs17 December 2018The design process of new buildings is extremely complex due to strict requirements. Computer models are used to create the designs. Scientists from L...
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Arie-Willem de Leeuw in Mare on using big data to run marathons27 November 2018Arie-Willem de Leeuw, Postdoc at LIACS, analysed the running data of the Boston Marathon. In Mare he explains how to optimise your long distance runs.
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Media attention inaugural lecture ecotoxicologist Martina Vijver19 November 2018Time and again synthesised substances have been shown to pollute the environment more than lab tests predicted. In her inaugural lecture on 16 Novembe...
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German n-tv visits In Ovo and Thomas Hankemeier13 November 2018Startup In Ovo received a large investment in October for the further development of a method to determine the sex of chicken eggs, which would save t...