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Green roofs and tile sweeping: research in The Hague on the best approach to climate and species diversity 05 December 2023Does a communal garden provide cool air and warm neighbourly relations? Does an additional row of trees increase biodiversity? These kinds of question...
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From a fossil to an animal skin: as a museum, do you let the original pass through the hands of your visitors, or a replica? 05 December 2023Educators in European science museums sometimes think rather differently about the definition of an 'authentic' object. They think carefully about how...
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Ancient Roman cuisine was varied, international and accessible to all social classes 05 December 2023Banquets for the rich, porridge for the poor and a standard diet of bread, olive oil and wine. Just a few assumptions about the Roman diet. PhD candid...
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Minecraft in Morocco: virtual building blocks bring the past to life 05 December 2023Getting young people excited about history is quite possible without books. Researchers from Leiden travelled to Morocco to work with schoolchildren o...
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A healthy start for all 05 December 2023Many children have an unhealthy diet and do not get enough exercise. Sanne de Vries wants to help everyone get a healthy start in life. She has been a...
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Which MPs have Leiden roots? 05 December 2023Twenty-two of the 150 newly elected members of the Dutch House of Representatives studied at Leiden University or did their PhD research here. But who...
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Fifteen years of Dual PhD Centre: ‘The programme is solid as a rock’ 05 December 2023December marks the 15th anniversary of the Dual PhD Centre (DPC). Director Johannes Tromp and associate professor Mark Dechesne look back and ahead. D...
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Singing parrots wanted: is our musicality unique? 04 December 2023Is our musicality unique? That’s what the Bird Singalong project aims to find out. And for that, they need the help of feathered friends from all arou...
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Leiden University receives Prime Minister's Award from Korea for Korea Studies program 04 December 2023Ambassador Hyoung Chan Choe of South Korea paid his first visit to Leiden University Nov. 22, where he was received by President Annetje Ottow and Pro...
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Who will pay for our energy transition? 01 December 2023The Dutch Development Bank's new SDG loan fund for green energy in the global south may not be as positive as it seems. Anthropology professor Marja S...
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Pacific Alliance reaffirm cooperation between the two regional blocs 01 December 2023The ASEAN community formed by Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet...
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The European Union (EU) and the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) launch EU-CARIFORUM Food Security Programme 01 December 2023On 23 November in Guyana, The Caribbean Forum, a subgroup of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, joined forces with the EU to l...
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SADC and Germany enter into a Framework Agreement on Development Cooperation with the aim of fostering economic development 01 December 2023The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Federal Republic of Germany solidified their commitment to collaborative development with th...
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Jeroen Touwen joins Campus The Hague Board 01 December 2023Jeroen Touwen officially joined the Campus The Hague Board on 28 November. Together with Jan Crijns, he has been responsible for the education portfol...
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New protein inhibitors against cancer? Unilever Research Prize for Aukje Beers 01 December 2023Aukje Beers combined theory and practice, as well as chemistry, biology, and computer models. In this way, she discovered two protein inhibitors durin...