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LIFES: From Reusable Data to New Treatments and Faster Diagnoses 04 June 2024
Early diagnosis, new treatments, and personalised care: all of these are possible if we can better unlock the wealth of information hidden in health d...
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Experiment in Leiden SSH labs: a peek inside a civil servant's head 04 June 2024
You would normally not see public administration experts and water authority officials in a laboratory, let alone together. This is changing now, spec...
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Meuwese and Çapkurt awarded funding for algorithmic profiling research 04 June 2024
The social coalition 'Over Informatie Gesproken' (meaning ‘Speaking of Information’) recently approved eleven grant applications for research aimed at...
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Nutrition and fasting for the brain: why the Keto diet shows promise 03 June 2024
Autism, Alzheimer’s, and bipolar disorder: can the development of these mental health conditions be influenced by the ketogenic diet? Increasingly, re...
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FGGA students look back: ‘My life has never been busier, but I would not change it’ 03 June 2024
It is the final stretch for the students of FGGA. Summer is approaching and they are working hard to complete everything before the summer holidays. W...
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10 years of Humanities Lab celebrated in style at Capstone conference 03 June 2024
Last week, Humanities Lab honours students presented their research through creative posters and pitches at the Capstone Conference in PLNT Leiden. It...
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Ten years of PRINS: Students give practical advice to organisations 03 June 2024
Students in the third year of the BA International Studies programme follow the Practicing International Studies (PRINS) consultancy course. They cond...
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Petra Sijpesteijn elected Corresponding Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences 03 June 2024
In its session of 15 April 2024, the Austrian Academy of Sciences elected professor Petra Sijpesteijn as one of its new Corresponding Members.
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Comenius Teaching Fellowship for Eun-ju Kim 03 June 2024
Dr. Eun-Ju Kim (LIAS/ATC) has been awarded a Comenius Teaching Fellowship 2024 from NWO. The title of her project is "Leveling the reading and learnin...
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International students explore the archaeology of Oss: ‘I was responsible for finding 50% of the pottery sherds’ 31 May 2024
The Municipality of Oss is a household name in the world of Dutch archaeology. For fifty years, Leiden archaeologists, in collaboration with residents...
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African Child Policy Forum and Leiden's Child Law department join forces to advance children’s rights in Africa 31 May 2024
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Leiden, Netherlands – Leiden Law School's Child Law department has formally entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) w...
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Professor calls for more focus on brain impairment in suspects 31 May 2024
In her inaugural lecture on 10 June, Maaike Kempkes, Professor by Special Appointment Enhancing Neuroscientific Knowledge, will call for more attentio...
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Stereotypes and Misconceptions about the Middle East - The Reading List 31 May 2024
The perception of the Middle East is riddled with stereotypes that have had dire consequences on its people. What is myth and what is reality? How did...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri speaks at PLSC Conference in Washington D.C. 31 May 2024
On 30 May, Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law and Technology at eLaw, was a speaker at the Privacy Law Scholars Conference in Washington...
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Planting polder rice barefoot in the mud: ‘Searching for the agriculture of the future’ 30 May 2024
After decades of intensive farming, the peatland area is under pressure. Researchers, farmers and policymakers work together in the Polderlab to ident...