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'If you think astronomy is a man's world, then it's your job to make a change'08 March 2022During her master's thesis, Nashanty Brunken (24) worked in a team with five other women. With this female team, they discovered the largest molecule ...
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No exams or lectures, but building a radio telescope with empty paint cans22 February 2022No more lectures and exams for the Radio Astronomy course taught by Michiel Brentjens. The corona crisis is a moment of reflection that has changed hi...
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A PhD, something for you? Math students doubt it too often21 February 2022I'm not good enough. That thought leaves too many students doubting whether a PhD program is something for them. And isn't it lonely? On 4 February, m...
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MasterMinds Challenge named best educational innovation16 February 2022The Master of Medicine at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) has won the national biennial award for best educational innovation in medical teach...
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More than a billion people can now learn to program with Hedy!10 February 2022Forget Python, Java and Scratch: there is now an accessible programming language for children. This is Hedy, invented by Dr. Felienne Hermans of LIACS...
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New detection method for quasars in the early Universe09 February 2022Astronomers from Leiden Observatory have developed a new method to find distant quasars and better distinguish them from other objects that look like ...
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Jan Kolen new Artificial Intelligence Coordinator at Leiden University03 February 2022The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Jan Kolen as the University’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Coordinator as of 1 February 2022. I...
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Horses and Computers - First Year LIACS Student Wins KHMW Prize18 January 2022Winning an award at the start of your studies? No problem! Lieke Vertegaal is 20 years old and a first-year Computer Science student at Leiden Univers...
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Combining research and a good cause: Tutoring programme concludes successfully18 January 2022More than a course. That was the aim of the Leiden Tutoring programme. Through weekly tutoring lessons, students did not just earn five EC. They helpe...
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Student discovers new shrimp species by chance13 December 2021When biology student Mike Groenhof was making a phylogenetic tree of fifty shrimp species for his internship, one specimen turned out to be an undescr...
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Down-to-earth biology student wins Young Talent Award08 December 2021Gijs van der Velden has one of the best study results in his first college year of all science studies. With that, he won the Young Talent Incentive a...
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Students work with local community06 December 2021Problems cannot always be solved from a desk. Students on the Master’s in Governance of Sustainability therefore went to various Leiden neighbourhoods...
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Leiden project wins international astronomy engagement award02 December 2021The online summer programme Space in Your Living Room by Leiden Observatory has won the first prize ‘Most Innovative Event’ of the Astronomy@Home Awar...
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Faculty of Science has a wellbeing officer18 November 2021As of 1 November W&N has a wellbeing officer. Alexandra Blank will commit herself to the wellbeing of our students. Students, but also lecturers and m...
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First-year student? Mentors Mireia and Marten help you get on the way!04 November 2021At the beginning of the corona pandemic, our Faculty appointed student mentors to guide first-year and international students. What drives these mento...