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Vocational education and university join forces for quantum technology09 November 2023Quantum technology is the future, but not without skilled people. For this reason, the Talent & Learning Centre (TLC) Delft/Leiden has been establishe...
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Arnold Tukker appointed as a guest professor in Indonesia, conducting research on the sustainable development of the economy09 November 2023A splendid milestone after seven years of collaborative research on the sustainable development of the Indonesian economy. Professor of Industrial Eco...
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iGEM team wins multiple awards at Grand Jamboree09 November 2023Leiden's iGEM team has won high honours at the Grand Jamboree in Paris. The biology students came second in the Overgraduate category with their proje...
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Ionica Smeets to give Iris Medal prize money to students09 November 2023Ionica Smeets is planning to give the prize money that she won with the Iris Medal, a prize for excellent science communication, to student projects. ...
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Partnership agreement with Indonesian Universitas Gadjah Mada ratified during visit30 October 2023From student exchanges and a joint laboratory to heritage research and a knowledge consortium, the Indonesian Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is in vari...
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The rocking researcher: Marjolein Fokkema connects disciplines with algorithms and pop songs16 October 2023From predicting Alzheimer’s to the growth of organisms: psychologist Marjolein Fokkema’s algorithms can be used in many disciplines. They also provide...
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Education that connects to market needs: new course for master’s students focuses on quality in drug development09 October 2023Immediately connect with the needs of industry with your master’s degree. The new course Practical Aspects of Quality Management in Pharma and Biotech...
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Microbiome ecology professor Ákos Kovács' new job feels like coming home09 October 2023‘Working in Leiden is a dream come true.’ Ákos Kovács studied in his birth country Hungary and worked in Germany, Denmark and Groningen. As professor ...
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Star birth: a slow and mysterious drama15 September 2023A star does not just appear in the sky overnight. Its creation takes tens of thousands of years. Twenty years ago, astronomers took a picture of a sta...
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Michiel Hogerheijde new Programme Director at Leiden Observatory03 August 2023Michiel Hogerheijde will be the new Programme Director of the bachelor Astronomy starting 1 October. The appointment is for four years. Hogerheijde su...
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‘Make science communication more work and less hobby’14 July 2023Young researchers met this month for the fifth Science Communication Summer School. ‘This is the first time some participants get to meet other resear...
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Using data science to promote a healthy life style11 July 2023Movement behaviours, such as physical activity, sleep, and the amount of time we sit each day, impact our health. Recently, more researchers are looki...
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These are the nominees for the Leiden Teaching Prize 202304 July 2023Paul Gobée (LUMC), Kirsty Rolfe (Humanities) and Frank Takes (Science) have been nominated for the Leiden Teaching Prize 2023.
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‘Ask scientists how to build the circular economy’27 June 2023Some governments and companies are pursuing a more circular economy, but what is the best way to get there? An international group of industrial ecolo...
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From chemistry teacher to founder of outdoor escape room company15 June 2023Alumnus Vincent Renken studied Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences in Leiden and is now co-founder of an outdoor escape room company. ‘I asked myself: do you ...