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Open Science in Recruitment and Promotion PoliciesGrant 19 December 2024Dutch knowledge institutions are taking steps to recognise and reward open science. On 13 December, the Open Science NL Steering Board approved a tota...
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Interview with Yves Menheere about his research11 December 2024Last year, LUCSoR welcomed a new colleague: Yves Menheere. At the start of his position at LIAS, he applied for and received a starter grant. Read in ...
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PhD defence Constanta Rosca10 December 2024eLaw is Proud to announce that our colleague Dr Constanta Rosca successfully defended her PhD thesis 'Digital Arms for Digital Consumer Harms: Mapping...
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Egyptian archaeologists deepen their expertise on human osteoarchaeology in Leiden02 December 2024The Leiden Faculty of Archaeology is an institution of international renown. Frequently, researchers from other places of learning visit the faculty t...
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Contributing to cancer research in your own way: three PhD candidates on their work within Oncode Accelerator21 November 2024Accelerating the development of new cancer medicines by joining forces—that’s the mission of Oncode Accelerator, a Dutch consortium that recently welc...
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From atoms to the cosmos: ‘Everything in the universe is connected’14 November 2024Exploring the largest structures in the universe by looking at the tiniest particles? Lydia Stofanova, PhD candidate at Leiden Observatory and SRON Ne...
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Word from the LUCSoR Chair: November 202407 November 2024When I posted the post below on the LUCSoR Twitter account a few months ago, I didn’t fully realise how aspirational that final sentence would be: ‘ra...
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KWF funding for research on culturally sensitive palliative care06 November 2024Providing good information to patients is crucial, especially in their final phase of life. Not all patients want to receive full details about their ...
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Combining high-level sports and work: ‘It makes me better at both’05 November 2024She works four days a week as a project manager at LIACS and trains six days a week with the Dutch Para Climbing team. Christiane Luttikhuizen balance...
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‘You don’t need to be Greta Thunberg to make a difference’01 November 2024Sharing his passion for sustainability with students—that’s what Thijs Bosker enjoys most about his work. As an environmental scientist, he conducts e...
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Prof. Johan Kuiper will retire as of November 1st 2024 after 40 years of research and education31 October 2024On November 1st, 2024, professor Johan Kuiper will retire and be appointed as emeritus professor at Leiden University. Since November 2008, Johan Kuip...
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New research to get young people back into reading for pleasure30 October 2024Young people are more likely to find long texts unappealing to read, particularly with all the digital distractions. To improve young people’s reading...
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Vidi grant for The Future of Dying24 October 2024Amidst the growing availability of advanced life-lengthening medical interventions, both healthcare professionals and patients are recognizing that le...
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Archaeologist Arjan Louwen joins Young Academy Leiden: ‘I would like to further explore academic outreach’21 October 2024On September 16th, 2024, Dr Arjan Louwen was inaugurated to the Young Academy Leiden. This platform serves to bring young, enthusiastic and driven ear...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri co-chairs the 8th Brussels Privacy Symposium18 October 2024The 8th edition of the Brussels Privacy Symposium, co-organised in Brussels by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Brussels Privacy Hub on 7 October 2...