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Partnership agreement with Indonesian Universitas Gadjah Mada ratified during visit 30 October 2023
From 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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ENW grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO): Reversing antimicrobial resistance using bacteriophage 30 October 2023
“Is it possible to restore antibiotic sensitivity in resistant bacteria?” Dr. Tingjie Guo wondered. “Watch me and learn”, phage responded. Dr. Tingjie...
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New publication reviews Dutch colonial sources on the Indigenous Brazilian Tapuia people 30 October 2023
New publication reviews Dutch colonial sources on the Indigenous Brazilian Tapuia people: ‘For them the Dutch were another piece on the political ches...
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Drawing and predicting lines: how artificial intelligence is helping doctors 30 October 2023
Artificial intelligence can help doctors analyse images such as MRI scans. In future it may even be able to predict how a tumour will grow. And that i...
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How accessible is information from Dutch public authorities to journalists? 30 October 2023
Journalists in the Netherlands are unhappy about the handling of their requests under the Dutch Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo). They say...
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Kiem project investigates link between violence and other health problems 30 October 2023
‘Violence as a Population Health Problem’ is one of 33 interdisciplinary projects that have been launched thanks to a Kiem grant. The project team wil...
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Olga Ceran speaks at the ICON-S BENELUX Chapter Inaugural Conference in Maastricht 27 October 2023
On 26 October 2023, Olga Ceran spoke at the inaugural conference of the newly founded ICON-S Benelux Chapter, hosted by Maastricht University, Faculty...
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'Curators are ordinary people who sometimes find themselves in extraordinary circumstances' 27 October 2023
Ruurd Halbertsma combines his work as a curator and professor by special appointment with writing thrillers. 'I'd rather respond to the discussion on ...
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Simona Demkova on the transnational challenges of EU large-scale databases 27 October 2023
On 23-24 October, 2023, Simona Demkova spoke at the meeting of Transnational Administrative Law Network on the transnational challenges of the EU larg...
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Why you (won’t) vote – A reading list 27 October 2023
In November, the Dutch will elect a new parliament. Not all eligible citizens will go out and vote, however. How can this be explained, and how big of...
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From fat bikes to paper bags: assessing their total environmental impact is becoming even more important 27 October 2023
A paper bag is less environmentally friendly than it seems. Life cycle assessment (LCA) reveals the total environmental impact of products or producti...
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New publication ERC StG Safe & Sound: Safety and Exoskeletons 26 October 2023
We are pleased to announce a groundbreaking research study delving into crucial aspects of safety and responsibility in the domain of personal care ro...
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Transition from fossil to clean energy will reduce global mining activities 26 October 2023
A wide range of metals need to be mined for solar panels, wind turbines and batteries. Researchers from Leiden University have shown that this 'concer...
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Making technology work for justice involved youth 26 October 2023
Despite the promising effects of technology in assessment and treatment, the actual use of novel technologies in juvenile justice context remains limi...
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‘When a student sees the light, that’s what fulfills me’ 26 October 2023
'Education has always been something I am very interested in,' says the passionate Michiel Hogerheijde. He was already chairman of the astronomy progr...