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ERC Consolidator Grants for six Leiden researchers31 January 2023From the effects of hormone fluctuations in women via the interior structure of giant planets to the prehistory of the languages and more: six Leiden ...
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Students take on the role of world leaders27 January 2023An event where students came together to discuss the impact of AI on healthcare. Jurren de Groot and Yuxuan Zhu, master's students in Artificial Intel...
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PhD candidate Auke-Florian Hiemstra named Person of the Year26 January 2023Auke-Florian Hiemstra, an external PhD candidate at Naturalis Biodiversity Center, is the Leidsch Dagblad Person of the Year 2022. With more than 1,00...
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Physics in the picture: cancer cells as an explosion of fireworks25 January 2023When you think of physics, do you think only of complicated formulas? You’re not the only one. Therefore, every year, the Leiden Insitute of Physics o...
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Electric car batteries can help drive the clean electricity transition24 January 2023As early as 2030, batteries in electric vehicles could fully meet the need for short-term electricity storage around the world. By connecting them to ...
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What is there to do at Leiden University in 2023? Six events to look forward to20 January 2023From sponsored runs to festivals and from open days to concerts: Leiden University hosts all manner of events every year. To make sure these events ge...
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Healthy soil for a healthy gut12 January 2023How does the soil we grow our vegetables in, affects the health of our gut? And does a healthy soil gives crops a better quality and taste? These are...
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ROBUST AI programme receives 25 million euros from Dutch Research Council10 January 2023The ROBUST consortium, which is the initiative of the Innovation Center for Artificial intelligence (ICAI), has received 25 million euros from the Dut...
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Artificial intelligence project to accelerate MRI scans receives 2 million euros09 January 2023Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden University and Philips are jointly receiving over 2 million euros from NWO to set up an artificial int...
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Two Leiden academics nominated for Person of the Year05 January 2023Leiden academics Remco Breuker and Auke-Florian Hiemstra stand to win the title of Person of the Year. According to the Leidsch Dagblad newspaper, the...
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'This course is a simulation of your professional work as an astronomer'03 January 2023What if I completely changed everything? A subject without lectures or exams, where the right answer is not important and where students work with the...
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'This is the very best course there is'02 January 2023Martina Vijver has been nominated as Teacher of the Year of the Faculty of Science. She gets this nomination for the course Ecotoxicology she taught i...
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Why electric vehicle batteries are good and bad for the environment20 December 2022The large-scale production of batteries for electric vehicles diminishes the emission reductions achieved by driving electric vehicles. Industrial eco...
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Helping cancer patients with treatment choices20 December 2022Researchers at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) are collaborating on the development of a conversation tool for patients with...
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An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed?Reportage 20 December 2022The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary natur...