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‘I am curious and full of passion for understanding molecular chemistry’07 July 2022
Since May, Assistant professor BioTherapeutics Lu Su works in our faculty. Although she is still young, she already worked in many different fields an...
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Physicists from Leiden help create world’s smallest Rembrandt05 July 2022
Museum De Lakenhal is displaying the smallest work of art in the world: a 3D-printed statue of Rembrandt van Rijn, made by sculptor Jeroen Spijker and...
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Antibiotics of the future: looking for a new way to kill bacteria04 July 2022
Current antibiotics only address very few target proteins in bacteria to kill them. Researchers know that there are more possible target proteins to t...
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Biology brothers write book about nature and adventure in Eastern Europe: 'I didn't know there live pelicans in Romania'29 June 2022
With a self-converted red camper van, biologists and twin brothers Kevin and Marvin Groen go on a nature adventure in Eastern Europe. Together, they s...
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LDE white paper on critical materials, green energy and geopolitics28 June 2022
With its Green Deal The European Union has set itself much-needed ambitious climate goals. But the energy crisis and geopolitical tensions are making ...
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Cheating graphs: a lesson in statistics without arithmetic24 June 2022
Missing legends, illogical connections or three-dimensional graphs. There are many ways in which data can deceive. Five students took up the fight aga...
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Children’s book award for the math lesson of a lifetime23 June 2022
Do you know a children's book fanatic? According to the Griffel-jury, 'Rekenen voor je Leven' (Calculating for your life) by Science Communication Pro...
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Spinoza Prize for astrophysicist Ignas Snellen17 June 2022
With his clever measuring methods Ignas Snellen – together with his team – was the first to detect carbon monoxide in the atmosphere of exoplanets. Fo...
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Jan Willem Erisman on the nitrogen crisis: 'The measurement model works, but the minister is setting reduction targets that are too high'16 June 2022
Opponents of drastic nitrogen measures argue that the nitrogen calculation model is not reliable enough. Nitrogen professor Jan Willem Erisman: 'It is...
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Master’s students conduct research into a sustainable Leiden13 June 2022
Conducting research for the municipality: this is a deliberate choice for the master’s students who are taking part in the Resilient Cities Hub, part ...
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Nitrogen professor hands over book to nitrogen minister09 June 2022
Strengthening nature and at the same time investing in future-proof agriculture. That is the task of the Minister for Nature and Nitrogen, Christianne...
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EUFEPS Women in Pharmaceutical Sciences Award for Jara Bouma03 June 2022
EUFEPS Women in Pharmaceutical Sciences Award for Jara Bouma
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Exhibition shows the ‘beauty and power’ of mathematics02 June 2022
In the ‘Imaginary’ exhibition, its curators show how society is made up of mathematics. From algorithms that save lives to ones that generate art. The...
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Inmates get a chance to peek at the night sky02 June 2022
If you walk along the Hooglandse Kerkgracht in the coming months, you will see a metal box completely out of tune with rest of the landscape. It seem...
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Breakthrough artificial photosynthesis comes closer31 May 2022
Imagine we could do what green plants can do: photosynthesis. Then we could satisfy our enormous energy needs with deep-green hydrogen and climate-neu...