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Small molecule prevents tumour cells from spreading27 July 2022Leiden chemists, together with colleagues at the University of York (UK) and Technion (Israel) have discovered a small, sugar-like molecule that maint...
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New podcast about astronomy for the greater good21 July 2022How does astronomy benefit you? The new single-episode podcast Cosmic Perspectives explores the impact of Dutch astronomy on society: from building po...
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700,000 euros for the fight against aggressive breast cancer19 July 2022To inhibit proteins that contribute to the growth of aggressive cancer cells, that’s the plan of Professor Bob van de Water and his team. They will re...
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More-than-Planet exhibition gives perspective15 July 2022What is Planet A? A new exhibition in the Old Observatory sheds light on how we all have different perceptions of earth. In five art installations, vi...
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Ewine van Dishoeck goes stargazing15 July 2022From the birth of the universe to the molecules in a planet's atmosphere. The first five pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) show the ...
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Kilotonnes of 'recycled' Dutch plastic waste end up in the sea13 July 2022On paper it is recycled, but in reality enormous quantities of plastic waste from the Netherlands end up in Asian seas. Researchers from the Leiden In...
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Heineken Young Scientists Award for three Leiden researchers11 July 2022Three of the four Heineken Young Scientists Awards for 2022 have gone to researchers from Leiden: chronobiologist Laura Kervezee, physicist Jordi Tura...
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Tunnel vision alarm in the search for more efficient hydrogen cells08 July 2022A tenacious postdoc researcher persuaded Professor Marc Koper to research the oxygen reduction reaction. In Koper's eyes, there was little of interest...
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‘I am curious and full of passion for understanding molecular chemistry’07 July 2022Since 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 2022Museum 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 2022Current 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 2022With 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 2022With 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 2022Missing 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 2022Do you know a children's book fanatic? According to the Griffel-jury, 'Rekenen voor je Leven' (Calculating for your life) by Science Communication Pro...