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ERC Advanced Grants for four Leiden researchers26 April 2022From a new generation of antibiotics and more-effective vaccines to a map of dark matter and new light on Hindu traditions. Four researchers from Leid...
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ERC Advanced Grant for dark matter research26 April 2022Dark matter. Something invisible that, according to calculations, comprises about 85% of the matter in the universe. With an ERC Advanced Grant of €2....
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How can we make better use of natural resources?25 April 2022Mining for natural resources harms the environment. But we desperately need them, for both the development of countries and the transition to a sustai...
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Italian nurse acquitted of murder after statistical analysis25 April 2022Italian nurse Daniela Poggiali was arrested and convicted of murdering two hospital patients in 2014. Her case attracted the attention of Leiden stati...
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New research project makes the internet even better20 April 2022How is it that the internet works so well, with billions of users sending millions of gigabytes all together every day? That's because the foundation ...
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Difficult message for policymakers from two Leiden reports on circular economy14 April 2022You should start working now, and the positive results will only be seen long after your term has expired. That is just about the worst thing you can ...
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National Growth Fund invests many millions in faster and more sustainable (cancer) drug development14 April 2022On 14 April, the National Growth Fund awarded million euros in grants to two consortia in which Leiden's science faculty is involved. Pharma-NL will r...
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From lab discovery to a new drug: the Venture Challenge makes it possible14 April 2022A breakthrough from the PhD research of medical chemist Elmer Maurits may help patients with autoimmune diseases and blood cancer in the future. But b...
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First professionals obtained their certificates Legal Technologies: ‘It was intensive, fun, and enlightening’12 April 2022Last week, the first seven professionals successfully completed the new Leiden Legal Technologies Programme (LLTP). They received their certificates d...
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Frost for sale!12 April 2022Liquid nitrogen, frozen fruit and levitating market-goers. On Friday 8 April, visitors to the weekly market in the Merenwijk district were exposed to ...
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New statistical method brings together studies at an early stage04 April 2022During the coronavirus pandemic, scientists were in a hurry to find drugs that would help fight the disease. To combine the research that was being ca...
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Algorithms combat environmental pollution from ships04 April 2022Did you know that algorithms can help with the prevention of air pollution and ships sinking in the sea? A team of Leiden University researchers have ...
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Drugs with fewer side effects through a collaboration between LACDR and PTS30 March 2022LACDR, the Leiden Institute for Drug Research, developed better tolerated excipients to prevent adverse effects related to the surface of nanosized dr...
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From basic research to healthcare tools29 March 2022On April 1, Marco Spruit, Professor of Advanced Data Science in Population Health at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and the Leiden Instit...
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Customer-friendly Dutch chatbots28 March 2022Ever heard of conversational artificial intelligence (AI)? Anyone who has ever interacted with Siri or Alexa is familiar with this technology. We use ...