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Veni grant for ten Leiden researchers14 December 2021Ten Leiden researchers have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant, of up to 280,000 euros, will enable them to elab...
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Talk and debate: how do we prevent science from harming the environment?14 December 2021Sustainability researchers can play an important role in the energy transition. But what if their partners are not (yet) sustainable and science itsel...
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New toolbox helps scientists measure impact science communication06 December 2021Scientists regularly appear in the media. They participate in science cafés, write a popular-science book or visit school classes. In that way, they w...
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Leiden project wins international astronomy engagement award02 December 2021The online summer programme Space in Your Living Room by Leiden Observatory has won the first prize ‘Most Innovative Event’ of the Astronomy@Home Awar...
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Improving the environment of people with dementia with the help of new software02 December 2021Can we improve the living environment of people with dementia with software and smartwatches? Daniela Gawehns did research in a care facility for peop...
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PhD candidate from Leiden presents international student event01 December 2021From pipetting in the lab to shining in front of the camera at a global student event. With 8.000 viewers watching the livestream, Marjolein Crooijman...
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National Bee Count by Koos Biesmeijer receives Communication Initiative Award30 November 2021The National Bee Count initiative of Professor Koos Biesmeijer (Naturalis/Leiden) and Vincent Kalkman (Naturalis) has received the NWO Communication I...
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Healthcare and population health: AI research in Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam25 November 2021‘Our health is the area that stands to gain most from artificial intelligence.’ The three universities in Zuid-Holland are helping make these gains. T...
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What if superbugs were as tall as buildings?24 November 2021In Sci-Fi comic book Resist NOW!, wondrous adventures will illustrate possibilities to combat antimicrobial resistance. But the comic book will only b...
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Leiden involved in global science communication study19 November 2021Launched in early March, GlobalSCAPE is an EU-funded project seeking to understand the current state of science communication globally, especially in ...
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Journal established at LIACS reaches world top11 November 2021An impact factor of 3.2 in the Web of Science journal index. And in the first 10% of Elsevier's Scopus index. The International Journal of Multimedia ...
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Pharma-NL application submitted to National Growth Fund08 November 2021The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) submitted Pharma-NL to the R&D program of the National Growth Fund, a 20 billion euro program of the D...
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Paul Behrens’ book on climate change launched in the US08 November 2021The book ‘The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Futures from the Frontiers of Climate Science’ by Paul Behrens has been launched in the US, a year af...
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'Better to take action today, than to deal with the damage tomorrow'05 November 2021It’s better to cut our nitrogen emissions now than to solve the consequences later at great expense. That’s the lesson we can learn from the Dutch nit...
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Christiaan Huygens episode Het Klokhuis recorded at Leiden Observatory02 November 2021The Klokhuis dedicates a special episode to Leiden alumnus and famous scientist Christiaan Huygens. Part of the episode was recorded at the Leiden Obs...