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Jan Kolen new Artificial Intelligence Coordinator at Leiden University03 February 2022The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Jan Kolen as the University’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Coordinator as of 1 February 2022. I...
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Measuring skate provides insight into ice-skating technique28 January 2022In the future top Dutch speed skaters may skate even faster thanks to a skate full of electronics. This ‘measuring skate’ gives top skaters and coache...
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Lorentz Center kicks off lustrum with TEDx talk27 January 2022The Lorentz Center is 25 years old. A good reason for them to contribute to a series of TEDx lectures for Leiden City of Science. Arjen Doelman, direc...
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New measuring method reveals: more plastic ón than ín your salad20 January 2022It's now possible to measure how many plastic particles there are in our food. Chinese scientists and Leiden professor Willie Peijnenburg applied thei...
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Century-old electrochemistry law gets update19 January 2022The Gouy-Chapman theory describes what happens near an electrode when it is in contact with a salt solution, but this description does not match real...
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Combining research and a good cause: Tutoring programme concludes successfully18 January 2022More than a course. That was the aim of the Leiden Tutoring programme. Through weekly tutoring lessons, students did not just earn five EC. They helpe...
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‘Give farmers more freedom in how they reduce nitrogen’06 January 2022In his inaugural lecture Professor of Environmental Sustainability Jan Willem Erisman calls for local solutions that give people more freedom in how t...
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ESA grant to improve the Earth's 'digital twin'15 December 2021Global warming, deforestation, nature conservation. All major environmental challenges that call for major measures. To see what the effects of these ...
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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...