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Frustrated scientists convince astronomy journal to implement trans inclusive name change policy10 September 2021A group of united astronomers have successfully convinced Europe’s leading astronomy journal Astronomy & Astrophysics to institute a name change polic...
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The Old Observatory Leiden in LEGO? You can make it happen!07 September 2021Every week, Uwe Hensch walks past the Old Observatory in Leiden. In corona times, he decided to make a LEGO design of the historic building. His desig...
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How to attract stargazing tourists? Leiden Observatory launches a new manual for astrotourism20 July 2021How to create an unforgettable astronomy experience for tourists? And how to create fun activities that also have scientific and educational value? T...
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President Annetje Ottow helps fish plastic out of the canal12 July 2021Every Sunday you can help fish plastic and other floating garbage out of the Leiden canals. You can use your own canoe or loan one from Plastic Spotte...
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Study confirms: burning coal in Bulgaria causes water stress07 July 2021The coal-power energy sector is using enormous amounts of fresh water which is projected to negatively affect lives and the ecological balance of the ...
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Leiden resident Ewine van Dishoeck wants to give something back to the city06 July 2021In 2022, Leiden will be the European City of Science. The preparations are in full swing, so we would like to give you a look behind the scenes. This ...
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Covid influences sustainability at Leiden University too in 202005 July 2021The coronavirus pandemic has had us working and studying at home, and this has had a positive effect on Leiden University’s sustainability results. Th...
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Artificial intelligence can discriminate. How can this be prevented?05 July 2021What do gender identity and digital technology have to do with each other? Together they are the subject of research at Leiden University. Researchers...
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‘Data science has crept into the faculties’ DNA’05 July 2021From 14 to 29 PhD candidates, seven actively involved faculties and, above all, lots of innovative interdisciplinary research, all with data science a...
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Nitrogen crisis: Rapid, effective intervention in three specific regions could create breathing space01 July 2021The new Dutch government must act quickly to take rapid, far-reaching measures in three specific regions to tackle nitrogen emissions. This will creat...
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Bridging Sri Lanka and The Netherlands through astronomy01 July 2021'Find your way from the stars’, an online workshop on Nautical Astronomy, was one of the winners of The Netherlands Online Cultural Challenge 2020. Th...
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Open Science Hub receives 2021 Medal of Scientific Merit in Portugal29 June 2021Open Science Hub, a science education project coordinated by Leiden University, has won the 2021 Portuguese Medal of Scientific Merit for its contribu...
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Sustainability and energy: AI research in Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam29 June 2021From energy transition to the nitrogen crisis: artificial intelligence can be of great help. Researchers from the three universities in Zuid-Holland a...
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Mission successful: deposits on small plastic bottles29 June 2021After years of lobbying by environmental activists, a deposit scheme for small plastic bottles is to be introduced on 1 July 2021. One of the leaders ...
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Support the Rapidemic team and help them develop a mobile testing kit28 June 2021A team of students from Leiden won the iGEM international biology contest in 2020 with their Rapidemic mobile testing kit. The kit makes it easy to de...