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‘Transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborations lead to better scholarship and solutions’20 June 2024How can you persuade researchers who are used to conducting research within clearly defined disciplines to adopt an interdisciplinary approach? Newly ...
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Professor and Knight: Joke Bouwstra Receives Royal Honor18 June 2024A memorable farewell symposium and a royal distinction: Professor Joke Bouwstra could not have completed her career at Leiden with more pleasure. On F...
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What do maths and blood clots have to do with each other?17 June 2024Mathematics can help predict thrombosis. Mathematician Mark Alber has developed models that even aid in suggesting treatments. In the Kloosterman lect...
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Arteriosclerosis and drug discovery: two young researchers win Krijn Rietveld Award for innovative research13 June 2024One discovered that arteriosclerosis resembles an autoimmune disease, while the other developed a system to aid in the search for new medications. For...
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Ionica Smeets receives honorary doctorate from Open University13 June 2024Professor of Science Communication Ionica Smeets will be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Open University. She receives the award because she exem...
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa11 June 2024Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African k...
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‘The sun is dying out’ as a wake-up call for better science communication07 June 2024‘Take science communication more seriously.’ This is the message that Ivo van Vulpen, professor by special appointment in Science Communication in Ph...
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LIFES: From Reusable Data to New Treatments and Faster Diagnoses04 June 2024Early diagnosis, new treatments, and personalised care: all of these are possible if we can better unlock the wealth of information hidden in health d...
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Interdisciplinary symposium on restitution policies seeks more diverse perspectives08 May 2024Taking responsibility concerning colonial heritage and restitution is a pressing issue for countries and museums worldwide. On 23 and 24 May, a Leiden...
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Leiden conference to look for emerging trends in global governance07 May 2024Global challenges require global governance answers. For that reason, between 5 and 7 June, the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transforma...
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Student tower opened with café, common room and spectacular views26 April 2024The 289 students who recently moved into the tower on Kolffpad at the Leiden Bio Science Park are sitting pretty. They have the keys to a self-contain...
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What’s Your Story?: diversiteit in een kaartspel18 April 2024The JEDI Fund supports projects that promote diversity and inclusivity within the university. One of these projects is the card game called ‘What’s Yo...
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‘Scientists should be careful when interpreting results of AI models’16 April 2024Anthropologist Rodrigo Ochigame studies how AI is changing the practice of scientific research. From astrophysics to mathematics to climate science, t...
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Academics requesting retraction of FAO report that misrepresents their research09 April 2024Paul Behrens (Leiden University) and Matthew Hayek (New York University) have responded to an FAO report on livestock pathways which misrepresented th...
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Optimisation software 'Kernel Tuner' ready for serious use05 April 2024LIACS assistant professor Ben van Werkhoven leads the development of software for optimising graphics processing units. By now, version 1.0 of 'Kernel...