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ERC Starting Grant for research on Climate citizenship05 September 2024"Climate citizenship” explores how adapting environments to climate change can change the way people interact with each other and with government. It ...
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ERC Starting Grant for research on diversity in outdoor recreation05 September 2024In Europe, people from minoritized communities are often less involved in outdoor activities such as hiking and camping. However, identity-based group...
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Chasing gravitational waves: damping vibrations in underground Einstein Telescope04 September 2024Leiden scientists and companies receive 1.37 million euros to develop technology for the Einstein Telescope. This underground telescope will measure g...
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Faculty Opening of the Academic Year: ''Navigating complexities''04 September 2024The social sciences are vital in navigating complexities, fostering understanding and bridging divides. This was celebrated during the faculty opening...
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Queen Máxima talks to students in Leiden about mental health03 September 2024How do you know if your idea has succeeded? The Queen coming to call a year and a half later might just be a clue. This happened to the Leiden student...
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Circularity not yet a priority in energy transition and construction03 September 2024Are we on the right track towards a circular economy in 2050, with fully renewable energy technology and circular construction? The CML of Leiden Univ...
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Stop the cuts to education’02 September 2024Scrap the radical cuts to research and teaching. This was researchers and students’ message to government at the opening of the new academic year. Var...
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Opening Gorlaeus Building celebrated grandly02 September 2024Confetti, stilt walkers and the new Einstein Fountain. On Monday, 2 September, the Gorlaeus Building of the Faculty of Science was festively opened. T...
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The Dutch government wants to declare an asylum crisis, but what does that mean?29 August 2024More people seeking asylum, overcrowded asylum accommodation and asylum procedures that take years because of a lack of capacity. The current governme...
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AI-enabled ultrasound: LUC alumna empowers women in rural Africa29 August 2024In 2017 Enya Séguin graduated with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Leiden University College (LUC). Her interest in global public health le...
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Smart data for sustainable agriculture: less hassle, more green27 August 2024In supermarkets, consumers are drowning in a sea of sustainability labels. Confusing for them, but also farmers can't see the forest for the trees. Ob...
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Five tips for The Night of Discoveries26 August 2024Discover budding creators, artists and researchers at the Night of Discoveries art and knowledge festival. And many researchers from Leiden University...
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Wim Voermans appointed Distinguished Professor19 August 2024The Executive Board has appointed Wim Voermans to the position of distinguished professor. This is a unique role that allows professors to take the le...
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Funding for science communication on deaf community and on losing your way01 August 2024Two Leiden University science communication projects have been awarded a WECOM grant through the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA). One project is a study o...
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It is not easy to simplify your research30 July 2024Defending your PhD research in front of nearly 300 elementary school students: that was the challenge faced by PhD candidates Jo-Anne Verschoor and Ma...