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'Especially now, in-depth knowledge about Judaism and Jewish history is important' 27 November 2023
The newly established Leiden Jewish Studies Association aims to bring together Leiden scholars working on Judaism. The first annual conference will ta...
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Joris Larik presents research at Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy 27 November 2023
On 16 November 2023, Dr Joris Larik gave a presentation in the framework of the webinar series of the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy, a UK-based ce...
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'The dancing body embodies its own form of knowledge' 27 November 2023
Suzan Tunca was the first dancer to receive her PhD from PhDArts at Leiden University. Her work focuses on the relationship between the physical and m...
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Beaver exploitation testifies to prey choice diversity of Middle Pleistocene hominins 24 November 2023
Exploitation of smaller game is rarely documented before the latest phases of the Pleistocene, which is often taken to imply narrow diets for earlier ...
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Four projects awarded science communication grants 24 November 2023
A climate game, a science and music festival, a mobile psychology lab and interactive sessions on anxiety in children. The Dutch Research Council (NWO...
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‘EU human-centred digital transformation’ (2023 – 2027) funded by Leiden University Starting Grant 24 November 2023
In Spring 2023, Simona Demková and Daniel Mândrescu from the Europa Institute secured the new Leiden University Starting Grant, valued at EUR 240,000,...
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Looking at the past with VR glasses: 'It really helps to visualise the impact of policy' 24 November 2023
A subject like history is all about the past. That often involves scrolling through old documents, but in the Research Master's in History, Professor ...
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European grant to advance self-learning capabilities of quantum computers 24 November 2023
A major grant for research into machine learning algorithms for quantum computers. With this ERC Consolidator grant, Vedran Dunjko and his colleagues ...
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‘I’m like a kid in a candy store with all these disciplines’ 23 November 2023
Professor of cardiology Douwe Atsma (LUMC) looks beyond the traditional boundaries of hospitals and healthcare institutions for solutions to increasin...
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Research on impact of community justice 23 November 2023
No hearing in court, but at the community centre. Does this local approach help keep people with various problems such as debts or school absenteeism ...
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Illusions as the key: how spatial technology can help patients 23 November 2023
Spatial technology such as virtual reality can help patients who have difficulty with spatial cognition, for instance if they keep on losing their way...
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‘Ultimately, the goal is to develop antibiotics for tuberculosis with a lower risk of resistance’ 23 November 2023
Tuberculosis stands as one of the most lethal infectious diseases worldwide. A significant challenge in combatting tuberculosis lies in the emergence ...
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The magic of liquid helium: this person makes ice-cold research in Leiden possible 22 November 2023
White clouds of ice-cold gas flowing across the floor. Magical, but be careful not to freeze your fingers off. We are of course talking about liquid n...
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Mark Klaassen speaks at event to mark the 20th anniversary of EU Family Reunification Directive 22 November 2023
On 17 November 2023, Dr Mark Klaassen participated in a seminar commemorating the 20th anniversary of the EU Family Reunification Directive. The event...
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These students studied Byzantine Rome... in Rome: ‘It was an immersive experience’ 22 November 2023
Professor Joanita Vroom, together with the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR) offered the course Byzantine Rome in September 2023. The course,...