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Testing of a malaria vaccine gets the green light 01 February 2017
Researchers at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and Radboud university medical center have been given the green light to deliberately infect vo...
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Working with a disability 31 January 2017
What will the future be like? This is something that every student wonders about as graduation approaches. What will I do? How can I find a good job? ...
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Saving for discounts by living healthily 26 January 2017
A new health programme will reward patients with - or at risk of developing - cardio-vascular diseases for keeping to a healthy lifestyle. A research ...
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10 February: wear something warm! 18 January 2017
The University is taking part in the National Warm Sweater Day on 10 February and the heating will be turned down in many buildings. Make sure you wea...
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Almost twenty new MOOCs have started 10 January 2017
Nineteen new Leiden University MOOCs have started this January. Anyone can take part in these online courses varying from combatting terrorism to kid...
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Take part in FameLab 2017 03 January 2017
Can you talk passionately for three minutes about your science or medical research?If the answer's 'Yes', sign up for the Leiden qualifying round of t...
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Four ERC grants for Leiden researchers 21 December 2016
Four Leiden researchers have each been awarded a consolidator grant of up to 2 million euros by the European Research Council (ERC). They carry out re...
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Lorentz Center brings together researchers from all disciplines 19 December 2016
For nearly twenty years the Lorentz Center has been a unique venue where researchers from all over the world work in intense collaboration. In an insp...
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Rush hour in the Academy Building: record number of PhD defences 15 December 2016
A record number of 417 PhD candidates defended their theses in 2016. How many of these were cum laude? What were their propositions? The advantage of ...
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Read the online magazine on diversity and inclusiveness 13 December 2016
How can we make sure that everyone feels welcome at our university? Read the highlights from the conference on The Making of an Inclusive Leiden Unive...
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Collaborating on big data to unravel disease processes 05 December 2016
Patients with the same illness often receive the same treatment, even if the cause of the illness is different for each person. This represents a new ...
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Boerhaave Museum and LUMC discover skeleton in manikin 28 November 2016
Leiden's Boerhaave Museum and Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have discovered parts of a skeleton in an 18th-century manikin. The manikin was ...
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Doctors and citizens under fire in conflict zones 25 November 2016
It is time for the international community to put a stop to war crimes – especially against medical personnel, argued international chair of Doctors W...
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Leiden Classics: Inventor of the electrocardiograph 16 November 2016
Many important discoveries have been made in Leiden, and the Leiden Discoveries route guides you through the city to find them. For example, it will t...
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‘The sky is not the limit for Honours students’ 16 November 2016
Making Mars suitable for human habitation or giving first-year lectures as a student. For the past three years, 150 bachelor’s students have followed ...