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Veni subsidies for sixteen Leiden researchers 16 July 2018
Sixteen researchers at Leiden University have received a Veni award from the Netherlands Organisation for Academic Research (NWO). This award offers p...
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Unstoppable urbanisation of Indonesia calls for interdisciplinary partnerships 05 July 2018
More than half of the Indonesian population lives in cities. What does this mean for public health? How sustainable are these megacities? This is the ...
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First patients start earning discounts with healthy living 03 July 2018
Heart patients who maintain a healthy lifestyle can start earning discounts at shops or for trips out. The Tergooi Hospital is the first in the Nether...
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Green light for Leiden supercomputer 22 June 2018
From simulations of galaxies to analyses of MRI scans: scientific research needs more and more computing power. Leiden University is planning to set ...
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Make your choice! Three introduction weeks for students at Leiden University 12 June 2018
Leiden or The Hague? Dutch or English? These two questions decide which introduction week new students at Leiden University can best choose: EL CID, H...
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Leiden University Fund awards grants 12 June 2018
Over thirty research projects have been awarded a grant from the Leiden University Fund (LUF). The academics each receive a sum of between 5,000 and 2...
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Student Centre in The Hague opens this autumn 08 June 2018
From this autumn, students at Leiden University will be able to use the new student centre in The Hague. The building offers space for student organis...
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Vidis for nine Leiden researchers 01 June 2018
Nine talented Leiden researchers have been awarded a Vidi subsidy by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Vidis are intended fo...
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Jet Bussemaker appointed Professor of Science, Policy and Impact in Healthcare 24 May 2018
Jet Bussemaker, former Minister of Education, Culture and Science, has been appointed Professor at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and Leiden...
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From practical cookbook session to practical research session 24 May 2018
How do I conduct research? How do I structure, conduct and record what I’ve thought of and done? The Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences Programme didn’t just...
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'Without empathy, you can't give good care' 01 May 2018
Patients who feel understood will recover faster. But how can doctors become more empathetic? By reading literary works, suggests emeritus Leiden Prof...
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European first: Leiden specialists use fluorescence in removal of lung tumour 24 April 2018
A team of surgeons at Leiden University Medical Center and the Centre for Human Drug Research have removed a lung tumour that they pinpointed using fl...
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17 mln subsidy to develop electron microscopy in the Netherlands 13 April 2018
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has made a subsidy of 17 million euros available to further develop a Netherlands network f...
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Subsidies for high-grade research facilities 12 April 2018
Three projects with Leiden researchers are to receive a subsidy from NWO for the construction or renovation of large-scale research facilities. They w...
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The stories behind the women's portraits 09 March 2018
An anatomical model of a heart, a mechanical digger or photos of mother and grandmother. Research interests and personal motivations have been given a...