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‘Alcohol should be the new smoking’ 21 October 2019
It's time for alcohol to be discouraged as strongly as smoking. This is the message given by Professor of Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine Jeroen Jansen ...
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Public Lecture ‘The Role of the Humanities in an Information Age’ by Ted Underwood, Visiting Scaliger Professor 18 October 2019
Leiden University Libraries invites you to the public lecture by Ted Underwood, Visiting Scaliger Professor. This lecture will be held on Thursday 21 ...
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From refugees to expats: Dr Dennis helps them all 17 October 2019
Patients who can’t afford medicine. Refugees who need help. Expats who are ill. All alongside research into obesity. Having trained as a doctor, Denni...
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Meet the new V&A student ambassador: Merel Vangeel 10 October 2019
“I’m determined to innovate the healthcare system to suit the needs of an ageing population.” As the student ambassador, Merel Vangeel will be the fi...
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Podcast: why night owls have more health risks 27 September 2019
Are you a night owl or a lark? Your lifestyle can affect your health more than you might think. PhD candidate Wietse in het Panhuis is researching thi...
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‘Too many or too few memories can be problematic’ 26 September 2019
The Public Day of the Leiden Institute of Brain and Cognition (LIBC) has grown in recent years into one of the most popular popular-science events in ...
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Four perspectives on smoking and the tobacco lobby 23 September 2019
Doctors are entering the fray, court cases are being filed and smokers are becoming more of a pariah. From lobby expert to medical biologist: four Lei...
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‘It’s a real balancing act for doctors at gender clinics’ 16 September 2019
Do young people who want to change gender have the unconditional right to medical treatment? Pediatric Endocrinologist Martine de Vries, who is also P...
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On the road with an International Credit Mobility grant 09 September 2019
Over the next three years, 92 students and researchers from Leiden University and its partner universities will be strengthening their research and te...
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Fierce protests against Education Minister's redistribution plans 02 September 2019
Over a thousand researchers and students protested in Leiden on 2 September against the plans to transfer money to science and technology at the expen...
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Campus The Hague in the picture 26 August 2019
Leiden University turned 444 this year, and we are celebrating this milestone with the residents of the two cities in which we have a presence: Leiden...
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Students from all corners of the world 21 August 2019
Callum is from Ireland, Sharitah is from The Hague and Kirsten is from Manilla. The new students taking part in the HOP week from 19 to 23 August come...
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EU awards 18 million euros for research into new antibiotics 24 July 2019
An international consortium of research groups is aiming to develop novel antibiotics against the tuberculosis bacteria and two other deadly bacteria....
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NWA grant for research into iron nanoparticles in the brain 23 July 2019
Physicists Lucia Bossoni and Martina Huber have been awarded an NWA Ideeëngenerator-grant for research into iron nanoparticles in the brain. These nan...
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LUMC Campus The Hague launches new MOOC Population Health: Study Design 19 July 2019
What is involved in setting up and carrying out clinical research? To give researchers a helping hand, LUMC Campus The Hague has brought together tips...