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All university buildings closed on Monday morning 15 February14 February 2021The KNMI has issued a code red weather warning because of slippery conditions. This applies from 03.00 on Monday 15 February. All university buildings...
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KHMW appoints five new Leiden members10 February 2021The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed five new members from Leiden. Annetje Ottow, Carsten de Dreu, Pancras Hoogen...
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‘We cannot abandon coronavirus measures until vaccines are shown to prevent virus transmission too’01 February 2021All acute care staff at Leiden University Medical Center have received their first and sometimes even their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Bu...
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University flag travels to Mount Everest and back again25 January 2021Leiden PhD candidate Mona Shahab climbed Mount Everest two years ago to raise money for the education of disadvantaged children in Egypt. She made it ...
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Breast cancer risk more accurate after genetic test25 January 2021Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) has spent the past five years coordinating an international study of genetic mutations and breast cancer risks...
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Academia in motion: a different form of recognition and reward18 January 2021A better balance between teaching and research duties, greater recognition of team performances and the elimination of simplistic assessment criteria....
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Leiden and African students share knowledge and experiences in online Global Health course11 January 2021Online teaching has made it much easier for international students to join in our courses. The Leiden minor in Global Health, for instance. Students f...
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Large plane tree moved to make room for Gorlaeus Building phase two11 January 2021Leiden University is currently working on the new Gorlaeus Building, a sustainable modern building for the Faculty of Science. To make room for the ph...
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Half minor Global Health a great success!16 December 2020
The pandemic has challenged us to revisit the way we structure education and how to reach out to students remotely. It almost seems fitting that a cou...
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ERC Consolidator Grants for four Leiden researchers09 December 2020From fake news via WhatsApp to mini hearts from a 3D printer: four Leiden researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research ...
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How Clinical Technology will change healthcare08 December 2020In spring 2020, the country was facing a potential lack of hospital ventilators for the huge numbers of Covid-19 patients. In response, Clinical Techn...
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A multi-million grant to keep the biological clock healthy25 November 2020Dutch researchers are joining forces to conduct research together with a series of societal partners to keep the biological clock healthy in our moder...
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‘Tolerance and respect will advance medical science’16 November 2020Fijs van Leeuwen, Professor of Radiology, Molecular Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, advocates an open and respectful academic culture that always pu...
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Emotional abuse strongly related to post-traumatic stress16 November 2020Children and young people who are victims of emotional abuse at the hands of their parents often report the symptoms of severe post-traumatic stress. ...
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Veni grants for eleven Leiden researchers05 November 2020Eleven Leiden researchers have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant will enable them to develop their research ide...