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Royal Distinction for archaeologist Maarten Jansen24 April 2020On 24 April it was announced that, following his farewell, archaeologist Professor Maarten Jansen was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion....
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Remembrance Day: remembering forgotten victims and their stories23 April 2020Remembrance Day on 4 May may be different this year, but it will make no less of an impression. Ethan Mark, who specialises in modern Japanese history...
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USC online sports a big success20 April 2020How can you stay fit during quarantine? The University Sports Centre may be closed, but online it's even more 'open' than usual.
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Working in intensive care: ‘You can make a real difference here’16 April 2020Many alumni are frontline health workers and are working day and night to treat thousands of corona patients. Intensivist Michael Frank (53) is one of...
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Leiden collaboration supports development of vaccine against coronavirus15 April 2020The Department of Medical Microbiology of Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) will investigate the efficacy of a new experimental vaccine from the...
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Help track coronavirus with the LUMC’s COVID Radar app07 April 2020Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) has just launched its COVID Radar app. Users of the app are asked to regularly complete a short questionnaire ...
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NKI-AVL and LUMC are joining forces in immunotherapy26 March 2020Strengthening a cancer patient's own immune system so that the body itself can better destroy cancer cells. This is at the heart of immunotherapy, the...
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Support the LUMC’s corona research23 March 2020Scientists at the LUMC are working hard on potential virus inhibitors, antiviral screening and a treatment for COVID-19. SteunLeiden.nl has started a ...
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Therapeutic vaccine boosts survival rate in cervical cancer patients19 March 2020
A therapeutic vaccine against HPV-16 (type 16 human papillomavirus) improves the survival rate in cervical cancer patients. A new study by ISA Pharmac...
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‘You want to train doctors who will keep asking critical questions’09 March 2020Determined, innovative lecturers are the driving force behind our teaching. Alexandra Langers, a specialist in gastroenterology and hepatology at the ...
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Science Groot funding for Leiden scientists24 February 2020Leiden scientists are the main applicants for five projects that have been awarded a Science Groot grant of up to 3 million euros in the Science Domai...
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‘Coeliac disease diagnosis is often overlooked or delayed’21 February 2020Although coeliac disease, an autoimmune disorder that makes you gluten intolerant, occurs in 1% of the population, its diagnosis is often delayed or c...
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“You cannot predict the future, but you can think about it!” Master’s Vitality and Ageing visits Vilans!20 February 2020As part of the career orientation of the Master’s Vitality and Ageing, students visit various healthcare, policy and research organisations throughout...
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Four Leiden professors appointed to KHMW20 February 2020Four Leiden University professors have been appointed to The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities. Andrea Evers, Erwin Muller, Sjaak Neefj...
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When will there be a coronavirus vaccine?18 February 2020The genetic code of the new coronavirus has been found: it is closely related to the SARS virus from 2003. Professor of Molecular Virology, Eric Snijd...