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Jet Bussemaker appointed Professor of Science, Policy and Impact in Healthcare24 May 2018Jet 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 session24 May 2018How 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 2018Patients 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 tumour24 April 2018A 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 Netherlands13 April 2018The 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 facilities12 April 2018Three 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 portraits09 March 2018An anatomical model of a heart, a mechanical digger or photos of mother and grandmother. Research interests and personal motivations have been given a...
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Jet Bussemaker: ‘Emotions always run high in discussions on female emancipation'08 March 2018At the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture on 8 March, former Minister of Education Jet Bussemaker expressed her surprise at the commotion again raised by ...
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Leiden University appointed extra 25 female professors in 201708 March 2018Last year Leiden University appointed an extra 25 female professors. With these appointments the Executive Board has increased the percentage of women...
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Fourteen women professors take over the Senate Chamber07 March 2018Fourteen women professors are to be given a place in the classic portrait gallery in Leiden University’s Senate Chamber. The portraits will be unveile...
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Smallest-ever Leiden University logo21 February 2018The logo of Leiden University, with letters as small as a bacterium. Researchers from LUMC and the Institute of Biology have created the smallest logo...
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Here’s to the next 443 years as a bastion of freedom08 February 2018‘Praesidium Libertatis is a daily responsibility.’ These were the words of Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker on 8 February during the 443rd Dies Natalis...
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Christmas dinner with international flair18 January 2018Over fifty international students celebrated last Christmas at the homes of staff or students of Leiden University. As part of the Holiday Hosting Pro...
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Got an old mobile left over? Play the Funky Phone Challenge!16 January 2018Have you got an old mobile phone lying around? If so, you can hand it in at Funky Phone in Lipsius. The phone will be recycled and you get to play an ...
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Maarten Asscher as mentor: ‘It's at the periphery of your own discipline that things happen'11 January 2018Alumnus Maarten Asscher (60) is mentor of the month. He studied Law in Leiden and has worked as a literary publisher, senior official at the Ministry...