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Quality of master’s programmes assessed in new guide21 March 2024The Air and Space Law (Advanced LL.M.) master’s programme at Leiden University is among ten ‘excellent master’s programmes’ at Dutch universities. Thi...
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How Europe will be better prepared for the next pandemic12 March 2024The European PANVIPREP research project started at the Leiden University Medical Center on 11 March. The participants are virologists, biochemists and...
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Why take the AI & Society minor? These students explain05 March 2024The interdisciplinary AI & Society minor of Leiden University brings together students and lecturers from a wide range of disciplines. Together they l...
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LUMC first hospital with AI admissions predictor for Acute Admissions Unit04 March 2024High demand at emergency departments is not a reliable indicator of the number of patients that will be sent to the Acute Admissions Unit. The LUMC ha...
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Vici grants for seven researchers from Leiden University29 February 2024
From research on stellar winds to sign language: an impressive seven researchers from Leiden University will receive a prestigious Vici grant from the...
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Headache e-diary aimed at more personalised help for patients and physicians20 February 2024Funded by a ZonMw grant, the LUMC and the Health Campus The Hague will be working with headache patients on research into the use of an electronic hea...
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No higher risk of miscarriage after COVID-1915 February 2024LUMC research has shown that women who previously had a miscarriage due to COVID-19 are not at increased risk of having another miscarriage or a still...
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'When a deaf child suddenly hears and learns to talk, this also has a huge impact on the people around them.'15 February 2024More than 800,000 people in the Netherlands are hard of hearing. They suffer so much from hearing loss that it limits their daily lives. Professor Joh...
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Alumnus Charlotte Poot developed a hospital app for children14 February 2024Charlotte Poot (31) is co-founder and chair of Hospital Hero, an app that prepares children for a hospital visit. She studied and obtained her PhD at ...
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Helping people live healthier lives? A game may be the answer07 February 2024The LUMC, Leiden University and The Hague University of Applied Sciences want to help health professionals support behaviour change in the population....
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'We aim to continue innovating technologically, but in a relevant manner'30 January 2024Within the field of medical science, there is significant interest in tissue and organ repair using biomaterials, notably in orthopedics and liver- an...
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'We are going to make the world's best eye radiation line'25 January 2024Annually, approximately 60.000 people in the Netherlands undergo radiation therapy for cancer, with proton therapy being a specialized treatment metho...
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Drugs for our immune system in the right place at the right time24 January 2024Immunologist Leender Trouw specialises in the complement system, which is part of the immune system. In some diseases drugs help activate or inhibit t...
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Better treatment of systemic autoimmune diseases requires close collaboration18 January 2024Exceptional collaboration between physicians is needed to better understand and treat autoimmune diseases that cause inflammation in various organ sys...
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Transdisciplinary health improvement in The Hague: ‘Neighbourhoods tell us what they need’15 January 2024Health conditions and social problems often go hand in hand. To address this complex issue in families in The Hague, researchers, managers, support se...