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The Cell Observatory just got upgraded, and here is whyThe European Commission has officially established Euro-BioImaging – which provides life scientists with open access to a broad range of technologies ...
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Connect four: bachelor mathematics labelled excellent for the fourth timeFor the fourth time in a row, the Dutch University Selection Guide labelled the Leiden bachelor’s programme Mathematics as ‘Excellent’. Director of ed...
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FET Open Grant for Many Photon EntanglementThe Leiden Institute of Physics (LION) is the coordinating partner in the Qluster research project, which was awarded a 2,9 million euro FET Open gran...
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How our single-celled relatives package their DNAA group of single-celled organisms organises its DNA in a similar way to higher organisms such as plants, animals, and fungi. However, the way package...
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Lise Stork wins award for app to share biodiversity dataFifty thousand euros in expert knowledge and the title Young eScientist 2019: the National eScience Symposium on 21 November was very successful for c...
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More accurate estimation of cross-border internet purchasesHow can cross-border internet purchases be accurately estimated? Researchers Quinten Meertens, Cees Diks, Jaap van den Herik and Frank Takes of the Le...
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Faculty of Science takes action against high work stressThe Faculty of Science has presented an infographic with tips and tricks for work stress. The reason for this was the Personnel Monitor 2018, which sh...
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Superconductivity theory under attackMeasurements on a superconducting material show an abrupt transition between a normal metal and a 'strange' metal. The really strange thing, however, ...
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Importing goods from sustainable countries could lower EU’s environmental footprintA recent study in Ecological Economics, led by Leiden environmental scientist Bertram de Boer, states that the European Union could lower its environm...
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Plastic Spotter: spot plastic in the canals of LeidenHelp us spot and clean up the plastic in the canals of Leiden! Leiden University is calling on the good folk of Leiden to help our researchers study t...
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Stefano Polla wins Lorentz Master thesis awardStefano Pollas master thesis 'Quantum Digital Cooling' has been awarded the Lorentz Master thesis award. The award, 3000 euros and a certificate, has ...
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Marcus Specht joins PERL as Professor of Digital EducationMarcus Specht, director of the LDE Center of Education and Learning, has been appointed as Professor of Digital Education since November 15. He has jo...
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Closer collaboration with Universitas Syiah Kuala in the area of AIOn 14 November 2019, the rectores magnifici of Leiden University and Universitas Syiah Kuala, Indonesia, signed a memorandum of understanding to facil...
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Biology student wins Young Talent graduation prize for Plant SciencesRecently graduated Biology student Julia López Delgado is one of the winners of the Holland Society Young Talent Awards 2019. She received her prize d...
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Record number of Leiden students receive Young Talent AwardsAn astonishing twelve students from Leiden University have received a Young Talent Award from the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities in ...