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UN calls for urgent rethink as resource use skyrocketsThe International Resource Panel of the United Nations Environment Programme, with CML researcher Ester van der Voet as member, has prepared a report ...
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Prospective science students in vast numbers to Master's Open DayA screaming wind, a dark grey sky and unexpected rainfall. The visitors of the Master's Open Day of the Faculty of Science had a hard time, but nevert...
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Caterpillars listen to voicemail by eating soilLeaf-eating caterpillars greatly enrich their intestinal flora by eating soil. Even effects of plants that previously grew in that soil can be found b...
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Leiden research addresses energy challengesClimate change and energy transition were an important theme of the Dutch provincial elections: how should we invest in new sources of energy? Leiden ...
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The Mastermind approach to brain researchThe brain is a complex organ, and researching medicine to treat brain disorders is equally if not more complex. Elizabeth (Liesbeth) de Lange, Profess...
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How suspicious parties can work together safelyCryptographer Max Fillinger developed new methods to analyse a group of algorithms called commitments schemes. These schemes are building blocks for c...
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Master’s Open Day: ‘I’ve mainly come to ask a lot of questions’It was a soggy Friday, but the visitors to the Master's Open Day were made of sterner stuff. Bachelor's students from all around the world defied the ...
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International consortia: the future for science?We increasingly look at international consortia to come up with scientific and technological advances that are needed to address global challenges in ...
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From proof-of-concept to solving astronomical mysteriesSRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research is moving. In 2021, the Utrecht branch will settle in South Holland. Assistant professor at TU Delft, Ak...
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Major steps towards realising a bold vision for European Excellence in AIThe Confederation of Laboratories of Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe (CLAIRE), Europe’s grassroots organisation of scientists and experts i...
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PNAS Paper Prize for quantum machine learning‘We hope our paper highlights the possibilities and benefits of including artificial intelligence in quantum physics to do new discoveries.’ Vedran Du...
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Marc Koper receives the Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry AwardDuring the 20th anniversary meeting of the Netherlands' Catalysis and Chemistry Conference, Marc Koper received the Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistr...
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Lindsey Burggraaff and Emma Koemans win FameLab heatWhich young researchers were best at explaining their research to a general audience? Twelve researchers battled it out at the FameLab heat on 7 March...
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Data Science in Digital Health in UgandaOn 27 February, 2019, Kampala International University (KIU) was the venue of the conference ‘Digital Health and Development in Data Science in Uganda...
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Data science and visualisation by the governmentOn 20 February 2019, a special meeting on data science took place in the House of Representatives. The aim of the meeting was to start a dialogue with...