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Photo reportage on Leiden lion research in national newspaperPhotographer Taco van der Eb accompanied Kenyan and Leiden researchers and students on a trip to Lake Nakuru National Park to record their conservatio...
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Astronomer Jos de Boer receives Chesneau Prize for best dissertationAstronomer Jos de Boer has received the Chesneau Prize in Nice for his research into so-called protoplanetary disks. The prize is awarded to the best ...
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Magic moments at Museum NightLeiden University opened its doors on Leiden Museum Night, with a whole host of things to see and do at the Academy Building, Hortus botanicus and Old...
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Experts provide three necessary solutions to the biodiversity crisisIt came as a shock to many people: one million plant and animal species are threatened to become extinct. But this number isn’t the most relevant aspe...
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Anthony Brown gives prestigious lecture series in PrincetonLeiden astronomer Anthony Brown had the honour to give the prestigious Spitzer Lectures at Princeton University. In five lectures spread over the begi...
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New book on the Sand Motor offers research findings and reflectionHow can the Dutch Sand Motor strengthen our coasts in a natural way? And how can this knowledge and experience help prevent coastal erosion in Jamaica...
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The scent of the universeFormer PhD student Cameron Mackie will been awarded not one, but two dissertation prizes for his thesis on the aromatic universe. His work could provi...
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The building blocks for astronomically literate citizensWhat does it mean for a citizen to be ‘literate’ in astronomy? Astronomers who participate in outreach to the general public experience various degree...
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New Rembrandt Route takes in seven Leiden University buildingsSeven large reproductions of works by Rembrandt on seven Leiden University buildings reveal the relationship between the painter and the University. R...
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The mathematical ties between South Africa and Leiden: Marcel de Jeu professor by special appointment at the University of PretoriaA long-term mathematical collaboration between South Africa and Leiden will continue with the appointment of Marcel de Jeu as professor by special app...
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Nanoparticles can aid in stroke therapyTiny selenium particles could have a therapeutic effect on ischemic brain strokes by promoting the recovery of brain damage. Pharmacologists, includin...
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The most stable microscope in the worldMaking the most vibration-free, cryogenic scanning tunneling microscope in the world. A bold mission, but one that PhD candidate Irene Battisti succes...
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Ensnaring tumours in their own webErik Danen is looking at how to inhibit tumours that do not respond well to medicine – and he is making some headway. The Professor of Cancer Drug Tar...
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Mathematician Peter Koymans wins KWG PhD prizeLeiden PhD student Peter Koymans has been declared ‘best mathematics PhD student’ by the Royal Dutch Mathematical Society (KWG). He received the prize...
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Only in America: chemist becomes America correspondentChemistry, which is what Hans Klis studied in Leiden, is not what one might expect of a general journalist. ‘I’m a late bloomer,’ he says, despite hav...