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Can we measure the privacy component of online advertising?On 29 January 2019, Robbert J. van Eijk will defend his Ph.D thesis, in which he investigates the online advertisements that seem to follow you.
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Topological quantities flowTopology is an emerging field within many scientific disciplines, even leading to a Physics Nobel Prize in 2016. Leiden physicist Marcello Caio and hi...
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Unraveling the mysteries of Multiple SclerosisLeiden chemists discovered a new mechanism which might explain how multiple sclerosis shifts to a more severe form. Their findings contribute to unrav...
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Carel ten Cate budgerigar study in various mediaIf male budgerigars can successfully open a puzzle box with food, they become more attractive to females. Biologist Carel ten Cate and Chinese colleag...
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Chemists solve persistent problem after four decadesAfter almost four decades, Leiden and Eindhoven chemists have resolved the discussion about the correct model for the simplest chemical reaction in he...
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Female budgerigars like smart males
If male budgerigars can successfully open a puzzle box with food, they become more attractive to females. Biologist Carel ten Cate and Chinese colleag...
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Common frame for analyzing complex systems in Physics and EconomicsScientists often need to make sense of complex systems without knowing the important parameters or even without access to all the information. A colla...
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Cucurachi, Behrens and Matthee are teacher, discoverer, and PhD candidate of 2018Environmental scientists Stefano Cucurachi and Paul Behrens and astronomer Jorryt Matthee have received prizes during the New Year's reception of the ...
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Young stars in the Orion Nebula are practicing birth controlAstronomers from Leiden University have discovered that the star wind from a newborn star in the Orion Nebula prevents more stars from forming in the ...
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New strategy LDE Centre for BOLD CitiesThe Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for BOLD Cities uses multidisciplinary big data research to help find solutions for urban problems. ‘BOLD’ stands for ...
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Amy Montanje receives the “Kees Bakker Award”Leiden Biology student Amy Montanje received the annual award for being the best BSc-student in 2018 from the “Stichting Professor Dr. K. Bakker-fonds”.
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Roxanne Kieltyka in NRC: 'My dream is a gel for every cell'Roxanne Kieltyka was interviewed for NRC and talks about squaramides, cell cultures and Goldilocks.
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2018 Hall of FameOver the past year, many of our staff and students have won prizes, been awarded a substantial grant or been appointed to an academic association or a...
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Supercurrents gone chiral: new type of superconducting junctionUnconventional superconductors form one of the big mysteries in physics. Among them is strontium ruthenate, which stands out as a controversial superc...
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Chemical bond versus electromagnetic wavesVibrating carbon monoxide molecules adsorbed at the surface of a salt crystal stop moving after a few milliseconds. Scientists now discovered this is ...