News
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Will student running association Currimus supply the winning team once again? 13 April 2023
Ever since the first edition of the Science Run, the Leiden Student Running Association Currimus has delivered the winning team or the fastest runner....
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Rubicon grant for Leiden physicist: why do leaves of a tree always grow in the same shape? 13 April 2023
PhD candidate Ludwig Hoffmann will spend two years at Harvard University in the US thanks to a Rubicon grant he won on April 11. Using theoretical mod...
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'As refugees, we shouldn't give up on our dreams' 12 April 2023
'In Leiden, I can continue on the path towards my dream: having my own pharmacy,' says Duaa Abbas. She studied pharmaceutics in Syria and worked in a ...
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New research at the Hortus: the delimitation of the genus Uvaria L. 12 April 2023
In the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia the soursop family (Annonaceae) can be found. The genus Uvaria is a part of this family, but it has not ...
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Educational adventures in the tropics: discovering rainforests in Borneo 11 April 2023
Photographing fluorescent flowers, searching for frogs and shooting tropical cucumbers out of trees: this is only a small part of the course Tropical ...
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Leiden University hosts conference uniting 80 world-class scientists 11 April 2023
A team of researchers from Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) recently hosted a big international conference (EMO 2023). At the c...
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How we can improve collaboration at LBSP, according to Miranda van Eck 06 April 2023
The Leiden Bio Science Park (LBSP) is eager for new talent. Therefore, as a member of the core group, Miranda van Eck is committed to improving cooper...
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How does the ethics committee work? Suzan Verberne gives an insight 06 April 2023
How ethical is research involving humans and robots? And can research on artificial intelligence cause problems when it ends up in the wrong hands? In...
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Hooray! This extremely sensitive microscope survived its relocation 06 April 2023
Moving an electron microscope of 2000 kg is a delicate challenge. The highly sensitive instrument needed to be moved to a new measurement hall, but ev...
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Dorothea Samtleben: Nikhef's first female program leader 03 April 2023
As of April 1, physicist Dorothea Samtleben is the first female program leader of Nikhef, the National Institute for Subatomic Physics. Samtleben will...
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Back to Leiden for the Science Run: ‘As founder, I just have to participate' 03 April 2023
Once a year, former employee and avid runner Dennis Hoencamp returns to his old workplace. That’s when he competes in the Leiden Science Run. As an ev...
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In memoriam professor Harry Wijshoff 30 March 2023
On March 28, 2023, our esteemed colleague Prof. Harry Wijshoff passed away. He died after a struggle of several months against a serious illness.
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Astronomers see birth cluster of galaxies in early universe 30 March 2023
An international team of astronomers has discovered a large reservoir of hot gas in the cluster-in-formation around the Spiderweb Galaxy. Based partly...
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‘Nice tool but what are we supposed to do with it?’ 27 March 2023
Public agencies are keen to use new technology such as AI to speed up their primary processes. But the internal organisation is often a major stumblin...
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In memoriam emeritus professor Jan Schmidt 24 March 2023
On March 17, our dear colleague Jan Schmidt passed away after a fruitful and valuable life.