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Proof of Concept grants for four Leiden researchers12 July 2024Four Leiden researchers have been awarded Proof of Concept grants by the ERC. These grants, each worth 150,000 euros, help researchers translate the f...
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Researcher teaching in the classroom: ‘We need to imitate nature more closely’27 June 2024How can we supply the growing world population with sustainable energy? At Laurens Lyceum in Rotterdam, Prof. Marc Koper speaks with the students abou...
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From droplets in the freezer to the inception of a potent new antibiotic19 June 2024What started as an idea during a social gathering led to an unexpected breakthrough in research on resistant bacteria. Biologists and chemists from Le...
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A foldable smartphone? STIBNITE searched for the perfect semiconductor14 June 2024Roll-up solar panels, bendable phone displays, or better computer chips… The EU project STIBNITE investigated the next generation of semiconductors, m...
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Not wrapping but folding: Bacteria also organise their DNA (but they do it a bit differently)13 June 2024Some bacteria, it turns out, have proteins much like ours that organise the DNA in their cells. They just do it a bit differently. This is revealed by...
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Scouring the brain for causes of psychiatric illnesses01 May 2024What happens in the brains of people with psychiatric illnesses? With a €23.23 million gravity grant, scientists from different fields will search for...
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Carbohydrate chemistry champion: Hermen Overkleeft claims prestigious award19 April 2024Professor Hermen Overkleeft has received the esteemed Roy L. Whistler International Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry for 2024 by the International Carb...
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The energy transition under the nanoscope: Gravitation funding for ANION project11 April 2024Bringing together chemists and physicists to thoroughly investigate how electrochemical processes work on the smallest scale. That is the goal of the ...
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A staff exchange with your European peers: ‘Everyone could benefit from this’03 April 2024Fancy seeing how your job is done at a university abroad? Project Managers Christina Schlüpen and Jeannette de Wolf from the Leiden Institute of Chemi...
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How cells determine the fate of proteins (and can we do it too?)02 April 2024Cells in our bodies are often threatened by errors in our own proteins. The FLOW consortium, comprising scientists from various institutions including...
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Antwerp Honorary Doctorate for Marc Koper: Significant recognition for sustainable energy research02 April 2024A festive and honourable visit to our southern neighbours for professor Marc Koper. On Thursday 23 March, he received an honorary doctorate at the Uni...
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With this algorithm, new medicines can be found more quickly27 March 2024Did he dare take a gamble with his PhD research? Jeroen Methorst didn’t have to think long about it. It could fail or turn out very well. The latter i...
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Gravitation funding for five projects with Leiden researchers25 March 2024
The Advanced Nano-electrochemistry Institute Of the Netherlands (ANION) consortium will receive 23.6m euros in Gravitation funding for research on imp...
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Will this discovery help us develop better catalysts?04 March 2024Where exactly on the surface of a catalyst do the chemical reactions occur? Until now, it has always been a challenge to identify the exact locations ...
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Irene Groot appointed professor of Surface and Interface Science26 February 2024Dr Irene Groot (LIC) has been appointed professor of Surface and Interface Science with effect from 1 March. The appointment is an honour for Groot. '...