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Humboldt Research Award for Frank den Hollander19 November 2018Frank den Hollander has received the Humboldt Research Award of €60,000. He was nominated by two German colleagues with whom he is working together fo...
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Did Rembrandt paint Leiden Professor van Schooten?06 November 2018Leiden Professor of Maths Frans van Schooten Jnr. (1615-1660) and his wife Margrieta were painted by Rembrandt. This is the claim made by mathematicia...
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The million dollar proof31 October 2018PhD student Raymond van Bommel decided to pore upon one of the most complicated mathematical problems of our time; the solution of it is worth 1 milli...
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Mathematics as weapon against desertification22 October 2018PhD student Robbin Bastiaansen applies mathematics to get insight in practical problems. By comparing mathematical models with developments in existin...
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First Leiden Science Family Day: glitter gel, virtual reality and ice-cold clouds09 October 2018The first Leiden Science Family Day on Saturday 6 October was a great success. During the ‘Weekend of Science’ more than 700 visitors, including 350 c...
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Making maths fun: volunteering in Africa05 October 2018This summer, PhD students Marta Maggioni and Rosa Winter went to Africa. Not just to enjoy the beautiful continent, but also to stir up the enthusiasm...
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LIACS and MI welcome 70 global optimization specialists25 September 2018The 14th International Global Optimization Workshop (LeGO 2018) was hosted by Leiden University in September.
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Math students win medals for clever proofs on elegant problems10 September 2018Mathematics students Pim Spelier and Bob Zwetsloot both won a medal at the International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC) 2018 in...
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‘I try to make my students enthusiastic about the subject’16 August 2018‘My lectures have to be as enjoyable as possible for the students, even when they're about the drier parts of maths.' Robert-Jan Kooman is one of the ...
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Han de Winde steps down as vice-dean of Faculty of Science15 August 2018Han de Winde will step down as a member of the faculty board of the Faculty of Science from 1 September 2018. De Winde had been vice–dean at the facul...
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Full appointment for Roeland Merks at mathematics and biology09 July 2018As of 1 July, Professor of Mathematical Biology Roeland Merks has got a full appointment at Leiden University. Before this expansion, he worked one da...
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Serge Fehr appointed as Professor Quantum information theory08 June 2018As of 1 June, Serge Fehr has been appointed as Professor Quantum information theory at the Leiden Mathematical Institute (MI). Fehr is employed by Cen...
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Survival analysis and Escher in Leiden08 May 2018Last week, young researchers of many nationalities came to Leiden for the Survival Analysis for Junior Researchers conference, and were surprised with...
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Tackling messy blood vessels to fight cancer04 May 2018With a Vici grant of 1.5 million euros, Professor of Mathematical biology Roeland Merks will look for ways to fix messy and leaky blood vessels in tum...
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Netherlands win golden medal at annivesary edition Benelux Mathematics Olympiad03 May 2018In the last weekend of April, the tenth edition of the Benelux Mathematics Olympiad took place. The Dutch delegation won a total of 8 medals. The 17-y...