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Mathematics student Alex Colling: ‘Bachelor’s thesis was highlight of my time in Leiden’06 January 2023Alex Colling himself calls his bachelor's thesis ‘the highlight of his time in Leiden’. And according to his supervisors, that resulted in an outstand...
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Mathematics student Lars Pos wins Robbert Dijkgraaf Essay Prize: 'Discoveries find their application in the most unexpected places'25 November 2022With his essay 'Why science?', mathematics prodigy Lars Pos (18) won the Robbert Dijkgraaf Essay Prize. Within the theme 'The fascinating workings of ...
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ERC grant for Jan Vonk: 'Mathematics is the most powerful language to describe our universe'22 November 2022On 22 November, Leiden scientist Jan Vonk received an ERC starting grant for his research on the building blocks of mathematics. This grant is not his...
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Six Leiden researchers receive ERC Starting Grant22 November 2022Six researchers from Leiden University have received an ERC starting grant. This grant of on average 1.5m euros will enable the researchers to launch ...
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The Mindfulnest at the Science Faculty18 November 2022Are you in need of some rest, stressed about an exam, or feeling under the weather? Since a few months you can find Mindfulnest at the Science Faculty...
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Life after the Grand Jamboree: Wrapping-up iGEM10 November 2022‘A challenging rollercoaster, but also a very bonding and insightful experience,’ that’s how the team of iGEM Leiden 2022 wraps up their participation...
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Research project into environmental tipping points receives €10 million25 October 2022Arjen Doelman (Leiden University), Max Rietkerk (Utrecht University), Ehud Meron (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) and Isla Myers-Smith (University...
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Three Leiden researchers receive ERC Synergy Grant25 October 2022Leiden researchers Arjen Doelman, Tom Huizinga and Manfred Wuhrer have been awarded ERC Synergy Grants worth millions of euros for their research on p...
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How quantum mechanics threatens our digital lives – and makes them saferInaugural lecture 23 September 2022Much of the work of Serge Fehr, Professor of Quantum Information Theory, is abstract and theoretical and comprehensible to very few people. But his wo...
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Rational points and new dimensions25 August 2022How can you solve equations that define not ‘just’ curves, but also two-dimension surfaces or even higher-dimensional objects? That’s the big question...
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Hermen Jan Hupkes appointed professor of Non-linear Analysis22 August 2022From 1 August, Hermen Jan Hupkes has been appointed Professor of Non-Linear Analysis at the Mathematical Institute. 'Initially I don't think that much...
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Pim Overgaauw: ‘As Institute Manager, you are the spider in the web’22 August 2022Pim Overgaauw is at his best when he can support others. His new position as Institute Manager of the Mathematical Institute is therefore a perfect fi...
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Four Leiden consortia awarded large NWO grants27 July 2022No less than four Leiden research teams have been awarded a grant by NWO. On 27 July NWO honoured 21 applications in the Open Competition ENW-XL. NWO ...
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Pim Overgaauw appointed Institute manager of the Mathematical Institute14 July 2022As of 1 September, Pim Overgaauw is appointed as Institute Manager of the Mathematical Institute. The job is not new to him, as he has been ad interim...
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In search of the atoms of mathematics01 July 2022Combining geometry and number theory. That is what Dr Jan Vonk of the Institute of Mathematics receives a Vidi grant for today. ‘By fusing these two d...