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A mathematical three-step rocket helps biologists study tumour blood vessels27 January 2025Koen Keijzer combined three mathematical models into one unified system capable of making meaningful predictions about how cells form blood vessels. T...
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New project seeks best collaboration methods for creating carbon-neutral neighbourhoods27 January 2025How do you get citizens more involved in energy transition projects? This is the central question of the new transdisciplinary research project EmPowe...
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Turning the tide: global biodiversity research gets time and funding24 January 2025How do you compare the living environment of Dutch dairy cows with that of Masai cattle in East Africa? And how can we reverse biodiversity loss? Thes...
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‘Humans are storytellers’: the power of stories in language development of children and AI models24 January 2025What do ten-year-old children and chatbots have in common? PhD researcher Bram van Dijk studied language development in both children and AI language ...
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Cracking the code: why platinum electrodes corrode24 January 2025An atomic vandal has finally been caught! Scientists from Leiden University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Laboratory have uncovered the...
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Mayor Heijkoop feels like an ‘ambassador’ for the universityFirst impressions 21 January 2025Leiden Mayor Peter Heijkoop visited the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and the Faculty of Science on 20 January. He met various university...
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‘It’s a great motivator if your research can be life-changing in the real world’21 January 2025Our university labs are bursting with cutting-edge research, but how do you commercialise these inventions and discoveries or translate them into outc...
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How to choose the optimal location for wind turbines in the North Sea21 January 2025In the next decades, thousands of wind turbines will be added to the North Sea. Environmental scientist Chen Li identified the most beneficial areas f...
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Tirong Guo discovered materials that bring efficient artificial photosynthesis closer20 January 2025After hard work in the lab, Chemist Tirong Guo has developed a group of materials that provide a stable and efficient foundation for artificial photos...
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Students discover chimpanzees make rhythmic sounds (despite limited sense of rhythm)17 January 2025How can chimpanzees, so closely related to humans, have almost no sense of rhythm? ‘The best students ever’ and behavioural biologist Michelle Spierin...
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70 years Mathematical Institute - growth, prosperity and (mathematical) challenges17 January 2025Floreat et crescat. Flourish and grow. That was what was wished for the Mathematical Institute at its opening. Now, the institute proudly celebrates i...
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Last starlight for space telescope Gaia17 January 2025ESA’s space telescope Gaia, which maps the Milky Way, completes its active phase of scanning the sky on 15 January. Over the past decade, Gaia has mad...
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A suitcase containing quantum inspiration on a trip across Europe: ‘We gained new insights’16 January 2025A suitcase as a messenger of quantum science. That is the idea behind QuanTour, a project connecting researchers from 12 European universities. In Dec...
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Greater understanding of specialised cell could prevent strokesInauguration 16 January 2025In the Netherlands, 1.7 million people live with cardiovascular disease. In her inaugural lecture, Ilze Bot will explain how she aims to help reduce t...
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Lost sulfur in the universe found in salt on dust and pebbles16 January 2025An international team led by astronomers at Leiden University has shown in laboratory experiments that sulfur can bind with ammonium under icy cosmic ...