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How to hijack natural destruction in cells: ‘We need to understand it through and through’05 September 2024
Destroying proteins from the Golgi apparatus of the cell in a controlled manner. That is the focus of chemist Marta Artola’s pioneering research. By d...
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Adapt or perish – traits identified that help plants survive05 September 2024
PhD candidate Jianhong Zhou aimed to better understand whether and how plant species adapt to environmental changes. She developed two databases that ...
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Chasing gravitational waves: damping vibrations in underground Einstein Telescope04 September 2024
Leiden scientists and companies receive 1.37 million euros to develop technology for the Einstein Telescope. This underground telescope will measure g...
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LUC's Marco Cinelli wins EURO Award with decision analysis paper04 September 2024
Marco Cinelli from Leiden University College (LUC) and the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) was awarded the 2024 EURO Award for the Best EJOR...
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Ten Leiden researchers awarded ERC Starting Grants03 September 2024
Ten scientists from Leiden University will receive a Starting Grant from the European Research Council. This will allow them to launch their own proje...
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3D-printed mini-tumours: a leap forward in improving cancer immunotherapy03 September 2024
Leiden researchers have developed a groundbreaking model to advance cancer immunotherapy. Using a 3D printer, they create mini-tumors within an enviro...
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Circularity not yet a priority in energy transition and construction03 September 2024
Are we on the right track towards a circular economy in 2050, with fully renewable energy technology and circular construction? The CML of Leiden Univ...
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Opening Gorlaeus Building celebrated grandly02 September 2024
Confetti, stilt walkers and the new Einstein Fountain. On Monday, 2 September, the Gorlaeus Building of the Faculty of Science was festively opened. T...
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Smart data for sustainable agriculture: less hassle, more green27 August 2024
In supermarkets, consumers are drowning in a sea of sustainability labels. Confusing for them, but also farmers can't see the forest for the trees. Ob...
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Satellites reveal: these ecosystems are the most vulnerable to drought26 August 2024
More severe droughts that will also last longer: this will primarily be a problem for irrigated croplands, as discovered by environmental scientist Qi...
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Maths + match = medals! Leiden students win five medals at international math competition23 August 2024
Two Second Prizes, two First Prizes and even a Grand Grand First Prize. Five Leiden mathematics students and their team leader have performed exceptio...
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New SPARXS technique reveals DNA behaviour at unprecedented speed23 August 2024
Studying how single DNA molecules behave helps us to better understand genetic disorders and design better drugs. Until now however, examining DNA mol...
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Three new Programme Directors at the Science Faculty22 August 2024
Starting 1 September, three new Programme Directors will begin at FWN. Daan van der Es, Reinout van Weeren, and Amineh Ghorbani will each be responsib...
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Investigating inflammation: new leads for treating atherosclerosis22 August 2024
How do you detect people at high risk of heart attacks and strokes? And how can we improve the treatment of atherosclerosis? These are the questions t...
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Three quantum-safe cryptography methods standardised for global use19 August 2024
Three quantum-safe cryptography methods have been standardised for worldwide use since this week. Léo Ducas co-designed the two primary PQC methods se...