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Vidi grant awarded to Nadia Soudzilovskaia (CML) 17 May 2016
On 11 May 2016 a prestigious NWO Vidi grant (NWO's Innovation Research Incentives scheme) has been awarded to Nadia Soudzilovskaia for her research pr...
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Eleven Vidi grants for Leiden 13 May 2016
NWO has awarded eleven Leiden researchers a Vidi grant of 800,000 euros. The research subjects range from Cicero and muscle dystrophy to the archaeolo...
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Managing water is managing the future 15 April 2016
“A partnership based on water” summarised Gerhard van den Top the relationship between the Netherlands and the Philippines in the 4th Louwes Lecture....
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Science faculties Universitas Indonesia and Universiteit Leiden expand cooperation 14 April 2016
The Science faculties of Universitas Indonesia (UI) and the Universiteit Leiden signed agreements on Tuesday April 12 that will strengthen cooperation...
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Bitcoins demand a huge amount of electricity 31 March 2016
Bitcoin is the most popular virtual currency to date but it is starting to have some serious physical effects on the environment. A study shows that i...
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Why fundamental science matters 21 March 2016
Why do we need fundamental science? For a lot of reasons, speakers showed at the Lustrum Symposium ‘Science Matters’. This symposium was held on 18 Ma...
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Environmental benefits in transport sector often disappointing 29 February 2016
Eco-innovations like more economical cars do not generate the environmental benefits predicted by the manufacturers. This is the result of the so-call...
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Circular economy essential to keep the earth turning 23 February 2016
A circular economy in which all resources are reused is a prerequisite for a sustainable world. As EU president, the Netherlands can give a firm impet...
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Dies lecture: ‘Connect agriculture with nature’ 08 February 2016
‘Make more room for nature on farmland and you'll be surprised at the result.' This was the advice from Geert de Snoo in his Dies lecture.
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Dies Natalis: 'The big questions call for collaboration' 08 February 2016
Universities cannot survive in this highly competitive world without collaboration. And the ultimate aim is to make the world a safer and more sustain...
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Stans Prize for Kevin Groen 19 January 2016
The ‘Stans Prize 2015' (for the best thesis, report or article produced by a CML student) has been awarded to Kevin Groen. Other CML prizes were award...
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The city as a mine has the future 16 January 2016
In an (Dutch) interview with the regional Leiden newspaper “Leidsch Dagblad”, Ruben Huele and Ester van der Voet talk about the recently started proje...
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Discoverer of the Year, Best Dissertation and Education prize 2015 05 January 2016
During the Faculty of Science New Year's reception, Daniël Rozen was named Discoverer of the year 2015. Nienke van der Marel and Koen van der Maaden b...
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Research in conflict zones requires courage and caution 18 December 2015
The life of a researcher is not easy, as many a scientist will confirm; but doing fieldwork in an environment of conflict and violence is extremely c...
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Family of footprints gives more complete picture of environmental damage 19 November 2015
The world abounds with different footprints that calculate human impact on the environment. Environmental specialist Kai Fang is the first person to h...