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TOP grant for four of Leiden’s top scientists 02 February 2016
Four scientists will receive the TOP grant for Physical Sciences from the NWO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research). They are astronomer ...
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Jaap van den Herik: Intuition is programmable 29 January 2016
In the future, computers will be able to base their decisions on intuition. Professor Jaap van den Herik, director of the Leiden Centre of Data Scienc...
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Using sensors to measure playground dynamics 18 January 2016
Free playtime and physical play are of great importance to children's social development. That is the main conclusion of innovative research by develo...
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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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Cor Veenman (NFI) researcher Forensic Big Data Science at LIACS 07 December 2015
On December 4th an agreement was signed between the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI)...
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Annual Business Event 2015 30 November 2015
Big Data - Big Business? - wrap up
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In Memoriam: Christiaan van Gorkum 27 November 2015
Christiaan van Gorkum passed away on 30 October 2015.
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In Memoriam: Bernhard Katzy 27 November 2015
It is with great regret and sadness that we heard that Prof. Dr. Bernhard Katzy has passed away. We knew that he was seriously ill, but still the mess...
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Sixth Honorary Doctorate for Grzegorz Rozenberg 10 November 2015
On 27 November 2015 Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Rozenberg receives his sixth Honorary Doctorate.
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Big Data in development and humanitarian aid: next step in privacy debate 20 October 2015
How can ‘Big Data’ be used in development and humanitarian aid, and what are the risks? Leiden University and the United Nation’s Global Pulse are org...
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Leiden University partner in research on handwriting and image recognition 20 October 2015
The Leiden Centre of Data Science and the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science are part of a consortium that will carry out research on makin...
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Barend Mons appointed Chair of European Commission’s High Level Expert Group 17 September 2015
Professor Barend Mons has been appointed Chair of the Commission High Level Expert Group "European Open Science Cloud", initiated by the European Comm...
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Fifth Honory Doctorate for Grzegorz Rozenberg 25 July 2015
On Monday June 15 Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Rozenberg received his fifth Honorary Doctorate.
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Spinoza Prize for Leiden statistician Aad van der Vaart 12 June 2015
Aad van der Vaart, professor of stochastics at Leiden University, has been awarded the NWO Spinoza Prize for his groundbreaking research in statistics...
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Bas Haring among the eleven most influential Leiden scientists 04 May 2015
According to University newspaper Mare professor Bas Haring, head of the Media Technology Masters programme, is among the eleven most influential Leid...