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Vote for the Discoverer of the year 2018 13 December 2018
Which brilliant scientist will be our Discoverer of the year 2018? Will it be a physicist, biologist, drug discoverer or an astronomer? Or an environm...
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Making problem solving more efficient 11 December 2018
The recently promoted Hao Wang from the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science teaches computer programmes how to solve real-world problems. Hi...
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ERC Consolidator Grant for Leiden 28 November 2018
Leiden University professor of Science-Based Business Simcha Jong Kon Chin has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant.
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Govert Brinkmann runner-up for KNVI Thesis Award for Informatics 27 November 2018
Annually KNVI (Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging van Informatieprofessionals) awards thesis prizes to master students in the field of Informatics and...
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Hui Wang wins Best Paper Award at BNAIC 2018 20 November 2018
Early November the 30th Belgium Netherlands Artificial Intelligence Conference (BNAIC) was organised in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
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Programming for blind kids 15 November 2018
Programming is an excellent career option for blind children, and a way to have fun and express themselves. But the existing tools for programming are...
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Algorithm Data Science student designs best ship in less time 14 November 2018
Partly thanks to Roy de Winter, ship design and engineering company C-Job Naval Architects now develops optimal ships in a short time. The master's st...
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From research project to market leader in cycling tours for elderly 09 November 2018
‘In Hong Kong, the elderly found our popular nature routes boring, so they now cycle our action-packed routes through New York.’ What once started as ...
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Best Paper Award for 'BAI (摆): An Oscillating Sound Installation' 30 October 2018
Danyi Lu, Jelger Kroese and Edwin van der Heide, all affiliated with LIACS, won Best Paper Award for 'BAI (摆): An Oscillating Sound Installation' at t...
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What robots can teach us about humans 23 October 2018
Where is the dividing line between man and machines? What makes us wiser than robots? How do you know if a film on internet is real? These are the que...
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Explore the universe in VR 18 October 2018
Navigating through the universe with VR glasses? It is possible, with the help of the new computer application built by Marc Driessen, a Computer Scie...
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Senior Teaching Qualification for first ten lecturers 15 October 2018
The Senior Teaching Qualification is for experienced lecturers who have done more than lecturing alone. Ten quotes from the first ten lecturers to re...
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First Leiden Science Family Day: glitter gel, virtual reality and ice-cold clouds 09 October 2018
The first Leiden Science Family Day on Saturday 6 October was a great success. During the ‘Weekend of Science’ more than 700 visitors, including 350 c...
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Frank Takes one of the new Leiden University Teachers' Academy members 08 October 2018
Five innovative and excellent teachers have joined the Leiden University Teachers' Academy (LTA). Members of the Academy exchange experiences and shar...
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LIACS and MI welcome 70 global optimization specialists 25 September 2018
The 14th International Global Optimization Workshop (LeGO 2018) was hosted by Leiden University in September.