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Delegation from Leiden University forges new links in Brazil 19 March 2016
A delegation from Leiden University is visiting Brazil from 14 to 18 March. The first day of the visit was spent with scientists in São Paolo.
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Students win StrICTly For Business 18 March 2016
A group of Leiden Computer Science students, with Simone Cammel, Bas Mulders, Sufeng Li, Edward Magron en Kostas Tsogkas, won the prestigious business...
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The FAIR Principles herald more open, transparent, and reusable scientific data 15 March 2016
Today, March 15 2016, the FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship were formally published in the Nature Publishing Grou...
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Cum laude for new method making parallel programming easier 14 March 2016
PhD student Sung-Shik Jongmans of Leiden University and Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica investigated a new programming method to simplify this. On 3 Ma...
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Wessel Kraaij appointed Professor of Applied Data Analytics 02 March 2016
Wessel Kraaij has been appointed Professor of Applied Data Analytics with effect from 1 March 2016. Kraaij will use new methods to analyse big data se...
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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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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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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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Fifth Honory Doctorate for Grzegorz Rozenberg 25 July 2015
On Monday June 15 Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Rozenberg received his fifth Honorary Doctorate.