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The FAIR Principles herald more open, transparent, and reusable scientific data 15 March 2016Today, 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 2016PhD 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 2016Wessel 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 2016Free 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 2016During 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 2015On 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 2015Big Data - Big Business? - wrap up
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In Memoriam: Christiaan van Gorkum 27 November 2015Christiaan van Gorkum passed away on 30 October 2015.
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In Memoriam: Bernhard Katzy 27 November 2015It 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 2015On 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 2015The 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 2015On Monday June 15 Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Rozenberg received his fifth Honorary Doctorate.
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Bas Haring among the eleven most influential Leiden scientists 04 May 2015According to University newspaper Mare professor Bas Haring, head of the Media Technology Masters programme, is among the eleven most influential Leid...
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Data science can reduce likelihood of virus outbreaks 07 April 2015Data science is of vital importance in preventing future outbreaks of viruses, Professor of Data Science Aske Plaat argues. Inaugural lecture entitled...