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Only in America: chemist becomes America correspondentChemistry, which is what Hans Klis studied in Leiden, is not what one might expect of a general journalist. ‘I’m a late bloomer,’ he says, despite hav...
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Yoga, inclusiveness and dilemma game at first Science PhD DayMorning yoga, having your resumé checked at the information market, or dancing for inclusiveness: just a small selection of the activities of the firs...
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Large-scale European project identifies risks of nanoparticlesThe large-scale project NanoInformatics will assess the risks associated with nanoparticles. The project will be funded by the EU with 6.8 million eur...
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The hunt for selective drugsHow do you ensure that a drug has an effect on the right protein – and nothing else? Chemist Anthe Janssen explored various methods for determining th...
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Will soap and sunlight solve the energy problem?A consortium of international researchers comes with a unique solution to the energy problem. By mimicking photosynthesis, they aim to produce sustain...
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Two major research subsidies for Leiden lecturersChemist Ludo Juurlink and Professor of Science Education Fred Janssen from the Leiden Graduate School for Teaching (ICLON) have been appointed by the ...
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In memoriam professor Mathieu NotebornOn the 5th of April 2019 our dear colleague and friend Professor Dr Mathieu Noteborn has passed away. In January of this year he was diagnosed with bo...
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Geert de Snoo new Director of Netherlands Institute of EcologyProfessor Geert de Snoo, Dean of the Faculty of Science at Leiden University, has been appointed Director of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIO...
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EU awards COFUND grant for 18 Post-docs working on the Origin and Evolution of LifeThe European Union has awarded a COFUND grant to a consortium of researchers from the universities of Groningen, Leiden and Eindhoven for a collective...
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Leiden research addresses energy challengesClimate change and energy transition were an important theme of the Dutch provincial elections: how should we invest in new sources of energy? Leiden ...
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Marc Koper receives the Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry AwardDuring the 20th anniversary meeting of the Netherlands' Catalysis and Chemistry Conference, Marc Koper received the Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistr...
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Vici for Sylvestre Bonnet: new light on cancer therapyChemotherapy that does nothing until you irradiate it with light. Sylvestre Bonnet receives a Vici grant of 1.5 million euros for the development of t...
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Vici grant for Jeroen Codée: ‘I want to understand how sugars are formed’Although sugars are widely used in biological and medical research, their synthesis is still badly understood. Jeroen Codée has received a Vici grant ...
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Conversion of renewable raw materials on platinum shows unexpected behaviourThe electrochemical reduction of a group of organic compounds on platinum is strongly dependent on the arrangement of the atoms in the platinum surfac...
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Seven Leiden researchers win €1.5m Vici grantSeven Leiden researchers have each been awarded a Vici grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). This will enable them to f...