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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...
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FameLab: young scientists take the stageIn FameLab contestants explain their research to the public in a three-minute presentation – without using PowerPoint or other presentation tools. The...
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Detecting diseases with molecules in the bodyIs it possible to diagnose diseases using molecular switches? The new international consortium LogicLab will address this question. Leiden chemist Syl...
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Robbert Dijkgraaf: ‘Diversity improves science’His Leiden honorary doctorate, the future of scientists, and diversity in science. Robbert Dijkgraaf tells about it in one of the classical rooms of t...
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Two cum laude distinctions for storing renewable energyBoth Leon Jacobse and Thom Hersbach from Marc Koper's research group obtained their PhDs cum laude. They both investigated changes on the surface of a...
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SUNRISE: from sunlight to smart cityThe European Project SUNRISE, ‘Solar energy for a circular economy’, has been selected as one of the six Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) within...
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International attention for solution long-standing scientific problemSolving a scientific problem after decades: it’s a long-lasting dream for many scientists. Consequently, the research of Leiden and Eindhoven chemists...
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Leiden starts exchange with PolandLeiden University has started a collaboration with the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland. The project includes the exchange of students and sta...
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Unraveling the mysteries of Multiple SclerosisLeiden chemists discovered a new mechanism which might explain how multiple sclerosis shifts to a more severe form. Their findings contribute to unrav...
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Chemists solve persistent problem after four decadesAfter almost four decades, Leiden and Eindhoven chemists have resolved the discussion about the correct model for the simplest chemical reaction in he...
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Roxanne Kieltyka in NRC: 'My dream is a gel for every cell'Roxanne Kieltyka was interviewed for NRC and talks about squaramides, cell cultures and Goldilocks.