News
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Alumni mentors answer student’s questions 23 March 2017
Students get free advice of Leiden alumni about their career, applying for a job, social networking and more. The Mentor Network is an online platform...
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Converting water into hydrogen more efficiently 23 March 2017
Scientists have long been puzzled why it is easier to produce hydrogen from water in an acidic environment than in an alkaline environment. Marc Koper...
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Jeroen Codee wins the Carbohydrate Research Award 2017 28 February 2017
For his significant original contributions in the field of carbohydrate research, chemist Jeroen Codee will be awarded the biennial Carbohydrate Resea...
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Marc Koper wins 2017 Faraday Medal 23 February 2017
Leiden chemist Marc Koper is the winner of the 2017 Faraday Medal for his significant contribution to electrochemistry, from fundamental science to pr...
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Celia Fonseca Guerra appointed as Professor of Applied Theoretical Chemistry 20 February 2017
Since February 1st, 2017 Célia Fonseca Guerra is appointed as professor at the LIC with a chair in applied theoretical chemistry. She will be a member...
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Catalysts contribute their own oxygen for reactions 13 January 2017
A catalyst: normally a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction, without adding molecules to this reaction. Scientists from the group of Prof. Mar...
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Pain relief without the high 03 January 2017
Researchers at Leiden University led by Mario van der Stelt (Leiden Institute for Chemistry) have set ‘gold standards’ for developing new painkillers ...
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Four ERC grants for Leiden researchers 21 December 2016
Four Leiden researchers have each been awarded a consolidator grant of up to 2 million euros by the European Research Council (ERC). They carry out re...
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Transfer of graphene by molecular caging 19 December 2016
Chemists developed a new graphene-transferring method which makes use of cyclohexane. This new method leaves less impurities on graphene, is easier to...
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Travelling through the body with graphene 28 September 2016
For the first time researchers have succeeded in placing a layer of graphene on top of a stable fatty lipid monolayer. Surrounded by a protective shel...
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Freek Janssen wins award for best European Young Medicinal Chemist 08 September 2016
Freek Janssen, a PhD-student in the department of Molecular Physiology, has received an award for the best oral presentation during the Young Medicina...
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International students meet the Faculty of Science 30 August 2016
At the OWL faculty day about 150 newcomers met their fellow students and had a chance to check out the study and research facilities at the Faculty of...
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Three discoveries for cleaner and cheaper fuel 24 August 2016
How can rare and expensive materials be used more efficiently to produce cleaner and cheaper fuel? Under the guidance of Marc Koper, Professor of Cata...
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'A garden on Mars' crowdfunding campaign starts today 22 August 2016
Today, 13 students at Leiden University have started a crowdfunding campaign to collect money for research into the possibilities of growing crops on ...
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Marc Koper wins Brian Conway Prize 2016 for electrochemistry 14 July 2016
Marc Koper, Professor of Catalysis and surface chemistry, has won the Brian Conway Prize for Physical Electrochemistry of the International Society of...