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Peter Grünwald develops a revolutionary statistical theory with an ERC Advanced Grant 11 April 2024
Using mathematics to determine whether scientific results are significant or not. Peter Grünwald, full professor of Statistical Learning at the Mathem...
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Grant opens door to decipher the secret sensory world of plants 04 April 2024
Plants not only sense when they are touched, but they can also adapt to it. For example, by strengthening or defending themselves. But how do plants d...
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Gravitation funding for five projects with Leiden researchers 25 March 2024
The Advanced Nano-electrochemistry Institute Of the Netherlands (ANION) consortium will receive 23.6m euros in Gravitation funding for research on imp...
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Dutch Cancer Society allocates funds to a mathematician: for treating Ewing sarcoma with the help of an app 26 January 2024
If doctors could better estimate a patient's chances of survival, this would help in choosing a specific treatment. It would be particularly beneficia...
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Post-quantum cryptography should keep our DigiD, bank accounts and state secrets safe 15 January 2024
Our banking, DigiD and sensitive medical data: what if our entire digital infrastructure can no longer be trusted? Jelle Don has this question permane...
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Leiden quantum technology research very successful in funding call 10 January 2024
No less than six Leiden projects received a grant for quantum research from the national growth programme Quantum Delta NL and the NWO. After all, in ...
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In Memoriam - Professor Bert Peletier 05 January 2024
On December 16, 2023, our respected and beloved former colleague prof.dr.ir. Bert Peletier passed away.
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Mathematics across borders: Peter Stevenhagen in Pakistan 18 December 2023
Peter Stevenhagen delivered daily lectures at the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering in Lahore, in collaboration with ICTP, a well-known...
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These researchers turn mathematical models into healthcare solutions 12 December 2023
Two Leiden researchers have demonstrated how mathematics can improve our healthcare. Daniel Gomon has developed a model that contributes to the qualit...
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Verifying the correctness of mathematical theorems with a computer 12 December 2023
How correct are mathematical theorems? And is all the theory around them correct? To find out, mathematics student Dominique Lawson converted a mathem...
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How ‘sleeping’ microorganisms can determine the fate of a population 12 December 2023
Microorganisms that temporarily ‘go to sleep’ play an important role in the evolution and survival of a population. Mathematician Shubhamoy Nandan con...
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Jan Vonk appointed full professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute 06 December 2023
As of 1 November, Jan Vonk has been appointed full professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute (MI). The institute is delighted with Jan’s ...
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New professor David Holmes engages with age-old counting problems 06 December 2023
As of 1 October, David Holmes has been appointed full professor of Pure Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute (MI). His work lies at the intersect...
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Honouring a mathematical legacy: Edixhoven fellow tries to understand millennia-old problems 19 October 2023
Not all problems are easy to solve, but with enough bright minds, you make progress step by step. ‘The kind of problems I am interested in have been o...
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Michel Mandjes appointed professor at the Mathematical Institute 15 September 2023
As of 1 September, Michel Mandjes has been appointed full professor of Probability and Operations Research at the Mathematical Institute. He succeeds ...