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How quantum mechanics threatens our digital lives – and makes them safer 23 September 2022Much of the work of Serge Fehr, Professor of Quantum Information Theory, is abstract and theoretical and comprehensible to very few people. But his wo...
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Rational points and new dimensions 25 August 2022How can you solve equations that define not ‘just’ curves, but also two-dimension surfaces or even higher-dimensional objects? That’s the big question...
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Hermen Jan Hupkes appointed professor of Non-linear Analysis 22 August 2022From 1 August, Hermen Jan Hupkes has been appointed Professor of Non-Linear Analysis at the Mathematical Institute. 'Initially I don't think that much...
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Pim Overgaauw: ‘As Institute Manager, you are the spider in the web’ 22 August 2022Pim Overgaauw is at his best when he can support others. His new position as Institute Manager of the Mathematical Institute is therefore a perfect fi...
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Four Leiden consortia awarded large NWO grants 27 July 2022No less than four Leiden research teams have been awarded a grant by NWO. On 27 July NWO honoured 21 applications in the Open Competition ENW-XL. NWO ...
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Pim Overgaauw appointed Institute manager of the Mathematical Institute 14 July 2022As of 1 September, Pim Overgaauw is appointed as Institute Manager of the Mathematical Institute. The job is not new to him, as he has been ad interim...
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In search of the atoms of mathematics 01 July 2022Combining geometry and number theory. That is what Dr Jan Vonk of the Institute of Mathematics receives a Vidi grant for today. ‘By fusing these two d...
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Italian nurse acquitted of murder after statistical analysis 25 April 2022Italian nurse Daniela Poggiali was arrested and convicted of murdering two hospital patients in 2014. Her case attracted the attention of Leiden stati...
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In Memoriam Emeritus Professor G. van Dijk 22 April 2022
Gerrit van Dijk was born on 14th August 1939 in Kampen. He studied Mathematics in Utrecht where he also received his PhD in 1969 on the thesis ‘Spheri...
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Léo Ducas appointed professor of Mathematical Cryptology 11 April 2022In cryptography, the sky is the limit according to the new professor Mathematical Cryptology Léo Ducas. He already designed several cryptosystems as p...
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Jacqueline Meulman receives honorary membership at statistics society VVSOR 05 April 2022Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics Jacqueline Meulman received an honorary membership during the annual meeting of the Netherlands Society for S...
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New statistical method brings together studies at an early stage 04 April 2022During the coronavirus pandemic, scientists were in a hurry to find drugs that would help fight the disease. To combine the research that was being ca...
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Learning better from data: Rianne de Heide wins prestigious award for her dissertation 29 March 2022How can humans and computers learn from data? To research this, scientists often use so-called Bayesian methods. Although these methods are widely use...
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A PhD, something for you? Math students doubt it too often 21 February 2022I'm not good enough. That thought leaves too many students doubting whether a PhD program is something for them. And isn't it lonely? On 4 February, m...
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In Memoriam - Bas Edixhoven 19 January 2022On January 16, 2022, our respected and beloved colleague Prof. dr. Bas Edixhoven passed away after a short period of serious illness.